The weather is partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine. Or at least it was in my office today. And I have pictures to prove it! Day 286 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com
"The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun." --Christopher McCandless A line on the horizon in a field of whites and greys where sky meets water. This is Lake Michigan in very simple form. Day 249 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com
Long exposures of large fierce waves can produce a surprisingly ethereal and calm image. The waves you don't see in this image were around 4-6 feet tall. Quite tall for Lake Michigan, but what you'd expect after a thunderstorm. And since this is yet another horizon shot for me, I wanted to do something different with the composition. To emphasize the vastness of the lake, I placed the original photograph on a larger plain white background. It makes the scene feel somewhat intimate, yet the negative space implies there is a lot more to see. The image had an overall feeling of a charcoal or pencil drawing due to the long exposure. So using Topaz Impression, I also added a small amount of a sketch effect to the edges to blend the photograph into the white background. Day 330 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com
