Bird Portraits form Recent Photo Walks

Crow Portrait

Grackle

Mourning Dove
Here are some photos taken during various photo walks around Vicksburg and Sturgis, Michigan.

Camera: Canon Power Shot SX40HS

Photo and Drawing Experiment

This is a photo and drawing experiment I've wanted to try for quite awhile. It's inspired by artist Ben Heine's Pencil Vs Camera project.

www.flickr.com/photos/benheine/sets/72157623723956821/

Photography Experiment

I just stumbled upon this photography project while searching my hard drive. Last year I took photos from the same location and same time of day over the course of a couple weeks. I stitched them together panoramically. I found it interesting how drastic the lake ice changed, as well as the variations of sky color.

Location: Sunset Lake, Vicksburg, Michigan

Nature Photography - Garter Snake

Photo of a very small garter snake taken during a recent photo walk at Scotts Mill Park (Scotts, Michigan). It remained still for quite awhile giving me plenty of time to take a lot of photos.
 
Photo taken with a Canon PowerShot SX40HS

Cardboard Boat - Art / Photography Project

As I was drifting off to sleep the other night I had this odd idea to stick a bunch of  one dimensional cardboard boats in the lake. (This is my experimental boat). I have to say I'm pretty pleased with the results given that it took me an hour and 45 minutes to draw, paint, cut, assemble and photograph… just before it started to rain.

 
My Illustration of online (flickr) buddy, Danny Mansmith. Danny is one of my favorite artists. His originality and creativity are amazing. I absolutely love his ability to draw using his sewing machine. His unique fiber, mixed media pieces are worth checking out.

dannymansmith.wordpress.com/
www.etsy.com/shop/DannyMansmith

Recent Photos from Sunset Lake - Vicskburg, Michigan

Water droplets on a swan feather

Water droplets on a swan feather 

Leaves, ice and water reflections

Lake ice with the sun's reflection

Photos taken with a Canon Powershot SX40 HS.
Photos taken around Sunset Lake in Vicksburg, Michigan.

Recent Photos from Around Sunset Lake - Vicksburg, Michigan

These are recent photos I've taken around Sunset Lake in Vicksburg, Michigan.
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

Painted Sticks - Photography Project

 
 



Here's my recent photography project involving painted sticks. I'll probably revisit this project again sometime this winter.

Photos taken at Sunset Lake, Vicksburg, Michigan.

Obscure Personality Portrait Series - Lt. Joe Kenda

 
This is my drawing of Lt. Joe Kenda and is part of my ongoing "Obscure Personality Portrait Series" depicting influential and interesting people many may have never heard of.  Lt. Joe Kenda is the subject of Investigation Discovery's TV series "Homicide Hunter". What I find fascinating about Kenda is that he's solved 387 murders and that his success rate is 92%. In addition to his amazing ability to solve murders, he has a really interesting delivery style when discussing what goes through his mind while investigating. (Season 2 of Homicide Hunter is now airing Tuesdays at 9:00pm).