I have been going back the last few nights and working through more images captured during my artist-in-residence experience with the Glen Arbor Art Association last October. This print is now available in several sizes – please feel free to contact me if you are interested in one. You can click on the image above to see it in greater detail.
The night before I took this shot, I had an email conversation with a friend who knew he had terminal cancer. He told me fond memories and stories of fishing with his father in Glen Lake, fun summers of swimming and hiking around on the Sleeping Bear Dunes under the full moon. That next morning, I drove up the Pierce Stocking Drive which was shrouded in heavy, thick fog. As I drove up towards the Lake Michigan overlook – I wondered why I was even bothering to do so , knowing full well the fog was too thick to burn off. I figured my trip would be probably be nothing more than a pleasant morning drive.
I stopped at one of the first overlooks that allows visitors to see Little Glen Lake and what the locals call “The Narrows” – the bridge on popular M-22 road dividing Little Glen and Big Glen lakes. When I stepped out of the car (without my camera in hand), suddenly the rising sun made an appearance from between the thick clouds. The sky and water became an amazing swirl of gold and purple hues. I quickly ran back to car, grabbed my camera and started shooting. The sun was only there for less than a minute – tops.
And just like that – it was gone. It never came out again the rest of the day.
I emailed back to my friend that night and told him God wanted me to take a picture of his beloved lake for him. This one’s for you, Wayne…
Very nice photography!
Beautiful shot. I love finding sites that detail nature experiences in Michigan.
S.