Photos | A Mild Voice of Reason

Every now and then, I like to dust off the DSLR and go for a photo walk. Most of my early photosets were all shot with my aging Nikon D3100 camera with either my Nikkor 18-55mm lens or my Nikkor 70-300mm lens; I’m now on a D7100, with a Nikkor macro lens I bought from my friend Mel. The Instagram pictures were taken either on my Nokia 935 Windows Phone or my iPhone 6s+/X/12.

My Instagram feed follows the photo galleries, so scroll down for current slice-of-life vignettes.

Almost none of my photos have humans in them. This is not because I’m a loner or because I hate taking pictures of people. Instead, it’s a reflection of the fact that I haven’t sought license agreements from anyone, so publishing photos of them publicly without compensation or authorization is both legally risky and, well, a bit creepy. So you’re getting curated, mostly-human-free versions of my photography.

Photo Galleries

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Meijer Gardens (September 2021)

In late September 2021, my dear friend the Dr. Rev. Col. S. "Roux" Rousseau, Esq., visited Grand Rapids. We had a great time visiting casinos, drinking fine adult beverages, and conversing about the important things. Part of our time was spent at the Frederick Meijer Gardens -- and a selection of my photos from that excursion are represented in this gallery.