ABSTRACT 4521 "The Path to Enlightenment" Grand Portage State Park, MN

ABSTRACT 2705 "Spring Abstract" Jessica and I were out driving around the other day when we came across these trees that had just a few icicles left in their tops after our recent storm that consisted of some freezing rain. They sure were beautiful, but they were pretty high up in the trees and all that was left were some tiny remnants of the ice that had been there. A "normal" picture just didn't convey the beauty of what we were seeing. So, I decided to try making a picture that was intentionally out of focus. And it did the trick! By softening the focus the picture went from just another boring shot of a tree top to something magical.

ABSTRACT 2647 "Stories in Snow" I found this imprint in the snow at the base of a small cliff while snowshoeing the ice along the Lake Superior shoreline in Grand Portage. Apparently this bird found himself a nice meal and the drama of that capture was preserved in the surface of the snow.