John Curtis Photography and Videography: Petoskey waterfront (5/7/2011)

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Petoskey waterfront (5/7/2011)

11:45 AM | Posted by John Curtis photo/video |

We've been having some pretty rainy weather here in Northern Michigan.

last week the sun poked out for a whole day, reminding us that springs is here,

and summer is just around the corner.

Being a new resident of Petoskey, I thought that I owed the city a trip to the

waterfront. I threw the dogs in the car, grabbed my camera bag, and headed

for the break wall. I got there just as the sun was setting and ended up getting

some pretty powerful images.

Here is my favorite shot .

Landscapes ans cityscapes are nice, but for me you can't beat something

with people in it. You can say so much, while saying so little!

This couple came down while I was setting up my tripod. They looked

exhausted from their bike ride and quickly asked me if they were in my way.

I said "no" and snapped some photos while they were trying to recover.

Here are the specs.

Canon 60d in .RAW, Sigma EX 10-20mm @10mm

(shutter = 1/400, f/5.0, ISO = 100)

In Adobe's RAW i adjusted my white balance to warm the shot up,

added some fill light and added to the blacks.

Here are some others that turned out !

Petoskey is an awesome town. The waterfront is going to quickly become one

of my favorite places to shoot, this I'm sure of.