Lake Michigan Lighthouses

[justadude]

I'm working on compiling some photos of Lake Michigan lighthouses for a client.  If you are not from around here, you may not know that Michigan has 129 lighthouses, which is more than any other state. I don't have photos of all of them (yet) but I have photographed over half of them.

Anyway, thought I would share four of them here. Five photos because there are two favorites of mine of one lighthouse. These were taken with the Canon 80D, RP, and R6 Mk ll. 

 

 

 

  

 

[March411]

Beautiful frames Gary. Love #3

[Tintype_18]

Nice photos and a fun project, IMO. Born and raised in Ohio. Great Lakes are a vast graveyard. Lake Erie is the worst- shallow which is influenced by high winds. Met one fellow who measured 18 foot waves.

[justadude]

Thank you, Marc! The third photo was a rare lucky catch of Little Sable Lighthouse. While the main light is always on at the top, the interior lights are always turned off after the last tour of the day, before dusk. New lighthouse tour guide forgot to turn them off just one night... and I just so happen to be out there hoping to catch some shots of the Milky Way. Needless to say, I took quite a few photos of the lighthouse. This particular one has sold more copies than any of the other lighthouse photos I have taken over the decades. The last photo (which is also Little Sable) also has sold quite a few... mostly because of the Northern Lights being in the shot as well, but more importantly, at a different perspective of what you normally see when some catches them here, such as in the shot I took below.

[justadude]

Thank you, John!  We are practically neighbors! Lake Erie is the worst for shipwrecks, followed closely by Lake Michigan. But when it comes to weather, Superior is the worst. I'm not underestimating 18 foot waves because that is pretty scary. About 10 years ago I remember they recorded some waves at 28 feet in Lake Superior. I can't even imagine what that was like.

So many shipwrecks, yet I always thought it was kind of funny that once a ship enters the Great Lakes, they are then referred to as "boats" no matter how large they are.

[shadowsports]

Gary,

Outstanding.  😍

[justadude]

Thank you, Rick!  Like most of us here, some of our photography is for work, some for fun.  Taking shots like these is simply my zen. It's just a bonus when a client wants some of my "just for fun" shots.

[LeeP]

These are calendar worthy and I intend that as a compliment.

[justadude]

Thank you, Lee!  Actually, two of the older ones (first two shots from the 80D) were in calendars about five years ago. I'm always glad when a client decides not to buy photos like these for full rights, simply so I can re-sell them again to other clients at later dates.

[Tintype_18]

An aside regarding the excellent photos. Where do you sell them? I'm interested in selling photos, mainly flowers, birds and clouds for now. Thanks.