The beauty of Michigan
When it comes to blue waters, blue skies, and some of the most epic sunrises/sunsets on the globe, there isn't much that can compare to Michigan. Over the years my wife and I have taken our fair share of camping trips around the state. I have an ever growing collection of photos from pretty much every stop we make along the way.
Given the fact that Michigan is a peninsula tucked into the heart of the "Great Lakes", we have an abundant amount of shoreline to capture some fantastic views. The beauty isn't isolated to the coast and just short trip inland is sure not to disappoint either.
It is possible I have shared some of these photos as part of a post here and there over the years. I wanted to hand pick some of the best ones and share them in the PhotoFeed community where they possibly haven't received any exposure in the past.
I don't expect that my photos will be up to the caliber of some that I have seen in this community, but with practice I hope to one day be there. I wouldn't say I have a thick skin, but I am more than open to any critiques you might have. I should mention that I have reduced the resolution of many of these images so that they don't take as long to load. That is why the quality might not be up to your personal preferences or standards...
The opening photo is from an area in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan called Fayette. It is a historic smelting town on the coast of Lake Michigan.
This is another one of my most favorite photos from this location. We had a just about perfect day on our last trip here as you can see from the picture of the small harbor/bay that used to be the lifeblood of the town.
This photo was taken at the top of Sugarloaf mountain, just outside the town of Marquette, MI. It is probably one of the largest towns in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The hike up Sugarloaf was pretty rough and included a lot of stairs. Only about half of our group made it to the top, but once you get there the views are well worth it!
Several years ago we took a camping trip to a small town in Michigan called Aloha. If you tried to find it on a map, you likely wouldn't have much luck. What you can look for is Mullet Lake which is one of the largest inland lakes in the state. Aloha State Park sits right on the shores of Mullet Lake and given the right circumstances, makes for some unique and beautiful sunsets!
We made our way back to Aloha about a month or two ago, but this time we were not able to get a camping site right no the lake. That made it difficult to get any good shots. I can always look back at these ones fondly though. They turned out pretty great!
Speaking of sunsets, there is a little Island in the Northern part of Lake Michigan called Beaver Island. Although Mackinaw Island is probably the most famous island associated with Michigan, Beaver Island is about seven times the size but is narrow enough that you can pretty much walk or bike to some of the most amazing sunrises and sunsets.
It's been several years since I visited the island, but there is something almost magical about it that always draws you back once you have visited.
When I was a kid it always confused me that the nickname for Minnesota was called the land of 10,000 lakes. Surely Michigan had at least that many... Even today, I honestly don't know how many lakes Michigan has, but I can tell you what they may lack in quantity compared to Minnesota, they more than make up for in quality.
Lake Charlevoix (above) and Lake of the Clouds (below) are two perfect examples of that. In fact, as I go back and look at these photos, you are probably thinking that the sky is always blue here in Michigan. Trust me, we do have crumby days too!
In addition to some pretty amazing lakes, Michigan is also home to some pretty spectacular waterfalls. The pictures above are of the upper and lower portions of the Tahquamenon falls and the lower images are from Bond Falls about three hours to the west of Tahquamenon.
I have so many other pictures I could share, but I am finally going to leave you with this photo I took near the top of Brockway Mountain in Copper Harbor, MI. This is just about as far North as you can get in the state. It is near the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula that reaches far out into the middle of Lake Superior. This peninsula was once home to a rich copper deposit that brought in miners from all over the world.
Those days are long past, but thankfully the beauty of the area was left behind for all of us to enjoy!
I hope you had as good a time looking at these pictures as I had taking them. I look forward to sharing more photos from my wife and I's travels in a future post!
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Spectacular views, each and everyone, where we lack in finesse in photography it more than makes up for in detail, (and sweet memories).
So many lakes, rich forests with beaches or places to explore, this is the type of region I would really enjoy nature to the full.
Waterfalls, sunsets, sunrises bringing it all together most enjoyable thanks Mr & Mrs.
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Thanks, I appreciate it! I know there are a lot of beautiful places in the world, but Michigan is always going to hold a special place in my heart. It's almost magical!
Appears to be a place I could very easily thoroughly enjoy, continents apart sadly places I will only see through the lens of fellow members, so thanks!
Really beautiful place! regards! 👐
Thank you! I appreciate it!
These pics remind me of Norway, especially the third one. I like this type of scenery.
Thank you! I'd love to visit Norway some day!
I had the pleasure of temporarily living in two parts of Michigan when I had a traveling job and had no idea how lovely it is there. I don't know if they have a tourism program or not but both of the spots I lived in for a while were amazing. Torch Lake is probably one of the most lovely places not just in USA, but anywhere in the world.
Ah yes, Torch Lake. The traverse city area is probably one of the most beautiful parts of the lower peninsula. I get to go to a conference over that way at the end of the month. I love visiting that side of the state! They do have a tourism marketing campaign. The slogan is "pure Michigan". So like these pictures above could be hashtagged with that slogan. #puremichigan
I’ve never been to Michigan somehow.. sure look gorgeous. Reminds me a lot of WV in many ways. No place is the exact same though 😉
No, everywhere has it's own unique beauty for sure. I haven't been to west virginia since I was a kid.
I’ve been here since I was a kid, it’s a great place to live.
Beautiful photos!
I really like the first sunset photo with the boat.
Did you manage to create an account on Noise.Cash already? Photos are rewarded well on there too.
Thank you! No, they wouldn't allow me to because my email address has a period in it.
Strange. Is it a gmail address? I thought it didn't matter if you left out the periods in e-mail addresses, but maybe you should test that first 😃
Yeah, it is a Gmail address. It's no biggie.
The beauty there is astounding
Now let’s talk about your photos
First off let me touch on a pet peeve if mine…..
When people criticize their own photos when there is no need to in this case or even if there is a need fir me irs about getting out there enjoying what you see and taking photos to share with others.
Sure we can all look at our photos and find things we would like to improve and work on that I know some really like my photos but that’s something I think about every time I look at my photos and how I could make them better not criticizing my photos but always striving to improve
But enough about my photos back to yours one of the most important things to get right with photography in my mind is composition some need to study it other just have a natural eye fir it.
But IMHO I think that’s something you nailed in everyone if these photos which makes them so pleasing to the viewer
One of the principles is the rule of thirds which says the photo should be aligned with the spots marked by the intersections of line would be if you divide the image into thirds
Now I know I didn’t explain that well if you don’t know what I mean look it up it’s explained better online
You gave composed each of these photos so ones eyes are drawn to the beauty and main focus of the photo immediately.
So I think these are great photos and you should be proud of them sure want to improve but ve happy where you are at now
Have a great day
Thanks, I really appreciate that! I know that I am probably more critical than I should be. I think part of it comes from the fact that my dad was a photographer, so I am always trying to live up to that standard...
I understand what your saying but you are doing great keep at it
I think @tattoodjay explained it well 😁.. Some cameras even have the grid work laid out in the eye piece or field of view. Basically a tic-tac-toe grid and you line up the subject so that it is centered at an intersection point. Anymore, I wing it and then rely on editing things into position later on.
Looks like this shot below @bozz. This is a Jellyfish that was floating in the bay. I took the shot off a dock and made sure that the Jelly intersected with one of the 'Thirds' lines like so...
I took my favorite shot of yours and cropped it to fit the rule of thirds.
Here is your original of Lake Mullet Sunset (A beauty of a shot too!)
And now I will crop and apply the rule of thirds.
Most people just center the subject, and that's cool too because often there is a ton going on to where it would be hard to use this rule. Like your waterfall photo, in that case I just follow the abbreviated third rule - I just divide the frame into thirds.. 1/3 sky, 1/3 subject, and then 1/3 foreground.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Beautiful Man! Just breathtaking, especially those shots of the falls and the sunset shots on Lake Mullet. Wow.. I could just picture myself sitting in a camp chair watching that sun set.
I think you proved yourself wrong, given the framing and composition of some of these shots.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words! I am thinking I might try to do another one of these posts next week. I have a pretty large collection of photos I have taken over the years. The really cool thing about Mullet Lake is that it is actually connected to another lake called Burt Lake. I have some amazing sunset photos from that lake too. Both state parks are on the perfect side of the lake to catch some breathtaking shots!
I also have lots of travel photos, but takes a while to put them all together since they are in a different format that Hive doesn't recognize. I'll just take new ones I suppose.
It helps being on the 'Right Side' of things 😊
What format are they in? Are the .raw or something like that?
Yeah basically.. CR2
You should check out Irfanview. It is an awesome program I use pretty much every day. Free and it can do batch conversions. Looks like it supports .cr2 as well, so you could easily convert a whole folder to .jpg or something else if you wanted to.
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Those pictures are amazing...that sunset! The landscape reminds me a little bit like a mixture of the Sandusky area of northern Ohio and northern Minnesota. Beautiful!
Thanks, I appreciate it! I am hoping to pull some more together to share over the next week or two. We will see what I can find. I really do love a lot of things about Michigan. It's a pretty cool place.
I'm looking forward to seeing more. My wife used to snowmobile in the UP, I still need to make it up there sometime.
If a lake is defined as a body of water of at least 10 acres, Minnesota actually has at least 15,000. Doesn’t sound as nice as the unit bias 10k though.
Interesting. I am guessing we must just have a bunch of smaller lakes. We have a lot of of them, I know that for sure.
well now, that is just gorgeous. absolutely beautiful.
Thank you!
Amazing Pics Bozz definitely need to come down there one day, I ve been planning for years to visit the US,,,but it probably will take some more years before I do. Thanks for the share !CTP
I need to get up to Canada some time. So many places there I haven't explored yet.
Michigan looks so, so beautiful! It's definitely on my to visit list, as I have met and know so many cool peeps from your most excellent state! Thanks for sharing such lovely shots of your home!
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No problem! I love showing it off!
Wow! So blessed with beautiful nature. Stunning shots too!
Love these landscapes and great photos @bozz - the pix is doing justice to your home state. I wouldn't have pictured Michigan this way.
A beautiful journey -- thank you so much!
All I know about Michigan is Grand Rapids, a book publishing house.
You have a very beautiful and refreshing place there. 😄
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Grand Rapids is a fun town.
Well, what I mean is a publishing house in Grand Rapids. You know many of our books in the library are published in Grand Rapids.
That is cool. I actually didn't realize that. I was just in Grand Rapids about a month ago for a concert. It is cool because it has that big city feel in the downtown area but it is also small enough you don't feel like you are getting swallowed.
That's interesting. Typically, in a city people are lost because of its size. Hearing you, it looks like a combination of two worlds.
It really is.
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Beautiful !! I want to visit Michigan now!! Never been stateside!
It's totally worth it! Especially if you like the water but don't want to deal with salt or sharks!
Amazing blue sky and water. There must be very low pollution where you live. Thanks for sharing.
I wouldn't say low, but probably better than being near a big city.
Nice photos, @bozz. Looks amazing.
Wow, I'd be super happy to be surrounded by that kind of nature. Amazing spots you've shared there! Thankfully, soon I will be in a less city-ish area so that should make me a bit more happy and be able to share similar nature as well. I'm even more excited when I find posts like this haha.
I've personally never been anywhere near your area, but have seen amazing pictures before. Please keep sharing them :)
It's a really beautiful state. Having all of the water around us helps for sure! I like visiting the big city, but I would never want to live there. I grew up in the country, so I am just a country boy at heart.
Well, I grew up in the city but actually always loved the country sides more. I still ended up in cities for logistical reasons :)