Journal

Behind the Photograph

Here are stories behind the making of these photographs along with some technical details of each image.

Sunset Waves
November 30, 2016

Sunset Waves

After a day of high winds on Lake Michigan, the waves were crashing into the seawall with impressive force.

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Nikkor 16-35mm
November 27, 2016

What’s in my camera bag – Rev 1

I’ve made some changes to the equipment I shoot with so I thought I’d make a revision to the camera bag post.

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Basement - before
November 20, 2016

Getting Rid of Stuff – A Woman’s Perspective

We have heard a lot of comments, some from the posts on forums and others from people we’ve shared our plans with, that they...

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November 17, 2016

Another Milestone in the Rear View Mirror

Well, it was a lot of work. I mean a whole lotta work. But we finally emptied out the house and moved out. Another...

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Garage Sales
October 30, 2016

Garage Sales: Two Down – One to Go

Now that we’ve sold the house, we have to quickly sell everything in it to be able to travel full time. Enter the garage...

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October 18, 2016

We Sold The House!

After a slow September, we had a showing on the house. While we were on a photo trip in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula we had...

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Autumn in Michigan UP
October 7, 2016

Autumn in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

The first two weeks in October are usually peak times to visit the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for Fall color.

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Frankfort High Surf
September 30, 2016

Storms & Kindred Spirits

It’s funny how adversity sometimes brings kindred spirits together.

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September 28, 2016

Keels or Wheels? Another Big Decision Point.

When you decide to travel full time, a whole series of decisions need to be made regarding how much of your stuff to sell...

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Father Fred Foundation 1
September 26, 2016

Father Fred Food Drive

This is the second year Karen and I have volunteered for the annual Father Fred Foundation food drive in the Traverse City, MI area....

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Frankfort, MI sunset
September 24, 2016

Clearing Storm Sunset – Frankfort, MI

Every once in a while the light is so incredible that the image almost makes itself. This was one of those times.

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Another Major Milestone
September 23, 2016

A Major Milestone

So, we finally did it. We put the house up for sale. It has been a long hard push to get to this point...

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