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Untitled in Green

Posted on August 7, 2006August 7, 2006 by Michigan in Pictures

This is one of those that you want to be sure to view large!

Wind Surfer

Posted on August 3, 2006August 3, 2006 by Michigan in Pictures

Ferg says I did use a filter on this pic, the filter was my sunglasses and that the photo was taken near Betsie Point on Lake Michigan.

Michigan Summertime

Posted on August 1, 2006August 1, 2006 by Michigan in Pictures

Bubble and Droplet., photo by G0Da.

A boy blowing bubbles in the fountain at Frankenmuth. Dan says it looks great in the larger sizes (he’s right – it’s very refreshing as wallpaper!)
This is just one of about 100 photos in a mash-up called Michigan Summertime (new window) that Absolute Michigan put together using photos from the Absolute Michigan pool and music from this weekend’s Dunegrass Festival (Aug 4-6, 2006)

Check it out, and if you’re a Flickrite with Michigan summer pics, add one or two to the show!

Michigan Blueberries

Posted on July 26, 2006July 26, 2006 by Michigan in Pictures

Blueberries, photo by rdmegr

This tasty photo is part of a set of farm market photos and appears on Michigan Blueberries, a feature by Taste the Local Difference with some additional input by Absolute Michigan.

It also appears on my desktop as the photographer has been kind enough to upload it super big. It looks great but I seem to be hungrier than usual.

Sunrise

Posted on July 18, 2006July 18, 2006 by Michigan in Pictures

Sunrise, photo by CaptPiper.

Piper writes I woke up early this morning and decided to go out and hunt for photograhic treasure. As the uploads proceed, you will see what I found.

Sometimes as a photographer, you strike gold.

Be sure to check these out – it’s an amazing series of photos! She also explains a little more about them in her blog.

40 Mile Point Lighthouse

Posted on July 15, 2006July 18, 2006 by Michigan in Pictures

40 Mile Point Lighthouse, photo by midmichphotos

According to the 40 Mile Point Lighthouse Preservation Society, the lighthouse is located on the shores of Lake Huron in Presque Isle County’s Lighthouse Park (about 7 miles north of Rogers City).

In 1889, the Lighthouse Board recommended that $25,000 be appropriated for construction of a new light and fog signal near Hammond Bay on Lake Huron … Major Milton B. Adams, Eleventh District Engineer selected and surveyed a site approximately 40 miles southeast of Old Mackinaw Point and 40 miles northwest of Thunder Bay.

The main lighthouse structure models the Big Bay lighthouse which was being constructed simultaneously near Marquette in the Upper Peninsula. 40 Mile Point is a two-story duplex with a tower incorporated into the center of the side-wall facing Lake Huron. Its footprint measures 35 feet by 57 feet.

Lighthouse photographer Terry Pepper has some great historical information (and photos) about Forty Mile Point Lighthouse in his Seeing the Light.

As a side note, I had to search to find this photo again and the photos Flickr pulled up for a “40 mile point” search are really cool!

cycle shadow

Posted on July 5, 2006July 18, 2006 by Michigan in Pictures

cycle shadow, photo by argusmaniac.

Mark says this bike rack is located on Liberty street in Ann Arbor. Be sure to check it out in the larger sizes as it makes a great background.

This photo is part of a set of nearly 150 photos called Ann Arbor Life that provide a great look at the city.

Sunset Slacklining

Posted on July 3, 2006July 18, 2006 by Michigan in Pictures

Competing knighting, photo by xhavier

Sometimes when I dig around for photos, I find other pictures that are totally unrelated to what I am digging for but very cool nonetheless … I think this is one of those cases. The photo was taken at Sherman Park in Sault Ste. Marie, which is apparently a hotbed of slacklining in Michigan.

For more about what looks to be an interesting and challenging pursuit, check out the slacklining photo pool on Flickr, the Slackining entry on Wikipedia and Slacklining information by outdoor photographer Eric Matthes, who writes:

Slacklining began when climbers hanging out in campgrounds became bored and started playing with their equipment. Slacklining develops balance which is helpful in climbing, but that is not the only reason people do it. Far more important is the feeling you get when you experience that moment of perfect balance, when your mind and body are absolutely motionless over the line and all is right in the world.