It's been a loooong time since our last Photo Friday on Absolute Michigan, but when I realized I had a photo saved by sharona 315 사론아 (Sharon Lanzetta-Foster) and that she was part of next Saturday's Exposure Detroit November Show, I figured it was an excellent time to dust the feature off!

Check this shot out bigger and see more of her work in sets including Michigan Central Station, Fall Walks and Black & White (slideshow).

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Ray-48 is a retired public elementary school teacher who writes that he's not a technical photographer but loves to work and try.

His sets include Detroit Zoo, Packard Proving Grounds, Water and 25 Most Interesting (slideshow)

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Check out the Lilac slideshow from the Absolute Michigan pool too!

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Michael Zuhorski writes that he tries not to take photos that state the obvious.

He took this shot in Wyandotte and you can see more of his work in sets including Favorites, Up North/The Great Lakes, Black and White and Night (slideshow).

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Trovarsi (Ryan Kasak) writes: My life experience has taught me that life's truly unforgettable moments are quite forgettable without the reminder of an image. Peering into a photograph has always been an opportunity to reacquaint myself with a moment of my past and with the person I was when that moment occurred. This is the selfish reason for my photography.

Check this photo out bigger and also his sets including Architecture, Street Photography and Detroit (slideshow). See more of his work at Trovarsi Photography.

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jen526 ( Jenn Adams) says that she loves the outdoors, and photography is a great reason to go exploring, little kid style, in the woods or around a lake or through a meadow - the two are synergistic.

She asks: Does it detract anything from this photo to know that I took this on a tour boat? I'm always torn between keeping a photo simple and abstract; and telling some of the story behind it, which I enjoy when other people do and hopefully people can relate to some of the things that I do share ... At Pictured Rocks, we took the typical tourist boat ride. My brother, sister and I insisted on being on the top level on the way out. There was thick fog that almost turned the boat back. People were complaining about the fog. I love fog myself, I was cheering inside. Partway out, the sun started to break through, yielding this. (you gotta see that photo!)

You can see this bigger and in her Michigan slideshow. Her other sets include Creatures, Night and Nature.

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Jeff Gaydash writes: My love for photography began years ago back in high school when on a whim, decided to take a course in photography. I knew nothing about the process of making images and when we got our supplies list the first thing I did when I got home was open up the box of photographic paper and stared at the blank, white sheets. I did not realize until the next class that the paper was light sensitive and therefore ruined most of the sheets in the box by opening them in broad daylight. Needless to say I was mesmerized by the chemical photographic process. Projecting a negative in an enlarger and then watching the image magically appear on the paper in the developer bath.

Definitely view this photo from Port Sanilac  out bigger and check out his sets including Piezography Prints, The Great Lakes, Architektura and Explored! (slideshow).

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Lou Peeples says that he has been taking photos in and around Detroit since his Canon AE-1 film days. He's now using a Nikon D700 and a variety of lenses and loves the area; the good, the bad and the ugly. See more of his work at pointephotography.net.

You can see this photo bigger in his Downtown Detroit slideshow. His other sets include Nature, Urban and the small (but growing) 52 for 2001 (slideshow).

I'm not sure if the Ambassador Bridge can span his Flickriver, but it can try!

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rickrjw (Rick Wolanin) added an ice boating shot from Harbor Springs to the Absolute Michigan pool today, but I liked this one from 2 years ago on Elk Lake.

He's a retired commercial photographer. Check his Collections for tons of iceboating and sailing shots. Other sets include Boyne City,  Sunsets/Sunrise and Iceboating (slideshow).

Speaking of Elk Lake, here's a great video from a few years ago of iceboating on Elk Lake.

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Danielle is from Allen Park and says that she's trying to expand her horizon of the types of photos she takes and has some for sale at her Etsy shop.

You can get this photo background big and see more in her Barns slideshow. You might also enjoy her Detroit collection and sets including Mackinac and the UP, Up North and Traverse City and Rural is Random (slideshow).

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tlanephoto took this shot in December of 2009 in his hometown of St. Joseph. He writes that sub-zero temps and blazing winds created these harshly beautiful ice ribbons on the North Pier in St. Joe (check out St. Joseph on Michigan in Pictures).

Check out more photos from the day, his sets including Tom's Time Warped Artyfacts and Regular Guy Real Restaurant Reviews- Free Opinions! and  his Silver Beach slideshow.

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Mustafa Digital Arts quotes Danny Kaye: "Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can."

See some of the paint he's thrown in sets including Lakes/Rivers/Waterfalls, Fall Colors and Winter/Snow (slideshow).

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Evan Farinosi writes:

This is the Mary Jarecki. This ship crashed onto Au Sable reef on July 4, 1883. It weighed 645 tons, and was 200 feet long. She was accidentally run aground in foggy conditions when her crew lost their way. After other ships attempted to pull her off of the reef, the Mary Jarecki was left alone to be destroyed by Lake Superior.

This shipwreck is on the beach west of the Au Sable Point Lighthouse, one of the most isolated Lighthouse stations ever created. The nearest town is Grand Marais, which lies 12 miles to the east.

You can see this bigger in Evan's slideshow and also see his sets Architecture,   Night Photography and The Natural World (slideshow).

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reddeviltj (Susan K. Schutz) says that photography runs in the family and that she's ready at her window for shots like this. See more of her photography on her blog, The Knitting Jeepgirl.

Check this photo out background big and her sets including Supersampler, Sunflowers 08, Wildlife and Barns (slideshow).

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ETCphoto (Terry Clark) got this shot of the 76' tall Frankfort Light during one of the strongest wind storms in recent memory. He writes:

November is the usual month for big storms, so this is unusual for October. Wave were measured at about 20'. Most of the waves breaking were not quite this high, but we did see a number of them that went over the top of the Lighthouse. Wind were gusting to around 60 mph and really making it difficult to photograph on the beach...

Check this out bigger in Terry's slideshow and explore his sets including Leland to Pt Betsie, Mackinaw Photo Tour, Wilderness Trip and Michigan Lighthouses (slideshow).

You don't want to swim in waves like this, but you can dive into Terry's Flickriver!

PS: I think that Terry might actually be right at the beginning of photographer Ken Scott's timelapse video of the waves at Frankfort!

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adonyvan (Jiqing Fan) took this shot in September on Lake Superior.

Check it out big as the Big Lake and see more photos from the region in his Houghton & UP MI set (slideshow).

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Pettman's Photographic Memories (Ian Pettman) has really been throwing down the fall color shots in my neck of the woods lately. He says he has been interested in photography for 30 years, but only recently did it turn into a passion and that he loves sunsets, playing with macro shots, wildlife & bird photography, and also taking pictures of the local lighthouses. This dune bluff once really looked like a bear (source: Fred Dickinson Collection), and Ian retells the popular Legend of the Sleeping Bear:

Long ago, along the Wisconsin shoreline, a mother bear and her two cubs were driven into Lake Michigan by a raging forest fire. The bears swam for many hours, but eventually the cubs tired and lagged behind. Mother bear reached the shore and climbed to the top of a high bluff to watch and wait for her cubs. Too tired to continue, the cubs drowned within sight of the shore. The Great Spirit Manitou created two islands to mark the spot where the cubs disappeared and then created a solitary dune to represent the faithful mother bear.

Check out his sets including National Lakeshore, At Point Betsie, Leland and Fall Color (slideshow).

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With Absolute Michigan's ArtPrize coverage in full swing, it seemed fitting to feature an ArtPrize photo today. I was happy to find that one of the most prolific Grand Rapids photographers in the Absolute Michigan pool hadn't yet been featured so...

RichardDemingPhotography (Richard Deming Jr.) writes:

My life is made up of the simple, sensitive, emotions towards the people, the world, and the lives around me. My love is my family, arts, design, seeing the world with new eyes each day. Photography is my passion along with food, and making people laugh and hoping I have touched them with my work.

Check out his many sets including Fall in Michigan 2010, Tall Ships Festival 2010, Grand Rapids Art Festival, Farmers Markets and his rapidly growing ArtPrize 2010 set (slideshow).

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Every so often I find that a photographer I have long admired hasn't yet been featured in one of our Absolute Michigan Photo Fridays.

yodraws (Yolanda Gonzalez) writes that she dabbles in illustration, graphic design, crafts, photography, parenthood, gardens and mojitos. Sometimes she gets paid for illustration and design (and she wishes to be paid for mojito drinking someday). Having seen her "Dresses Like the Sky" exhibit above at last year's wonderfully amazing ArtPrize, I would say that Yolanda does a little more than dabble in crafts.

Check it out in her ArtPrize 2009 slideshow. Her other sets include Fulton Street Farmer's Market, interestingness, Festival of the Arts, GR Hearts Art and Somewhere in Michigan (slideshow).

Dive into her Flickriver and see this photo and many more in our ArtPrize 2009 video!

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PhotoYoop took this refreshing shot from this position in February. I felt that we could all use a break from summer 2010's heat!

His sets include HDR, Ice, Ore Boats and Top Shots (slideshow).

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Over on our On Location blog we featured this photo from the Traverse City Film Festival. Every year for the Traverse City Film Festival they show free movies on the big screen. Still to come: Raising Arizona, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Mary Poppins!

Pamela Ann Photography (Pamela Bevelhymer) writes that she's a photographer in Traverse City, Michigan who would love to take your picture.

Here's her web site and you can check out her sets including Film Festival 2009, HDR, Cherries and Most Viewed (slideshow).

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posthumus_cake took this photo in the Porcupine Mountains.

You can see it bigger in his Porcupine Mountains slideshow and check out other sets including Keewenaw Peninsula, Copper Falls/Lake Superior, Portraits and Personal Favorites (slideshow).

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unifiedphoto (Ken Snyder) says that he's a hobbyist photographer, technology enthusiast, husband and proud dad of 3 beautiful kids. He adds that photography brings balance to his fast-paced work life - how many of you feel the same?

Check it out bigger and see sets including Landscapes, Nature and HDR (slideshow). If you're the iPad owning type, here's his iPad Backgrounds!

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On Michigan in Pictures, we featured Michigan fireworks, a great place to learn about Fourth of July and other firework displays.

MD2! has sets including My Favorites and Michigan (slideshow).

Check out his Flickriver and have a fantastic Fourth!!

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Yes, it is Saturday.

darkson33 (Bryant Windom) lives and takes pictures in Flint.Here's his Shutterfly web site.

His sets include Outdoors, People and Flint and things (slideshow).

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Morganshev (morgan shevett) took this long exposure shot near Oscoda.

You can see it bigger in his slideshow, and check out other sets including Winter, Beach, B/W and Oscoda.

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Jon DeBoer says that he's a photographer, graphic designer and motion graphics artist in the Detroit area who just graduated from Lawrence Tech University with a BFA in Graphic Design/Digital Imaging. He's looking for employment!

Check this photo out bigger in his My Best slideshow (set). A few of his many other sets are Detroit, A World Without Color,   There's Beauty in the Details, Port Huron MI + surrounding and DEMF 2010, chronicling last weekend's amazing Detroit Electronic Music Fest.

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mickip65 writes that she's a Christian, wife, and mother of 2 sons, 23 and 19. Though I was always interested in photography, she didn't really begin until 2006 when she finally had to slow down.

She lives in Florida and appears to travel all over. You can see pics from her Allegan MI Trip (slideshow) or take a ramble down her Flickriver.

Have a great Memorial Weekend folks!

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InterstellarOverdrive25or6to4 (Scott LaBonte) says he's a photographer who looks at the world through a different perspective, as this shot of Boardman Lake in Traverse City demonstrates.

Check out his Portrait or Distortion set or better yet, dive into his Flickriver.

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tenfrozentoes (Jimmer) says he shoots mostly nature and does so entirely for the sake and love of being outdoors. He wishes he was a poet to write stories to go along with photos.

His sets include the very cool Howell Nature Center, Portfolio and Landscapes (slideshow).

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