I’m back from Michigan and, after just over 24 hours at home, I’m now in Fredericksburg, Texas for the rest of the week.
The bottles above were set in mortar above the door to a log bed & breakfast guest cabin making an informal stained glass transom. These Texans are an inventive bunch. More to come…
I’m in the Traverse City area of Northern Michigan this week. Here are a few shots from yesterday…
Sunrise on Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, Michigan.
A flower from the stunning gardens at the Cherry Republic, Glen Arbor, Michigan.
Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan.
With the move more or less behind us it’s time to get back to business. Today that meant catching up on some stock submissions that had been accumulating in my outbox. This shot of Vermillion Lakes near Banff, Canada, among many others will soon be available for licensing through Robert Harding World Imagery. I’m still backlogged in my post-processing but it feels good to be moving forward. I have two weeks before my travel schedule picks up again. We’ll see how much progress I can make before then.
I just have a quick minute with an internet connection and wanted to post a shot from yesterday morning’s outing to view an elk herd that has been reintroduced in Southeastern Kentucky. More later…
Here are a couple of grab shots I found after finishing up with my morning shoots in Louisville, Kentucky. The Waffle House was somewhere inbetween Louisville and Lexington, across the street from where I was stocking up on peanut butter M&Ms. I tried to give it a little bit of a faded Ektachrome look in Photoshop. The McDonalds arches are peeking over the roof of the building next door to my hotel tonight — like it’s about to move in on the Waffle House’s territory.
After a long day of driving — made shorter by listening to a marathon of Car Talk podcasts — I have arrived in Louisville, Kentucky. Lots of interesting stuff to shoot this week. I’ll do my best to find time to post…
Saturday once again found me photographing the Nicodemus, Kansas Homecoming, an annual event usually set on the hottest day of the year, it seems. It wasn’t SO hot this year — maybe upper 90s — and we were rewarded for braving the sun in the mid-afternoon by a downpour that left us cold and shivering. Talk about contrasts.
Tomorrow morning I’ll be on the road again. See you in Kentucky…
I saw some great high-end properties while in Myrtle Beach last week but — I have to say — what I loved most was some of the outrageous road architecture that lined the main drag. I could spend a lifetime shooting things like the Big Crab restaurant above (with a line out the door like that it has to be good!) or the many over-the-top miniature golf courses they have. Seriously — multi-story miniature golf courses! Maybe I could get a grant…
It seems like I just arrived in Myrtle Beach and it’s already time to leave. Tomorrow morning I’ll be catching a flight home. Today, however, was a full day of touring with a great stop at Brookgreen Gardens where I snapped this frame. Soon after the skies opened up for an afternoon thunderstorm but I think the overcast skies actually made this shot work better.
Myrtle Beach has been great. I’ll try and post more photos when I get a chance but I know the next few days/weeks will be devoted to trying to get the new house/office ready for occupancy. I’ll post as often as possible but, even though travel will be scarce for a bit, it’s going to be a busy summer.
Thanks to all who made this trip and meeting of the SATW Freelance Council such a success! I enjoyed meeting all of the new faces as well as catching up with old friends. See you all next time!
I flew back from Michigan on Saturday, spent Sunday mowing both the old house’s and new house’s lawns as well as doing a few other chores, and am now back at the airport to fly to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, today (Monday). Hopefully internet connections will be more bountiful on this trip and I’ll be able to post a few images.
The photo above is from our last day in Bay City, Michigan. The stormy sky seen here cleared up for a great boat ride out to Charity Island where we were fed a fantastic meal of fish and steak grilled outdoors next to an old lighthouse and stunning views of the lake. These excursions can be booked by the general public and are well worth it. Possibly the best steak I’ve had in a decade or more.