Distorted Reality, photo by A Dubs
Compuware Building, Campus Martius, Detroit, MI. Alan has a blog called Faded Detroit where he turns his eye (and his camera) upon decay and rebirth in the city of Detroit.
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After a too-long hiatus, we will finally be profiling another Michigan photographer: Bobby Alcott aka “UrbanTiki”, a Detroit photographer. We’ll be asking Bobby some questions next week (Monday through Wednesday) and we’d also like to ask you to give us some questions. Just post a comment below or e-mail your question to us.
You can see more work by Bobby at his Flickr page and also at Bobby Alcott Photography. Check out our past profiles of Matt Callow and Marjorie O’Brien on the Michigan Photographers profile page.
UPDATE: Too-long sadly became just a little bit longer as Bobby and others have had the unfortunate loss of a friend. We’ll be doing Bobby’s profile next Monday – Wednesday (Feb 26-28) and our condolences go out to all the friends and family of Jeffrey Colby.
I-96 Overpass, Southfield Freeway, Michigan
I-96 Overpass, Southfield Freeway, Michigan, photo by buckeye616.
I guess if you only have the eyes to see it, anything can be beautiful.
Better than TV
Better than TV #7, photo by norjam8.
Norm writes: The next in my lone bench series. If you look closely, you can see the snow blowing across the frozen lake. And yes, it was very cold. This was handheld, so It does have some slight hdr alignment issues. Oh well. When it’s warmer, I’ll take the time to pull out my tripod.
This is the latest photo in Norm’s cool set of HDR photos titled Better than TV.
Encrusted Lighthouse (Grand Haven)
Encrusted Lighthouse, photo by taterfalls.
The bitter cold has frozen Lake Michigan and allowed Tate King to grab this awesome view of the light at Grand Haven. You have to check this one out bigger!
Here’s a post with another view & more information about the Grand Haven Lighthouse.
Diego Rivera With Patrons
Diego Rivera With Patrons, photo by anikarenina.
anikarenina asks Is your cultural institution incendiary?
I assume that’s a reference to the incendiary art of Diego Rivera. The Detroit Institute of Arts is home to one of the most famous collection of Diego Rivera murals. The Diego Rivera Web Museum writes that:
Diego Rivera’s legacy to modern mexican art was decisive in murals and canvas; he was a revolutionary painter looking to take art to the big public, to streets and buildings, managing a precise, direct, and realist style, full of social content.
We interrupt this winter to bring you the following special bulletin
run~~~~~~~~~~~~, photo by noxipoo.
According to the DNR’s Park List, Warren Dunes State Park provides 1,952 acres of recreational opportunities along the beautiful shore of Lake Michigan in southwestern Michigan. The rugged dune formation rises 260 feet above the lake and offers spectacular views and excellent for hang gliding. The park has three miles of shoreline, six miles of hiking trails and is open year-round.
So you could go out there and enjoy the dunes in winter too … just be sure to dress a little warmer. This photo makes an excellent background for seasonally affected desktops as well!
Mustang @ the Grand Rapids Auto Show
Here’s one of many, many photos from the Grand Rapids Auto Show on Flickr.
Today on Absolute Michigan we also have a multimedia presentation from the 2007 Michigan International Auto Show floor. Check it out!
.closed for the season.
.closed for the season., photo by tEdGuY49.
According to the tags, this photo was taken along US-23 in (or near) the town of Oscoda on the Lake Huron shore.
I kind of sat on this photo for a couple weeks as I had just blogged one from Ted. Looking back through the pictures from Ted that we’ve featured, I realize that he has a special gift for seeing the bright things.
Ice Macro
Ice Macro, photo by photoqueen1234
Of course, this photo looks great larger … and Toni has a few more like it.
Michigan in Pictures 