There are times when I feel like an archeologist, or one of those National Geographic reporters who delves deep into the Amazon rainforest to discover a long-lost tribe. For instance, I often go to heavy metal concerts. If you ve seen me, I tend to stick out like a sore thumb. Maybe it s all in my [ ]
For the last leg of our summer holiday, we traveled down to Hale, Michigan, to stay with my dad. We try to do this every summer. My dad has an RV on his property, which helps us feel like we re camping out, and we join my sister and other family members for a big get-together [ ]
Some bonus photos of the cabins and buildings near our Ironwood, Michigan, rental property. Shot on the Canon EOS M6 and EF-M 22mm f/2.
Our usual summer holiday includes sticking to one spot, with a few exceptions. This year, after we left Door County, we wandered around the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a week first in Ironwood, then in Escanaba. It was a vacation spent living out of our suitcases, constantly on the go. First, Ironwood. We [ ]
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin shot on the Canon 5D (classic!) and EF 40mm f/2.8.
It s time again to return to Door County, Wisconsin. This year, we kept things super simple: fewer trips up and down the peninsula, more time on the lake, more quality time together. Apart from the no-see-ums, which made our kids look like they had chicken pox, we accomplished our goal. Before we left, I told [ ]
The Canadian wildfire smoke rolled into town yesterday. Wednesday, we went to bed with clear skies. Thursday morning, I took the dog out in the morning, and there it was: a terrible smell, a yellowish haze, and a dramatic decrease in air quality so much so that many summer events around town are getting [ ]
Jackson, Michigan shot on the Canon EOS M6 and EF-M 28mm f/3.5 macro.
For Americans, we mostly think in terms of a week of vacation summer vacation, Christmas break, whatever. Few of us take more than a week off work to go somewhere. Europeans, however, often take up to a month. I know this firsthand, as many of my EU colleagues disappear in July and August. For [ ]
The latest stop on our Canon Picture Style voyage: Agfa RSX II. One (of many) limitation of Canon s Picture Style system: a lack of control over highlight and shadow tones. White balance is up to the camera, so you don t have much control over color grading. Individual color HSL settings, levels, contrast, and sharpness [ ]