You be the Judge!! Was it worth it?

MN Randy said:

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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.

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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.

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Shutter said:

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.

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Jim Fuglestad
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John said:

randy
and the jury says- your guilty- and you are convicted to do this more
i love every picture off them, and i know how difficult it is to
shoot in such circumstancis (weather+the sun)
thanks for sharing
rgds

--
John smeets
http://www.pbase.com/john1
minolta D7 and Olympus B300

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Ken W said:

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 W
http://www.pbase.com/kwalsh

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dave1 said:

Hi Randy,
A fantastic posting in both respects....words and images....really
enjoyed this.
Thanks very much for the posting.
Dave(UK).........
PS,
The bit about your hands in your pocket just cracked me up...Great
stuff!

--
support your local rugby team
http://www.pbase.com/dave1/root

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adrienne said:

Randy,

I'm glad you came through that with no permanent effects! The
results, in my opinion (from my warm living room), were definitely
worth it. The fog is glowing beautifully, Randy -- great job. The
first 3 are my favorites.

adrienne

--
http://www.naturalsights.com

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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.

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Alan Hartmann said:

Nice work. My fingers got cold just reading about it ;-) My favorite:



Stay Warm! (Maybe some nice indoor museum shots this weekend?)

Alan

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ulol said:

hey randy, great shots!..my choice is number 3..clean simple.no
glare but very powerful IMO! thanks
ulol

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Dogleader said:

MN Randy Yep it was worth it, really like the sun and mist photos.
DL
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Dog Leader D30 300mm 4L IS
50mm 1.4 and a 1.4 Teleconvertor

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morris said:

Without a doughty your efforts paid off. This one image would have
made me happy from the effort.



All of your photos are very nice; the one above is just wonderful!

Morris

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