When we lived in Avon Lake, OH we had a small park and walking path behind our house. Often times after it would snow I would go and try to capture an interesting picture. Unfortunately, I didn’t take many good ones. One morning to my surprise, it was foggy and I quickly snuck out to the path and got this.
ISO 125 1/1250 f/2.8 70mm (Canon 5D Mark II)
I have a lot of interest when it comes to photography. One minute I’m interested in shooting people and the next I’m interested in shooting landscape. One type of photography that I have not spent much time with is time lapse (long exposure). Time lapse photography is where you set your camera to a very long exposure (typically greater than 10 seconds). Mostly, this will be done at night but can be done during the day if using a neutral density filter. A good example is Ben Canales. He has a website, The Star Trail that has some awesome sky shots.
One of the first times I attempted this type of photography was in 2008 with my Canon 5D Mark II. I was at Huntington Beach near Cleveland and was taking pictures of Lake Erie as a storm began to arise. This shot was a 13 second exposure. I really like how the water looks in this picture. Only thing I wish is that I caught more of the break wall in the picture and I should have had the camera closer to the ground.
When we lived in Cleveland, we would visit Vermilion a few times a year. It has a nice old downtown with many shops to explore and great places to eat. Each time we came, I would take a picture of the lighthouse. I never realized until recently that it is actually a replica of a lighthouse that used to sit there (no wonder it’s so small).
This picture is a 5 exposure HDR. I used a wide angle lens for the shot and corrected most of the distortion in photoshop. Most people probably think that I shrunk the lighthouse but in reality it is very small.
P.S. Here is another post of mine taken at the same spot.
A couple years ago my family and I drove to Vermilion, OH. It’s a small town that has a marina where the Vermilion River connects to Lake Erie. There are many local shops and restaurants (one of my favorite restaurants Chez Francois is located there) that bring tourists to the area. On the lake, there is a small lighthouse that is now a historical monument next to the Inland Seas Maritime Museum. My nephew was visiting from out of town and his mother thought this would be a good place to take some photographs. As you can see from the picture it was a beautiful day with low lying clouds. The museum sits to the southwest of the lighthouse and casted a shadow over the south side of it. There was a ledge that stuck out from the lighthouse about 3 feet above the ground. My nephew was able to stand on it while I shot from underneath him. I used a wide angle lens which allowed for me to capture the sky and entire lighthouse. Shooting people with wide angle lenses is not always good because of the distortion but in this case I thought it added a little drama to the scene.
