Photos by Big V

This was taken in the late spring/early summer of 2020. The wife (then "girlfriend") & I were walking along a favorite trail, and she said she heard something in the bushes, so we stood still, and sure enough, this pretty yearly doe came creeping out to check us out. Take a look! Sign in to see full entry.

I took this shot at the Seney National Wildlife Preserve back in the late spring of 2017. It was about 8AM, but the air was cooler than the temperature of the water, causing this deep fog to hang over the pond. I was just taking all the beauty in when this mama loon came floating by with one of her... Sign in to see full entry.

Another 'honeymoon' photo. Check it out. Sign in to see full entry.

Another 'honeymoon' photo that was taken on the east city limits of Marquette Michigan. I was messing with some solar filters, and as you can see, this particular shot did not benefit from the filter, but that was the purpose of the exercise! Despite the bad filter, the power of the lake is still... Sign in to see full entry.

This is the Tobacco River in Keweenaw County, that big point on the west side of the Upper Peninsula. This is another photo we took while on our honeymoon two years ago. Check it out! Sign in to see full entry.

This was a spectacular night roughly two years ago today. That just you see is what is called "Miners Castle." Sadly, that may be the last time I see it like that. It is beginning to crumble, and they have fenced it off so no one can get to it. Check it out. Sign in to see full entry.

Digging through my archives, I found this shot. I can't remember the lake's name, but it had been a hot day by UP standards. As the sun was setting, a mystical steam rose off the lake, making for this wonderful photo. Check it out. Sign in to see full entry.

This was a BIG snake, probably close to six feet long or more. For the UP, it was a fairly hot day... about 88 as I remember... and this big guy was using the damp log in the river to drop his body temp using the theory of ' The Heat of Evaporation.' Check it out! Sign in to see full entry.

When I was young, I worked on the farm with my father, and every morning when he would open my bedroom door and yell, " Come on, Doc! It's daylight in the swamps! " This is what he meant! Check it out! Sign in to see full entry.

This was taken on our honeymoon in August of 2020, just to the west of Munising, along the Superior shoreline. I have read that since then that a bunch of knuckleheads tipped it over, proving that about the time you know the dumbest person in the world, a new contender pops up every day. Check it... Sign in to see full entry.