For about 2 weeks centered roughly around September 7th or so, the sun sets on an angle on the horizon out over Lake Michigan that makes for a nice 300 mm composition with the sun setting between the towers. If you get a good day with sufficient mist in the air out over the lake, the sun is sufficiently attenated when it's at a low angle on the horizon to shoot straight into the sun without getting lens flare.

BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN LOOKING THROUGH A TELEPHOTO AIMED AT THE SUN!!!!

Here's one shot from last year and a few from this year's visual sunset feast at St Joe!



The image bove is titled, "Cirrus Sunset." THe one below got the title, "Firey Climax" as it was just that, a firey climax to a beautiful day to be at the lake!



This next image was shot the same evening as "Firey Climax" but the after the sun was down considerably hence the title, "Softer Light."



One last photo came from this past Monday evening. The sky was heavily clouded making it not the day to be at the beach to photograph a sunset. Sometimes though, good things come to those who wait for the light....

The sun sank down through the bottom of a cloud layer far out over the lake and for about 2-3 minutes there was a glorious red/orange ball that was the sun sinking through the otherwise uniformly blue sky. The lake was almost dead calm - rare for the area north of the north pier at St Joe and the the outer light was blinking on and off, adding it's own reflection to the evening spectacle.



I hope folks enjoy these. There are more on my website at http://www.coastalbeacons.com

Gary