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The late winter waves create some amazing ice caves and canyons along Lake superiors western shore. Had a wonderful early morning light. It was a great day to...
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The late winter waves create some amazing ice caves and canyons along Lake superiors western shore. Had a wonderful early morning light. It was a great day to practice photography.
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settings Aperture f/4.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/50 

upload_dateFeb, 2011

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34 Comments |
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter February 07, 2011
Awesome image. Well done.
KarenRoberts
 
KarenRoberts February 07, 2011
Magnificent capture! Wow!
angiebanta
 
angiebanta February 08, 2011
Wow!! Such a silent yet powerful image!! I love it!
ArtGirl
 
ArtGirl February 08, 2011
Lovely! Less is More group would love to have your image grace our collection!
abezwiliams4
 
abezwiliams4 February 08, 2011
Great catch, very nice.
amd0749
 
amd0749 February 11, 2011
Beautiful!
mamarose55
 
mamarose55 February 27, 2011
awesome view
csmmacker2004
 
csmmacker2004 April 01, 2011
Beautiful Capture, Nice Shooting
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots May 23, 2011
Great shot!
goober20101
 
goober20101 June 27, 2011
wow great shot....congratulations on your feature
janr46 PRO+
 
janr46 June 27, 2011
Congratulations on your feature photo.
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan June 27, 2011
Awesome & very cool shot.
mdanni
 
mdanni June 27, 2011
very nice - congrats!
BJK62472
 
BJK62472 June 27, 2011
congrats onfeature....great shot
abezwiliams4
 
abezwiliams4 June 27, 2011
Nice job, congrats on the feature!
robinalaniz
 
robinalaniz June 27, 2011
Wow!! What a shot!!! Super
msdean
 
msdean June 27, 2011
Stunning image! Congratulations!
DWPhotography
 
DWPhotography June 27, 2011
Congrats on your feature photo :)
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candyman735@hotmail.com June 27, 2011
Wow, wonderful picture! Congrats on your feature!
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mclaybaugh June 27, 2011
A well deserved feature. looks so coooooold.
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AZ Cowgirl June 27, 2011
Congratulations!
aprilrena
 
aprilrena June 27, 2011
Awesome find and capture! Congrats!
thegigibun
 
thegigibun June 27, 2011
congrats on your feature
Picture-It-All
 
Picture-It-All June 27, 2011
BEAUTIFULLY PEACEFUL SHOT!!!! CONGRATS.
danielh
 
danielh June 27, 2011
great catch-congrats!
jesusfreak3520
 
jesusfreak3520 June 27, 2011
Beautiful find, congrats on the feature!
nitti
 
nitti June 27, 2011
Congrats
donnydo
 
donnydo July 14, 2011
breath taking.
DAPhotography
 
DAPhotography December 07, 2011
Such a great shot!
xavierw Platinum
 
xavierw December 07, 2011
What an incredible photo. Congrats
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danielmcadams March 20, 2013
That is an incredible image!
valzart
 
valzart August 01, 2013
A beautiful shot & a 5 ***** fave :D
MikeCeglady
 
MikeCeglady December 19, 2013
Beautiful!
geoffclark
 
geoffclark November 18, 2014
Nice work

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Behind The Lens

Location

On the shore of Lake Superior in Duluth MN.

Time

March - sunrise I think around 6:30

Lighting

All natural light

Equipment

Canon 30 D , 38mm , Tripod, No flash

Inspiration

The cave is really what inspired me, the challenge of getting all the detail inside and out, along with the rocks under the water. All was just set perfectly facing the sunrise. I had to set up on ice covered rock get my composition set up and just sat there waiting for the sun. Then BAM the sun popped up and OMG I was so excited looking through the viewfinder the soft colors. It was one of the moments when you know the shot is going to be amazing! Then shot shot shot..... double check the horizon zoom in and out and shot some more. I was so moved by the moment and the challenge. I considered it a gift from God which I was so grateful to be prepared, to receive.

Editing

Very little but yes I used Bridge adjusted exposure inside the cave a bit and remove some lens dust spots then to Photo shop to save as a JPEG.

In my camera bag

Now I shoot with a Cannon 70D, Canon ES71 II 50mm, Cannon 75-300mm, Tamron 18-200mm, Tamron 10-24mm

Feedback

Working around the Lake be safe and sure of your footing the ice covered rocks are very tricky. Tripod is a must! Early Morning is the only time this magic happens!

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