Another Lake, Another Dollar

Farewell

Going home today. Last chance for an early shoot. And, of course, not a cloud in the sky. As sure as death and taxes the day we leave is typically pristine. Not totally excited about what I captured this morning – still on the long exposure bandwagon and should have pushed this puppy further. But despite the lack of interest in the sky there were some nice colors to be had.

Now off to pack.

Tick Tock

Time flies. Incredibly, we’re already at the last full day of our two weeks at the lake. So what better way to show the passage of time than with another hit of long exposure?

While biking around the area I noticed this information hut at the shore. Winds were (and still are) heavy, blowing thick cloud and white caps onto the beach. I had been waiting for these kinds of conditions and came back shortly afterwards with gear in tow. These exposures are each just north of two minutes long thanks to a stack of neutral density filtration (2-stops from a polarizer to define the clouds, another 10-stops from the Lee Big Stopper, and three more from a second Lee ND).

What I’m now trying to figure out is which composition I prefer. For now I’ll stick with three variations on a theme while I enjoy the last of our time here.

Where Is the Sun?

I’ll withhold the expletives as we “enjoy” another sub-standard day of weather here at the lake. Started out nice and sunny and then these clouds started rolling in about mid-morning. Has been up and down ever since and now the rain is falling yet again. I guess these images reflect some of that gloom.

That said, it’s still vacay. We’re still at the lake. Sounds like Miller Time.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Heavy clouds were the order of the day today. The boats on the lake could have been in for some nasty business. Fortunately didn’t get too bad and now the sun is struggling to peek through.