When is a picture of a lighthouse even cooler than a lighthouse? When it’s hidden by frozen waves. When the weather is right in Marquette, you can see some pretty impressive waves off the shore of Presque Isle. My fingers suffered for the time I spent snapping shots this particular morning, and if my son […]
Breakwater
Superior Splash
Sometimes it’s not hard to understand why they put a fence in place at the shore end of the breakwater to keep people from walking out during bad weather… these aren’t the biggest waves Lake Superior can throw at you, and even these would be plenty strong enough to sweep you right into the water. […]
Marquette Porch Light
Similar to another shot I’ve posted, this was horizontal rather than vertical in layout. It wasn’t the stormiest day along Lake Superior that you can find in Marquette in the fall, but it was fun day to be out with the camera. It’s a little easier to see in this shot, as opposed to the […]
Prelude to a Storm
It wasn’t the windiest that it gets on a Marquette Lake Superior shoreline, but it was respectable. I really liked the choppiness of the waves, and the texture it created. I was mostly taking photos of the splashes that were closer to shore along the concrete breakwall, but decided to get a couple of shots […]
Water Meets the Sky
For a couple of years, every time I made the trip to Marquette with my camera, Lake Superior would play coy and be all calm. Meanwhile, I would always get to see other people catching big waves and posting them on Facebook. While it had calmed down a bit after my stop near Christmas on […]