Big Sable Lighthouse At Twilight
Finally got it!
This shot was literally 2 years, 5 hikes, and two separate trips in the making – but I was finally - finally - able to pull it off June 2012!
Grant and I had been to Ludington State Park the year before and stayed several days in an attempt to get a good shot of the Big Sable Lighthouse – and we failed. (See the blog post from 2011). Every evening we’d make the 4 mile hike – only to end up with conditions that didn’t work out like we’d hoped.
Well, I’m nothing if not persistent, so this year my wife Rose and I went back to see if we could finally get a good image of the lighthouse.
This particular evening we began the trek to the lighthouse, keeping a careful eye on the clouds off to the west. Would this be the night or would they simply snuff out the sunset as had happened before? As we continued along the sandy shoreline I kept telling myself that you can’t get a cool shot with colorful clouds without running the risk they would work against you.
When we finally arrived at the lighthouse I knew right where I wanted to set up – all the past efforts at least gave me a good idea where the best shot was!
So I setup the camera, debated exactly where to place the tripod and what lens to use, then settled in and watched the show. Sunset wasn’t all that great, but as the sun slipped further and further below the horizon, the clouds above and around the lighthouse started putting on a fantastic show. I snapped away and even managed to capture a few little stars coming out.
As we hiked back I wasn’t sure if I’d really captured what I was after, but a few minutes on the computer put all doubts to rest. I’d finally captured the shot I’d set out for over a year ago.
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12 Responses to Big Sable Lighthouse At Twilight
Steve, glad you did not give up. Your photo is wonderful and I will enjoy haing it on my desktop.
GlotiaGreetings Steve: Buying stuff from WS is even more saisfying now that I kinda know you and Grant. A big thumbs up for the relationship you obviously have with your son. How I wish all boys including myself could enjoy this wonderful situation. Onward and upward with both of your worlds. Just to mention, I just celebrated my 94th birthday and in good health. Take care. Henry
Wow! This is just gorgeous…good job!
Beautifully done; the colors are magnificent! Thank you for bringing us such beauty.
That is such a great photo! I had never dreamed one could capture a sunset WITH Stars in evidence as the determined photographer has done and such a grand work he has indeed done. Thank you for your persistence -vb.
Thank you soo much for sharing this beauty with us…
I love it!
Best desktop background since I did my wife and I.ah, someone who knows where ludington state park is! thank you for the lovely shot!
Ahhhhhhhhh! Worth all your time and patience!
-This is very beautiful and warm picture I ever seen of a lighthouse
What is even more amazing is its the name of my oldest cat who is
as beautiful as the picture.
Sable is a long hair Madonna Calico
The odds of having her were close to the odds of you getting the picture..WoWI think this is the most beautiful picture I have ever seen here. I look at it all the time to just imagine people living there and I see something different almost every time I look at it.
I’m glad you finally got this picture. I’ll order it soon for my own house.
I know the feeling! But you got it — this is so beautiful it gives me goosebumps. Congratulations on a work well-accomplished.