Each winter, especially during the cold snaps, we have a small amount of frost form on the screen door. The early morning light backlights the frost, creating interesting texture and patterns. I used a 105mm Macro lens to focus close to a small patch of the frost to capture the image below. Exposure is 1/250…
Read detailsSaturday morning was the first day of a brutal cold wave in Northern MN. The weather was predicted to be a clear morning, so I packed the camera bag. The temperature when I headed out was -20. The sky was pretty clear when I got the lakefront, though there was a slight fog rising from…
Read detailsA few weeks ago, while on our way to Cuyuna State Recreation Area, we passed this barn. Access to the property was limited to the road, but I was able to zoom in and capture the image below.
Read detailsWhile going through doing some backups last weekend, I came across a number of images I did not post. This is one from the High Falls in Tettegouche State Park. I made my way to the park for sunrise one day in July. Sunrise is the best time to be at these extremely popular falls, do to the lack of people getting out that early in the morning. I ran into a few photographers on my way out from the shoot.
Read detailsThe forecast called for clouds this morning, and with the time of year, the sunrise was set to be over the eastern edge of the Mississippi Headwaters. It was also supposed to be chilly, so I was hoping on some fog rising from the lake. The temp was below 30 degrees as I took to the path leading to the headwaters, and the fog was rising from the river. Unfortunately, the clouds failed to appear, but the fog thickened up as the sun rose. This gave a nice, diffused sun and some minor flaring of the rays. Below is the results of the morning:
Read detailsThe weather around sunset was crystal clear, and the weather forecasts for the night were clear until 2am-3am, where the clouds and possible rain were to move in. Being the moon set was so early in the evening, I decided to take a shot at Milky Way images at La Salle Recreation area. Unfortunately, by the time it started to line up where I wanted it, the clouds moved in, 2 hours earlier than predicted. I did take a few images, and did some light painting of the foreground. Below are the results.
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