I shot this with a polarizer on because I like the deep green color in the water, but think it would have looked better without it. This was a rare day because there were no ripples in the water due to the "icebergs".
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I didn't comment on this when I voted (gave it a 10). But I just traded in my Sigma 8mm circular fisheye lens for a Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 and am really looking forward to capturing similar images for future challenges. BTW, your Arctic Eternity is simply amazing.
This is cool. You've managed to make Indiana look so National Geographic :) I love the little bergs and the light shining on the water. Congrats on 4th place!
Where were you when you took this? While I spend most of the year in central Florida, I have a home in Berrien County, MI. I've take a lot of pictures in both Michigan City as well as of the St. Joe lighthouse. I might have guessed you were standing on the MC lighthouse walkway, looking towards Chicago in the late afternoon. But the land on the far left horizon suggests it was someplace else. I don't think I've ever seen Lake Michigan colored as it was the day you took the picture. Nice work.
You are correct - it was taken from the walkway looking just a bit South of Chicago. It's hard to see but the land on the left is mostly dunes.
Where were you when you took this? While I spend most of the year in central Florida, I have a home in Berrien County, MI. I've take a lot of pictures in both Michigan City as well as of the St. Joe lighthouse. I might have guessed you were standing on the MC lighthouse walkway, looking towards Chicago in the late afternoon. But the land on the far left horizon suggests it was someplace else. I don't think I've ever seen Lake Michigan colored as it was the day you took the picture. Nice work.
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