Time Alone....

Today, I decided to go for another walk in the woods - Not because I needed the exercise or wanted to take photos, but because I needed to spend some "get alone" time with God. Right now we are starting to make plans for our summer ministries and I needed to talk to God about these things. In Bayfield County there is a waterfalls in the woods just outside of the city of Washburn. The frozen waterfalls is about a half mile back in the woods and a little farther down the path is the majestic Lake Superior. Along the path I noticed a birch wood circle laying in the snow. It was perfect to take a few photos through it. What a blessing - spending time with God and also taking a few photos along the way. Not bad, for a Tuesday afternoon!

Old Barns and Old Photographers

A couple of weeks ago one of my friends on Facebook posted a photo of an old church in Douglas County. (Thanks Anna). Right away I knew that I had to make the trip and get some shots of this old relic. Whenever I see an old building like this, it brings up so many questions about it's people and history. As someone said "If these walls could talk..." When was it built? What kind of church was it? When and why did it close? What secrets do these walls hold? One thing that time brings out is the patina of the ancient wood. I just love the bright, contrasting colors. Selfishly I think this wood would make great wooden frames. In that same county there are many old barns that are decaying or just skeletons. Hopefully when people look at us "old photographers" they have similar questions. God put us together with a purpose and plan. May the old Godly patina shine forth for His Glory!

Day at the Dam

Today was a "dam" good day! North and East of Minong is a Colton Dam, which is always fun to photograph. You can go back 6 times and get 6 different moods of the dam. A couple of years ago in the middle of winter, it was froze over and then in the spring it was overflowing. Today is was raging, as usual, and yet there was a beauty to it. I was able to climb down near the bottom of the dam to get a shot from below and also of the raging river. (Don't tell my wife). Every time I see this dam, I am reminded of the greatness and majesty of our powerful God. I have also added a couple of pictures I took of a farm on the way to the dam.

The New Minimalist

Somehow it is hard to grasp the reality that in a few hours it will be a new and exciting year - 2015. Where has the time gone! I have no idea how many photos I took in 2014, but it is probably well over 10,000, maybe even 20,000 or more. They included landscapes, a few animals, Lighthouses, people, 2 weddings (4000 just in weddings), tons of flowers, camp photos, sunsets galore, and much more. Today, being the last day of the year, I gave myself an assignment of shooting "minimalism", which means shooting one small object in a large empty background. With plenty of pure white open fields and lakes, it wasn't hard to find objects to shoot. They ended up being mainly leaves blowing in the wind and a few shadows. I have a new program called "Perfectly Clear" which I tried to enhance a few of the photos. Please enjoy and let me know what you think.

The Perfect Shot!

Once in a great while, as a photographer, you find perfect conditions and everything falls into place for the perfect photo shoot. That was earlier this week when I travelled up to Wisconsin Point to shoot the Lighthouse (again). I have shot this lighthouse 10 or more time in the past few years. BUT this day the weather was absolutely great. The wind was blowing and the waves were splashing. The only downside was that it was a grey cloudy day, but that did not matter. I moved around to get different angles and just kept on shooting - almost 700 shots in an hour. Then the magic really happened - a Coast Guard boat drove right by the lighthouse and the waves continues to splash. To say the least it was a breath-taking experience, that doesn't come along very often. I kept thinking man may have made the lighthouse and the breaker wall, but only God could put a day like this together for His glory. These are just a few of the photos I shot that day. To GOD be the Glory!