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Miss the super moon last Saturday? You know, that’s when the moon appeared 14 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons this year. That’s when it’s orbit brought it closest to Earth at about the same time it appeared its fullest. Super moons appear about once a year, according to NASA. This one got a lot of play on YouTube.
We asked Great Lakes photographers to send us their favorite Great Lakes shots. Peter Scott Eide sent us these photos of Lake Superior. Native Feather
This image was taken using Kodak black-and-white film. It was shot in the early spring when the water levels tend to be at their lowest. This particular spring they were at historically low levels, and sections of shoreline became exposed that normally lay buried beneath the sand and water.
Queen Elizabeth II will be served a Great Lakes lamprey pie at her Diamond Jubilee in June. The Detroit Free Press reports that the dish has been given to British monarchs as a delicacy on special occasions since the Middle Ages. Of course, back then the parasitic fish was sourced locally. But apparently it is so scarce there now that it is a protected species. That’s not the case here where the critter has decimated native Great Lakes fish after invading the freshwater seas through the St.
We asked Great Lakes photographers to send us their favorite Great Lakes shot. Craig Blacklock of Blacklock Photography sent us this photo, also the cover image from his book Apostle Islands – From Land and Sea. Bear Island, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
I discovered this small arch the previous afternoon. I took the time to set up and make an image. I was ecstatic about the composition, which seemed to contain all the elements of the Apostle Islands, but was not satisfied with the light.
We asked Great Lakes photographers to send us their toughest Great Lakes shots. Ken Scott of Ken Scott Photography sent us this photo. South Manitou Lighthouse
Lit by a full moon, this is a stack of 350, 30-second exposures. The hard part was getting the timing to work out so I could travel out to the island when there would be a full enough moon to light the landscape and no clouds to interfere with the shoot. It was a crap shoot and took a few trips out to get the timing the way I wanted it.
We asked Great Lakes photographers to send us their favorite and toughest Great Lakes shot. Justin Calkins – related to our very own Gary Wilson – of Justin Calkins Photography sent us these photos. Wind Storms
This photo was shot during the week-long wind storms of October 2010 in Grand Haven, Mich. The gusts were as high as 70 mph, with very large violent waves. Lake Michigan Severe Storm
I took this photo in 2006 and even though it’s older I still wanted to share it. In my opinion it captures an excellent look at a severe storm system over Lake Michigan at Pere Marquette Park, Muskegon, Mich.