Nature presents itself in amazing and various ways, yet we are still driven to be curious, to alter the view using the tools available to us. There are times I’m looking at an image I captured and I’m moved to wonder….what if. Here are some of the results of that wondering……
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Confused Sea
When you’re sailing and the wind has shifted, the steady progression of waves can turn into a confusing jumble of water coming at you from every direction.
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Dogwood Dream
What started as a simple picture of dogwood leaves hanging over a darkly colored pond, with wild rose petals floating underneath became something quite different as I let my mind wander.
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Green Tree, Red Cliff
Along Lake Superior’s south shore, there is a place near the Wisconsin Michigan border that would be quite easy to drive past, just a little pull off. If you were to stop and explore, you would be rewarded with a hike down a steep path, to the edge of the greatest of the Great Lakes at the mouth of a small river. Follow this river upstream and you soon find yourself staring up at a scene of falling flowing water, red high cliffs, tall majestic trees, backed by a brilliant blue sky.
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Bark Braids
On one of my strolls along the shores of Lake Superior, I came across a half-buried log with the bark still attached. The fine pebbled sand in which it was buried provided a rich background of color and texture. The twisting lines of the bark brought back memories of braiding my, now grown girls, hair some long time ago.
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Tree, Sea, Sky
Driving home from south of town, I saw this cloud bank tracing a line across the sky and heading toward the Big Lake. A little detour brought me to a spot on the shore that I could capture the leading edge as it flowed over the lake.
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