“Curious cows line a fence, while two others check things out from the flapped doorway that allows them to go in and out of their barn as they please. I always look forward to seeing …

“A wild Iris greeted me on a dewy morning, the first week of June in one of the wetland areas of the trail near Hamlin Lake.” ~ Todd Reed

“Brad and I say, ‘Clouds are your friends.’ After waiting two hours on Easter at the base of the Father Marquette monument in Buttersville, a bright spot in the fast-moving clouds lines up perfectly with …

“Our adrenalin flew off the chart when this bald eagle swept right over the top of our photography skiff on Hamlin Lake.” ~ Todd Reed

“The foot of Ferry Street has long been one of my favorite vantage points to look over Ludington harbor. Winter sunrises provide some of the best views. The carferry Badger is at left and the carferry City of Midland (since converted to a barge) at right.” ~ Todd Reed

“A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow” applies to photography. Todd Reed captured the carferry Badger as it appeared beneath a rainbow in Ludington.

Traveling by horse and buggy is a way of life for the Amish families who have settled in Riverton and the surrounding areas. On the verge of spring, I was photographing a Riverton farm near the sunset when a horse and buggy came down Hawley Road at a fast pace. Even though the Amish choose a simpler way of life, they always seem to be on the move, undaunted by hard work, or lack of life’s luxuries. I appreciate that they always seem to have time to give a cheerful wave as they pass by.

“Heaven knows how many times a God beam like this one has lit the Ludington lighthouse. When I saw the sky open and the light pour down. I quickly maneuvered my small boat close to the light, lay over the gunwale, and fired away for about 20 glorious seconds before the clouds and spotlight moved on.” – Todd Reed

Photographer Todd Reed captured a huge storm on November 6, 2007. The photographer states, “Lake Michigan looked like it was in a Mix Master.”

Todd Reed says of his image, “I was between teaching classes at West Shore Community College walking across campus from the cafeteria to my classroom when I noticed how the brisk wind was bending cattails along the pond.”

Winter sunrises can occasionally be amazing. Early indications are that this morning’s sunrise could be one of those. I quickly set up the camera on the tripod on the deck of our home at Crosswinds. A few minutes more of waiting for peak color and presto!

The freighter Canadian Transfer, her navigation light showing she is underway, steams slowly, carefully toward Ludington harbor on a summer night. The traditional style Great Lakes freighter was bringing a load of …

Winter painted a still life of the tugboat Kurt R. Luedtke and carferry City of Midland. Photographer Todd Reed enjoys looking at ships, especially in winter. Ice and snow are among a photographer’s best allies!

Snow covered branches frame Mount Epworth and a lone swan in a photo by Todd Reed.

Fresh snow atop the gold crown of an old gasoline pump was the crowning touch to a winter picture of Cherry Hill Farm. Roger and Marcia Hansen restored the magnificent barn on Conrad Road between Ludington and Scottville just in time for the tour of Conrad Road barns held in the fall of 2008. Now all passersby have the opportunity to appreciate its beauty in all seasons.

A fresh coat of snow was just what an old Sanders Meat Packing delivery truck needed to look its best. Long after serving the still thriving Custer business, the pickup stood at Patton’s Junkyard as a reminder of the good old days.

MichiganMoments would like to congratulate photographers Todd & Brad Reed as they near the close of their enormous photography project “365 — A Year in the Photographic Lives of Todd and Brad Reed.”
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