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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

Lighthouse

A Christmas Story – Opening Act

This is the way the day started in Algoma, WI on Sunday, December 25, 2011 – Christmas morning.  The sun had to force its way through a band of low clouds hugging the horizon over Lake Michigan.

Myself and another area photographer were there to witness and record it.  Obviously, neither one of us had young children at home to open presents on this early Christmas morning. I was actually on my way to church to prepare for the morning’s service and stopped (as I often do) for a quick round of pics.

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Harbor Slush

The harbor at Algoma, WI was busy making slush on the morning I snapped this image.  There were chunks of ice undulating with minimal wave action.  As they moved, ever so slightly, together and apart, the slush in the water created by the cold temperatures was pushed up between the chunks of ice, creating the ridges seen here.

This was taken right at sunrise on a Sunday morning.  If you squint, you can see the first hint of the morning sun on the horizon, just to the right of the lighthouse.

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View from Shore

I know most people prefer to sleep in on Saturday mornings.  Not me.  I’m up before the sun and scouting out potential, natural beauty.  For me, another hour or two of sleep just isn’t worth what I might miss on a calm morning in the pre-sunrise glow.

This is one of my favorite Saturday morning locations.  This was the scene just before the sun appeared over Lake Michigan and the lighthouse at Kewaunee, WI…as viewed from the beach.

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Morning Pastels

Look what I found!  This is a pre-sunrise view of the Algoma, WI harbor and lighthouse.  It was a cold December morning where the surface of the harbor looked like a giant, undulating  slushie.

I had been feeling bad for myself because it had been awhile since I was able to get out and take some new photos.  My last opportunities (usually early mornings on the weekend) didn’t work out – time wise, weather wise.

While fiddling with my camera, experimenting with a different setting, I found a group of images I had taken more than a week ago and forgotten about.  This is the first of a few I will post in the near future.

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Morning Charms

Lighthouse, Kewaunee, SunriseThis is a similar shot to one I posted last week.  This is the upper part of the Kewaunee, WI lighthouse.  The previous post (Wisps of Light) was cropped a little closer and left the lighthouse as a silhouette.  This one offers a little more sky and a little more detail of the lighthouse.

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Golden Awakening

Algoma, Lighthouse, SunriseYeah, that bright yellow disc is the rising sun overpowering the low clouds over Lake Michigan.  The lighthouse at Algoma,WI stands by as a silent witness.

My favorite aspect of this image is the soft texture of golden-yellow clouds in the upper part of the photo.

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Wisps of Light

Lighthouse, Kewaunee, SunriseI’ve taken a lot of photos of the Kewaunee lighthouse, but none like this.  This was a pre-sunrise shot focusing on the light of the lighthouse.  The morning sky provided a dramatic background.

I have another, similar shot where the lighthouse isn’t all shadow.  I’ll post it in a couple of days.

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Cloudy Disposition

Lighthouse, Pier, Algoma, Monochrome

The distinctive, two-part pier of the Algoma, WI lighthouse stretches into Lake Michigan and a moody morning sky.

Those who have followed my photography will realize this is taken from a different location than I usually shoot the pier and lighthouse.  Usually I’m somewhere on the southern side.  From a southern angle, the pier looks like one solid protrusion.  From this angle, you can see there’s a gap in the pier.

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Bright Future

Lighthouse, Kewaunee, sunriseHere’s an image from my Thanksgiving weekend. While everyone at my home is taking advantage of the holiday by sleeping in, I’m trying to capture an image worth posting on this blog.

This is a shot of the sun rising over Lake Michigan, beyond the Kewaunee, WI lighthouse.  The waters were rough and the pier was wet which gave a little bit of color to the normally drab, concrete pier.

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