Category Archives: Northern MN

Camping

Posted on October 21, 2015 by rusticphoto

At the end of September I got a bonus weekend up north. All the campgrounds were full but I found an abandoned gravel pit off the Honeymoon Trail. Some other people showed up also looking for a spot and there … Continue reading →

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The Road to the Stars

Posted on October 4, 2015 by rusticphoto

This is from July. I came up with the concept for this shot a couple of weeks in advance of the the trip and I was really happy that I got the weather and found a good spot to make … Continue reading →

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More Shroom Power

Posted on September 30, 2015 by rusticphoto

Mushrooms clouds are the ultimate but sometimes an actual mushroom isn’t bad either.

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Don’t Forget To Turn Around

Posted on August 25, 2015 by rusticphoto

These are from the shore in front of a rented cabin on Lake Superior.  The air over the lake was a little misty so the Milky Way wasn’t as defined as I was hoping, but it was still pretty nice. … Continue reading →

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Floating Island

Posted on October 31, 2014 by rusticphoto

I found an outlier from the workshop.  I love the sweeping curve of the shore and the way the sky blends with the water.

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2014 Fall Color Workshop – Colors

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rusticphoto

I attended Bryan Hansel’s Fall Color Photography Workshop the last week of September. We had terrific weather and couldn’t have had a better workshop. Everyone in the group got some fantastic. images. I got so many good shots I had … Continue reading →

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2014 Fall Color Workshop – Sunrise/Sunset

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rusticphoto

We got some fantastic sunrises on the shore of Lake Superior.  The rocky shoreline makes for some dramatic compositions. The sunsets were less vivid but we still got some great shots. View Slideshow

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2014 Fall Color Workshop – Night

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rusticphoto

We had to reschedule our night session due to clouds.  We were rewarded with a dead calm, crystal clear night.  As a huge bonus we were treated to one of the best northern light shows I’ve ever seen.  We shot … Continue reading →

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2014 Fall Color Workshop – Abstracts

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rusticphoto

I played with a bunch of abstracts. Its easy and fun.  I can’t do in-camera double exposures so I was limited to zooms and camera movement during exposure but I still got a bunch I liked. View Slideshow

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Summer Camping

Posted on October 4, 2014 by rusticphoto

I already posted some of the waterfall shots from this summers camping trip but I finally worked on the rest.  The weather was nice and I got a couple good sunsets along with some night shots. View Slideshow

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