A Great and Famous Lake

Lake Michigan (the Eastern Shore) is featured in the wildly popular "The View from Your Window Contest" on Andrew Sullivan's The Dish blog.

Do you recognize this place? Click through for the answer!

More Signs of Spring

The nearly-empty boatslips are slowly filling, weekend by weekend.

Sparkly, sunny water.
Looking south. From Saturday, 4/23/11.
William Shakespeare's Birthday.

"Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May."

I hope you are right, old dude, I hope you are right.

Home Again

This morning at the usual spot, looking east over Lake Michigan.

Always Look on the Bright Side

My flight was fogged in on Thursday, which meant the Friday morning flight was very early. Lucky me!
A much more industrial sunrise than I am used to on Lake Michigan.
But so colorful.
Farewell Toronto, Queen City of Lake Ontario! From 4/8/11.

Islands and Ferries

I thought this shot of the airplane landing apparatus was really cool.
Here's one of the ferries that takes people to the islands.
Landing apparatus + ferry. From 4/3/11.

Chicago Scenes #2

This photo of the Lake was taken from the 103rd floor of the Sears--er--Willis Tower. From Wednesday, 3/16/11.

What a Difference a Day Makes

To quote guest photographer MT directly. Same Sheboygan view, different Sheboygan weather. From today, 2/20/11.

Luckiest People in the World

Not only do we get to live next to this incredible natural wonder.
We get to vote...
...next to it. Thanks to TPM for posting this photo.

Crazy Beautiful

Every morning when I am walking to my building from the parking lot, I anticipate rounding the corner of another building for a clear view of the Lake. And it almost always takes my breath away. This morning was no exception.
Except I got two breath-taking views. All I had to do was pivot.

Can You Spot the Difference?

I really do not know why these are so different--taken seconds apart from the same location, but both are so pretty I had to post them. Note also the tree is bare. Winter, here we come!

Paired perspective

Taken within seconds of each other, from the same vantage point.
Just a reminder that perspective in all things, photography and life, is important.

Two Views

These two photos were taken minutes apart, at about 10am. Gives you an idea how much the angle of the sun affects what you see.