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Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she is running right into Lake Superior.



I went to the ship yards and got a pic of a boat that has been stuck here all winter. She's pretty big.



and then i spotted a big old barge up on blocks. I converted this one to B&W.



Then a couple of guys on a tug boat went by... I tried out my smart zoom on my camera and it turned out pretty good.



Thunder Bay is right on Lake Superior and this is another shot of the sleeping giant. I think I may have sharpened this a bit too much.



I also stopped at Kakabeka Falls to try and catch some of the thaw there.







and finally I found a mysterious wall to nowhere.... this is a giant cement wall that looks like it had been bashed down some years ago... I don't have any idea why it was there....I'm gonna have to do a little research i think.



Hope you enjoyed my mini tour of Thunder Bay

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Awesome Len. Isn't the first picture of the Current River though? I could be wrong. You certainly made the rounds today, didn't you? KB falls should be looking great in a month or so. Keep up the good work and if you get a chance have a look at the pics I posted yesterday at the demolished grain elevator.

Dan...

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A picture is worth a thousand words, at least....
 
Pretty but rough country. That area I would need a dry suit vs. a wet suit.
Nice pictures.
Mel
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.



I went to the ship yards and got a pic of a boat that has been
stuck here all winter. She's pretty big.



and then i spotted a big old barge up on blocks. I converted this
one to B&W.



Then a couple of guys on a tug boat went by... I tried out my smart
zoom on my camera and it turned out pretty good.



Thunder Bay is right on Lake Superior and this is another shot of
the sleeping giant. I think I may have sharpened this a bit too
much.



I also stopped at Kakabeka Falls to try and catch some of the thaw
there.







and finally I found a mysterious wall to nowhere.... this is a
giant cement wall that looks like it had been bashed down some
years ago... I don't have any idea why it was there....I'm gonna
have to do a little research i think.



Hope you enjoyed my mini tour of Thunder Bay

LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE
IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
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Yes it is the Current river I realized that after I posted it...I'm going to check out your pics right now....did you get my email about the lens hood???
DanC said:
Awesome Len. Isn't the first picture of the Current River though? I
could be wrong. You certainly made the rounds today, didn't you? KB
falls should be looking great in a month or so. Keep up the good
work and if you get a chance have a look at the pics I posted
yesterday at the demolished grain elevator.

Dan...

--
A picture is worth a thousand words, at least....
Click to expand...
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I've looked really hard, and had a hard time finding suggestions for improvements.

First picture: the camera wasn't quite horizontal (told you these are comments from a picky guy), can be fixed with the proper cropping.

Second picture: I like this view. Did you have a way to make a picture from a higher point of view, so as to see the bridge. Would have been a great picture too !

Third picture: Cropped a little tight to my taste. I'd love to see a little more of the background around the boat.

Last one: a little blurry (maybe autofocus focuses on a few twigs located closer to you than the wall, which is your main subject).

And also: I loved these pictures. Wish there were more of them !

Thierry
camera shipped DHL please hurry
 
Mel Lammers said:
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.



I went to the ship yards and got a pic of a boat that has been
stuck here all winter. She's pretty big.



and then i spotted a big old barge up on blocks. I converted this
one to B&W.



Then a couple of guys on a tug boat went by... I tried out my smart
zoom on my camera and it turned out pretty good.



Thunder Bay is right on Lake Superior and this is another shot of
the sleeping giant. I think I may have sharpened this a bit too
much.



I also stopped at Kakabeka Falls to try and catch some of the thaw
there.







and finally I found a mysterious wall to nowhere.... this is a
giant cement wall that looks like it had been bashed down some
years ago... I don't have any idea why it was there....I'm gonna
have to do a little research i think.



Hope you enjoyed my mini tour of Thunder Bay

LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE
IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
Click to expand...
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mslammers.smugmug.com
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LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
 
TOF guy said:
I've looked really hard, and had a hard time finding suggestions
for improvements.

First picture: the camera wasn't quite horizontal (told you these
are comments from a picky guy), can be fixed with the proper
cropping.
Click to expand...
I didn't even notice that but now i see what you mean.
TOF guy said:
Second picture: I like this view. Did you have a way to make a
picture from a higher point of view, so as to see the bridge. Would
have been a great picture too !
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everything around that area is restricted . (not that this has stopped me before but I'd have to wait till a weekend...good idea though)
TOF guy said:
Third picture: Cropped a little tight to my taste. I'd love to see
a little more of the background around the boat.
Click to expand...
this one is actually as wide as i could go... there were three other boats around it and power lines and boxes and garbage. I would have lided to have more scenery too but it just wasn't available....oh well take what i can get)
TOF guy said:
Last one: a little blurry (maybe autofocus focuses on a few twigs
located closer to you than the wall, which is your main subject).
Click to expand...
Yes. one downfall of the auto focus. It was pretty hard to get through the branches.....I could have used the maual but i really don't care for that feature right now....I'm not comfortable with it
TOF guy said:
And also: I loved these pictures. Wish there were more of them !
Click to expand...
Thanks alot for the critique....mucho mucho appreciated.......Don't worry...there will be plenty more
TOF guy said:
Thierry
camera shipped DHL please hurry
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See My Not-So-Hot pics at

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I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
 
Great shots. that 3rd image of the boat (the Marilyn Grace) is a great lakes fishing boat (fishing tug) they were built like submarines and I swear there the toughest boats on the lakes able to sail in waters whales would be scared of. those big rectangular panels move and expose the working decks I've seen the same sorts of boats working on erie in all difrent sizes. talk about extreme boating. I'd love to see thunder bay and more of superior.
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.
Click to expand...
--
F717 (what a fantastic machine)
 
I'll keep posting...I'm getting into photography with a vicious obsessiveness...(if that's a term)

so i'm sure i'll have a ton more
where are you from.....

If you want more awsome thunder bay pics watch for DanC he posts here and he has a lot of great shots

thanks for the info on the tug.

It looks like a big water machine...just a little more stable than my kayak....he he he he .....I can't wait to get out on the water

talk to yo later and thanks again for the response
Glenn said:
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.
Click to expand...
--
F717 (what a fantastic machine)
Click to expand...
--
LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
 
I'm from Orangeville. I'll look for Dan' C in the forum thanks
LENWOODBLUZ said:
so i'm sure i'll have a ton more
where are you from.....

If you want more awsome thunder bay pics watch for DanC he posts
here and he has a lot of great shots

thanks for the info on the tug.

It looks like a big water machine...just a little more stable than
my kayak....he he he he .....I can't wait to get out on the water

talk to yo later and thanks again for the response
Glenn said:
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.
Click to expand...
--
F717 (what a fantastic machine)
Click to expand...
--
LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE
IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
Click to expand...
--
F717 (what a fantastic machine)
 
Liked your tour very much!!

Regards, Bas
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.



I went to the ship yards and got a pic of a boat that has been
stuck here all winter. She's pretty big.



and then i spotted a big old barge up on blocks. I converted this
one to B&W.



Then a couple of guys on a tug boat went by... I tried out my smart
zoom on my camera and it turned out pretty good.



Thunder Bay is right on Lake Superior and this is another shot of
the sleeping giant. I think I may have sharpened this a bit too
much.



I also stopped at Kakabeka Falls to try and catch some of the thaw
there.







and finally I found a mysterious wall to nowhere.... this is a
giant cement wall that looks like it had been bashed down some
years ago... I don't have any idea why it was there....I'm gonna
have to do a little research i think.



Hope you enjoyed my mini tour of Thunder Bay

LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE
IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
Click to expand...
 
But cold!. Pretty rough. I like the ice pictures esp.

The sleeping giant looks ok to me. Not over sharpened in anyway.

Really nice pictures! Thanks again.

Adrian
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.



I went to the ship yards and got a pic of a boat that has been
stuck here all winter. She's pretty big.



and then i spotted a big old barge up on blocks. I converted this
one to B&W.



Then a couple of guys on a tug boat went by... I tried out my smart
zoom on my camera and it turned out pretty good.



Thunder Bay is right on Lake Superior and this is another shot of
the sleeping giant. I think I may have sharpened this a bit too
much.



I also stopped at Kakabeka Falls to try and catch some of the thaw
there.







and finally I found a mysterious wall to nowhere.... this is a
giant cement wall that looks like it had been bashed down some
years ago... I don't have any idea why it was there....I'm gonna
have to do a little research i think.



Hope you enjoyed my mini tour of Thunder Bay

LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE
IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
Click to expand...
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'Invisible' the eye of the photographer is always there in every picture
 
it's not really cold. every day has been above freezing but the sun has been hiding...take care
Adrian van Ammers said:
The sleeping giant looks ok to me. Not over sharpened in anyway.

Really nice pictures! Thanks again.

Adrian
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.



I went to the ship yards and got a pic of a boat that has been
stuck here all winter. She's pretty big.



and then i spotted a big old barge up on blocks. I converted this
one to B&W.



Then a couple of guys on a tug boat went by... I tried out my smart
zoom on my camera and it turned out pretty good.



Thunder Bay is right on Lake Superior and this is another shot of
the sleeping giant. I think I may have sharpened this a bit too
much.



I also stopped at Kakabeka Falls to try and catch some of the thaw
there.







and finally I found a mysterious wall to nowhere.... this is a
giant cement wall that looks like it had been bashed down some
years ago... I don't have any idea why it was there....I'm gonna
have to do a little research i think.



Hope you enjoyed my mini tour of Thunder Bay

LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE
IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
Click to expand...
--
Adrian
http://www.adrian.smugmug.com/
'Invisible' the eye of the photographer is always there in every
picture
Click to expand...
--
LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
 
Great pictures. It really gives a feel for your part of the country.

Joel
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.



I went to the ship yards and got a pic of a boat that has been
stuck here all winter. She's pretty big.



and then i spotted a big old barge up on blocks. I converted this
one to B&W.



Then a couple of guys on a tug boat went by... I tried out my smart
zoom on my camera and it turned out pretty good.



Thunder Bay is right on Lake Superior and this is another shot of
the sleeping giant. I think I may have sharpened this a bit too
much.



I also stopped at Kakabeka Falls to try and catch some of the thaw
there.







and finally I found a mysterious wall to nowhere.... this is a
giant cement wall that looks like it had been bashed down some
years ago... I don't have any idea why it was there....I'm gonna
have to do a little research i think.



Hope you enjoyed my mini tour of Thunder Bay

LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE
IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
Click to expand...
 
if so ....where abouts
hornj said:
Joel
LENWOODBLUZ said:
Well, Thunder Bay is starting to thaw out.

I noticed the river by my house was running pretty good and I took
my camera and started shooting. This is the McIntyre River and she
is running right into Lake Superior.



I went to the ship yards and got a pic of a boat that has been
stuck here all winter. She's pretty big.



and then i spotted a big old barge up on blocks. I converted this
one to B&W.



Then a couple of guys on a tug boat went by... I tried out my smart
zoom on my camera and it turned out pretty good.



Thunder Bay is right on Lake Superior and this is another shot of
the sleeping giant. I think I may have sharpened this a bit too
much.



I also stopped at Kakabeka Falls to try and catch some of the thaw
there.







and finally I found a mysterious wall to nowhere.... this is a
giant cement wall that looks like it had been bashed down some
years ago... I don't have any idea why it was there....I'm gonna
have to do a little research i think.



Hope you enjoyed my mini tour of Thunder Bay

LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE
IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
Click to expand...
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LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
 
LENWOODBLUZ wrote:
 
Hi Len,

Nics pics of Thunder Bay. i like the second shot the best. Like a previous poster already said, keep an eye on the horizon to keep it level. I have a hard time with this also and usually have to level and recrop in Photoshop.

The weather is starting to warm up and there should be lots of more photo opportunities as the lakes and rivers open up. I am hoping to get some local harbour shots also. With all the snow this year, Kakabeka Falls should be awesome.

Frank
717
 
--yeah... I can't wait for places like ouimet canyon and I'm going to blue lake provincial park this year and its gonna be gorgeous there.l... Ive been using a kayak for the past two years and now i'm comfortable enough to go on a couple weekenders and get some shots

LENWOODBLUZ........NO REGRETS

See My Not-So-Hot pics at

http://www.pbase.com/lenwoodbluz

I Be Using The F828.......AND I LOVE IT...DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT.....BUT I LOVE IT!!!!!
 
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