All posts by Jeffrey Duncan Dobbs

Happy Birthday Michigan!

To celebrate Michigan’s birthday, we would like to share a “snapshot” of our past year’s adventures throughout our beautiful and diverse state. Since Michigan’s birthday last year, Jess, myself, and our adventure puppies were blessed to be able to enjoy much of Michigan’s beauty. Visiting everywhere from Detroit (where we live), all the way to the far reaches of Upper Michigan and the Porcupine Mountains.

Munising Waterfalls Photo Guide

January 7, 2020

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Munising Waterfalls Photo Guide

To anyone who has visited the beautiful area surrounding Munising and the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore… You already know just how incredibly scenic this area of our Upper Peninsula is. Jess and I have been heading up to (or through) the area several times now. Honestly, we can never get enough of the beauty of these Munising Waterfalls. So, we’ve put together a little photo guide for you to enjoy. Here’s some of the most beautiful spots we’ve managed to visit so far!

Holly State Recreation Area – Wildwood & Valley Lake Loop

November 21, 2019

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Holly State Recreation Area – Wildwood & Valley Lake Loop Photo Tour

When you think about the most iconic and notably beautiful places in the state of Michigan, chances are good that Holly is not the first place that comes to mind. While it is not one of the more iconic tourist spots, the Holly State Recreation Area is quite picturesque and beautiful in it’s own right. During the peak of color in Southeast Michigan’s fall season, Jess, Anoush, Duncan, and myself paid a visit to one of the trails here. This is what we saw! (more…)

Pinckney State Recreation Area – Losee Lake Trail Photo Tour

August 27, 2019

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Today’s adventure chronicle will be continuing our ongoing mission… To find new nature and seek out new trees.. Takes us to Pinckney State Recreation Area. This beautiful Michigan State Park spans two counties and several townships within Southeast Michigan. In Washtenaw County, the park rests in Dexter, Sylvan, and Lyndon Townships. In the Livingston County areas, there are parts of the park Putnam and Unadilla Townships. As you can imagine, this is a rather large area. 11,000 acres to be precise. We began our exploration of this park earlier this spring with the Losee Lake Trail.

Porcupine Mountains – Photo & Hiking Information

August 12, 2019

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Our Favorite Michigan Spots – The Porcupine Mountains

If you know us personally, then you will not be surprised to know that the Porcupine Mountains State Park is our absolute favorite spot in Michigan. So much so, that we have visited (multiple times) to date. It offers a bit of everything that we love. Deep peacefulness, wilderness, magical virgin forests, rivers, waterfalls, and grand vistas. There is something for any nature lover in the Porkies. If you are looking for a new place to visit in Michigan, and love being deeply immersed in nature, you’ll want to read on about our Porcupine Mountains experiences!

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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Adventure

July 23, 2019

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It has been a crazy summer for both Jess and I. Unsurprisingly, we needed to have a few days to completely decompress. Our most favorite place to recover our sanity just happens to be a little slice of heaven located on the far Western reaches of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known as the Porcupine Mountains. Or, as we like to call it… Heaven on Earth. (more…)

Bald Mountain State Recreation Area “North Unit” Photo Tour

June 24, 2019

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My favorite shirt ever, has the following phrase written on the back…
“I’d rather be lost in the forest, than found in the city.” As a city dweller trapped in a nature loving body, I often find myself yearning to be in the calm, quiet, and magical forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Since the drive to get a “nature fix” of that level is simply not feasible on a weekly basis, Jess and I have recently been on a mission to find some nature gems in the southeast region of Michigan. Our first discovery this year… the Bald Mountain State Recreation Area!

Long Exposure Photography Tips – Detroit

April 16, 2019

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I’ve lived in Metro Detroit my whole life. So, I might be a little biased when I say that Detroit is my favorite city. Having traveled a bit in my lifetime so far, I’ve yet to encounter any city that comes close to the uniqueness of Detroit and the hospitality of her people. Detroiters love their city, passionately. It is one of the aspects of Detroit, that I truly love.

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Detroit Photography Locations

April 16, 2019

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Places to Photograph in Detroit

The city of Detroit has such a diverse landscape and culture. As you might imagine, the scenes that the city offers are just as diverse as the people living here. As photographers, you’ll always find something interesting to point your lens at, no matter where you are and what time of year it may be. We are here to give you some ideas on both Detroit photography locations and provide links to our posts outlining more specific techniques you can employ throughout the downtown Detroit area.

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Michigan Photography Grand Opening

April 16, 2019

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Welcome to Michigan Photography

We would like to formally welcome you to the grand opening of our new Michigan Photography web store! This has been a long time coming for Jessica and myself. For several years we have been planning this adventure. A big part of this was building a portfolio of images that we want to share with the world. This website will entirely feature our passion for sharing the beauty of the world around us. As Michigan happens to be our home and, the part of the world that we love the most… You can expect many artistic portrayals of our beautiful state to be shared here. A little warning to go along with that. we do enjoy traveling out of the state on occasion. As a result you will also find images from those periodic adventures as well.