Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for “all thing Autumn” Michigan’s Copper Country Color Tour: Copper country is a destination for all things autumn in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. From the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the rolling terrain of Porcupine Mountains State Park, the northwest territory of Michigan offers some of the most scenic beauty in this [...]
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Moment in Nature: Intimate Landscape in Copper Country
Celebration of Copper Country Moment in Nature: Intimate Landscape. It’s always fun to photograph intimate landscapes. This past week in Copper Country, little aesthetic scenes were everywhere we looked. Photo: Aspen leaf with water droplets, riverbed rock and autumn reflections; markscarlson.com — at Huron Mountains, MI. ~ Mark S. Carlson, Naturalist Photographer About the [...]
Read More autumn, Mark S. Carlson, Upper Peninsula, water, WaterfallsFeatured Alumni Photo: Platte Bay Boardwalk Over Dune
Featured Alumni Photo: Platte Bay Boardwalk Over Dune Featured Alumni Photo: During our Autumn Dunes Eco~Photo Excursion of 2012, participating photographer, Don Phillips captured an image that exemplified the moody weather of the day. As ominous as his photo appears, the day was actually quite eventful for all of the participants and very rewarding image-wise. [...]
Read More autumn, Autumn Dunes Eco-Photo Excursion, Don Phillips, dunes, featured alumni photo, Leelanau Peninsula, Mark S. Carlson, Seasonal Photography, Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreGreat Lakes in Autumn
Colorful, Peaceful, Dramatic Autumn, the most colorful time of the year, offers photographers some of the best photo opportunities of all four seasons. Crisp, clear skies fill the viewfinder. Brilliant color surrounds you on all sites. Billowing clouds blanket the skies with dramatic shapes. This Autumn, Great Lakes Photo Tours invites you to venture to [...]
Read More autumn, fall photographyNature Photography Tips: Autumn Sunlight Provides Drama
Autumn sun provides for dramatic photos. Nature Photography Tips: Autumn often yields dramatic lighting situations for photography. When the sun is at it’s very lowest angle, like just after sunrise or just before sunset, a heavily clouded day can become special. The light seems to be more intense coming across the landscape beneath an otherwise [...]
Read More autumn, light, Mark S. Carlson, nature photography tipsCamera Equipment Review: Hasselblad
Hasselblad – Is the Space Camera Right for You? Camera Equipment Review by Bob Grzesiak: Too many Hefty bags full of $100 bills in your garage? Have you no sense of decency? We found the perfect camera for you! From Hassleblad, the company whose cameras were chosen to go to the moon, comes new equipment designed for [...]
Read More bob grzesiak, camera equipment review, HasselbladFeatured Alumni Photo: Green Frog Peering from Puddle
Featured alumni photo taken on a rainy day in autumn. Our Featured Alumni Photo: Steve Stage gets the honor of being our featured alumni photographer. Steve was a participant to Timberland Swamp this autumn. This emerging green frog, digitally captured by photographer Steve Sage, subliminally tells the story of a warm, late autumn day. A [...]
Read More autumn, featured alumni photo, Frogs, nature photography tip, Timberland SwampHow Many Photographers Does It Take…To Shoot a Frog?
Photography a frog can be an adventure. Photographing Frogs: Frogs were in abundance this past fall giving photographers on the Timberland Swamp Eco-Photo Excursion something to jump about. Great Lakes Photo Tours partnered with the Michigan Nature Association (MNA) to conduct a one-day eco-photo excursion at MNA’s largest, and one of the most treasured, nature [...]
Read More Autumn Nature Photography, Eco-Photo Excursions, Frogs, Seasonal Photography, Timberland Swamp, WildlifeNature Photography Tips: Scout for Photo Locations, Situations & Subject Matter
Nature Photography Tips: Scout It Out. Nature Photography Tips by Mark S. Carlson: My nature photography tip of the day: Scout for photo locations, situation and subject matter. Often conditions are not ideal for making quality nature photographs. While waiting for just the right light or conditions, it pays to scout for potential locations, situations [...]
Read More Autumn Nature Photography, Mark S. Carlson, photography tipsCharm of Leelanau – Capturing the Pastoral Peninsula in Autumn
Visit the Leelanau Peninsula in Autumn and capture the charm on camera. Leelanau Peninsula in Autumn: Have you ever driven or biked the Leelanau Peninsula and felt that the experience reminded you of something? Something you couldn’t quite put into words, but could feel it harkening to you like an imagined memory. Andrew Wyeth painted [...]
Read More Autumn Nature Photography, Eco-Photo Excursions, great lakes photo tours, Leelanau Peninsula, Mark S. Carlson, Pastoral Peninsula, Seasonal PhotographySleeping Bear Dunes – Photographing the Autumn Light
Discover the magic of the Autumn light at Sleeping Bear Dunes. Sleeping Bear Dunes Autumn Light: Ever wander a familiar trail only to find it refreshingly different? The Sleeping Bear Dunes offers usual summer visitors a ‘golden’ opportunity to see their favorite dunescapes in a different light. Dune bluffs that still furnish that optimum overlook, [...]
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