Fiery sunrise in Canal Park

The sky was POPPIN’!

The forecast looked promising for a good sunrise in Duluth this morning, so I crawled out of bed early and headed down to Canal Park. I got more than I bargained for when the sky exploded with color. Not only that, but I caught a double rainbow over the harbor. I really wanted to capture it arching above the lift bridge, but by the time I got into position it had faded. I can’t feel too bad though because I’m very happy with the shots I did get.

Peaceful

Full double rainbow over the harbor

The pot of gold is in…Wisconsin?

Oregon Coast Sunset

Sunset on the Oregon coast

As I do from time to time, I went rummaging back through some of my older images to see if there’s anything I may have overlooked. Sometimes things look better with a fresh pair of eyes. I originally shot this on Cannon Beach in 2021 and must’ve decided it wasn’t worthy at the time. After a little processing, I’m very happy with how this one cleaned-up. Just too bad there weren’t any clouds to make for a more compelling sky. Nonetheless, I love the mood on this one.

Duluth Sunrise

Break in the clouds over the Duluth harbor

I’ve completed my move from the Twin Cities to Duluth, Minnesota. I ventured out for my first sunrise, but there were a lot more clouds than forecasted. Just as I was about to pack things up, a small break in the clouds appeared and the sky briefly lit up with some beautiful warm rays over the aerial lift bridge.

A new phase coming

Secluded waterfall on Minnesota’s North Shore

I haven’t done any shooting in quite a while. I lost my job last year, and have not had any luck in my job search. Seems nobody finds value in a user interface software developer in his 60’s. That has led to some difficult financial decisions, one of which has been to sell my house, pay-off my mortgage, and downsize to a smaller place. Once that decision was made, I needed to do some soul-searching about where I wanted to be for this next stage of life. The kids are out of the house, there’s no longer anything tying me to the Twin Cities, and my true love has always been Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. With all that in mind, I’m happy to report that I will soon be living much closer to the North Shore. Once I’m settled-in, I hope to spend much more time exploring and photographing Minnesota’s Arrowhead region. It is and always has been my happy place. With all the idiocy going on in the country right now, it’s time to concentrate on the only things I have control of for my own well-being.

2024 Night Skies Workshop

The second of two Bryan Hansel workshops I attended in 2024 was his Northern Night Skies workshop. Based in Grand Marais, Minnesota, we spent a few July nights photographing the night sky at various locations on Minnesota’s North Shore. We had some great weather, and I came away with many shots that I’m very happy with. Here’s a slideshow I put together of my images from the trip:

2024 Waterfall workshop

Minnesota’s Temperance River

I haven’t been very motivated to go out shooting lately, but in 2024 I attended a couple of Bryan Hansel’s workshops in Grand Marais. Bryan is an interesting guy who knows Minnesota’s North Shore like the back of his hand. The April workshop was centered around waterfalls, and I also worked-in some excursions of my own during the down time. Here’s a slideshow I created of my images from the trip:

Yosemite Falls, 1983

Yosemite Falls

I was going through some old images, looking for things that might be worthy of a revisit, and found this shot of Yosemite Falls from 1983. My buddy Pete and I took a two week road trip from Minnesota to California in my 1974 Camaro, each of us with $500 in our pockets.

I took this shot with my old Minolta XG-1, scanned it many years ago, and recently ran it through some modern software in an attempt to bring it back to life. It’s not really a portfolio shot, but it’s not too bad for a 21 year old with a new camera, trying to figure out photography. Brings back good memories of a simpler time.

Welcome to version 2.0

Mesa Arch

Greetings! I’ve done some substantial upgrades to the site and moved it to a new host. This new platform will allow me to make blog posts as well as share my images. I’ve grown disenchanted with Facebook and other social media, and the thought of moving things to a central location has been attractive. This is a first step in that direction. If you encounter any problems with the site (desktop or mobile), please let me know.

I could have some big life changes coming later this year, and I think that will be a good thing for my photography. Stay tuned.