Landscape Lake Michigan, Promontory Point Park

Lake Michigan, Promontory Point Park · 02:09 AM

Some photos from this morning's sunrise. The water body pictured is Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes of America. It's so big that it looks like the sea rather than a lake. The sky started turning bright at around 6.10am but the sun only emerged around 7am. Next time I'll be there earlier to catch more of the blues and reds.

Some wide-angle photos first. Shot with a K20D and DA12-24.

darrenleow · 11-22-2009, 02:11 AM

And some shot with a telephoto. K20D and DA*50-135.

creampuff · 11-22-2009, 03:28 PM

Nice work darren.

tdmsu · 11-22-2009, 03:55 PM

Great photos!
I especially like the second one of the first set. I like the way the rocks anchor my eye after it wanders the horizon.

**Ash** · 11-22-2009, 04:14 PM

Beautiful colours and textures in the first batch. Beautiful colours and moods created in the second.
They're all stunning.
My only suggestion would be to perhaps run a pass of sharpening to the first lot, if indeed at 100% there's any bluriness. Hard to see on my monitor but I get the hint of softness in the foreground subject matter - but otherwise pristine scenes captured to perfection.

darrenleow · 11-22-2009, 09:24 PM

thanks everyone!

ash: you're right, the foreground is slightly soft. i don't think managed to get the foreground in perfectly sharp focus. i've printed out a hyperfocal distance chart so i'll try to put that into practice at my next attempt at the lake.

**Ash** · 11-22-2009, 10:04 PM

Very good.
You can consider focusing in on a mid-distance object and just stop down further until you find the sharpness sweet spot - a trial-and-error hyperfocal distance if you will...

darrenleow · 11-22-2009, 10:37 PM

does anyone know if the curved horizon is due to lens distortion, or the curvature of the earth?

**Ash** · 11-22-2009, 10:53 PM

Definitely not curvature of the earth.
No rectilinear lens is wide enough and free of distortion to depict the earth's curvature on an image. We're talking about a sphere of over 12750km diameter!

darrenleow · 11-22-2009, 11:22 PM

Originally posted by Ash

Definitely not curvature of the earth.
No rectilinear lens is wide enough and free of distortion to depict the earth's curvature on an image. We're talking about a sphere of over 12750km diameter!

thanks! i'll probably go correct the lens distortion when i have time then

roentarre · 11-23-2009, 01:30 AM

Wow, the colour is simply amazing!

**Sailor** · 11-23-2009, 06:58 AM

Darren - a striking series of images. The sunset ones really capture my imagination.

Jer

darrenleow · 11-23-2009, 09:02 AM

thanks!

jer: all the photos were shot at sunrise, since the lake is east of chicago. will be heading back there for the sunset, maybe today.

darrenleow · 11-23-2009, 11:12 PM

Some from today's sunset at another spot

darrenleow · 11-27-2009, 02:23 PM

heavily overcast skies

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11-22-2009, 02:11 AM	#2
darrenleow Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 541 Original Poster	And some shot with a telephoto. K20D and DA*50-135.

11-22-2009, 03:28 PM	#3
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	Nice work darren.

11-22-2009, 03:55 PM	#4
tdmsu Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Photos: Gallery Posts: 131	Great photos! I especially like the second one of the first set. I like the way the rocks anchor my eye after it wanders the horizon.

11-22-2009, 04:14 PM	#5
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Beautiful colours and textures in the first batch. Beautiful colours and moods created in the second. They're all stunning. My only suggestion would be to perhaps run a pass of sharpening to the first lot, if indeed at 100% there's any bluriness. Hard to see on my monitor but I get the hint of softness in the foreground subject matter - but otherwise pristine scenes captured to perfection.

11-22-2009, 09:24 PM	#6
darrenleow Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 541 Original Poster	thanks everyone! ash: you're right, the foreground is slightly soft. i don't think managed to get the foreground in perfectly sharp focus. i've printed out a hyperfocal distance chart so i'll try to put that into practice at my next attempt at the lake.

11-22-2009, 10:04 PM	#7
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Very good. You can consider focusing in on a mid-distance object and just stop down further until you find the sharpness sweet spot - a trial-and-error hyperfocal distance if you will...

11-22-2009, 10:37 PM	#8
darrenleow Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 541 Original Poster	does anyone know if the curved horizon is due to lens distortion, or the curvature of the earth?

11-22-2009, 10:53 PM	#9
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Definitely not curvature of the earth. No rectilinear lens is wide enough and free of distortion to depict the earth's curvature on an image. We're talking about a sphere of over 12750km diameter!

11-22-2009, 11:22 PM	#10
darrenleow Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 541 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ash Definitely not curvature of the earth. No rectilinear lens is wide enough and free of distortion to depict the earth's curvature on an image. We're talking about a sphere of over 12750km diameter! thanks! i'll probably go correct the lens distortion when i have time then

11-23-2009, 01:30 AM	#11
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Wow, the colour is simply amazing!

11-23-2009, 06:58 AM	#12
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205	Darren - a striking series of images. The sunset ones really capture my imagination. Jer

11-23-2009, 09:02 AM	#13
darrenleow Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 541 Original Poster	thanks! jer: all the photos were shot at sunrise, since the lake is east of chicago. will be heading back there for the sunset, maybe today.

11-23-2009, 11:12 PM	#14
darrenleow Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 541 Original Poster	Some from today's sunset at another spot

11-27-2009, 02:23 PM	#15
darrenleow Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 541 Original Poster	heavily overcast skies