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I am not sure whether this skeleton is welcoming me or signaling me not to enter this spooktacularly decorated Victorian mansion. I knock on the door of Barry and Andrea Zierbarth's Pentwater home on Park Street anyway and live to tell about it. I love seeing grand old homes decorated for the holidays; it really brings them to life! F11 at 1/60, ISO 100, 14-24mm lens at 14mm

One of my favorite West Michigan roadside fruit and vegetable stands is Kistlercrest Farms on Pere Marquette Highway between Ludington and Pentwater. While buying their homegrown apples and famous Kistlercrest maple syrup, I spot a large display of gourds that I find irresistibly photogenic. F32 at 1/6, ISO 100, 24-70mm lens at 26mm

One of the things I like to do most on my fall color tours is to get out of my vehicle and sit in the leaves along the right of way to immerse myself in the color. That is what I did on a drive down Conrad Road in Amber Township to experience leaves close-up while still taking in the country road and Polcin Farm with my wide-angle lens. F11 at 1/60, ISO 100, 14-24mm lens at 14mm

From day to day, or year to year, I love seeing the different looks of my most favorite tunnel of trees in the world. Today the tunnel of trees looks solid gold as a vehicle heads westward on Conrad Road toward Ludington. An image I made two autumns ago of this same tunnel is being displayed across the Midwest this fall on Pure Michigan billboards. F11 at 1/60, ISO 100, 80-200mm lens at 80mm

If this grand maple tree and old barn could talk, I wonder what stories they would tell about the history of farming and life along Conrad Road near Scottville, Michigan. The emerald green winter wheat surrounding the barn was planted by Pete Conrad. Pete rents the use of the land for farming from Tracy Thompson. F8 at 1/60, ISO 100, 24-70mm lens at 26mm

As I look up the trunk of this stout old maple tree in rural Mason County, it occurs to me how strong a maple tree has to be to hold up all of its branches and leaves. Then it occurs to me how life-like the tree looks. Knots look like eyes looking down at me. I can imagine it walking through the forest. Visually escaping reality can be very entertaining. F9 at 1/60, ISO 400, 24-70mm lens at 24mm

While walking past the Dahlmann Campus Inn in downtown Ann Arbor today, we noticed a cool sculpture and fountain. Upon further investigation we found Colonel Mustard playing in the rain. The fanciful sculpture looked even better when the magic light shone down on him from above. F9 at 1/80, ISO 100, 18-50mm lens at 38mm

Zingerman's Delicatessen has made 422 Detroit Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan one of the most famous and adored locations in Michigan. Day-in and day-out people from all over the Midwest flock to this cultural icon to experience the top shelf customer service and quality food on which Zingerman's has built its success. F10 at 1/100, ISO 100, 18-50mm lens at 26mm

My dad and I have several people every year ask us if they can paint one of our photographs and we always say yes, as long as they give us credit. We love when people make art out of our art. Today, that is what I did in downtown Ann Arbor with a beautiful bronze sculpture that was created by Herbert Dreiseitl. The sculpture catches rainwater and represents the water cycle on Earth. F10 at 1/80, ISO 100, 18-50mm lens at 50mm

The American Institute of Architects has voted the William W. Cook Legal Research Library on the campus of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor among the top 150 most admired architectural works in the country. The gothic style building was constructed in 1931 and is covered in red and green ivy. F9 at 1/40, ISO 100, 18-50mm lens at 18mm

The William W. Cook Legal Research Library on the campus of University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is a powerful looking structure. As I stood below the grand building and looked upward, I noticed the two faces made of stone. I zoomed my lens from 50mm to 18mm while I was making a 1/5 second exposure. F22 at 1/5, ISO 100, 18-50mm lens at 50mm

In 1978, the University of Michigan Law School decided that the existing law library was not large enough. They needed to expand the library, but did not want to disturb the look and feel of the existing historic building so they built the addition underground. In August 1981, the Allan and Alene Smith Law Library addition opened to students. The subterranean glass walls of the new building are a perfect complement to the original building. F9 at 1/160, ISO 800, 18-50mm lens at 24mm

The University of Michigan's football stadium is nicknamed "The Big House" because it is the largest stadium in the United States and the third largest in the world. The Big House can hold over 114,000 people. Someday I hope to see Michigan State play Michigan at the Big House. Of course, I will be wearing green and white to that game! F16 at 1/60, ISO 100, 18-50mm lens at 30mm

With a single lens reflex camera, the viewfinder shows the image at the largest aperture available to the lens in use. In this photo, I had my camera on full manual and set my aperture to F22, yet in the viewfinder I saw the photo at F2.8. I often use my depth of field preview button to see what the final photo will look like in terms of depth of field. F22 at 1/10, ISO 800, 105mm lens at 105mm

The wind caught a brilliant maple leaf and blew it into these beautiful little flowers. My friend, Jennifer Batts, pointed this photograph out to me. I put my macro lens on and captured the scene with my camera and tripod. F29 at 1/13, ISO 800, 105mm lens at 105mm

Ron and Donna Sanders live across the street from Betsy and me on Riverview Drive in Ludington. As I was pulling out of my driveway early this morning I noticed their yard light creating beams of light as it shone through one of their bushes. I could not resist making a photograph of the beautiful scene. F6.3 at 30 seconds, ISO 100, 18-50mm lens at 50mm

This morning our assistant manager Rachel Gaudette and I are back at my favorite spot on her family's farm along the banks of the Pere Marquette River near Walhalla, Michigan. To make this image I had to slide on my butt down a steep clay bank. I aimed for a large tree to stop me part way down so as not to slide into the river. Luckily for my camera gear, and me, the tree did the trick. F22 at 1/10, ISO 100, 14mm lens at 14mm

Fall color can be so fun to photograph in the fog. The vibrant colors of the leaves are muted by the fog, but still help define the lines in a photograph. I made this photograph of Epworth while standing on the Lincoln River bridge. F22 at 1/6, ISO 100, 14mm lens at 14mm

A pair of mute swans keeps its lone surviving cygnet close at hand as they float along the shoreline of Pere Marquette Lake just after sunrise. Mute swans have proliferated in Michigan to the point that efforts are being made to reduce their population. I, for one, never tire of seeing the graceful birds and watching for peak or unique views of them. F2.8 at 1/2000, ISO 1600, 80-200mm lens at 145mm