Thanks, Larry. With your new avatar I didn't recognize you at first.

Wonderful memories. You must have been at Michigan Tech back during the glory years for the hockey team.

I would love to see your images and you are more than welcome to post them here. We an just make this the northern Michigan memories thread.

In order of importance I am concerned with the subject; the light; the framing; the settings; the lens; the camera model; the camera manufacturer.

The reasons behind choices are usually pretty obvious by looking at the images - freeze subject motion, control depth of field, deal with low light conditions. But what do I know? Apparently, I can't even post in the right section. Thankfully, our resident pack of forum police were on duty.

You doubt that it was? Wow. What do you imagine the deep dark motive could possibly be for doing that on purpose?

In 10 years I have never posted on the wrong forum until now. As soon as I noticed my mistake I asked admin to move them.

You are talking about choice of camera. Just grab one and start taking photos was always my approach.

OK.

I am interested in knowing the choices the photographer made. What's the harm?

Thanks!

That is awful. Don't ever burn those plants! (Poison ivy, Poison oak, Poison sumac). A lot of people have made that mistake.

Thanks, Greg. Mostly I got lucky - the light, the mist, the colors.

Wow, thanks for the kind words.

A friendly comment! Thanks.

Sylvania Wilderness is an 18,327 acres protected area located a few miles west of Watersmeet Township, Michigan. Sylvania is located entirely within the bounds of the Ottawa National Forest, and is currently being managed as a wilderness area as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System by the U.S. Forest Service.

Within its borders lie 34 lakes set against a backdrop of old-growth forests. It represents one of only a handful of such areas left in the Midwest. The old-growth northern hardwood forests in this wilderness are some of the most extensive in North America, nearly spanning the entire park at some 15,000 acres. Sugar maple, eastern hemlock, and yellow birch are the most common trees, and are found along with white, red, and jack pine, white spruce, balsam fir, and paper birch. Wildlife abounds in the park, with white-tailed deer, black bear, grey wolves, porcupines, bobcat, beaver, otter, coyote, fox, bald eagle, loon, osprey, and many others.

From Wikipedia

You are focusing on the wrong issue.

Thanks, Jo. Flavor in fruit varies from plant to plant and season to season.