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Pine Creek, view from Lake Pepin
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Railroad Trestle from above
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MIDWEEK SUNSET – Maiden Rock, WI #sunset
MIDWEEK SUNSET
The conditions were favorable and I was able to get home at a reasonable enough time to get out and enjoy a midweek sunset. Maiden Rock, WI is another favorite spot; mostly for sunsets given the angle of sunrise throughout the year not being as favorable in this location. There are typically large ice heaves just off the shore, but not this year. Plenty of cracks and other interesting designs in the ice though.
Fellow photog, Jeff Marcus, joined me this beautiful afternoon. We had the beach all to ourselves this fine January afternoon.
The ice on Lake Pepin was smooth and had no snow cover. There were a handful of ice fishermen trying their and people ice skating too all over the bay.
Drone Photos
Drone Video
D700 Time lapse Video Clip
PINE CREEK – Maiden Rock, WI #aerialphotography
PINE CREEK
After shooting sunrise in Bay City Friday morning and heading further down river to Maiden Rock chasing the sunrise, I went to a favorite spot of mine close by to explore it from a whole new perspective. I have many fond memories of Pine Creek as child. There was a pretty amazing restoration project in this area and the recreation area open to the public is very nice. Here is an article about the Pine Creek Project from August 2018.
The views directly overhead were pretty great. Love capturing this new point of view.
RISING SUN – Maiden Rock, WI #sunrise
RISING SUN
After shooting sunrise in Bay City Friday morning, I headed further down river to Maiden Rock. I made it there just in time to see the sun rising over the bluffs. The sunlight warmed up the blue-cold landscape instantly creating a lovely scene.
Maiden Rock Panoramas
The ice is pretty fascinating as seen from above.
Ice
Ice
Ice
Downtown Maiden Rock
WINTER CLOUDLESS SUNSET – Maiden Rock, WI #colorful
WINTER CLOUDLESS SUNSET
A landscape photographers constant wish is just the right amount of clouds to make the scene interesting. When that happens, consider yourself fortunate. Today was not one of those days. The scene that can unfold can still be beautiful…if you wait for it. The skies could not have been any more clear or bright.
Just like sunrises with the best color coming before hand, so goes sunsets with rich color happening after the set.
It took a few minutes after sunset for the color to change and pop.
Flashes of Light & Shadows #time-lapse
This is the 2nd part of the time-lapse I shot on Friday, November 13th, 2015. This was shot in the same location as Sun Flares; utilizing a different angle of view.
Sun Flares was shot in the direction of the blue arrow and this sequence in the direction of the red arrow. The location is along a stretch of Rustic Road 51 close to from Maiden Rock, WI (off of Hwy 35 and AA). My original intent was to tie the two different angles of view together with a third, but the third sequence did not turn out. The result was two independent parts instead of a three-view start to finish video. I’ll try again.
I didn’t anticipate any traffic, but I am glad I positioned the camera just off the road. Six cars came through while I was shooting. Here is the other view from the 2 1/2 hours of shooting.
Sun Flares #time-lapse
I’ve admired time-lapse photography for some time now; mostly through viewing websites on the Internet and what you see on TV from time to time. I can attest that once you get the bug to give it go, you can easily get hook – for a time anyway. As mentioned in a previous post, time-lapse photography is time-intensive. Last week I made some time for more practice.
The second shoot of the week was in another favorite location – Pine Creek. A lovely little spring creek not far from Maiden Rock, WI (off of Hwy 35 and AA; then Rustic Road 51).
I setup right in the stream just off of the road. I did not figure I would encounter any traffic in the early morning hours along this minimum maintenance road, but I was wrong. You’ll notice a few instances of ripples in the video as a result.
The sun had already risen and was making its way along the ridge of the bluff out in front of me. The sun flares that resulted as the sun rose higher in the air were very nice surprise. I had only anticipated cloud movement in the sky as well as reflected in the stream. I also had hoped for some moving shadows; those were more prevalent in the other angle I shot (next post). I shot for 2 1/2 hours in his location. I am pretty happy with the result.
2015-02-04 Switch
Switch.
2015-02-03 Ice Houses, Maiden Rock, WI
Ice Houses, Maiden Rock, WI.
