Posts Tagged ‘Lake Michigan’
Sparkly Winter Morning on Lake Michigan by Michigan-Nut
Posted: January 31, 2015 in natureTags: 500px, frozen, Great Lakes, ice, icicles, IFTTT, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, michigan, pier, snow, South Haven, sparkle, starbursts, usa, winter
Frozen Lighthouse by backcountrygallery
Posted: January 30, 2015 in landscapesTags: 500px, frozen lighthouse, ice, ice sickles, icy ligthhouse, IFTTT, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, mi, michigan, st joe lighthouse, St. Joseph Lighthouse
It was January 16th 2015 – a Friday morning. I was in my normal routine and happened upon an icy photo that was taken a couple days before of the St Joseph Lighthouse. I knew the weather hadn’t been too warm and most likely the ice was still there. I had seen this frozen lighthouse before and had always longed to capture a photo.
So, by early afternoon I had talked myself into a trip and had my gear packed. I drove to St. Joseph, MI with hopes of nice ice and a good sky, but I had no way to know if either would happen.
I arrived early and quickly made friends with some of my fellow lighthouse photographers (shout out to Craig, Jeff, and Neil). I messed around with several compositions before I settled on the final one you see here in the photo.
I still had an hour to go, so I just hung out by my camera making small talk. The closer we got to sunset, the more worried I was – lots of photographers were starting to show up and the ability to choose a new spot was quickly drying up on this narrow pier. I hoped I had chosen a good location and that it wouldn’t require a last minute move.
As the sun was getting low, an interesting cloud formation began to form above the lighthouse. At first it was little more then a hot-dog shaped puff, but the upper winds were starting to stretch it out a bit more.
As everything lit up, I couldn’t believe my good fortune. I was in the ideal spot and the cloud was absolutely prefect. A few minutes earlier and it was still too small, a few minutes later and it was too far stretched out. As it turned out, the cloud was in the perfect position at just the right time for the composition I had created! I was the furthest photographer to the left with the water only a step away (and 10 feet down). Had I been more to the right, the cloud would have been blocked by the ice. I kept thinking to myself – and probably even mumbled it a few times, “I can’t believe this!”
This photo was the result. It was after 1:00AM when I finally rolled into my own driveway, but I think it was well worth the trip.
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“Freeze Frame” – St Joseph Lighthouse by Michigan-Nut
Posted: January 27, 2015 in natureTags: 500px, arctic air, cold, freezing, frozen, ice, icicles, IFTTT, Lake Michigan, landmark, landscape, lighthouse, nature, polar vortex, scenic, usa, weather, winter
Frosty Lighthouse by BrianHawkins
Posted: January 18, 2015 in landscapesTags: 500px, Benton Harbor, catwalk, Chiberia, clouds, frost, frozen, Great Lakes, ice, icicle, IFTTT, Lake Michigan, michigan, polar vortex, snow, St. Joseph Lighthouse, sunset, Timelapse Frame, winter
Frosty Lighthouse by BrianHawkins
Posted: January 18, 2015 in landscapesTags: 500px, Benton Harbor, catwalk, Chiberia, clouds, frost, frozen, Great Lakes, ice, icicle, IFTTT, Lake Michigan, michigan, polar vortex, snow, St. Joseph Lighthouse, sunset, Timelapse Frame, winter
Easter Sunset by TomEspinoza
Posted: April 21, 2014 in landscapesTags: 500px, beach, IFTTT, Lake Michigan, landscape, michigan, nikon, spring, sunset
Milwaukee Art Museum Lobby by NiklasPanten
Posted: February 10, 2014 in City and ArchitectureTags: 24-120mm, 500px, abstract, architecture, art, building, Combs, d800, hdr, IFTTT, lake, Lake Michigan, midwest, Milwaukee, museum, nikon, north america, reflection, structure, symmetry, usa, view, visitors, wing, wisconsin