Once again I chose to skip the mayhem of Black Friday shopping and join the many who prefer to spend time outdoors rather than in lines at the mall. This year I was accompanied by family and friends at Jay Cooke State Park, which, like all Minnesota state Parks, was open to the public for free admission on Black Friday.
Here are a few of the images from the day.
After the sun has set, the lights come on and people enjoy an warm, early October evening on the Grand Haven Pier.
Lining up the sunset on the Grand Haven Pier in Michigan in early October.
The great lake ship, Edgar B Speer, entering the harbor in Two Harbors Minnesota.
A stacked macro image of a roll of roofing nails.
FujiFilm GFX 100s, Loawa 100mm 2X Macro adapted with a Fringer EF to GF.
The James R Barker steams into the Duluth harbor with the sunrise at her back.
I have not often seen this type of banding in the morning sky, but thought it was pretty interesting.
South pier, Duluth entry to the harbor. Fujifilm GFX 100s, Venus Optics Loawa 17mm f4, ISO 100, 1 sec.
If I didn’t know better, I’d say it was putting out some attitude.
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Horizontal or vertical? For me, it’s a tough choice as to which one I will print. On the ledge rock at Gooseberry Falls State Park in northern Minnesota with a Fujifilm GFX 100s and Venus Optics Loawa 17mm lens.
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