Presque Isle Potholes

After a week straight of rainfall at Porcupine Mountains State Park, the flooded Presque Isle River was a raging torrent on October 11, 2018. As I looked down from a bridge over the river near its terminus at Lake Superior, I was struck by the thought that the various paths the water was taking made the water look like angel’s wings. A 10-second time exposure helped me accentuate that feeling

The foreground in this photograph of Manido Falls is the most important part of the composition. When focusing on building a strong middle ground and background, it is easy to forget the most important part, the foreground. I micro-composed the image so that the orange tree would show up in the reflection of the water in the foreground. F8 at 1/25, ISO 100, 14mm lens at 14mm

Michigan's Upper Peninsula residents are fond of identifying as "trolls" those of us who live under the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. I am a happy troll today appreciating all of the rock and stone at Black Rocks Beach at Presque Isle in the Upper Peninsula. This rocky cove has an all-stone beach. It is a rock lover's delight. F22 at 2.5 seconds, ISO 100, 14-24mm lens at 14mm