Dawn’s Early Flight

Published August 6, 2013 | By Bill

On the morning I took this photo, it was a calm and slowly brightening scene. I was focused on capturing the color in the clouds behind the lighthouse.

A large number of seagulls were resting on the pier running perpendicular to the lighthouse, apparently having spent the night there.

For no particular reason, they began to take off and I simply clicked the shutter several times as they inserted themselves into the scene.

To view a larger version of this image, click on the photo.

Posted in Birds, Lighthouse, Pops Photos, Sunrise | Tagged Algoma, Bill Pevlor, Birds, Clouds, Lake Michigan, Lighthouse, Pops Digital, Seagulls, Sky, Sony SLT-A77V, Sunrise, Water, WI, Wisconsin

Sea of Gulls

Published June 5, 2013 | By Bill

Seagulls take to flight before the Kewaunee, Wisconsin pier and lighthouse as the sun rises over Lake Michigan.

Yesterday I was on the beach to photograph the sunrise. I had finished started walking back to the car, ready to head home to grab breakfast before going to work. As I neared the parking lot, I noticed a large number of seagulls resting on the beach. I figured, as I got closer, they would eventually take off. So I prepared my camera for the shot.

When they began to take off, with my camera at arm’s length, I just pointed in their direction and snapped away – one-handed because I was carrying my tripod in the other. Looking directly into the brightness of the sun, I really couldn’t see what I was shooting, so I was rather pleased with what I saw when I downloaded the morning’s images to my computer.

To get a better view, click on the image and a larger version will open in a new browser tab.

Posted in Birds, Lighthouse, Pops Photos, Sunrise | Tagged Bill Pevlor, Bird, Birds, Clouds, Gulls, Kewaunee, Lake Michigan, Lighthouse, Pops Digital, Reflection, Seagulls, Sky, Sony SLT-A77V, Sunrise, Water, WI, Wisconsin