TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010

SUPERIOR BOATS 1134

"Waiting for the next trip"

The passenger ferry "Voyageur II" waits patiently for its next voyage to Isle Royale National Park from its dock in Grand Portage, MN. This image was taken in late September of this year as the Isle Royale boating season was winding down. The Voyageur II is a 60' aluminum-hulled ferry that has been providing mail and passenger service to Isle Royale National Park since the early 1970's. It is the only ferry that circumnavigates the entire island, making several stops along the way so hikers and paddlers can have options for hiking or canoeing/kayaking different portions of the island.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 47mm
Shutter speed: 3.2 seconds
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010

PIGEON RIVER 2946

"Early winter on the Pigeon"

Grand Portage State Park, MN - Taken just after this year's first snowfall!

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 105mm
Shutter speed: 1/40
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010

GRAND PORTAGE 2850

"First Snow"

Highway 61 on the East side of Mt. Josephine - Taken on my commute to work last Sunday morning. It sure was a beautiful drive with all the fresh snow sticking to the trees!

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 105mm
Shutter speed: 1/200
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1600

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010

FOREST 3147

"Early winter wonderland on the Arrowhead Trail"

More than a foot of snow already blankets the landscape along the Arrowhead Trail in Northeast Minnesota on November 23, 2010.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 35mm
Shutter speed: 1/1250
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 400

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2010

FOREST 3308

"Early winter wonderland along Old Highway 61"

Several November storms meant a lot of early snow accumulation inland from Lake Superior near Grand Portage, MN. This photo was taken on November 25, 2010. I was a bit disappointed that these storms left little snow in my yard. I live right on the shores of Lake Superior and early winter storms often mean that rain falls along the shoreline instead of snow. Right now I barely have one inch of snow covering my yard, however one only needs to drive a few miles inland to see the ground covered with almost two feet of snow already!

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 32mm
Shutter speed: 1/320
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 400

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010

FOREST 3324

"Thanksgiving Snow"

Minnesota Northwoods on Thanksgiving Day, 2010 - Grand Portage, MN. A different world from the shoreline of Lake Superior where only an inch or two of snow had fallen, a few miles inland was a different story. Here nearly a foot of freshly fallen snow blanketed the landscape on Thanksgiving Day!

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 24mm
Shutter speed: 1/640
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 400