photography

Stockbridge, Michigan

One our way up north this summer, I took the scenic route (as I often do) through the little towns of Stockbridge and Perry, Michigan. Along the way, I made a mental note to stop by both towns and take photos.

I picked a foggy morning on the first day of autumn to head up to Stockbridge. I’m glad I did, because the mist gave the town square a vibe. I made a whole morning out of it, shooting along the way and back home, and it ended up being a really productive (and fun) day out.

Shot on the Canon 5D with a combo of the EF 28mm and 40mm.

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Around the Block

Quiet fall evenings are a chance to get outside, get some fresh air, and end the day on a high note.

Shot on Canon M6 and EF-M 32mm f/1.4.

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Parma, Michigan

Parma, Michigan is a little burg on the west end of Jackson County – quiet and empty the day I was there.

Shot on the original Canon M with the EF-M 22mm f/2. 

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Philly in 50mm: Museum District

More 50mm shots from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this time near the art museum (made famous in Rocky). 

The hike from downtown to the museum district is a pleasant one, lined with sycamore trees and art installations along the way. At the start, you have the Barnes Foundation, and then halfway down the path you have the Rodin Museum – a space that looks like an ancient Roman edifice left behind by millennia and plunked down into a sprawling, modern American city. 

Then you get to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, with its Rocky statue and iconic stairway, and you can tell this is where people gather. Especially dudes who just jogged all the way here to run up those steps. 

I haven’t been to Philly in years, not since my big Revoluationary War tour of New England in 2008, and it was great to see some places I didn’t catch on the original trip.

Shot on the Canon R with the RF 50mm f/1.8 lens.

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Philly in 50mm: Downtown

Quick work trip last week to the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area.

My coworkers and I had a chance to visit downtown Philly briefly. With only my work camera – a Canon R with the RF 50mm f/1.8 lens – I snagged a few pictures around the historic district and the art museum stairs (made famous in the Rocky movie). 

These are the downtown portion, in and around the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.

I don’t often do the street photography thing, but it was nice to explore a busy urban area and capture the people and scenes around this important American city.

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Explored

That’s my daughter, Madelyn, in the middle far-right, looking damp and pensive. Yesterday, she earned Flickr’s Explore honors  

Earning a “Congrats on Explore!” is a fun surprise. It often means a photo is appreciated or receives a lot of likes and comments. Browsing through the Explore selections, you see some great work from all over the world. 

I entered Madelyn’s photo into Flickr’s World Photography Day photo contest. She didn’t win that, but she got an Explore nod (as did the other entries in the contest, it seems). 

As to what wins an Explore entry, I cannot figure out a rhyme or reason, and some of my Explored photos make no sense. But I appreciate the surprise every time it happens.

Grass Lake, Michigan

Capturing small towns around mid-Michigan is an ongoing project. A few weeks back, I grabbed a sunny morning in early September and went to Grass Lake, Michigan, a little village on the East end of Jackson County.

A powerhouse in local football, and an old railroad stop along the I-94 corridor to Ann Arbor and Detroit, Grass Lake has a quaint downtown district with some alleyways great for exploring. It was quiet the morning I was there – very few walkers or browsers on the square – but E Michigan Ave is always busy with traffic.

For this trip, I took the Canon M6 and a mix of 22mm and 28mm EF-M lenses.

This fall, I plan to try and visit more little towns around this area of Michigan. So far, I have visited Springport, Parma, Homer, and Brooklyn.

 

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