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A Sample of Pop’s “Bee” Images

Another Day at Work

Apis Workers' Party

Predator

Some of Your Beeswax

Sedum Bumbler

Look of Defiance

Chicory Bee

Bumbling Bees

Garden Cafe

Buzz By Here - To Infinity and Beyond

Pick Your Poison

Blind Side Attack

On a Mission

Honey Bee on Sedum

Covering the Cosmos

Center of the Cosmos

Three's a Crowd

Popular Spot

On A Pedestal

A Sample of Pop’s “People” Photo Collection

Big Harry Fireworks Display

To Impress the Girl

Different Perspective

Sweet Ride

Perfect Little Piggies B&W

Flipping the Light Fantastic

Festival of Flights

To the Crowd's Delight

Amish Go Round

Wondersome One

The Stars In Her Eyes

Tuesday's Child

Sleeper Hold

Considering the Next Move

Sugar and Spice

Front Porch Portrait

Caged Competitor

Early Adoration

Child In the Ligtht

Stroll Through the Weeds

Attention Grabbing

Eye Contact

On the Line

Eyes of Wonder

Rounding the Curve

Troubadours of Basin Spring Park

Down by the Creek

Sun Day

Catching Some Light

EAA Fireworks

Hear Me Roar

Algoma

Wide Eyed Sunrise

Pano, Panoramic, Sunrise, Algoma, LighthouseGood morning Algoma!  This is the sunrise greeting Algoma, WI Sunday morning, November 13, 2011.

There are several normal sized images I’ll post from this shoot, but there’s something special about being able to see the panoramic, wide-view – the big picture. This is a combination of three separate images “stitched” together.

To see a wider version (wider is definitely better) click on the photo.

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Dawn’s Brighter Light

Algoma, Lighthouse, Sunrise, Silhouette I’ll have to tag this as one of my favorites.  The rising sun, muted by light cloud cover and hidden behind the lighthouse, created a wonderful pallet of fall colors.

Another image of the lighthouse at Algoma, WI.

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Crimson Tide

Sunrise, Algoma, Lighthouse, Sky, WaterLast Sunday morning I stopped by the Algoma, WI harbor on my way to church.  (Thankful for the earlier sunrise due to the Daylight Savings time shift.)

It was a beautiful sunrise and a very productive shoot. I have several photos that I’ll be posting from this batch.

The sky is something on this one, but it’s the reflection off the water that makes this one for me.  And the larger the image, the better it looks.  To see it larger, click on the photo.

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Dawn of Promise

Sunrise, Algoma, Lighthouse, Panorama

“You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.” – Paulo Coelho

This is another pre-sunrise view of the Algoma, Wisconsin harbor and lighthouse.

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Sweet Distraction

Sunrise, Algoma, Lighthouse, Clouds

Yesterday morning (Sunday) I was on my way to church and thought I should stop and take a few shots of the sunrise. The church where I serve as pastor is just a few blocks from this scene. This is the Algoma harbor and lighthouse taken from the marina area.

Those few clouds caught my eye. Normally I would crop this photo more, but I purposely left a lot of sky above the few clouds. That just seemed right to me.

Feel free to leave your own thoughts as a comment below and share this post if you like it.

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Sunrise Frolic

Sunrise, Algoma, Lighthouse, Seagul

I stopped on my way to the church this morning and took some photos of the sunrise from Algoma’s marina.  As I was snapping, a couple of seagulls were bumping into each other in front of the sun.  Unfortunately, I missed the moment when they made contact.

There will be a few more photos from this session.  Watch for them to show up here in the next few days.

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Algoma Sunrise Panorama

Sunrise, Lighthouse, Algoma, PanoramaThis is one of my earliest attempts to create a panoramic image by “stitching” together several individual photos. If I remember correctly, this is a combination of five photos.

The narrow format of this blog doesn’t offer the best view of wide images.  This is one you’ll want to see larger.  To do so, click on the image.

To see a variety of Pops Digital panoramas, look over our Panorama Gallery.

Beaming Breakthrough

Sunbeams, Lighthouse, Algoma, Sunrise, Reflection

The sunbeams breaking through the cloud cover made this a magical morning in August of 2011.  It was a scene that only lasted a few minutes, but I was able to get several good images of the Algoma, WI lighthouse and harbor under this “special effects” lighting.

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High Contrast

Monochrome, Lighthouse, Boat, ShipThis is a study in contrasts.  The contrast of black and white tones and the contrast of the small fishing boat at the harbor and the large ship off shore.

It’s not often I see a large ship this close. There were strong winds coming from shore on this morning.  I believe they might have been keeping closer to shore where the seas would be a bit calmer than farther out.

To be honest, I wasn’t overly impressed with this photo…wasn’t sure if I would post it.  The rich tones in the upper sky convinced me it was worth sharing. Feel free to offer your own opinion by leaving a comment.

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Break of Dawn

Ice, Sunrise, Lighthouse, Algoma, HarborThe rising sun begins to peek from behind the Pier Light at Algoma, WI. The below zero temperatures caused steam to rise off of Lake Michigan. Even with the bitter cold temperatures, the gentle movement of the waves from the lake keep the harbor from freezing solid.

This was a tricky shot to get.  I had to climb down the ice-covered, rock embankment of the marina to get as close to the harbor surface as possible.

The most amazing thing about this image, to me, is that I was able to capture this with my old camera.  My Kodak Easyshare DX7590 was a decent camera but far from a DSLR.

I was honored to have this photo featured on a prominant photography website – Earthshots.org. See it HERE.

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