MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012<br />
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MOONLIGHT 3487<br />
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"September Moon over Grand Marais Harbor"<br />
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After the lightning storm had passed over Grand Portage Bay, I decided to drive south and see if another storm might be working its way towards us. As I drove towards Grand Marais I started to see faint flashes of light out over Lake Superior and the further south I drove, the closer those flashes seemed to be. I thought it might be perfect in Grand Marais, so I made my destination the Grand Marais Harbor, hoping to catch lightning behind the lighthouse. By the time I made it there, however, the storm that I had been watching all along the way had moved further out over the lake and was no longer a good candidate for lightning shots over the harbor. The clouds, however, were still beautiful and the moon was peeking in and out from behind them. I waited until the moon was out in the open to make this shot. The sailboats are lit from the stray light coming from the street lamps. It sure was a sublime night on the harbor, not a ripple on the water despite the passing storms earlier in the night. <br />
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II<br />
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm<br />
Focal length: 17mm<br />
Shutter speed: 10 seconds<br />
Aperture: f/4<br />
ISO: 400