This shot came about more from wanting to test my new ICE 10-stop neutral density filter, rather than from a creative idea. I knew I wanted water and possibly clouds (although the clouds weren't really moving fast enough) in the shot but other than that, I had know idea what I was going to get. I started down toward the lake and while waiting to cross Lincoln Memorial Drive, I saw this abstract framing. I set up the tripod, set my shot, put the filter on and started shooting. This is a combination of seven 25-second exposures combined into a Smart Object in Photoshop with the median frame blending mode. I also used a couple of textures and three different passes of Topaz Impression. ISO 100, 24-85mm lens at 85mm, f/22, 25 second exposure. Shot near Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Day 79 of 365 Copyright 2015 Scott Norris Photography www.scottnorrisphotography.com
This is the North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee's Lake Park along the bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan. This was not what I was planning on shooting but wow, the light was so sublime that I just had to stop. It was almost as if the sun, clouds, and lighthouse were calling to me - Hey, take the picture!! It was quite windy and cold. Not the normal cold we usually have in mid-December here, but cold enough. Especially if you are only wearing a long-sleeved fleece and a hoodie that the wind goes right through. But not one to ignore the obvious call to stop, I stopped and shot. And, boy, am I glad I did. Day 78 of 365 Copyright 2015 Scott Norris Photography www.scottnorrisphotography.com
'twasn't quite the night before Christmas, but it was at night and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care. The only thing I wish was different - outside of it not being the night before Christmas and there was no St. Nick - is that we had a real wood-burning fireplace. Oh well, it is still cozy and a great place to curl up with a nice hot drink - or one on the rocks ;-) - and a good book. Day 76 of 365 Copyright 2015 Scott Norris Photography www.scottnorrisphotography.com
