lake effect

It is April 26th and we are still getting regular snow. It does not stay around very long. I drove to Floodwood today and it was 27˚F and snowing and drifting! I was just outside and it was snowing again. I WANT SPRING!!!!

The waves at Stoney Point were amazing after the April blizzard blew through the area. The sets coming in looked like something you would have see in the ocean. The waves were well over head high with an offshore wind that gave them a misty mane. The surfers said that the power of the waves was incredible and a few of them said that they were scared at times out there. I have not heard that from Lake Superior surfers before. The sheer forces of wind and waves meeting with passionate surfers created a spectacular scene that I will not soon forget.

There are days that I work to make an image and there are days where luck is on my side. Today was a lucky day. I was driving through the monochromatic landscape in southern St. Louis County when I noticed this eagle on a snag. I was fortunate enough that the eagle allowed me to drive past, slam in reverse, turn down the radio, roll down my window, and make some photos. As I saw that he was comfortable with the car I decided to press my luck a bit more. I slowly opened my car door and sneaked out of the vehicle to make more photos. The eagle tired of me clicking my shutter and decided move on to the next snag and that is when I made this frame. I have often tried to photograph eagles that I see while driving and often just slowing down the car to a stop spooks them. That’s why today was a lucky day.