Air 2s Three Lighthouses over the past week

[karlblessing]

The last week or so I've had some time to hit up some lighthouses in between stores when they sent me up to Traverse City a couple times, and tonight to Muskegon.

Pointe Betsie over by Frankfort, Mi , both a little before and after sunset.

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Also got an 8 second exposure at ISO 800 before returning home

Big Sable Point Lighthouse over by Ludington, Mi that I didn't manage to actually get to until a little after sunset (it's about a 2 mile walk from the parking lot).

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Used the Arc V strobe as a light back to the car behind the dunes since I forgot to grab the flashlight in the trunk.

And then earlier tonight, my first flight of the Air 2S in freezing temperatures (since I got it earlier this year), and first flight around a lighthouse long after the sun set. Video was at ISO 1600.

Would have been out a little longer to get smoother clips, but it was cold, and looking out into the total blackness of Lake Michigan was kind of creeping me out.

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[LoudThunder]

Great photos and videos, but I think I'll print one in particular and keep it for when I want to scare my Grandkids that there really are "boogie men" out there...

 

[karlblessing]

Great photos and videos, but I think I'll print one in particular and keep it for when I want to scare my Grandkids that there really are "boogie men" out there...

You may want to use this one then that I had in a gallery years back.

 

[Dale D]

The last week or so I've had some time to hit up some lighthouses in between stores when they sent me up to Traverse City a couple times, and tonight to Muskegon.

Pointe Betsie over by Frankfort, Mi , both a little before and after sunset.

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Also got an 8 second exposure at ISO 800 before returning home

Big Sable Point Lighthouse over by Ludington, Mi that I didn't manage to actually get to until a little after sunset (it's about a 2 mile walk from the parking lot).

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Used the Arc V strobe as a light back to the car behind the dunes since I forgot to grab the flashlight in the trunk.

And then earlier tonight, my first flight of the Air 2S in freezing temperatures (since I got it earlier this year), and first flight around a lighthouse long after the sun set. Video was at ISO 1600.

Would have been out a little longer to get smoother clips, but it was cold, and looking out into the total blackness of Lake Michigan was kind of creeping me out.

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I admire your bravery and fortitude. That lake wind can be brutal. Nice job on the filming,

Dale
Miami

 

[karlblessing]

I admire your bravery and fortitude. That lake wind can be brutal. Nice job on the filming,

Dale
Miami

I checked in advance and it was at most 9mph wind gusts. So was a pretty ideal condition to do it other than being freezing and dark.

Air Data's in-flight wind calculation said it was 5mph average with gusts to 7.7mph.



If it was stronger I would have avoided it, especially because the wind direction goes out towards the lake rather than the shore.

At least it wasn't like when I shot up at Leland and it was a bit over 37mph (at 1:43), but the wind was coming back to me to shore at the Leland location.

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[LoudThunder]

You may want to use this one then that I had in a gallery years back.

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Forget the Grandkids, I'm not sure I'll be able to sleep tonight... (LL)