Thursday, January 22, 2015

Lake of the Clouds-Ontonagan County Michigan

I have visited the Lake of the Clouds Park in the Porcupine Mountains before but between the wind and rain, the visit was cut short. I returned the next year to a warm and clear morning in June 2014. Between the blue ski and warm temps, it was a grand visit. As I spent my time there I noticed what I like to call "Wind Angels" in the lake surface. They are unpredictable to capture and you just had to set your camera up, shoot away and hope for the best. I plan on returning in the fall time in hopes of capturing the beautiful Autumn colors.

Music by Dexter Britain  Song: Summers Coming

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Yondota Falls-Gogebic County, Michigan

After being chased out of  the woods on my previous waterfall due to lightning, I headed to an easier hike in case bad weather reared it's ugly head again. Yondota Falls is a short hike off of County Road 523 in Gogebic County. The mosquitoes were bad at the last waterfall and this one was no different. I was prepared for this by being completely covered in protective clothing and bug spray despite the 85 degree day. The breeze by the waterfall was a welcome treat during my time there. The weather started to shift to more sun than thunderclouds causing my white balance to go nuts. I ended up not using multiple clips due to this problem.

Music by Dexter Britain   Song: Telling Stories with tempo and editing change
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12 Foot Falls Marinette County Wisconsin time lapse


12 Foot Falls is one of the main attractions in the waterfall series in Marinette County Wisconsin. I have visited the falls before but due to the heat and mosquitoes, it was only a short stop. This time it was beautiful day. As soon as I set up to capture the falls from the crest, a group of Kyakers decided it was their time to shoot the falls. I waited until they were finished playing around int he falls to continue my work.

Music by Dexter Britain   Song: Leave Well Enough Alone Instrumental partial, tempo slowed

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Dave's Falls Marinette County-Time lapse

On my second day in Marinette County, WI, I stopped at Dave's Falls first thing in the morning. As usual, this early I had the park to myself. The sun was bright and shining directly on the waterfall, not happy about that, but it was still a beautiful morning.
Dave's Falls is located south of Amberg, Wisconsin and is a County park that charges $3.00 a day to visit the waterfalls in the County.

Music by Dexter Britain
Song: The Time To Run
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Fumee Falls Dickinson County, Michigan-timelapse

In the town of Quinnesec, Michigan there is a roadside waterfall called Fumee Falls. Named after it's water source Fumee Lake, which is about a mile upstream. This is a multi step waterfall with the upper falls being viewed from a platform above the main falls. The area around the falls is marked no trespassing due to previous extreme footwear causing a collapse of the rocks. This makes shooting the upper falls in a single shot practically impossible. Also, there is an ugly sign right in the way, too.
I have driven through this area a few years back and stopped at the falls only to find it running with a low water flow.

Music by Dexter Britain  Song: After Christmas
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Long Slide Falls-Marinette, County Wisconsin

My second waterfall of the day was Long Slide Falls. The waterfall is down river from Smalley Falls. I have been to Long Slide before but was not able to get to the lower area due to stormy weather. This day was different with a blazing sun burning through the trees causing me exposure problems. Climbing down to the lower section can be quite difficult so if you take on the task, be careful.

Music by Dexter Britain   Song: The Holiday Excitement
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Smalley Falls Marinette County, Wisconsin-time lapse

I have visited the waterfalls of Marinette County, Wisconsin in 2011 during the summer heat wave, this time I returned with slightly cooler weather and a blazing sun. In some of the footage you will see the shadows moving in and out of the scene creating a quite a task during the editing process. The water level was a a little higher and faster this time around keeping me from getting in the river to get shots of the falls.

Music by Dexter Britain
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