Category Archives: Photo Friday

Photo Friday: Fence – DOF by Mustafa Digital Arts

January 14, 2011 – 9:57 am

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). Dive into his Flickriver. Share this:

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Photo Friday: Lake Superior Shipwreck by Evan Farinosi

November 19, 2010 – 10:00 am

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 [...]

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Photo Friday: Creeping In by reddeviltj

November 12, 2010 – 6:56 am

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). Share this:

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Photo Friday: October Storm by ETCphoto

October 29, 2010 – 9:23 am

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 [...]

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Photo Friday: Untitled by adonyvan

October 22, 2010 – 9:51 am

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). Dive into his Flickriver. Share this:

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Photo Friday: The Sleeping Bear by Pettman’s Photographic Memories

October 15, 2010 – 11:08 am

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 [...]

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Photo Friday: Art Prize 9 23 2010 by RichardDemingPhotography

September 24, 2010 – 6:55 am

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, [...]

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Photo Friday: dresses like the sky by yodraws

September 17, 2010 – 7:18 am

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 [...]

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Photo Friday: Presque Isle Ice by PhotoYoop

August 13, 2010 – 8:28 am

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). Dive into his Flickriver. Share this:

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Photo Friday: Sunset over the highest point in the Mitten by heinrick05

August 6, 2010 – 9:30 am

heinrick05 (heinrick ingenson) writes: Ellie and I enjoying a walk in Dighton, Michigan, not far from our home. These hills are the highest in the Lower Peninsula. In the hay field to left, there is a herd of deer grazing. Check out his photo sets including Kalkaska County, Wexford County (plus more counties) and Michigan [...]

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