a flight of canada geese flying over lake erie with a dark overcast sky in the background.
Incoming. Canadian Geese heading inbound for lunch at Jack Miner's bird sanctuary. ISO 400, f/9 @ 1/250 sec.
a kayaker padding away into a goggy cold morning
An early wet, cold and foggy start
a very large tree on its side on the edge of lake erie with a person standing on top of it
Toppled. Point Pelee National Park, Ontario, Canada. ISO 800, f/22 @ 1/80 sec.
a man with a hat looking out on to a swamp with a fog rolling in
A cardboard cutout of the photographer
a paddle boarder appears under the arch of an old railway bridge
Electric. Paddle boarder sheltering from the sun under an abandoned railway bridge. iPhone 6s and a kayak.
a fisherman looking very small walking along a breakwater with a major storm approaching
The lonely fisherman. Kingsville breakwater. ISO 100, f/29 @ 1/160 sec.
a silhouette of a photographer on a beach with a fish tug in the background
A photographer wanders into the frame. Cedar Beach, Ontario. ISO 800, f/22 2 1/200 sec.
a sailing ship appears as a silhouette
The Empire Sandy. 2018 Tall Ships festival. ISO 400, f/20 @ 1/40 sec.
a night time image of a great lakes freighter discharging rock with two other boats nearby
Top up. Kingsville harbour, Ontario. ISO 800, f /5.6 @ 1/1 sec.
a great lakes freighter traveling along the detroit river with the detroit city skyline in the background
Commerce. ISO 200, f/22 @ 1/160 sec.
a close up shot of a self discharging great lakes freighter spewing aggregate
Angular. Now that is self discharging! ISO 400, f/10 @ 1/320.
a photograph of the Niagara Power Station spillway opening looking onto niagara falls
Humid. Niagara Power Ration, Ontario spillway tunnel. ISO 800, f/5 @ 1/4000 sec.
a great lake freighter entering the vertical bridge at port colburne
Thank you. Port Colburne, Ontario. Vertical lift bridge at the southern entrance to the Welland canal. ISO 800, f/4 @ 1/5000. Why the weird settings? Because my batteries gave out here, so I had no time to be smart about the settings. The ship is moving and this is how I wanted to frame the ship.
two ladies competing against other for fishing best
Duelling fishing women. ISO 200, f/11 @ 1/80 sec.
an all African american marching band photographed marching at a parade during the evening
They appeared from nowhere. Detroit marching band at a local Christmas parade. ISO 400, f/5.6 @ 1/200 sec with speed light.
a curved breakwater with a bunch of fisherman on the end
Just a curved line. Kingsville breakwater. ISO 100, f/22 @ 1/60 sec.

Click on the map for some Lake Erie statistics

The lake

map courtesy of: World Atlas

 

Lake Erie is the 11th largest freshwater lake in the world and shares the border with Canada and the United States. The lake is 388 km’s in length and 92 Km’s wide and contains 480,000m3 of water. With an average depth of 19 m (deepest 64 m) , the lake is located 173 m above seal level

map courtesy: world atlas.com