The Tombolo
Terri Guillemets
Winter Photography
Winter seems to bring world class beauty to Lake Superior. While the lakeshore is appealing during other seasons, winter snow and ice combine with glorious skies creating superb scenery.
Fellow friends and photographers Jon Christofersen and Scott Fuller joined me recently for a long weekend of winter photography near Grand Marias, Minnesota. Located just 38 miles south of the Canadian border, snow and ice are a sure thing in February.
Photography can be a bit of a challenge in the winter. Just dressing for a zero-degree morning means multiple layers, a warm hat and gloves, and insulated boots. And don’t forget to wear ice crampons to avoid sliding into the lake.
Hand warmers were a godsend. Taking off your gloves to operate the camera controls can be painful. The warmed gloves felt SO good after setting the camera for a picture.
So, here I am enjoying photography on a brisk northern Minnesota morning on the lake.
The Shot
This morning started at an iconic North Shore island near Grand Marais called The Tombolo. A tombolo is a sand or gravel bar connecting an island with the mainland.
Sometimes the island is connected to shore via a tombolo and sometimes water covers the path. On this frigid morning, it was connected to the mainland by ice.
We arrived about 45 minutes before sunrise. As luck would have it, we were greeted by a beautiful yellow glow on the horizon and a crescent moon.
There will be no Friday Photo next week. I’ll be on the road in the southwest for photography and hope to return with a batch of new Friday Photos.
Thanks for looking,
Chuck Derus