John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, Xanadu.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, Elliott. I used to rake them, but now use a wheeled leaf blower to blow them in the woods.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, Ourspolair.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, Jim.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, Joe.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, Ken.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, Mike.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

[quote=davidrb][quote=John from gpwmi]Went up to the cabin in northern Michigan for two days to do a couple of outdoor jobs before winter and hopefully to have a day to wander the backroads of Leelanau Peninsula for rural vistas and photos. Except for the first few hours after arriving, nature had another agenda. Keeping me closer to the house and shorter trips out. In spite of the weather, I was satisfied with the photos. They were just different than I had planned. Hope you enjoy and certainly recommend downloading.[/quote


Your photographs could have happened almost anywhere in the county, until the boathouse on the Leland (Carp) River. The site is unmistakeable, to locals, and fudgies both. The Leland Twp. Library and Riverside Inn are also favorite photo targets, just upstream. While the Library building is new and modern and the "Riv" is stately, white, and newly repaired after fire damaged it. The three buildings are starkly different while resting on opposite banks of the river. All three have been local favorites for many years. Your compositions bring out the natural beauty of Leelanau, no marinas, no vehicles, no liter, no fudge. By keeping near Northport you have eliminated the Sleeping Bear, THE most widely known photographic area. Natives know where your shots originate, transients just drive past, or through without notice. Until the governor made the state a disaster area we were fairly safe. Then, people were venturing "up north" in hordes and the county was over-run. This recent cold snap has sent most of them scrambling back home. Things are finally returning to the solitude you captured. Our fall colors were the best seen in several years and you captured them beautifully. Very nicely done, they remind me of home.[/quote]

Thank you very much, Dave. Since you were or are a local and familiar with the area, the road shots were on N Indian Camp Road (extension of Camp Haven). The two-track was an old entrance to the defunct Timber Shores RV Park. The split-rail fence and lake shots were from Peterson Park. I had to get the work done so the photography was catch as catch-can. However, I'm always glad to be there even when it rains. Thanks for commenting.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, coyote.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thank you very much, Jim. I get envious of you guys from Utah and Montana with the photo opportunities. I guess there's beauty most everywhere if you go looking.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

I wish I could be there. But without the hassle of a 2000+ mile trip. Where is Scotty and the transporter when I need him?

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Great set John. Beautiful variety and area.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thanks for checking it out, Robert. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. It's just too short.

John from gpwmi Loc: Michigan

Thanks very much, Sylvia.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

I like Fall also. My Grandparent's farm in Western Kentucky and the two lane county road it was on was in a guide to Fall Color Drives back in the 60's. Stop right in front of the farm and you had a view down a gentle slope to woods to the north and past the farm house, barns etc down a deeper slope to a valley and woods along a creek to the south. Grandma used to like to walk out and talk to the people, find out where they were from and answer questions about the farm etc. The farm had been in her family since 1791.