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Between Muskegon and Ludington is Michigan’s world famous Silver Lake Dunes. People come from half a continent away to race up and down the dunes in dune buggies. For those of more tranquil mind the drive out to Little Point Sable lighthouse is of more interest. The road to the lighthouse meanders along the tributary that joins Silver Lake to Lake Michigan, aptly named Silver Creek. Just minutes before sundown in the summer of 2015 I was driving out to the lighthouse when my attention was grabbed by the unearthly greenish hue of the water and by the setting sun which poked through tiny clearings in the treetops. Parking my car, I grabbed my medium format view camera on Gitzo tripod. I was confident that the Reala film I had in the film holder would rise to the challenge that lay before me- a high exposure latitude of a low light subject against a bright sky. I wasn’t disappointed.

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...