77 of 190

|

metal prints lake michigan metal prints point betsie light metal prints point betsie lighthouse metal prints manitou passage metal prints crystal lake metal prints gambrel roof metal prints royal blue sky metal prints sandy beach metal prints view camera metal prints gitzo tripod metal prints crashing waves metal prints white caps metal prints sleeping bear dunes metal prints

photographs lake michigan photos point betsie light photos point betsie lighthouse photos manitou passage photos crystal lake photos gambrel roof photos royal blue sky photos sandy beach photos view camera photos gitzo tripod photos crashing waves photos white caps photos sleeping bear dunes photos

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Point Betsie Lighthouse is located on the northeast shore of Lake Michigan at the southern entrance to the Manitou Passage. Beautiful Crystal Lake is just to the east and the charming town of Frankford is to the south. The gambrel roofed lighthouse was completed in 1858 at a cost of $3000. On this late December afternoon I was delighted to see a royal blue sky accented by fluffy clouds. It was still early in the Winter season and so the sandy beach was still free of snow and ice. This meant that the primo spot to position my Linhof Technica view camera on Gitzo tripod was on the now firm sand with polarizer lens turned to its max setting. I set the aperture to F16 and did a slight lens tilt to ensure that the entire image would be sharply focused. To catch the crashing waves in all their glory the shutter speed was set to 1/30th of a second. For a few minutes I stood and watched the Lake Michigan surf to determine which advancing white caps made for the most dramatic waves. I then sque...

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...