A solid northeast wind with all of Lake Superior to gather ahead of the gale means furious waves at the western end of the lake. On Saturday, April 14th, we had such a day and it became a tourist event with all accessible locations crowded with sightseers…and lots of photographers. At one spot there was even surfers.
Canon 5DS, Canon EF 28-135mm, ISO 50, 135mm, f/10, 1/50 sec. Processed through Adobe Lightroom and Silver Efex Pro 2.
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As I was driving back from Silver Bay, Minnesota where I did some long exposure photography, I noticed these old pier supports and decided to investigate. They are in a small bay where the Split Rock River runs into Lake Superior. I really enjoyed how the ice had formed on the wood and wished I had taken more time to study them further. At the time I was frustrated by my variable neutral density filter creating artifacts in some of the images which meant I couldn’t get the creamy water effect I was after. I plan to pay a visit to the camera store where I purchased the filter and see what they have to say.
The black and white version.
Along the shore of Lake Superior in mid-January, a tree leans in to the cold.
Canon 5DS, ISO 50, 28mm, f/ 7.1, 1/200 sec
Somewhere, out there…
One of those mornings when nature supplies the gray tones automatically. Mid-morning, Lake Superior, near Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Canon 5DS, ISO 50, 51mm, f/ 10, 1/250 sec., with a little help from Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
An image captured as she was taking break between shots. Although we only worked together once, I admired her willingness to endure the cold autumn water temperatures of Lake Superior while posing nude. Some very beautiful images were created that afternoon.
To find a place that allows for a bit of solitude, to have a moment to gather in the beauty of all the nature that surrounds person, to just bask in the grandeur of a place on the shore of a fresh water sea. This is such a place.
More of my images can be seen at Northern Visions Media.
Framing, subdividing, each componet in it’s space.
More of my images can be seen at Northern Visions Media.
A brief moment by the lake before the cool breeze pushed back, then the moment was gone. But, for that moment, an opportunity to commune with the Great Lake, to listen to the song of the waves, to be touched by fingers of wind as they move through her hair. How many more of these moments exist for her, for any of us?
More of my images can be seen at Northern Visions Media.
