MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009

SUPERIOR WINTER 6145

"Beautiful winter day at Brighton Beach"

If you want see cool piles of ice, Brighton Beach is now the place to be. The ice piles that were so high at Stoney Point earlier this winter are now but a memory. Brighton Beach (also known as "Kitchi Gammi Park") is right on the edge of Duluth, just past the mouth of the Lester River. A visit to the beach is not only interesting because of the ice, but also because of the people. Folks have been going out in droves to see and climb around on the ice, which is nice because it helps add a sense of scale to any photographs that one takes. After spending about an hour at Brighton Beach, I took the scenic drive from Duluth to Two Harbors. As I neared the mouth of the French River, I started noticing quite a few people ice fishing along the shoreline. I noticed one guy who looked like he was reeling in a fish, so I pulled over to the side of the road to watch. He circled his hole in the ice about a dozen times, working the fish, wearing it out. Eventually he dropped to one knee, reached into the hole and pulled out a nice prize. He immediately called out to his buddies who were further down the shore, and raised his fish into the air so they could see. Yes, it was a good day for all to be on the lake!

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm
Focal length: 170mm
Shutter speed: 1/800
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009

SUPERIOR WINTER 6200

"Fresh Catch"

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm
Focal length: 400mm
Shutter speed: 1/800
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 200

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009

ABSTRACT 6553

"Dreamscape"

Here are a few shots taken over the last few days. I haven't done a lot of shooting as I have been pretty busy working on other things, but I have gotten out here and there. The image above is a 1/2 second exposure with a short pan upwards from bottom to top. Taken on a day of shooting with my friend Roger http://www.rogernordstromphoto.blogspot.com/) who was actually my inspiration for this shot. Roger showed me a similar picture that he had taken, so I decided to try one of my own within this stand of pine trees on Old Highway 61.

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm
Focal length: 22mm
Shutter speed: 0.4 sec
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009

SUPERIOR WINTER 6589

"Ice pressure ridge on Wauswaugoning Bay"

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm
Focal length: 10mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2009

SUPERIOR WINTER 6638

"Ice fishing on Wauswaugoning Bay"

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm
Focal length: 400mm
Shutter speed: 1/1000
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009

TWIN CITIES 7194

"Night traffic and capital building in St. Paul"

Today I left home for a 3 week road trip to the southwest, with the primary destinations being in southern Utah and northern Arizona. On my way through the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul I stopped to create some night images of the cities, which is something I've been wanting to do for a very long time. As I drove towards the cities I wasn't sure if I would even be able to do any shooting or not, since the forecast was calling for snow later that night. Luck was with me as the snow held off long enough for me to get the shots I wanted. Tomorrow I'll be in Nebraska to spend a day or two photographing Sandhill Cranes on the Platte River.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 85mm
Shutter speed: 20 seconds
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009

TWIN CITIES 7249

"Foam trails at Stone Arch Bridge"

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 10 seconds
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 800

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009

TWIN CITIES 7234

"I-35 Bridge"

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 28mm
Shutter speed: 1/40
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 1600

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009

TWIN CITIES 7281

"Hennepin Avenue Bridge"

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 15 seconds
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 400