Clear Lake Shore

October, 2008 took me on a trek to the western upper peninsula of Michigan. Along the way, I stopped overnight at Colwell Lake National Forest Campground SE of Munising. A beautiful campground! Three miles up the road is another pristine lake known as Clear Lake, a bit smaller but equally a showy in the fall. I had made two previous trips here before but on this trip, the colors were fabulous. This image is one of the three of my favorites taken during this tranquil moring...

Forest Road, Multiple Exposure (16)

During early October of 2007, I was touring in the Munising area of the upper peninsula of Michigan and explored many back country roads and two-tracks. On some occasions, I was compelled to express artistic license. Fall color is a unique way of expressing multiple exposure images as the end result often times conveys Monet-like colors. This image was actually 16 images in one frame moving the camera on the tripod ever so slightly with each take...

Maple sapplings and beech trunks

One day during a fall color tour, we ventured over to the eastern end of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. A steady was drizzle was falling but it did not deter a few of us who ventured out into the elements. The misty rain and low contrast light enhanced the color saturation of the maple sapplings at the base of this beech tree creating somewhat of a watercolor effect...

Milkweed Pod and Fall Color

When people think of Seney National Wildlife Refuge, they typically think of wetlands, marshlands, and wildlife galore. However, many acres of upland habitat exist here as well. During a fall tour, I captured this milkweed pod exploding (as they usually do during the autumn) with a wash of brilliant fall color in the background...

Seney Sunrise

During a photo tour led by my mentor, the incomparable Rod Planck, we were taken into the deep recesses of Seney National Wildlife Refuge, areas not accessible to the general public. This particular morning featured fog and world class light. I snapped many frames at this location this being my favorite.