WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011

SUPERIOR WINTER 6817

"Ice Crystal Sunset"

This evening I tried out a "new" (to me) location along the Lake Superior shoreline North of Grand Marais, MN. It turned out to be a wonderful spot and I had great fun spending the evening shooting here. I still can't believe I've never been down to this spot before! It is just a short walk from Highway 61, and is actually part of the Superior Hiking Trail. Many thanks to my friend Bryan Hansel http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryanhansel/) for letting me know about this amazing little slice of Lake Superior's shore.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 105mm
Shutter speed: 1/5
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 200

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011

MOONLIGHT 6874

"December moon over no-name island"

Most of the beach in this area consists of small pebbles, but there is also a small rocky outcrop that juts out into the lake. On the tip of this rocky outcrop is a small island that is only a few feet from shore. It just so happens that the moon was rising over this small island during my visit. Also along the rocky outcrop were several types of plants that were coated in ice from recent waves and spray coming off the lake. As many of you know, winter is a favorite time of mine for photography mostly because I loooooove photographing ice!

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm
Focal length: 32mm
Shutter speed: 15 seconds
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 1600

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011

MOONLIGHT 6887

"December moonlight on Partridge Falls"

After shooting for about an hour and a half along the Lake Superior shore, I headed home for a bite to eat. As soon as my stomach was full I headed back out to do some more shooting. It was a beautiful moonlit night and I wasn't about to let that go to waste! So, I headed up along the Pigeon River and made some photos of Partridge Falls bathed in moonlight. What a great day for some early winter photography!

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm
Focal length: 17mm
Shutter speed: 20 seconds
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 1600

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011

GRAND MARAIS 6914

"December Dawn over the Grand Marais Lighthouse"

I went out this morning with the hopes of capturing the Lunar eclipse, but heavy cloud cover put a stop to that plan. There was, however, a small break in the clouds to the East where the sun was soon to rise. This photo was made about half an hour before sunrise when there was a nice, soft glow of color coming from behind the clouds.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm
Focal length: 400mm
Shutter speed: 3.2 seconds
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

SUPERIOR WINTER 1883

"Pancake Ice, Grand Portage Bay"

So far, this winter has been rather mild with very little snow and days/nights that have been too warm for any serious development of ice on the lake. Last night, however, the temp did drop a bit which meant that this morning there were some nice "pancakes" of ice floating in a couple of areas along Grand Portage Bay. One of these areas (shown above) was very close to my house. How could I resist stopping and making an image of such beautiful ice formations so close to my home?

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm
Focal length: 22mm
Shutter speed: 1/5
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200