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Challenge: Free Study 2007-01 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Lake Superior
Date: Jan 13, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Water, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2007

 www.midwestconnection.com/Lighthouses/lk_superiorLT/StannardRockLT.htm:

A Captain by the name of Charles C. Stannard sailed the first American made ship along the still-new trade routes in Lake Superior. He was also the first to see this huge rock lurking just under the surface. Literally out in the middle of nowhere, the waters in this area change from 550 feet to the 4 feet, with a average depth of 16 feet in a quarter mile area around the light. This was a very dangerous area for ships. Before the light was constructed, many crews referred to this shoal as the "Sailors Graveyard". With the opening of the Soo Locks, a Day Beacon or iron structure with no light was placed here. Construction of the current lighthouse started in 1877, taking 5 years to complete. The lighthouse was then named after Captain Charles C. Stannard.

Adventure Story: Anyone venturing out into Lake Superior should not take her lightly, as a maintenance crew was reminded one November. A crew of 12 men that had been working on the light for two weeks, nearing the completion of their work, things turned for the worse. A storm blew up quickly as they often do, trapping the men in the light. The storm blew on for day's as ice built up around them. The spray froze around the light as gale force winds blew sheets of ice that piled up against her. As the Lake finally settled 7 days later, the men found themselves trapped in 12 feet of ice. Already running low on food, they spent the next two days chopping through the ice. Now out of there prison, they were in no position to wait for the lighthouse tender. They jumped into the small lighthouse boat and ventured across the dangerous ice flows, finally making it back to shore safely.

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Place: 31 out of 559
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Avg (commenters): 8.2857
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/08/2007 05:43:10 PM
Beautiful, JP! Wonderful cool (OK, cold!) tones and a sort of dichotomy with the title - a refuge but a very desolate one indeed.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
 02/07/2007 09:44:38 PM
Very striking - almost surreal.
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Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 02/05/2007 11:41:00 PM
WOW serious ice formation, very nice capture
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/03/2007 04:47:10 PM
nice ice formations
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Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/02/2007 08:24:31 PM
The ice is monumental. Great desolation feeling. (No voting, just commenting)
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Canon EOS-5D
Tokina AF 28-70mm f/2.8 ATX Pro-SV for Canon EOS
 02/01/2007 11:39:49 PM
Well done. great photo.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 02/01/2007 01:57:40 PM
Ohmy!!!!!!! Talk about a Wow Impact! This is amazing. My highest rated photo so far! 10
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 02/01/2007 11:53:23 AM
this is great ...
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 02/01/2007 09:29:14 AM
Lovely. I like the gray tones. Great composition.
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