56 of 190

|

canvas prints waterfall canvas prints marquette university canvas prints laughing whitefish falls canvas prints michigan canvas prints waterfalls canvas prints upper peninsula canvas prints marquette canvas prints keweenaw peninsula canvas prints us-41 canvas prints m-94 canvas prints laughing whitefish river canvas prints ojibwe canvas prints lake superior canvas prints observation deck canvas prints gitzo tripod canvas prints

photographs waterfall photos marquette university photos laughing whitefish falls photos michigan photos waterfalls photos upper peninsula photos marquette photos keweenaw peninsula photos us-41 photos m-94 photos laughing whitefish river photos ojibwe photos lake superior photos observation deck photos gitzo tripod photos

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Laughing Whitefish Falls is in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula southeast of Marquette. I visited the limestone escarpment after a four day stay on the Keweenaw Peninsula which meant that my travels took me south along US-41 to M-94 east. Laughing Whitefish Falls is often described as a long slide, and with a drop of 100’, is considered as Michigan’s tallest falls. The falls and its namesake Laughing Whitefish River were named by the Ojibwe indians who thought that the mouth of the river resembled a laughing whitefish when viewed from Lake Superior. I photographed the fan shaped wall of water both at the top and at the bottom of the 150 step staircase that ends at an observation deck. This view is looking across the top of the falls and was shot with my medium format view camera on Gitzo tripod with lens tilt invoked to have the entire image in focus. I chose a one second exposure in order to give the flowing water a silky smoothness plus it gave me the bonus of being able to set the apertur...

James Rasmusson is a resident of Holland Michigan who has been creating fine art photographs since the early 80�s. Jim�s photo-art is best known for themes that express the drama and majesty of nature. �I like to underscore the abstract and tease the mind. I am ever alert for juxtapositions that express irony, absurdity, and poignancy. I want people to feel both tension and resolution in my compositions.� Specializing in scenes from the Great Lakes region, the artist�s portfolios also include the Ozarks, Arizona and California, the Florida Keys, River Rouge, Chicago, �Suspended Amusements�, Nightscapes, Winterscapes, Ontario, and the Caribbean. The award-winning photographer�s work has appeared in many publications as...