More Wind Point

Just south of the Wind Point Lighthouse in Racine, WI are a series of some old Jettys.  I've stopped here a couple of times and even snapped a few images but this morning I decided to spend a bit more time.  While most of the images captured were colorful sunrise landscapes, this image was shot with the intent of a black and white conversion.  Hope you like it.

A Beautiful Day

It rained so much yesterday, I thought we needed an ark. The weather has been generally lousy.  However, this morning, I thought it was just beautiful.  The fog was really heavy.  I loved it.  I love to photograph the fog.  It can take what is otherwise a very average scene and turn it into something full of mystery.  I probably tend toward a minimalist approach when photographing foggy scenes . . .  a single tree or two for example.  Today, I ventured off the interstate and took the back roads to work.  I found plenty to photograph but I was also very aware that the shoulder on the road was very narrow and therefore somewhat dangerous.  Luckily, traffic was light.

The images above were taken in Racine County on my way to work.  It was a nice deviation from the typical interstate drive and allowed to me to add some images to my 'Morning Drive' series.

Racine Lighthouse

I happened to be in Racine, WI yesterday as we finalize the paperwork on our construction project.  We were just a short distance from the Racine Lighthouse, so we wandered there to get a couple of images.  It was about 5:30pm so the sun was lower in the sky and it was (finally) a nice day. 

The lighthouse is easily one of the most photographed sites in Racine.  I saw several images hanging in galleries later that evening in downtown.  It was Racine's 'First Friday' and this was the first of the season.  Basically, many of the shops stay open late including the galleries.  I had dinner at The Yellow Rose which was formerly the Bistro on Main Street.  While the service was a bit rushed, the food was excellent.