Timeless Manistee Light With wind blowing at 25 knots, waves at 3 to 4 feet, and hard sun light, a long exposure seems impossible. Enter a 6 stop neutral density filer and magic, a 5 second exposure tames those waves, calms the wind a bit, and takes those shadows out of the image. The only problem; keeping the camera still with all that wind and sand blowing in your face. A tripod helps, but only a little.
The Manistee Light was basking in midday sun. What’s a photog to do? Well, maybe a B&W image will take advantage of the harsh light and sharp shadows. And, a little under exposure might help increase the drama. Any way you look at it; it’s a nice day near the lake.
The Round Island Light, also known as the “Old Round Island Point Lighthouse”, is a lighthouse constructed in 1895 and located on the western shore of Round Island. Located on the Straits of Mackinac just across the shipping lane from Mackinac Island, it is one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world as thousands of tourists pass within a half mile of the 119 year old lighthouse on ferries each day during the summer season.
The Winter Lighthouse is actually Point Betsie Lighthouse on Michigan’s western shore of Lake Michigan.
The Little Sable Light lies on the east shore of Lake Michigan in western Michigan.
Point Betsie Lighthouse A lighthouse in a storm always makes a good subject.
The Mackinac Island Lighthouse is almost as famous as Mackinac Island itself.
