Stormy Day over Lake Superior

by | Dec 11, 2012 | Landscape Photography, nature photography, Photo Blog, photography, road trip, The Blog | 2 comments

Stormy Day over Lake Superior
A howling wind
Over the pounding waves
An eagle soars.
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There was an eagle – really – only it didn’t fly over my shoreline landscape! But poetry allows creative license…

 

I had never seen waves so strong on a LAKE before. I felt as if I were standing by the ocean, and I was told “this isn’t anything – it could be worse!” I can only imagine – we had 35-40 mph winds as I recall, and thankfully, that made for some great wave action – if you could stand up and hold your tripod steady. Luckily, rocks don’t move in the wind, and I wanted the water to move, so it worked out in the end.

 

I’m looking forward to the opportunity to go back there again some Autumn. It’s really a beautiful area.

 

Thanks for visiting!

 

2 Comments

  1. Mike Hannum
    Mike Hannum on December 11, 2012 at 9:32 am

    I’ve been along the south shore of Lake Superior on days like that. There are visible ship wrecks in some places. It’s a pretty unfriendly place when the wind and waves are coming in like that – but a great place to make photographs like this one. Great job!

    • Brenda
      Brenda on December 12, 2012 at 1:59 pm

      Thanks, Mike. Yes, I can only imagine what it’s like in a REAL storm – the legends of shipwrecks tell us…

      thanks for visiting/commenting!