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We finally had a cold day which meant Lake Superior would either be steamy or foggy. (Whatever the correct terminology is.) I got up early, at 4:15 A.M.. I couldn't sleep and I think it was knowing I should get to the lake. I grabbed my boots and left at 5:30. The temp going into town was as low as -21 in spots. (Going by the thermometer in the van.) In Duluth I think it was warmer, around -10. Problem was the wind was strong but at least it was on the back. I shot a few, warmed up in the van, shot some more, warmed up. Over time though my fingers were so frozen!! I had a hard time even pushing down the shutter. My fingers were like sticks. It took me awhile to even change a memory stick, I barely could get the job done. My fingers just would not work. I finally threw the gloves on a rock and put my hands in my pockets to try to warm them. (My hands that is!!) I kept shooting though.

I kept moving for different angles when I noticed that I could get a shot with the sun directly behind the lighthouse and it was nearing the top of it. I had to act fast and get right down to the lake if I wanted the pic. For anyone who hasn't been to the canal in Duluth, there are very big rocks of all shapes that were hauled there. I was watching the sun and trying to get down to the lake. I stepped between a couple of rocks and down went my foot. I almost went over, frozen hands and all. I tried to pull my foot out but I couldn't. I tried this way, I tried that way. Luckily I hadn't tied the boots up. I slipped my foot out of the boot and then with my two hands, that weren't working very well, I finally got my boot out. Of course by now my foot had snow on it and also the inside of the boot had a bunch in it. I had to put it on anyway. It was way to late for the sun behind the lighthouse now. I walked down the boardwalk, a bit more, to try a few more. By now though, not only was there no feeling left in my hands, there wasn't alot of feeling left in my one foot.

It was time to leave before I got sick. I went next door to the Burger King and ran my hands under warm water, in the bathroom, for a LONG time until they started to hurt. Ahhh I knew I would be all right. Now I could at least get my wallet out and a dollar bill to get a cup of coffee. It seriously was still real hard to do. I got my coffee, took off my shoes, which I had changed to, and tried to warm up. After about 15 minutes I was warm enough to continue. I went out and shot a few more. I then headed out of town to do some work. I was still chilled till at least 10:00 and my one thumb finally felt better around noon.

I'm glad I went and I might go again in the morning. It was one of those days where it was so great!! I took around 60 pics. I have alot that I really like. I wish I could share them all with you. I got quite a few before and after sunrise. Here are six, one is before sunrise and the rest are after. I have so many that I took after sunrise that I like that it is too hard to choose. I hope I don't sound arrogant because I'm not. It wasn't me, it was just a wonderful morning to takes pics. It was one that you almost could do no wrong. I did adjust these a bit and got rid of some small sun flares in a couple of them.

Randy :-)

P.S. I got home around 4:30. I walked into the house to the smell of Bar B Que ribs in the oven. The house was toast warm because the wife had a warm fire in the wood stove and there was time to relax with a martini before supper. A utopian day I would have to say. I think I'll shoot for another one tommorrow.













P.S.S I realize most of these are the same theme. I did get alot of just the light house before the sunrise that are nice. I should post some of theme because of the steam. I did get a few further down the boardwalk that included benches in the picture. I didn't do very many of those though because I was to frozen by that time.
 
Randy,

Now you are making me feel like a real wimp cause I was just complaining about being out in 18 F weather this afternoon :-)

Welll they are spectacular - the question about worth really boils down to were you having a good time?

I love the gold color and the light house against the water.

Thanks for getting up at 4:30 and thanks for sharing.

John
 
Randy....Wow!!!

All of the photos are great, but I really like the second one. The feeling of solitude, cold, new begining ...it speaks for itself.

Was it worth it? When you can capture a piece of time...nature...whatever..the way you did I think it's worth every moment many time over. Keep sharing with us 'cause it's worth it! YP
--YPC2100/B300 http://www.pbase.com/yp
 
Awesome pics Randy! I was there this morning, too, on my way to work around 8:15 am. See my post an hour or two earlier. Your shots have much more drama than mine. I didn't last very long because my fingers were numb immediately! I am dying to upgrade to a better camera.....Kim
 
You must be one tough Hombre Randy. Sounds almost impossible to have had a good time. I can tell you really like what you do and I appreciate your efforts to bring all the great photos you do to this forum.

Remember I asked you about Split Rock to print on a tile? Well, do ya, huh, huh? LOL

--brianCC2020..C2100
 
Judging from your last line, I'd have to say yes.
And the results speak for themselves. Definitely worth it!

Thanks,
Mark
MN Randy said:
A utopian day I would have to
say. I think I'll shoot for another one tommorrow.
Click to expand...
 
Thoroughly enjoyed your photographs. Just a suggestion. A series like this becomes a lot more interesting when it's displayed together. You don't say what camera you used, so I don't know if the original image resolution would allow printing them at gallery size, but it looks like you've got a terrific color gamut, and that suggests a good camera.

Here's what I think. If you can brave the cold again, I'd get a tripod, and take this same sequence from the exact same position (I mean shoot all the photos without moving the camera). You can use your current photos to determine what position gives you the best composition. Probably shoot about 50 or 60 photos and pick the 6 best that show the change (isn't digital wonderful. Shoot a zillion photos and don't pay a dime for developing). Either get a REALLY wide frame, or frame the photos individually, and display them as a set, running horizontally from left to right. But display the sequence as one piece of work. (if you use a wide frame, cutting the matte is a major league PITA. I know, I've done it).

If you get it in a show or a gallery, people will walk back and forth between the photos for sometimes ten or twenty minutes.

I think you could make it work pretty well with the photos you've taken, but since you moved to different locations, the change in perspective would distract from the change in colors, fog and clouds during the sunrise.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the photos. They're excellent.
 
Randy,

It's very easy for me to say it was worth it, it's been in the range of 60 - 70 degrees here. It was your health that was at risk. But you know your way around and know what it is that you're doing...

I must say the photographs are fantastic. I don't blame you in the slightest for just shooting and shooting. The ones you have put up here are really fine. I have no doubts that the others are every bit as good.

My continued best,

Ed
 
Thanks John,

I'm planning on getting up again tommorrow to go again. A good time yes, a cold time yes.

Randy :-)
ikzook said:
Randy,

Now you are making me feel like a real wimp cause I was just
complaining about being out in 18 F weather this afternoon :-)

Welll they are spectacular - the question about worth really boils
down to were you having a good time?

I love the gold color and the light house against the water.

Thanks for getting up at 4:30 and thanks for sharing.

John
Click to expand...
 
Thank's for your comments YP. It WAS fun and it was COLD.

Randy :-)
yp said:
Randy....Wow!!!

All of the photos are great, but I really like the second one. The
feeling of solitude, cold, new begining ...it speaks for itself.

Was it worth it? When you can capture a piece of
time...nature...whatever..the way you did I think it's worth every
moment many time over. Keep sharing with us 'cause it's worth it!
YP

--
YP
C2100/B300
http://www.pbase.com/yp
Click to expand...
 
Thanks Kim,

45 minutes earlier and I would have let you buy me coffee! ;-)

Randy :-)
kimr55760 said:
Awesome pics Randy! I was there this morning, too, on my way to
work around 8:15 am. See my post an hour or two earlier. Your shots
have much more drama than mine. I didn't last very long because my
fingers were numb immediately! I am dying to upgrade to a better
camera.....Kim
Click to expand...
 
Thanks Brian,

E Mail as the best way to get a pic to you, cropped size etc.

Randy :-)
BrianC said:
You must be one tough Hombre Randy. Sounds almost impossible to
have had a good time. I can tell you really like what you do and I
appreciate your efforts to bring all the great photos you do to
this forum.

Remember I asked you about Split Rock to print on a tile? Well, do
ya, huh, huh? LOL

--
brianC

C2020..C2100
Click to expand...
 
Stephen,

That really sounds like a great idea!! I had my tripod with me too. I might go back in the morning to try your idea! I will let you know if I do. And yes digital is great!!

Randy :-)
Stephen Cook said:
Thoroughly enjoyed your photographs. Just a suggestion. A series
like this becomes a lot more interesting when it's displayed
together. You don't say what camera you used, so I don't know if
the original image resolution would allow printing them at gallery
size, but it looks like you've got a terrific color gamut, and that
suggests a good camera.
Here's what I think. If you can brave the cold again, I'd get a
tripod, and take this same sequence from the exact same position (I
mean shoot all the photos without moving the camera). You can use
your current photos to determine what position gives you the best
composition. Probably shoot about 50 or 60 photos and pick the 6
best that show the change (isn't digital wonderful. Shoot a
zillion photos and don't pay a dime for developing). Either get a
REALLY wide frame, or frame the photos individually, and display
them as a set, running horizontally from left to right. But display
the sequence as one piece of work. (if you use a wide frame,
cutting the matte is a major league PITA. I know, I've done it).
If you get it in a show or a gallery, people will walk back and
forth between the photos for sometimes ten or twenty minutes.
I think you could make it work pretty well with the photos you've
taken, but since you moved to different locations, the change in
perspective would distract from the change in colors, fog and
clouds during the sunrise.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the photos. They're excellent.
Click to expand...
 
Thanks Ed,

60-70 degrees, man that sounds nice. Of course if it was those temps here I couldn't have gotten those shots this morning. I guess I can put up with the cold a bit more.

Randy :-)
Ed Leys said:
Randy,

It's very easy for me to say it was worth it, it's been in the
range of 60 - 70 degrees here. It was your health that was at
risk. But you know your way around and know what it is that you're
doing...

I must say the photographs are fantastic. I don't blame you in the
slightest for just shooting and shooting. The ones you have put up
here are really fine. I have no doubts that the others are every
bit as good.

My continued best,

Ed
Click to expand...
 
Hey Randy,

These just look cold! And I concur with Randy, it was cold up here today. I shot about 50 as well, but it was mid-morning and already a balmy 0F. Hands have never been as cold as they were this morning. And the wind....

Very brave shots, Randy.

Jim
MN Randy said:
6 pics- only about 250KB

We finally had a cold day which meant Lake Superior would either be
steamy or foggy. (Whatever the correct terminology is.) I got up
early, at 4:15 A.M.. I couldn't sleep and I think it was knowing I
should get to the lake. I grabbed my boots and left at 5:30. The
temp going into town was as low as -21 in spots. (Going by the
thermometer in the van.) In Duluth I think it was warmer, around
-10. Problem was the wind was strong but at least it was on the
back. I shot a few, warmed up in the van, shot some more, warmed
up. Over time though my fingers were so frozen!! I had a hard
time even pushing down the shutter. My fingers were like sticks.
It took me awhile to even change a memory stick, I barely could get
the job done. My fingers just would not work. I finally threw the
gloves on a rock and put my hands in my pockets to try to warm
them. (My hands that is!!) I kept shooting though.

I kept moving for different angles when I noticed that I could get
a shot with the sun directly behind the lighthouse and it was
nearing the top of it. I had to act fast and get right down to the
lake if I wanted the pic. For anyone who hasn't been to the canal
in Duluth, there are very big rocks of all shapes that were hauled
there. I was watching the sun and trying to get down to the lake.
I stepped between a couple of rocks and down went my foot. I
almost went over, frozen hands and all. I tried to pull my foot
out but I couldn't. I tried this way, I tried that way. Luckily I
hadn't tied the boots up. I slipped my foot out of the boot and
then with my two hands, that weren't working very well, I finally
got my boot out. Of course by now my foot had snow on it and also
the inside of the boot had a bunch in it. I had to put it on
anyway. It was way to late for the sun behind the lighthouse now.
I walked down the boardwalk, a bit more, to try a few more. By now
though, not only was there no feeling left in my hands, there
wasn't alot of feeling left in my one foot.

It was time to leave before I got sick. I went next door to the
Burger King and ran my hands under warm water, in the bathroom, for
a LONG time until they started to hurt. Ahhh I knew I would be all
right. Now I could at least get my wallet out and a dollar bill to
get a cup of coffee. It seriously was still real hard to do. I
got my coffee, took off my shoes, which I had changed to, and tried
to warm up. After about 15 minutes I was warm enough to continue.
I went out and shot a few more. I then headed out of town to do
some work. I was still chilled till at least 10:00 and my one
thumb finally felt better around noon.

I'm glad I went and I might go again in the morning. It was one of
those days where it was so great!! I took around 60 pics. I have
alot that I really like. I wish I could share them all with you.
I got quite a few before and after sunrise. Here are six, one is
before sunrise and the rest are after. I have so many that I took
after sunrise that I like that it is too hard to choose. I hope I
don't sound arrogant because I'm not. It wasn't me, it was just a
wonderful morning to takes pics. It was one that you almost could
do no wrong. I did adjust these a bit and got rid of some small
sun flares in a couple of them.

Randy :-)

P.S. I got home around 4:30. I walked into the house to the smell
of Bar B Que ribs in the oven. The house was toast warm because
the wife had a warm fire in the wood stove and there was time to
relax with a martini before supper. A utopian day I would have to
say. I think I'll shoot for another one tommorrow.













P.S.S I realize most of these are the same theme. I did get alot
of just the light house before the sunrise that are nice. I should
post some of theme because of the steam. I did get a few further
down the boardwalk that included benches in the picture. I didn't
do very many of those though because I was to frozen by that time.
Click to expand...
--Jim Fuglestad http://www.pbase.com/jfuglestad/galleries
 
What an outstanding set of shots. I am a bit biased though, since I relly love lighthouse shots. The mist and early sun really make for great compositions. Thanks for sharing and freezing.

Regards,
--Ken Wwww.pbase.com/kwalsh
 
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