Making Waves (in Photography)

[michaellinder]

<p>I recently learned about Photographer Dave Sandford's venture into Lake Erie during the winter to shoot its waves. You can view some of the photographs he shot via the following:<br>

https: //www.davesandfordphotos.com/collections/lake-erie .</p>

<p>I'm most interested in your opinions of these images. </p>

[AJHingel]

<p>This link works <a href="https://www.davesandfordphotos.com/collections/lake-erie">https://www.davesandfordphotos.com/collections/lake-erie</a><br>

Thanks. Yes I have seen them.Waves that look almost human. Very impressive.</p>

[michaellinder]

<p>Thanks, Anders. I don't know why the hypertext for the link I copied and pasted didn't work.</p>

[Tim_Lookingbill]

<p>Michael, you had a space between "https:[and] //"</p>

<p>I'm surprised the "https" allowed hyperlinking which usually doesn't happen in my browser using WYSIYIG editor. I'm guessing Anders is posting using HTML?</p>

[James G. Dainis]

" I'm guessing Anders is posting using HTML?"

 

Yes, he used "<a href="https://www.davesandfordphotos.com etc... etc...

 

NOTE:

 

https://www.davesandfordphotos.com/collections/lake-erie

 

http://www.davesandfordphotos.com/collections/lake-erie

 

As above, if you remove the "s" from https// it becomes a clickable link.

[Supriyo]

<p>I think it involves a lot of patience to point a long lens and take a lot of pictures, because you cannot anticipate which wave will be interesting and also the optimal moment for each wave is miniscule. I suspect it takes a lot of reviewing and going through thousands of images afterwards. In my opinion, the critical phase is during the postprocessing while selecting the winners, because obviously the photographer would not have the time to pick and choose during the shooting. Thats my thought.</p>

<p>Some of the shots are just bizarre in a good sense, like the one with the caption "Eerie Erie". Looks like a demon from Harry Potter. I like the simplicity of shapes and almost metallic texture in this shot, "Huron Glow". I had no idea a lake produces waves of this scale even on a windy day.</p>

[pjmeade]

<p>They look stunning - I wouldn't want to be out in that.</p>

[michaellinder]

I too found these images stunning. They present the power of water in an otherworldly way.

[johnw436]

<p>Supriyo, indeed. The Great Lakes can be some of the most treacherous waters on Earth during storms. These are a veritable graveyard of ships. The waters of the Great Lakes are violent beyond compare during big storms because of the confused wave state, which is responsible for the truly dramatic photos in this series. The swell is moving with the wind, and the waves returning from other direction will collide with the swell and against the wind and the result is very large waves crashing head on. Sailors around the world have the utmost respect for Great Lakes sailors. I have been on ships in the North Atlantic and I have been on ships when we sailed through hurricanes. The Great Lakes can be worse. Instead of long, rising swell the confused chop on the Great Lakes beats you from every side and all at once. </p>