Forgotten Post

I thought I had made this post earlier this week…Oops.

Last Sunday I headed up Pike Lake Rd to see if there was any Autumn colors starting as this area seems to start a bit sooner. Nope, very very little.
I spent the whole time flying around Horseshoe Lake, a small lake, almost just a pond. Just after I got the drone up to height, a big adult Bald Eagle flew right by me, within 30 feet. Then the first thought I had was, “shit, what if that eagle goes after the drone?”. Well, the eagle didn’t, damn good thing.

I also went to the small lighthouse here in Baraga on Sand Point and took a quick video. The wind was stronger than I had thought it would be, so I didn’t spend much time here.

Horseshoe Lake

Horseshoe Lake View

Horseshoe Lake

Another Keweenaw Round Trip

Yesterday a friend was in the area again and was going to head up into the Keweenaw, so he stopped by and we headed out for the day. Being winter, about the only areas you can get to are on the main roads so we headed up the east side and back down the west side. Along the way we stopped at The Gay Bar in Gay, MI, this was the first time I’ve ever been in there and it’s quite nice. We just had a quick drive and headed on. We stopped at the usual spots, Copper Harbor Lighthouse, along the western Lake Superior shore and Eagle Harbor Lighthouse.

Superior Shore

Superior Shore

Superior Shore

Superior Shore

Superior Shore

Copper Harbor Lighthouse

Icy Cedar

Shitty Weather

Really crappy shitty weather today. We had about 2 inches of snow this morning, but now the temp is up to 37°F with light rain. I went grocery shopping in L’Anse early this morning, so now I’m just basically doing nothing.
Anyway, here’s another photo of the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse from yesterday. Using my largest lens, a 150-500mm, and switching my camera from Full Frame to APSC format, 1.5x making it a 750mm, I was able to get a much closer shot.
I took a bunch of shots trying to time the lantern as it was lit in my direction, counting as I was timing it.

Update – I worked up another photo of the shore very similar to one I posted yesterday. I just really enjoy the way they look.

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

Esrey Park – Keweenaw Peninsula

Keweenaw Rounder

I need an escape, so I’m going to round the Keweenaw today. The next few days the weather looks pretty crappy with a winter storm that looks to bring heavy wet snow (up to a foot), freezing rain, and maybe just plan rain. Not fun. So, I’m heading out today. Hopefully I’ll get some photos to post later. My plan is to use only my 35mm lens with the exception of maybe the big boy for a lighthouse.

So using just the one prime lens was nice, but also a trick at times due to having to move more. The only time I didn’t use the 35mm was for the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse.

Esrey Park – Keweenaw Peninsula

Esrey Park – Keweenaw Peninsula

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse

Esrey Park – Keweenaw Peninsula

Tobacco River

Haven Falls

Haven Falls

Haven Falls