Storm Clouds Over Lake Michigan

One Saturday during October, 2006, I made a last minute decision to head to the lakeshore for an evening of photography. Anticipating dramatic clouds from a passing cold front, I arrived at Kirk Park due west of Grand Rapids and knew that I made the right call. I shot about four rolls of Velvia all the time marvelling at how even during angry moments, nature can be so beautiful...

Another image taken at Aman Park, west of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is quite a spectacle early May of each year when trillium blooms carpet the forest floor throughout the park...

Hepatica

Hepaticas are amoung the very first if not thee first wildflower to bloom in the spring. Its blooms are the most showy during warm spring days with temperatures in the high 50s to low 60s. This makes them difficult to photograph as it is usually quite breezy during these conditions. This image was taken during late March a few years back at Aman Park, west of Grand Rapids, Michigan -- a hotbed for spring wildflowers...