Another part of Door County...

I just came back from a weekend in Door County, Wisconsin's Washington Island. I've been there twice before - several years ago and briefly. I had a couple of days to do it and strong winds forecasted for Sunday a.m. (meaning good waves at the unusual stone beach). It's a little late up there for decent fall color but the lake tempers the climate a little and it wasn't too bad. The best shots would have been a week or two ago but sometimes you have to make do with what you have (car shot, and don't try this at home :) ).

1. Aforementioned beach with some pretty decent waves. They were at least waist-high and several feet in front of me, as shot with a 10mm lens on my DSLR.
2. Aforementioned car shot - fall colors were not at their best so I decided to blur out the defects...
3. Colorado people will laugh at this, but this is from Mountain Tower (at all 181 steps). Rock Island, a state park, is in the distance.
4. Roof detail of a Scandanavian church.
5. Air and water temps at about 40 degrees, 20 knot wind. Great day for kiteboarding!

Wow, the waves shot is really dramatic!

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Originally Posted by another view

The best shots would have been a week or two ago but sometimes you have to make do with what you have (car shot, and don't try this at home :) ).

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OK so I can do this in the car instead GREAT!:thumbsup:

By the way Lovely shots.

Love the patterns in the roof

Roger

Another great pattern shot and the wave image is top notch. Nice work Steve.

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Originally Posted by readingr

OK so I can do this in the car instead GREAT!

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Funny you mention that, this woman did exactly that on the 1/2 hour ferry ride to the island. It was a beautiful day although a little chilly on the water. She was photographing the lighthouse that we passed, but you'd need about a 1000mm lens to get a decent shot...

Thanks for the kind words. I guess it was worth getting cold, wet feet. :)

i really like the car shot.

and i'd just like to say, thats the advantage of having a convertable. i've takes quite a few pics while driving, and having my camera on the a bar above the windsheild

the waves and the pic from your car are some nice shots ....

when we were up there last weekend i think we missed the main color by a week ... alot of trees had dropped their leaves with the rain and wind ....

i have been to the tip of door county 2 times ... both on the motorcycle ... great drive up there .... only made the trip to washington island 1 time ... didn't have alot of time over there due to time (last ferry back) good time up there though ...

bit chilly for being in the lake though if you ask me ..

looks like you had fun !!