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Northern Lights
Friends, this is my first attempt at photographing the northern lights, last night with Jim at the end of our road (Webster Wi). I couldn’t resist including the big dipper in this shot, somehow made it more interesting. The lights were not spectacular but just a warm glow on the horizon. til Tomorrow MJ
Fall Storm
Friends, the Split Rock Lighthouse again, this time emphasizing the warm fall foliage at the shoreline. I also liked the yellow lichen on the rocks in the foreground. I am a great fan of lichen. This storm was an official gale warning and early in the season, as the gales of November are famous on Lake Superior til Tomorrow MJ
Two Sides of Split Rock
Friends, the lighthouse on Split Rock is a very famous landmark of northern Minnesota. Yesterday a storm blew 30-40 mph winds across Lake Superior, at times I could barely stand against this force. But the wind did stir some magnificent waves and without the sun, the lake was very green. The first image is from the south, and the second from the north, you can just see the top of the lighthouse peeking thru the trees. The waves were crashing almost as high as the cliff. Today the storm has passed into a peaceful rain. til Tomorrow MJ
Milkweed 2
Friends, I reexamined my milkweed images for the essence of the fall explosion of tiny white hairs that carry the seed on the breezes. I like the essence of a single seed at the point of hairs emanating from the seed. I tried to emphasize this point with some special effects from Color Efex Pro. Do you like? til Tomorrow MJ
Milk weed
Friends, not sure that i like this shot, but the best i was able to get the day i was in Crex. I like the background colors and the hidden seeds in the nest of white hairs. this is the theme for Lets See you best shot on Facebook, til Tomorrow MJ
Cooper Blur
Friends, this Cooper’s Hawk is still protesting his capture and banding, or maybe the loss of a feather, floating in the lower middle of this image. Hawk Ridge is an exciting place to be in the fall, lots of birds migrating and some are caught, banded, adopted and released back into the wild blue yonder. But I have a question, is this a pleasing blur?? til Tomorrow MJ
Crane Overhead
Friends, this Greater Sandhill Crane is taking flight at sunrise. In Crex Meadows, the cranes come into Main Dike at sunset and roost for the night. People also come by the dozens to watch the nightly display. In the morning, the cranes are noisy on the roost and all talking at once just before they take off and go back to the fields to spend their day. They usually fly in large flocks or smaller family groups and this single crane was actually part of a larger group. As they passed overhead, I was able to isolate a single crane in flight. til Tomorrow MJ
Watercolor Sunday
Dear Friends, the fall foliage is getting brighter every day and this was along the St. Croix River. I like the watercolor effects of photoshop so this is a watercolor Sunday. til Tomorrow MJ
Green Heron Fishing
Friends, this green heron is fishing from his favorite perch just a mile from my house. In the early morning fog, he is back lit by a diffused light. Again i am experimentingwith a vignette, green this time. I like this pose, always alert for small critters below him in the water. til Tomorrow MJ
Hatch Year Swan
Friends, this is a juvenile Trumpeter Swan, this years young called a hatch year bird. They are gray with a pink beak, that is turning black as they mature. There were four immatures with their parents on Main Dike when we were on a sunrise shoot at Crex Meadows. I was experimentingwith vignettes other than black, do you like? til Tomorrow MJ
MJ Springett 