January 4, 2018

Eldredge Road Maple Four Seasons (TRE208) was selected by photographers nation wide for publication in the January 2018 issue of Shutterbug Magazine. A theme is published each month by the magazine for reader to submit works to. This month’s theme was “The Four Seasons” and the editors admitted they were unsure what photographers might submit… View Article

August 27, 2017

I was out with a good friend to shoot a Milky Way photo and we ended up at Otter Creek Beach where the creek empties into Platte Bay in Benzie County. This is just south of Empire, Michigan and part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore looking to the south. It was a clear… View Article

Dramatic Windy Sunset At Point Betsie Lighthouse

August 5, 2017

I had finished a family photo shoot last evening and was near Point Betsie Lighthouse, it was very windy and the sunset looked like a colorful and dramatic one. Kind of a no brainer, eh? This is a 6 frame panoramic stitch and I had to keep wiping the lens filter between shots because of… View Article

Empire Bluff Trail Sunset Leelanau County

July 23, 2017

The Empire Bluff Trail is just south of Empire, Michigan in Leelanau County. It’s a fairly short hike from the parking area but rewards you with a spectacular view of the Lake Michigan coastline. To the south is Platte Bay point jutting into the lake and to the north is Sleeping Bear Dunes and South… View Article

Steve is now offering one-on-one photography workshops

July 10, 2017

If you are in the Benzie County area and wish to learn more about your camera, taking photographs and post production editing then perhaps I can help you. I will spend a few hours or even a day with you and working in the field and/or in my studio. Email me at sotasteve@charter.net or call… View Article

Beautiful Sunrise Over Frozen Crystal Lake

February 17, 2017

Crystal lake finally froze this week in mid February of 2017. This morning I was greeted with an amazing display of color shifting in tones from vibrant orange to yellow and then fading as the sun breached the horizon. Here are both a vertical single frame shot and a panoramic composite. Notice the several ice fishermen out on the ice. Prints can be ordered on the Crystal Lake and panoramic pages. The pano is CL243 Ice Fishermen At Sunrise and the single frame is CL244 Crystal Lake Fire And Ice.

Categorized in: Clouds and Sky, Crystal Lake Lakeshore, Panoramas

This post was written by Steve Loveless Photography