Misty forest in morning light

Photography

The Camera as a Field Tool

Photographs organized by subject, not date.

Abstract warm light streaks radiating outward in red and gold

Fireworks bursting over water at dusk, long exposure

Dramatic clouds lit from behind at golden hour

Towering cumulus clouds in a deep blue summer sky

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Light

The quality of light in a place tells you more about it than the place itself. These photographs are attempts to catch that quality before it changes.

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Ancient stalagmites rising from a luminous underground cave pool

Seagull in flight low over open water, wings spread

Common loon resting on open water, black and white plumage

Fiery orange and red sunset over a lake with silhouetted trees

Lakeside dock and storm clouds building over calm water

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Water

Still water, moving water, water that reflects the sky back at you. A recurring subject — it never looks the same twice.

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The Stillwater lift bridge over the St. Croix River

Vintage Farmall tractor reclaimed by overgrowth, black and white

A path through autumn trees in the evening light

Close-up of a horse's eye, warm brown coat, reflections in the iris

Dried seed pods on a tall plant stem, burgundy and pink tones against soft green

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Edges

The places where one thing becomes another — field and forest, road and ditch, built and wild. The edges are where the interesting things happen.

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Golden retriever portrait in natural light

A path winding through autumn trees, leaves carpeting the ground in gold and red

Rolling fields and treeline under a wide blue sky with scattered clouds

Silhouette of a person and horse in a barn doorway, summer trees beyond

Rural road at sunset, farm barns and silo silhouetted against a warm evening sky

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Land

Landscapes, forest paths, and land animals. The ground beneath your feet and everything that lives on it.

5 photographs

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