Category Archives: Landscapes

photographs about secrets

“If I had to pick a single word to describe what my pictures are all about, I would say ‘secrets.’ As a child I always had a secret world and my favorite book was A Secret Garden.” — Joyce Tenneson (click images for larger view) Each time the shutter clicks I’ve always had that feeling; as […]

The great lake Michigan and sculptural gates

“Adopt the pace of Nature; her secret is patience.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson (click images for larger view) A week or so ago I had the opportunity to return to a subject I’d photographed last spring. This gate, created by Dan Nauman, fits so well into its environment that photographing it becomes very difficult during daylight. […]

Out and about with Bert and camera

“Photography is not about cameras, gadgets and gismos. Photography is about photographers. A camera didn’t make a great picture any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel.” — Peter Adams (click photos for larger view) yesterday afternoon, lunch with Bert Stitt then a walk about the “east side” looking and a drive to see Sophia

chasing butterflies and blue skies

as a child i chased butterflies with a net now i chase images Once caught, I never knew quite what to do with the butterflies. I looked at them under a microscope. I marveled at their color and delicate lightness. I ended up feeling uneasy that, as I studied them, they became less beautiful; battered […]

Followed the rivers to Ellie’s wedding; then, a damp day along the mighty Mississippi

Last Friday Ann and I packed a few things in the car and drove west by northwest on Hwy 60. We stopped in North Leeds for a bite to eat. The restaurant had what seemed like a romantic little room for two; it also had very little and very red light and quickly began to […]

Storms, floods, visits, drives

“Saturate yourself with your subject and the camera will all but take you by the hand.” — Margaret Bourke-White Last evening the storms roared through (again). (click images for larger view) The rain poured down most of the night – leaving our little town’s main street underwater (and the upstream water has yet to crest). Click here […]

Home town floods

“I didn’t want to tell the tree or weed what it was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning in nature.” — Wynn Bullock Last weekend severe storms swept through our area. Many families lost things, including some losing their homes. Our own Main Street was several feet under […]

Spring arrives along with 6″-8″ of snow

“When gifts are given to me through my camera, I accept them graciously.” – Minor White Second day of spring arrives in Mequon with a prediction of 6 – 10 inches of snow. At 11:00 am I point the camera out my office door to document the arrival of spring. (click image for larger view)

Snow walk = intimate relationship with the wild divine

“The contemplation of things as they are, without substitution or imposture, without error and confusion, is in itself a nobler thing than a whole harvest of invention” – Sir Francis Bacon Link to gallery of additional photographs from today’s snow walk The horoscope dude said, “Wean yourself from ego-driven desires and pour your libido into […]