These lighthouses were my goal for the trip. We tried to visit them twice, but the first time my friend, Steve, didn’t feel like paddling in the dark in the building waves, which just at twilight were building to shoulder height and they were building fast. The next day was beautiful, so we went over
This is the first island that Steve and I landed on. It had a nice protected interior from the waves. We hiked around the little rock and found lots of sign of nature’s struggle, including bones, crayfish remains, etc… On this island I found two bull snakes. Inukshuk on the Bustard Islands. This is from
I just got back from a kayaking trip to Georgian Bay. It was fantastic. Here are a few quick grabs. This is my friend Steve in my new Tahe Reval kayak. Self Portrait storm bound in Georgian Bay. We spent two nights and most of two days stuck here. The second day, the wind was
This afternoon, the wind shifted and blew the smoke from the forest fire into town. Ash fell from the sky and everything smells like a campfire. It’s 80 F hot and dry and smoky. The news up the trail is more mandatory evacs in the Gunflint lodge area back to the Old Gunflint. And suggested
If you haven’t been watching the national news, you may not know that the Boundary Waters are on fire again. It sounds like the upper section of the Gunflint Trail has been devastated. Some of this fire is in the 1999 blow down area (Amazon link. I may get a commission). Tonight, in town I
Every once in a great while, I need to do a product shot. So, when I saw this easy, cheap, Mini Macro Studio set-up, I had to try it out. It uses two pieces of paper, two pieces of tape, one camera, one flash stand, and one flash. I have a SB-800 flash, so I
Tony and Pat in the morning photographing Lake Superior.
This is the ice falls on the Onion River. The people are almost all the folks that participated in the Winter Photography Workshop. Thanks, everyone for coming up for the weekend and braving the cold winter. For those that weren’t here for the weekend, understand that we had below zero temps the whole weekend and
Winter sunset over Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area. This is an old Velvia slide that I found and scanned in today. Probably 5 or 6 years old now. So, how many canoes and kayaks can you get on a Toyota Corrolla? Look at how good of shape those paddles are in. New stuff — the advantage
This winter, I’ll be teaching a three-day photo workshop at Lutsen Resort on the shore of Lake Superior. This will be a fun adventure weekend. We’ll explore the rugged landscape of the northland via snowshoe and skis and at the end of the weekend, you’ll go home with a great collection of winter photos to
