Miscellaneous Images

This squirrel seemed like the perfect photo for today. Simple. Composed. Sweet.

This home has been the subject of many photographers over the years. As I visit it today, I worked to let the light through the doorway while keeping the tree limbs on the right, reaching into the shot.

The Mason County Courthouse is an impressive structure that has intrigued me since I was a young boy. Our courthouse was finished in 1894 and is still in use today. Grand Rapids architect Sidney J. Osgood designed the Richardsonian Romanesque building. The sandstone used to build the courthouse came from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. F5.0 at 1/320, ISO 100, 18-50 mm lens at 23 mm

The pond up at Bespop’s is one of my favorite places to visit. This evening it was full of life as the birds and peepers kept me company.

Now that we are spending a lot more time at home because of COVID-19, I need to keep the kids busy. Luckily, Ethan is a homebody, and he loves playing his electric guitar. I sure love listening to and watching my handsome boy rock out. The golden light poured into our living room tonight as I was making this personality portrait of Ethan Arthur Reed.

For several generations now, Sportsman's Restaurant & Irish Pub has been the place to be for green beer and good times in Ludington on St. Patrick's Day. Tonight I took a photo of Megan Payment enjoying the festivities. Her family has owned the iconic Ludington destination for many decades. F2.8 at 1/250, ISO 1250, 18-50 mm lens at 40 mm

I can't imagine the rush this kite surfer is experiencing as he speeds across the whitecap waves just inside the Frankfort breakwalls on a blustery October day.

Over thousands of years, wind driven sand has polished smooth millions of stones along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The flat-sided stones are called ventifacts. I made this photograph near the Big Point Sable Lighthouse while on a hike to the northern boundary of the Ludington State Park.

Over thousands of years, wind driven sand has polished smooth millions of stones along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The flat-sided stones are called ventifacts. I made this photograph near the Big Point Sable Lighthouse while on a hike to the northern boundary of the Ludington State Park.

I nearly drove off the road this morning when I saw the apartment house on the corner of Ludington Avenue and Ferry Street being demolished. My mom used to live in the basement apartment when I was a young boy. I made this image of Tim Ferwerda and his excavator from Precision Grading & Trench just before the last wall hit the ground. F22.0 at 1/250, ISO 1250, 18-50 mm lens at 18 mm

Engine 1223 looks like it could still be steaming along the tracks but is actually a static exhibit in Grand Haven. The 1941 Pere Marquette Railroad locomotive built in Lima, Ohio, reminds me of the heydays of trains in Ludington when the Pere Marquette Railroad operated here. F10.0 at 1/25, ISO 100, 12-24 mm lens at 13 mm

I was at a loss for finding a photo of the day when I noticed the brightly painted fence one block south on the lawn of the library on Rowe Street in Ludington. As I drove closer, I knew I had found my photo of the day. A different child painted each slat on the fence and it is very impressive. F2.8 at 1/160, ISO 100, 18-50 mm lens at 18 mm

My dad and I have been blessed with many great employees at our downtown Ludington photography gallery. Sarah Genson, our general manager, and Rachel Gaudette, our assistant manager, are both awesome people and managers. This is an early morning photograph of the four of us near Fort Michilimackinac, which can be seen in the background. F8 at 1/200, ISO 400, 18-50mm lens at 24mm

In my down time, which we have had a lot of the last week or so, I have been thinking a lot about my Grandpa and Grandma Reed. I was really missing them today, so we took a walk to Lakeview Cemetery to pay our respects. My grandpa was a B-24 bomber pilot in WWII, so we had his plane etched onto their joint headstone.

My wife Betsy loves insects and our daughter Julia seems to have inherited her mother's love for insects as well. Julia found this ladybug on our front steps and had Betsy pick it up for a closer look. I was ready with my camera and macro lens. F2.8 at 1/250, ISO 100, 18-50 mm lens at 50 mm

For years we have been using this giant stump and root system on an overturned tree at the Ludington State Park as a learning tool for our workshop students. While on our family hike today, I convinced Julia, Ethan, and Aiden to be my models for my photo of the day. I love how this turned out.

One of the reasons I chose to buy this old farmhouse is because I knew it would fill with natural light most mornings and evenings. The sunset light poured through our sunroom onto Julia as she practiced playing her piano tonight. I used my 85mm lens and shot it with an aperture of F1.4 to get Julia’s near eye and part of her near hand razor sharp, while every other part of the photo had a softer look and feel.

Sarah Genson is our gallery's general manager. Sarah is undoubtedly one of the very best landscape photographers I have ever met. Her sense of composition is a gift from God. With her quick learning abilities, she is starting to master the technical aspects of manual metering and lens choice. F5.6 at 1/100, ISO 800, 18-50mm lens at 35mm

For me, being out in nature is a way to get close to God. Looking out at the woods from inside the log chapel at Hartwick Pines State Park is a more obvious way for me to find God in nature. Being at Hartwick Pines to take in the snowy woods when no one else is here enhances the experience. My favorite poet, Robert Frost, would have loved being here today. I think he might have had similar feelings about this special Michigan place.

My whole life it has been a dream of mine to fly in a fighter jet. Today, my dream still has not come true. I made this photograph of the T-38 Talon that is on permanent display along US 10 in front of the Mason County Airport. F8.0 at 1/200, ISO 100, 18-50 mm lens at 18 mm