Waves Crash Into River Mouth Photo

Photographer’s Note

Waves Explode Into River Mouth
Mouth of the Baptism River as it feeds into Lake Superior
Tettegouche State Park
Minnesota

Tettegouche is a beautiful state park about an hours drive from Duluth.

On this day Andrew and I hiked down and sat on the rocky beach at the mouth of the Baptism river as it drains into Lake Superior .. It was a windy day ... we pretty much had the place to ourselves .. on a couple occasions a family would come down and decide the weather was a little rough for them .. Andrew had a blast throwing rocks into the surf as it crashed through the river mouth.

Tettegouche has some beautiful cliffs and rock formation on the shores of the Great Lake .. miles of hiking trails .. some beautiful waterfalls and lakes .. It is one of my favorites of the eight state parks that line the North Shore of Lake Superior .. (so far - I have not gotten to them all yet) .. on scenic highway 61 that follows the shore up from the city of Duluth to the Canadian border.

More information on Tettegouche:
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/tettegouche/index.html

Minnesota State Parks (clickable map):
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/map.html

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parbo (11014) 2008-11-10 17:35

Hello John,

Fantastic effect on waves with your excellent settings. Working B&W medium increased contrasts perfectly. Hope you had a gorgeous time with Andrew. Take care, congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

adores (15755) 2008-11-10 17:48

Hi John!
How are you? Very good b&w one today!The exposure is very good, I like the movement of the water and clouds. Good contrast and dof!Good to know you had good time in spite of the wind!

cak (3902) 2008-11-10 19:05

long shutter give a dynamism to your photo

Buin (38258) 2008-11-10 21:10

Hallo John!
A very interesting picture, especially because of the agitated water. One nearly can hear the water flowing and the rush of these waves. I actually do not like b/w pictures (the world, thank God - isn't black/white) but here it works. This must be a special place...
Greetings from autumnal stormy and grey Germany!
Frank

Dyerco (9302) 2008-11-10 21:13

Hi John
Well done. I like the B&W presentation and the motion captured in this image. Nicely done.
Phil

Csilla (1782) 2008-11-10 21:37

Hi John!
Interesting and exciting B&W photo of the fast flowing water and the beautiful area. I like it!
Thanks, Csilla

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-11-10 23:58

Hi, John.
The amazing low perspective in combination with low shutter speed provide for superb dynamics on top of an exciting view. B&W in this case works perfectly well for me. Very well seen and presented, TFS!
Have a good day, my friend. I'll be seeing you.
Fulvio.

Floydian (30970) 2008-11-11 0:44

Hi John,
This is a very strong b&w presentation. Not many would thought about doing this in b&w, but is works for me. Strong contrasts are essentiel in such a landscape and in combination with great lines in the composition and the slow shutter you created a stunning landscape...i like it a lot.
Regards, Henk

Gustaw (21670) 2008-11-11 2:06

Hi, my friend!
It is interesting work. Black and white work. Nice and oryginal compositiion. I like your idea.
Marek

jhm (83328) 2008-11-11 3:37

Hello John,

I see here a very nice effect with the movement on river.
The small waves together with reflections are superb.
Also your black & white picture care for a excellent image.
Very well composition and nice presentaton too. TFS.

Best regards,
John.

jaywalker (12302) 2008-11-11 15:18

Hi John, A great use of B/W & the water rushing in creates a stunning finish, I love the shallow waves as they come in, the pebble beach has been nicely captured & a great sky, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

plimrn (19710) 2008-11-11 15:51

Hi john,
The long exposure gives a silky-textured motion blur that contrasts well with the the sharp detail of the stone; it gives the river a real feeling of motion.

I've been to your website several times now and I really like your collection. The website is very attractive as wello although I've never found a place to log-in. Perhaps because I don't know how to disable pop-up blockers unless IE cues me.
HLJ, Pat

gracious (20017) 2008-11-11 21:21

Hello John,
The effect from the f/22 is really awesome especially with a B/W format! makes this image very powerful with force!
many thanks for the sharing
take care and my warmest regards from NZ
Tony

Nicou (45711) 2008-11-12 0:55

Hello,

mangigique perspective effet de fuyance de mouvement dans ta vbelle image NB, avec les vagues, les galets, les falais, de toute beauté, une très belle image.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

danos (33272) 2008-11-12 8:22

Hello John,
impressive the 'meeting' of the waves and the river mouth in a B/W format.I like the pause of the water with this shutter speed and the gorgeous clouds of the scene.Well done.

Regards,Danos

gunbud (28161) 2008-11-12 17:52

Hi John,
Wonderful slow look at the waves charshing into the wide lake.
Excellent clarity and fine textured details to this wonderful nature shot.
The B&W treatment gives this one a mystic dreamy feel.
Regards, Tom

angela926 (1882) 2008-11-12 21:05

Hello John,
Very nixce black and white, excellent exposure, the water movement is wonderful, very good composition and pov, good sarpness and depth of field, well done.
TFS
Angela

paura (39258) 2008-11-14 2:04

John,
The black and white composition is really beautiful to show the interesting image. Very well done!

Abraços do Brasil.

Paulo

Merline (6578) 2008-11-14 10:15

Hi John, I like this one a lot. The b/w choice makes it specially beautiful I feel, it enhances that feeling of speed you got here, it gives it also a special mood. All the elements mingle together in harmony. Well done!

Kind regards and nice weekend
Michèle

xavshot (63125) 2008-11-15 13:59

Bonsoir John
superbe choix du n&b... et bon choix des paramètres d'exposition. J'aime bien cet effet et cette impression de mouvement. Bravo.
Xavier

mvdisco (11613) 2008-11-15 16:55

HI John,
Lovely composition here in black & White,
nice contrast and light,
Excellent POV. and details,
Nice effets and light,
My complimens
Michel

jafadabret (40323) 2008-11-15 22:56

Bonjour John.
Cette photo est très artistique avec cet impression d'espace et de mouvement donnée par l'importance du ciel et le flou du premier plan. Le B&W est bien choisi pour rendre l'essentiel.
Amicalement,
Jacques

riclopes (33135) 2008-11-16 1:41

Olá John, spectacular effect of motion in FG from the low shutter speed and superb b&w presentation. The lines of the composition make an original picture - I like the way the foam of the waves are framed right in the center of the composition. Great artistic shot. Congrats.
have a nice sunday,
ricardo

Didi (36442) 2008-11-16 3:00

Hi John
Interesting sensation of movement with the low speed and nice deep foreground.
I appreciate also the contrast with the gray scale.
That's great
Friendly regards.

jrj (34779) 2008-11-16 7:40

Interesting work John where the river seems to run upstreams in this soft setting of the long shutter time. BW also works well here with a fine result as presented. Good work

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-11-16 8:59

Hi John,
Superb effect!Great image and very nice POV.
Excellent work!
TFS/Regards

avene (11138) 2008-11-16 17:47

very interesting photo, John, I like a lot how you have composed it using the clouds and rocks as a frame to focus the attention on the crushing waves. the relatively long exposure works really well to "thicken" the water, excellent work.

regards,
Kristine

batalay (21193) 2008-11-17 6:22

Hello John,

This is indeed very dramatic, specially in b&w which gives it a timeless aspect. I have not done any time exposure shots with flowing, dynamic water scenes, but I've admired yours. It will be a good lesson for me.

Warm regards,

Bulent

jemaflor (39759) 2008-11-17 11:00

Hi John,
great depth and ynamis with this effect on the water, interesting result, well done.

delic (6735) 2008-11-17 13:26

Beautiful composition presenting the power of water. I regret that I missed this park when I lived in Mpls in seven years ago. Best wishes,
Hakan

Angshu (34099) 2008-11-23 20:10

Hello John
Fabulous! Something so very original. In B&W, creates a special mood. Strong contrasts, stunning effect of the slow shutter speed. This is excellent John!
Best Regards
Angshu

edal (6601) 2008-11-24 5:44

Hello John,
It's an artistic capture of this beautiful place. B/W is a good idea. Slow shutter - also. Excellent idea to include the google map.
Friendly regards,
Anton

stego (22448) 2008-11-28 12:07

Hi John,
I know it isn't a première, but you have very few B&W's in your gallery, so this is a nice surprise. It's a gorgeous image, quite dramatic, very dynamic and masterfully composed, with a perfect balance of blur and sharpness. It's amazing how the sense of motion and depth, which are almost dizzy, are produced not only by the blur and the placement of the river flow, but also by the placement of the hills of the BG and the clouds. Great work, indeed, very inspired and achieved!
Regards, José.

leo61 (43734) 2008-12-02 21:42

Ho John!
Great POV for this good wideangleshot.Good composition with this triangle of gravel and good dynamics.A good exposure with great B&W contrast.
Regards,leo

cam (8880) 2008-12-29 19:24

Hi John
You captured well the movement of the waves, it creates an attraction forward.
The contrast is goos, as it should be in a B&W image.
Wish you and Andrew a good year of trekking around.
Charles

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bracasha75 (22387) 2009-01-12 14:49

Helo john
This is wonderful my old friend and i cane only join this because i,m not and never will bee so great photographer like you
Bravo John
Thanks for sharing
Bratislav