From the Small World Files: on Monday evening (at just about the time this picture was taken) my wife and I watched small tornados drop from the clouds over Lake Michigan (about 150 miles north of where this photo was taken).
Pinhole: Clock
Pinhole: Clock, photo by Matt Blackcustard.
Where does one cross the line from photography to fine art? Somewhere around 1:15, I’m guessing. I love the details on this photo: Paintcan pinhole camera, 4×5″ Fomapan 100, 5 elephant exposure, contact print onto expired Kodak Polycontrast Rapid II, developed in Dektol applied with a paintbrush. 5 Elephant exposure. Nice to see that the rigors of scientific photography are not being overlooked!
While we’re on the subject of pinhole photography & fun, Matt writes:
I ran a pinhole workshop for teens at the Ann Arbor District Library back in August. They made pinhole cameras from paint cans and cookie tins and then ran around outside taking pictures of each other for a couple of hours. It was lots of fun. Well now it’s time for the show! (click for event info)A selection of the work they made that afternoon (plus some photos of the workshop in action) is now on display at the AADL Malletts Creek branch, running until October 30th. There’s a reception Friday 22nd (that would be TONIGHT) from 5 – 6:30pm.
From the Shore of McLean State Park (Keweenaw Upper Entrance Lighthouse)
From the Shore of McLean State Park, photo by Mrs. Terry.
Terry Forrest lives in Boston but has taken quite a number of photos of Michigan lighthouses. She has photos available for sale at her photography web site, and you can see a bunch more photos of this lighthouse by clicking the thumbnail below!
If you’d like to see this lighthouse up close, Keweenaw Excursions offers a boat tour of Keweenaw lighthouses.
Lighthouse expert Terry Pepper writes:
With the meteoric growth of copper mining in the Keweenaw between 1843 and 1968, increased shipping access to the twin cities of Houghton and Hancock became increasingly important. To this end, the Portage River Canal was cut through a tamarack swamp at its western end in 1860, creating a channel 10 feet deep and 80 feet wide, opening full Portage River navigation for the largest vessels of the day from western Lake Superior…For reasons as yet undetermined, the original lighthouse was replaced with the existing fifty foot square steel Art Deco style tower at the end of the breakwater in 1950.
In the photos below you can really see the Art Deco influences.
Meet Alone at Night on the Basketball Courts
photo by Giancarlo Rinna
View this larger (along with many more photos) at Giancarlo’s photoblog.
West Michigan Whitecaps Win!
Despite the risk of becoming “that Michigan baseball photo blog”, we have to give a “way to go” to the West Michigan Whitecaps who captured their 4th Midwest League Championship on Saturday at Comstock Park in Grand Rapids. According to the Whitecaps web site, the 89-48 Caps jumped out to an early 8-0 lead and cruised to an 8-4 win over Kane County to win their 4th championship in their 13 year history.
Today’s photo is part of a great set of celebration photos by Emily Smith. Emily photographs the Whitecaps for Major League Baseball and you can (and should) see more of her baseball and non-baseball work on her photography site.
The Whitecaps are the Class A minor league affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, and the Freep says the AAA Toledo Mudhens joined the Whitecaps in winning a championship this weekend. (click the photo below for pics from the Mudhens game!) The Tigers farm system notched the the second-best combined winning percentage this year.
Early Morning in Ludington
Early Morning in Ludington, photo by mandj98.
The car ferry Badger (left) gets ready to make a trip across Lake Michigan to Wisconsin. The other ship is the Spartan. The 420′ Badger is the largest car ferry ever to sail Lake Michigan. When I was young, there were people who’d just ride back and forth and play cribbage. At today’s rates, I’m guessing the recreational rider may be a thing of the past.
Visit the website to learn more about the S.S. Badger car ferry from Ludington to Manitowoc. (including a cool tour of the ship)
Wagner Falls
Wagner Falls 2, photo by gkretovic.
Wagner Falls is located south of Munising. The Michigan DNR page on Wagner Falls has directions and says that the falls are in a stand of virgin pine and hemlock. Click the pic below for Greg Kretovic’s Nature Set with more photos of Wagner Falls and other UP beauty.
Sunday Night Baseball & the Detroit Tigers Pool
sunday night baseball, photo by DA2Brian.
Here’s a photo of Comerica Park as seen from the top of the Mezzanine, one of many great photos in the Detroit Tigers pool on Flickr.
Paul Hitz started the pool just a few weeks ago and there’s already almost 300 photos over everything from opening day to back in the day to the glory days.
Exposure.Detroit: Girl Power
Depot Town Buildings, photo by jnhkrawczyk.
Girl Power takes place this Friday (September 15) and is the latest show from Exposure.Detroit. It will feature the works of Autumm Caines, Trish Harris, Jill Hamilton-Krawczyk and Melissa Kilbride.
Click the poster below for more details and right here for a map to Karras Bros Tavern.
Paw Paw Barn
Paw Paw, Mi., photo by Jeff Lamb
I’m guessing that you can’t buy a barn like this at Home Depot…
Jeff has a ton more photos at his Jeff Lamb Photo web site.
Michigan in Pictures 