Archive for October, 2009
Inside the Tape at the Lake Superior Performance Rally
Posted by Mark Riutta in Sports on October 17th, 2009
Travis Pastrana is the first to round the turn at the Stage 1 spectator point at the Lake Superior Performance Rally in Houghton, MI.
I’ve seen the Lake Superior Performance Rally a few times now, but never spectated from the Stage 1 location in Houghton. Now that I live in Hancock getting over to see it on a Friday afternoon is a simple thing to do so I figured why not. Read the rest of this entry »
A Foggy Morning on the Portage Canal
Posted by Mark Riutta in Nature, Portage Canal, Portage Lift Bridge on October 15th, 2009
Artificial lights illuminate the fog over the Portage Canal.
Those of us who live here know what a special place this can be, but it’s even more wondrous when nature does her own special magic. Such was the case this particular morning when I noticed the canal covered with fog.
A Big Slow Ship
Posted by Mark Riutta in History, Portage Canal, Portage Lift Bridge on October 12th, 2009
The freighter Algosoo waits before passing under the Portage Lift Bridge.
At 730 feet long the freighter Algosoo is quite large. Not the biggest on the Great Lakes, but probably one of the biggest ever to come through the Portage Canal and pass under the Lift Bridge. It’s also slow as would be testified unanimously by any driver waiting for it to pass so the Bridge could be lowered again.
The freighter Algosoo realigns its approach to the Portage Lift Bridge.
First Snow with the Cardinals
Posted by Mark Riutta in Nature on October 11th, 2009
Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal enjoying a meal together.
Who would of thought that on October 10th we would get our first snow. Well, I guess they did warn us it was coming so it really wasn’t that big a surprise. But nobody briefed me regarding the cardinal visit we were about to receive. Read the rest of this entry »
KFC and a Sunset
Posted by Mark Riutta in Nature on October 8th, 2009
Finally a decent sunset image at the Breakers.
As the days gets shorter a new problem begins to arise with one looking to shoot sunsets. That problem is dinner. At this time of the year the sun is setting a little after 7 PM. I like to get to my shooting location about 30 minutes prior to that get some of the pre-sunset images and prepare for what is about to happen when the sun finally goes down. Add to that a 15 minute drive to get to the destination which means you really have to be thinking about leaving the house by 6:30 or so which happens to be when we usually eat dinner.
On The Rocks
Posted by Mark Riutta in Nature on October 7th, 2009
So here I am, out at the Breakers once again. Like I said a couple posts ago I needed a new “go to” spot for late day photo ops and lately I guess this is becoming the place. Today it’s a bit windy and mostly clear. To the west are some scattered clouds which should create some interest when the sun goes down.
And then there were none…
Posted by Mark Riutta in Nature on October 7th, 2009
Finch space for rent...
It saddened me when I finally realized that my Goldfinches and Pine Siskins who have been keeping me company while I work from my office have moved on for the winter. The past few days one or two would show up for a short time, but today marks the first day I haven’t seen a single one.
Calm at the Breakers
Posted by Mark Riutta in Nature on October 1st, 2009
After my stormy night visit to the north entry point of the portage canal I realized that I needed to go back out there on a nicer evening and hopefully get some sunset images. Now that my permanent home is Hancock I needed to find a new “go to” location where I can get those end of day shots that I used to capture from Millie Hill in Iron Mountain.
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