michael j. walters

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“I am not interested in nature; I’m interested in my own nature.” Arnold Sisken

If you like comic strips and understand the photographer’s sense of humor then “What the Duck” is for you. Here is the latest: As a side note, I am working on a site redesign and hope to have it up and running within the next week or so. I need to make the site more [...]

Since this is where I spend a great deal of my time, I thought a self-portrait was in order. Any guesses on what this is?

Once in awhile I find it useful to change things up a little. I have a new found respect for photographers that specialize in natural light and environmental portraiture. Unlike the type of work I prefer, outdoor and nature photography, with environmental portraiture the photographer has the option of moving the subject to a location [...]

“Learn to see, and then you’ll know that there is no end to the new worlds of our vision.” Carlos Castaneda

I’ve always been fascinated by atmospheric and optical phenomenon. A while back I was on a hike and noticed this strange behavior in the contrails of a passing jet. If you look closely you can see the wavy lines of a contrail just before it evaporates. I would guess that this is caused by the [...]

One thing I love about my commute is the constantly changing scenery. Every day the oaks and grasses in the lower foothills take on a different look. I hope to continue to post new images as my “drive-by shooting” techniques improve.

With increasingly less time to shoot these days, I have decided to improvise. On my commute to work I have noticed this lone oak tree on many occasions. For whatever reason I haven’t been able to stop and set up a shot. So for this shot I just held my camera out the window as [...]