Canon Generations: EOS M and Canonet
My two portable Canons, and probably my most used digital and film, respectively. Light, easy to use, and capable of great photo making.
original photographers
Around the Albion Neighborhood
Summer. Walks around the town. Noon sun staring down at all of us.
And gnomes watching our every move.
For the past few summers, I’ve made it a point to take long walks around Albion’s neighborhoods. The challenge is to find the photo-worthy in everyday life: yards, signs, porches, etc.
It just goes to show that no matter how “boring” you think your area is, there’s always something to find.
Fill ‘Er Up, Green Stuff
Fill ‘Er Up, Green Stuff – Kimball, Michigan
An abandoned gas station along I-94, just south of Port Huron, Michigan. It didn’t look like it had been left all that long ago, but already the grass is taking over.
Pools Of Light
Summer nights around the house – when the angle of sunlight turns the mundane into dramatic.
It’s enough to get lost in. Evenings like this, there’s entertainment in simply watching the light move, and shape, and shift.
Like some mythic, benevolent dictator, the sun shows its preferences in direct ways. A set of headphones here, the neighbors yard over there. You can’t question it. You just record it.
And hope the light shines on you.
Where you could sit on the edge of your bed
And you could stare into your own shoes
And in the pools of light there
Go wherever you choose
The Tragically Hip, “Vapour Trails”
Tollander Tree Farm
Rebecca
Turtle!
Had lots of fun exploring Tollander Christmas Tree Farm up near Port Huron, Michigan, for my good friends Chris and Rebecca’s wedding.
It’s going to be a great wedding in a classy rural setting. The location will be fun for photos.
And hey, we even found a turtle crossing one of the farm lanes. That’s good luck, right?
Wayne is working on getting more wedding and event business at the farm. It’s a great location (and very affordable) – give them a ring.
Showing Signs of Life
Showing Signs of Life – Horton, Michigan
I do love summers in Michigan, but man – the other seasons offer so much more, visually. In fall, you have the colors. Winter has frost and ice. Spring has the whole Earth waking up (like here).
Summer? It’s all green.
Between Itself and Us
Between Itself and Us – Concord, Michigan
Cool busted bridge down on the Kalamazoo River, between Albion and Concord.
Brian Vander Ark Live
Brian Vander Ark is one of my musical heroes. He’s a local guy (from Grand Rapids, Michigan) who has worked awfully hard to get where he’s at.
It starts with The Verve Pipe, of course. Everyone’s heard The Big Hit, but the whole Verve Pipe catalog is great. I catch them (almost) every year in Ferndale, Michigan, for their holiday concert.
Brian takes his solo show on the road, and a few weeks back he came to Albion to perform at the restored Bohm Theatre.
Channing and Quinn joined him on stage for a few trio songs, too, and the whole show was really great. Brian snuck a few Verve Pipe songs into the set, and lot of his solo songs and covers.
He put on a great show for the audience that turned out on a spring Sunday evening, and it was great to shake hands with him before the show and introduce myself.
