A different angle on the waves in Grand Haven – I’d like to have gotten in front of the light posts, but I also wanted to keep my shoes dry. Apparently, I’m not willing to make the sacrifices it takes to get the shot. Photo taken with Nikon D80 (not… Continue reading
Grand Haven Lighthouse Sunset – a bit grainy (this one is just one shot with the shadows brought up a lot) but nice none the less. Remember when Lake Michigan was below freezing and Lake Michigan was ice as far as you could see? You do now… As the temperature… Continue reading
A different view from St. Helena looking down the lifeboat launch ramp (with the group’s kayaks off to the side). Picture taken with Canon 350D, EF-S 18-55mm lens @ 24mm, f/16, 1/500 sec, ISO 400
Went up to Traverse City last weekend and made it out to Empire for sunset. Taken from the top of one of the dunes (I don’t think it has a name) just south of Empire. We kind of got robbed of a true sunset because of the low clouds that… Continue reading
Conforming to the guidance mentioned in yesterday’s post, this shot doesn’t have the sun included. I’ve replaced it with a lighthouse instead. Still a series of 5 shots because I wanted the light to be more than a silhouette. Pictures taken with Sony a6000, E PZ 16-50mm lens @ 16mm,… Continue reading
What might be a better rendering on the sunset in Grand Haven this weekend. Newer version first, yesterday’s daily-photo version second. Both created the same way, but the newer one had a brighter exposure available to integrate into the mix, and I added a graduated neutral density filter digitally to… Continue reading
The general wisdom, I think, I that sunset pictures don’t actually include the sun. I’m still learning this Sony camera thing, but as far as I can tell it will only do bracketed shots 5 x .7EV apart, which means a max of plus or minus 1.4EV. I’m spoiled because… Continue reading
One day, several years ago (2009), someone at work noted that there were reportedly 18ft waves on Lake Michigan. A number of us decided to take a little lunch time road trip over to the lake to check it out. I absconded with the camera from work and this was… Continue reading
Back to not dying today – though fevers do apparently yield some odd dreams. Sometime not that long after the trip to Mackinac, there was a trip to the Traverse City area. One of the things to do was go to the Sleeping Bear Dunes – Janet had never been… Continue reading