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Fall Colors, Saline MI
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It’s Time To Start Checklists For Getting “Fall Color” Photographs That Others Will Miss (Right Outside Their Own Doors)

September 19, 2018 Dell Deaton

If other news outlets are any indication, this is actually late to be discussing plans for making photographs of seasonal changes to leaves here in Michigan. Click on Detroit ran a piece three weeks ago ….

Mill Pond mechanical monster installation for 2018 Saline Celtic
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Some Photographs Require You To “Go Where Other People Wouldn’t Think To Go, At Times They Wouldn’t Want To”

August 31, 2018 Dell Deaton

Years ago, Agnes Dikeman proferred the notion above to explain how Saline Journal parent D² Enterprises had itself amassed a thirty-five-year archive of photography featuring so many unique local images. It’s an important observation. One ….

Gabriel Röux, professional photographer and official equipment Ambassador for Nikon México
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Exclusive Interview With Gabriel Röux, Professional Photographer And Official Equipment Ambassador for Nikon México

August 28, 2018 Dell Deaton

Within the world of individuals who make their living as professional photographers, a unique subset do so in a way that consistently captures the essence of sporting contests in single image frames. Renowned camera and ….

Local student viewing stereocard at Rentschler Farm Museum
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A Century Before Emagine Showed “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” Rentschler Farmhouse Had 3D Entertainment

August 9, 2018 Dell Deaton

How long has stereoscopic photography been available to everyday consumers? [1] The cliché image is that of a more seriously dressed movie theater audience, men wearing jackets and ties, women in dresses, focused with rapt ….

Kelly Gampel, professional photographer for Washtenaw Community College
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This Is How One Local Photographer Is Keeping Traditional Print Media Alive And Well As Media For Business

July 6, 2018 Dell Deaton

If print media is “dead,” you wouldn’t know it by the impact of Washtenaw Community College (WCC) marketing. From postcards to periodicals, it’s never long before the institution puts its name, value, and success latest ….

Heidi McClelland, photographer
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The Class of 2019 Is Coming Up Next: Who Needs Professional Senior Portraits?

May 13, 2018 Dell Deaton

Not coincidentally, today is Mother’s Day. That doesn’t just mean remembering one’s mother, but being cognizant that those mothers themselves are remembering how they earned the title. For some the countdown to having their former ….

Cindy Baxter, Salt Valley Arts
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Take a Class to Make Your iPhone the Best Camera You Always Have with You, Better

May 10, 2018 Dell Deaton

Somewhere among the list of things a budding photographer first should be told is this: The best camera is the one that’s with you. This is reenforced by Flickr, which reported that, collectively, iPhone models ….

Howard J Reeves Woodstock typewriter
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This Can Be Your Place for a Variety of Hands-On Guides to Virtual Kodak Picture Spots

May 7, 2018 Dell Deaton

From the Editor— Saline has always had an element of tourist attraction to it — from events such as our annual Celtic Festival, to the historic structures preserved at Rentschler Farm Museum. [1,2,3,4] It doesn’t ….

Rentschler Farm barn after March snowfall
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Morning Is Best Time to Photograph the Rentchler Farm Barn in March

March 2, 2018 Dell Deaton

Historic Rentschler Farm Museum is a popular attraction for the sampling it provides of rural life in Michigan during The Great Depression. Easily visible from Michigan Avenue, its impressive red barn structure makes a great ….

Universal Die Casting from the air
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Aerial Photograph of Saline Die Cast Facility on Monroe Street in 1985

October 24, 2017 Dell Deaton

When the property at 232 Monroe Street came up on the Saline City Council meeting agenda last night, we couldn’t help but feel that the presentation of historical photographs could have started with images captured ….

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  • via Lifeway Research (April 6, 2021)— "Americans' Views of Life's Meaning and Purpose Are Changing," by Aaron Earls: As Americans attempt to move past the life-altering effects of 2020, their perspective is shifting on some of the most significant questions facing humanity. [Compared] to a decade ago, U.S. adults today are…

    – January 9, 2022

  • via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Called: Living the life God created you to live," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: The words “called” and “purpose” are buzzwords in our culture today. People are constantly searching to find their calling and purpose…

    – May 1, 2022

  • re United States Supreme Court decision in Kennedy v Bremerton School District— On April 4, 2022, Compelling Truth revisited the question, "What is the separation of church and state?" Noting that this "is not foundation and is not found in the US Constitution," this assessment went on to assert that…

    – June 27, 2022

  • National Day of Prayer— "How to Pray for America," via National Day of Prayer: Why pray for America? God is sovereign and nothing comes as a surprise to Him. Whether we face fluctuating economics, threats from abroad, unrest at home, or other troubling circumstances, our Heavenly Father is not caught…

    – May 5, 2022

  • via Baptist Beacon (May 2, 2022)— "Be the Church in the marketplace" by Coye L Bouyer, founding pastor of Kingdom Life Church, in Lansing, Michigan: This is a classic story of what God can and will do when lay people begin to take seriously the Lord’s call on their life to…

    – May 15, 2022

  • Independence Day— via Billy Graham (1970): "I find that there is a certain fear and expected cosmic judgment that hangs over our country at this hour, as the Devine timepiece ticks away. Thomas Jefferson felt this deeply when he said, 'I tremble for my country, when I reflect that God…

    – July 4, 2022

  • via What Christians Want to Know (May 27, 2019)— "Should Christians Protest Or Demonstrate?" by Jack Wellman, Christian author, prison minister, and pastor of Heritage Evangelical Free Church, in Udall, Kansas: ... especially when they see injustice? ... The Bible admonishes us to 'Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights…

    – June 12, 2022

  • Juneteenth— via Center for Faith & Culture (June 14, 2021) by Sherelle Ducksworth, sociology instructor at Louisburg College in Louisburg North Carolina: "We celebrate Juneteenth because of what this holiday reveals to us about the inherent dignity and humanity of Black people. Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is essential to…

    – June 19, 2022

  • via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Peace during a pandemic," by Dr Dan Russell, Executive Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Southgate, Michigan: To help strengthen the pastors and church families of our Convention as we face this coronavirus crisis, here are some encouraging reminders on how to keep your…

    – February 6, 2022

Past Spotlights

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Goodyear Blimp “Enterprise” in Flight Over Washtenaw County in 1985

August 12, 2005

Bygone Features

2016 Volvik LPGA Volvik Golf Championship

Tee Time Is Set for 6:00am Saturday on Radio Station AM 1600 in Washtenaw County

May 4, 2018
Whether you need to set the alarm or may already be en route to the links for your own game, Michigan Golf Live! is where your radio should be tuned any time between 6:00am and 8:00am on Saturdays. [1] Locally, this program begins its nineteenth year on the air by adding AM 1600 to its list of affiliates — coinciding with the start of a new season on May 5. Add to that the return of ....
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If “the camera never lies,” how do so many publications manage to put out objectively deceptive photographs?

November 4, 2019
From the Editor— I’ve been bothered by insistance that “the camera never lies” almost as long as I’ve been using cameras. [1] My first camera was a gently-used Argus Autronic I 35mm rangefinder film model fitted with a fixed-focal-length Cintar Compur 50mm f/2.8 lens, produced in the early- to mid-1960s. My dad got me started with it later that same decade. [2,3] It had (and still has) what was commonly referred to at the time ....

Here are ten compelling reasons to test drive a vehicle at Briarwood Ford “Drive One 4UR School” event this May

April 19, 2019
It’s a well known annual happening if not tradition for most us who’ve been around for any length of time here in Saline Michigan. “Drive One 4UR School” is a nationwide offering from Ford Motor Company aimed at providing a no cost, no pressure opportunity to take its latest vehicles out for a drive on the familiar roads of your local community. Just you and the car. Or truck. [1,2] With additional friends or family ....

Saline Singularity FIRST Robotics Team week 1 progress report: Here’s what happened after the 2019 game was announced

January 9, 2019
Last Saturday, the symbolic starter pistol was fired at 10:30am sharp, starting the six-week clock for high school teams to build custom robots for 2019 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). [1,2,3] For our own Team 5066, “Saline Singularity,” that meant the first day of work — all business. Along with providing a video overview of concept, field, and scoring, an access was opened to extensive resources page that includes a list of Mechanical Resources. [4,5,6,7] Well ....

Gretchen Whitmer sworn-in today as governor, ostensibly signalling close to 2018 election cycle and move to governance

January 1, 2019
Happy New Year from Lansing Michigan. Arguably conspicuous by absence in our look back at 2018 was any given connection to government or politics — let alone a dedicated section for the subject. [1] Mitigating against that is the position that there is little of substance that Saline Journal could cover without influence from one or both. Calling that out yesterday would have seemed redundant. The real questions are fall on a spectrum of involvement, ....
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