Tuliptree Blossom with Guest
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
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
Lake Michigan
Sun & Surf Rising
Rough seas and a rising sun create a nice contrast in this image. Normally the early morning, beach-side view of Lake Michigan is calm and reflective of the sun as it emerges above the horizon. The morning of this shot, the tension of the rough, rolling waves quash the calm.
The structure near the horizon is the lighthouse at Kewaunee, WI.
A larger version of this image can by seen by clicking on the photo.
Dawn’s Brighter Light
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.
If you have a large monitor, you may be able to get a better view by clicking on the photo.
Crimson Tide
Last 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.
Dawn of Promise
“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.
A better view is available by clicking on the image.
Sweet Distraction
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
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
This 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
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.
You can see a larger version of this image if you click on it.
Backlit Lighthouse
This is one of my favorite photographic subjects. Well, actually four of my favorites. The rising sun, clouds, Lake Michigan and the Kewaunee, WI lighthouse. It’s nice when all four of them come together to for a memorable shoot.
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High Contrast
This 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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