Terra Firma Thursday. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Joel Barish: “Sand is overrated. It’s just tiny, little rocks.”
– Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
It was getting late at Leland Harbor and, as we were leaving, I happened to glance over my shoulder just as this light turned on (kinda fortunate). Also (speaking of being late), my blog-rounds will likely be later than usual today. Please bear with me, and have a great weekend, everyone!
Judge Smails: “All right everybody, it’s time to christen the sloop!”
Mrs. Smails: “Come along, children… you can shake your booties down on the dock.”
– Ted Knight & Lois Kibbee – Caddyshack
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
I thought I’d share a few photographs I took of the night sky in and around Glen Haven Michigan – Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. This was my first attempt at this kind of photography, so I took a few notes as well.
Tug boat – Cannery Boathouse Museum, Glen Haven, MI
1. Don’t rock the tug boat (use a tripod and shutter-release cable to prevent camera-shake). Even with a high ISO setting (3200 +/-) and a wide-open lens capturing stars requires slow shutter-speeds (30 seconds +/-). Earth’s rotation will cause motion-blur / star-trails in exposures of much longer than 30 seconds.
Mast – US Life Saving Station, Glen Haven, MI
2. The moon can be surprisingly bright (shoot during a New Moon or wait for the moon to set for maximum star-capturing power). The illumination on this mast comes entirely from the moon, and while it can be helpful at times, if the moon is too high and/or full it can significantly reduce the number of stars you (and your camera) will see.
US Life Saving Station, Glen Haven, MI
3. Got a light? Bring that, too. I know, I know… I just mentioned how bright the moon is. Still, it’s very easy for a blogger (and her/his gear) to go bump in the night. Also, in extreme low-light situations you’ll often have to rely manual focusing – shining some light on nearby objects can be a big help with that.
Sleeping Bear Inn, Glen Haven, MI
4. Charge your battery (and your camera battery, too). Pre-plan (scout locations, look-up moon phases, weather reports, etc.) and pack-up early. Then get some rest. If you are like me, you will easily get carried away and the sun will be up in no time.
Cannery Boathouse Museum, Glen Haven, MI
5. Shoot the lights out (take lots-o-photographs). I find it never hurts to hedge my bet. It’s often easier to delete a few ‘bad’ photos than it is to get back on location and shoot more ‘good ones’.
Trees, Glen Haven, MI
6. Thank your lovely wifey. It takes great patience to help scout locations, transport gear and carefully aim flashlights at 3 o’clock in the morning, etc. It will all be greatly appreciated.
About these images: digital photographs (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
Point Betsie… last summer-ish.
About this image: digital photograph taken and modified with smart phone
Pierce Stocking Overlook. All popped-out.
Warhol Girl: “Andy, Yoko’s here to see you.”
Andy Warhol: “Oh, Yoko. Tell her I’m filming this man eating a hamburger… it’s… transcendent. Okay, now the pickle!”
– Francesca Tedeschi & Bill Hader – Men in Black 3
About this image: digital photograph taken and modified with smart phone (minimally edited in Photoshop)
This is pretty close to ‘what I saw’, although I did pump-up the color a ‘bit’, etc. Shocking, right?!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Mrs. Tarantino: “Are you the police?”
Elwood Blues: “No, ma’am. We’re musicians.”
– Toni Fleming & Dan Aykroyd – The Blues Brothers
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
Thistles are magenta…
Skies are blue…
Over-saturation, that’s just what I do!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
Who knew? I’m on a boat! Or… I took a photo of one, anyway.
Al Czervik (whose giant anchor has crushed Judge Smails’ boat): “Hey! You scratched my anchor!”
– Rodney Dangerfield – Caddyshack
About this image: digital photograph taken and modified with smart phone (minimally re-touched in Photoshop)
Decent beach. Quite a few pirates this time of year, though. *Hrmph*… tourists.
Mr. Gibbs: “Then, on the fourth day, he roped himself a couple of sea turtles, lashed ’em together and made a raft.”
Will Turner: “He roped a couple of sea turtles?”
Mr. Gibbs: “Aye. Sea turtles.”
Will Turner: “What did he use for rope?”
Captain Jack Sparrow: “Human hair. From my back.”
– Kevin McNally, Orlando Bloom & Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
More fakery today with a highly edited photograph of the Sleeping Bear Point Life-Saving Station in Glen Haven, Michigan. Have a great weekend, everyone – for real!
Dr. Watson: “Homes? What are you doing?”
Sherlock Holmes: “Nothing.”
Dr. Watson: “Are you wearing a fa…”
Sherlock Holmes: “False nose? No.”
– Jude Law & Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) heavily modified to replicate wet plate collodion
Refrigerator Magnate 