In Traverse City, Michigan there was once one of the biggest hospitals for what we now call Mental Health... but then was called an asylum. It was ahead of its time because the patients were not locked in on the grounds, and often wandered off into t...
Quick question for anyone here that has used BOTH the RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 and the RF 24-105mm f/4 L lenses...I own the f/4-7.1 version of this lens, and really like it. I have a relative who is selling off their gear, and one item is the f/4 L versio...
I just received an email notice from Canon that the original EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM will reach the end of service life on June 30, 2026. While it's always a bit sad to know a product you own is at the end of its service life, I can't complain since ...
I'm working on compiling some photos of Lake Michigan lighthouses for a client. If you are not from around here, you may not know that Michigan has 129 lighthouses, which is more than any other state. I don't have photos of all of them (yet) but I h...
A friend of mine was recently gifted a Canon R7 camera by her fiancé, to replace her old and tired Fujifilm camera. She has asked for some help from me on understanding a lot of the (new to her) menu since she knows I shoot Canon. I've been able to...
Thank you, Ramsden. While I agree that the way mental illness was felt with in the past in many places was pretty bad, this hospital was totally different from what was normal back then. They really treated ever patient as if they were no different f...
Haha! Our tour guide unlocked the building at the beginning of this part of the tour and said "I have to count how many of you are going in. Often at the end of the tour the count is higher, and we don't want that!"
Thank you, Marc! The building is not only fun to go through, but also a photographer's dream. So many interesting stories to hear from the guide as you go through. Two hour tour of the whole facility, and roughly an hour of that is just to explore th...
