Last Sunday I was helping a friend of mine Julie Crawford shoot the YMCA’s Youth Triathlon here in Evanston. It takes place along the lakefront and for the first time in about a month was actually cool outside! Which lead to the fog rolling in well into the morning. As I walked along the lakefront I decided to take a few shots which may or may not end up in a book I am working on titled 20%. It covers the five Great Lakes which hold 20% of the world’s entire fresh water supply. As I looked out into the lake the fog would roll in heavy for a moment and then clear a bit, only to return. Often the horizon was never visible, only a wall where the water meet the sky of solid gray. These flat images seemed to me to be perfect for subject matter. The almost monotone feeling would also make for great black & white images – although they almost look that way in color already.

You never know what images will stick with you through an entire project, maybe these will, maybe they won’t, but they had to be shot! Plus it made me feel like I was progressing on this project! For the last few weeks I’ve been buried with other work n the publishing side and felt I just wanted to get back to shooting my own projects, hop in the camper and take off for a swing around Lake Superior. That won’t happen for awhile, but just shooting these quick simple shots helped!

To see a few additional images use this link: Lake Michigan Fog

Peace,
Richard