Michigan’s Favorite Wildflower…The Great White Hope’ of Spring. Michigan’s White Trillium: What’s your favorite wildflower? If your answer is White Trillium, then you’re not alone! Of the eight species native to Michigan, the Common Trillium, White Trillium, Great White Trillium, Large-flowered White Trillium or White Wake-robin (Trillium grandiflorum) is by far our most popular and [...]
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Michigan Photographers…The Allure to Capture Spring
Spring! Wildflowers hidden in the woods…so alluring for naturalist photographer. Michigan Photographers…The Allure to Capture Spring: For the Naturalist Photographer, change is always an inspiration and I’m not referring to the rattling in your pocket, but rather the change in seasons. By April in the Great Lakes region, particularly Mid-Michigan, photographers are drawn to the [...]
Read More Central Michigan, Eco-Photo Excursions, Mark S. Carlson, Mystery Excursion, Seasonal Photography, Spring, wildflowersTrilliums of the Great Lakes
Michigan’s Favorite Wildflower Trilliums of the Great Lakes: If you live near the Great Lakes, then you know how significant springtime is to our morale, especially after a long, cold winter. The anticipation of warmer weather and sunshine always excites nature lovers from the region, for they know the promise of what comes with it [...]
Read More Mark S. Carlson, Seasonal Photography, trillium, wildflowersLeelanau’s Pastoral Peninsula in Winter White
Winter on the Leelanau Peninsula presents a magical attraction for outdoor photographers. Leelanau Peninsula Winter Photography: Nestled quietly within the sparkling blue waters of Lake Michigan and snug in the mitten as the Little Finger Peninsula, Leelanau County exudes an inviting solace come winter. From the south, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore introduces a vast [...]
Read More Leelanau Peninsula, Mark S. Carlson, Pastoral Peninsula, Seasonal Photography, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, winter photographyWinter Nature Photography Adventure to Sleeping Bear Dunes & Leelanau Peninsula
Winter Nature Photography Adventure: Capture the magic of winter during the ‘Leelanau White Eco-Photo Weekend’ at Sleeping Bear Dunes and the Leelanau Peninsula, February 23 & 24, 2013. Winter Nature Photography Adventure: Travel with the Great Lakes Photo Tours team, Mark S. Carlson, naturalist photographer and digital photography expert, Bob Grzesiak to windswept dunes marbled [...]
Read More bob grzesiak, Eco-Photo Excursions, Ileana Habsburg-Snyder, Leelanau Peninsula, Mark S. Carlson, Seasonal Photography, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, winter photographyNature Photography Tips: Photographing Winter Scenes and Snow
White snow and winter scenes can be tricky to photograph. Nature Photography Tips from Mark S. Carlson: When photographing winter scenes and the white snow is the dominate element in the picture, getting the proper exposure can be tricky. Often times, your automatic exposure setting will under expose or darken the snow too much to [...]
Read More Mark S. Carlson, nature photography tips, snow, winter photographySleeping Bear’s Winter Dunes
Explore the solitude & majesty of Sleeping Bear’s winter dunes. Sleeping Bear’s Winter Dunes: There is a prevailing solace that resides over the great Sleeping Bear in winter. It owes its tangibility to the whispering winds and the mosaic patterns of sandy snowdrifts. Such ingredients blend perfectly together, inspiring thoughtful viewpoints and artistic compositions in [...]
Read More Eco-Photo Excursions, Leelanau Peninsula, Mark S. Carlson, Seasonal Photography, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, winter photographyNature 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 tipsNew! One-Day Eco-Photo Excursions to Sleeping Bear Dunes
Great Lakes Photo Tours offers new one-day excursions to Sleeping Bear Dunes. Sleeping Bear Dunes Eco-Photo Excursions: This summer Great Lakes Photo Tours embarked on an experiment by offering one-day ecophoto excursions to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in addition to the three-day eco-photo tours they traditionally offered in spring and fall. Our evaluation…success! Participants [...]
Read More Eco-Photo Tours, great lakes photo tours, Leelanau Peninsula, Seasonal Photography, Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreCharm 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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