While taking a historical boat cruise on the Saginaw River to learn a bit more about the region that I grew up in, we discovered another museum, of the floating kind, that can be a trip for another day. The USS Edson, now decommissioned, is moored on the Saginaw River for visitors to see what life was like on a …
Cottage Getaway
This Limestone farm dwelling was brought from Chedworth, Gloucestershire in the Cotswold Hills of southwestern England. Built approximately 1620, the construction of this house coincided with the first waves of English immigration in the colonies of the New World. Limestone was abundant in England and many English homes were made from this natural resource. In England, cottages like this one …
End of the earth
Lighthouses are one of the magical structures that take you back to a simpler time. Designed and built to help ships navigate treacherous waters at night and provide a point of reference during the day. Whitefish point is one of those lighthouses. Whats different about this lighthouse at Whitefish Point is the feel you get when visiting. Established in 1849, …
Found my new BW Plug-in
It has been a while since my last post and that is because I have been traveling with the family on vacations. While traveling, this is also the first tme I have gone mobile with my new Macbook Pro processing photos and testing the new mobile workflow. You can read why I went the Macbook Pro route here. Our last …
Traveling with photography gear
There are a lot of good articles out there on how to prepare, pack and protect your gear when traveling abroad. All of the articles that I have read offered good advice and tips on getting the gear ready to go, and all of them have certain things in common. I thought I would try to summarize what I found …
Medieval meets modern
When traveling, I like to capture landmarks and structures that I don’t have where I reside. In my recent trip to the windy city there were examples of this all over the city and nothing represented this them more than the water tower. Standing like a medieval castle among the modern of today, the tower was built in 1869, the …