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Visitors flock to the Hamlin Dam in summer and in fall when the salmon are running, but few get the chance to see it in winter. Neither Brad nor I could sleep the night before I made this picture and Brad and I made several other images in this book. We knew before going to bed that the overnight snowfall was going to be a photographer's dream. We were kept awake dreaming of the pictures that awaited us. At first light, dreams came true.

The sun has set, the boat traffic has died down. It is a quieter time on Hamlin Lake, a time to savor the beauty of one of the most popular lakes connected to Lake Michigan.

Hamlin Lake Off Pontoon Boat

Hamlin Magic

Lights Over the Hamlin Dunes

Calm water, geese, fog, and a colorful sunrise are common ingredients in outdoor photography. When you combine all four of them in one photograph, you have a recipe for success.

Calm water, geese, fog, and a colorful sunrise are common ingredients in outdoor photography. When you combine all four of them in one photograph, you have a recipe for success.

Experiencing this view on the evening of July 3, 2019, was the visual highlight of my 4th of July weekend. When I climbed to the top of a high dune along the Hamlin Lake shoreline after landing our pontoon boat, I was immediately stunned by the expansive dune view and the way the shadows were playing upon the sand. Footprints left by daytime visitors who had long since departed added interesting design elements to the scene. I was in sand dune heaven.

South Bayou of Hamlin Lake

Hamlin Lake Off Pontoon Boat

I wonder how many times since I was a young boy that I have climbed to the top of the dunes on Hamlin Lake to take in this incredible natural view. My son Brad looks like an ant in the distance as he makes his way to a spot from which he plans to make a more intimate image of the landscape. I can't get back here soon enough!

Hamlin Ablaze

Sunset on Hamlin Lake

For over a hundred years, these particular dunes on Hamlin Lake have been a popular picnic area for boaters. As a kid, my parents took my brothers and me here often. Now I enjoy taking my kids to the "Hamlin Dunes." F6.3 at 1/1250, ISO 400, 10-17mm lens at 10mm

Hamlin Township

Birdseye View of Hamlin Lake

Hamlin Lake in Fog During Workshop

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