Bed and Breakfast in Michigan

Love summertime. I finally get the time to enjoy what I like: water and boats and more. Any time Lisa and I get, we head to Michigan to be on Lake Michigan. As we say, it’s our Florida in the summer. For the past few years, we have been staying at Bed and Breakfast and enjoy them. The hosts are so friendly, and you get a sense of relaxation in a home environment. This year was no different. Lisa and I headed to Saugatuck, MI. This year we stayed at the Sherwood Forest. While we have not stayed at a lot of Bed and Breakfast, this one had a theme in every room. I think ours need no explanation.

Ok, for those who did not get it, here is another clue.

Ok, it’s the Africa Room. Yes, everything is coming from South Africa. You see, our host was from South Africa. Our hosts were so friendly and a pleasure to talk with. We talked about South Africa and the journey to America. Back to our room, it was super large with many memory enables of South Africa. We had a large porch that looked upon the forest.

In comparison, we saw no Elephants, Lions, or Monkeys. We did see deer. Ok, what about the breakfast part?

The breakfast was great. The food was fantastic and well prepared. (South Africa style) I have traveled many parts of the world, and for the first time, we stayed at a place with no TV. What no TV? How do you survive? Then asked about TV, they said this time to talk. Well, that is what we did. What about the internet. We did have internet, but this area is very poor when it comes to the internet. (Verizon) The biggest thing was a lovely relaxing weekend on the Lake and with lots of boats.

What a year

Wow, my last blog for 2020. What a year it has been, but I don’t have to tell you. So many negative out there that I thought I would share the positives for me. My goal for the year was to get more creative and learn more about Adobe Suites. I practiced more at home on both my photography and took the time to learn Adobe, Premiere, Rush, After Effects, Illustrator, Indesign, and Dimension. While I am still learning, as you can see, I am looking at getting into videography. Video is so much different than still, but you guess it, you need to practice, and I have been doing this. I will be interested to see what my videos look like today compared to tomorrow.

My love is still photography. Even in this area, I am looking at making some changes. I am looking at staying in some area’s and getting out of others. Commercial, Product, and Travel photography will be my more focus area for 2021. Photoshop has still been a learning process for me, and with the help of some professionals, I have learned a ton about what I can do in Photoshop.

Winter Truck in Fog

Take this picture. One thing I learned in 2020 is imagination before the picture. While in Nashville, I saw this truck at night time and thought to myself, I think this would make an exciting winter picture. In photoshop, I wanted to add lights and make them on. Lights need to be on. With the lights on, I thought winter is usually dreary. With that in mind, added fog. Cleaned up some of the distraction and now I have a photo that I will be making a canvas of.

2021 will be coming in less than a week, and I have so many goals in my photography and look forward to sharing with you next year. Thank you for being a part of me every week. I hope that you have a great New Year and that your dreams come true.