Sleeping Bear Dunes

The wife, dog and I went on a little road trip in October. We stopped in Sleeping Bear Dunes on our way to Petoskey. It was gorgeous. Hopefully these photos capture the beauty of Northern Michigan.


Sleeping Bear Dune by engineerd, on Flickr


Melissa and Mocha by engineerd, on Flickr


Covered Bridge by engineerd, on Flickr

For this next picture, I climbed up to the top of a very steep dune using my tripod as a walking stick. I was able to get several pretty good shots from up there, but this one really captured the colors well.


Fall Colors by engineerd, on Flickr

I did something here that our film purist brethren will cringe at, but whatev. This photo was cool because of the subject, but between the sky and the sand it was pretty washed out. Plus, I was facing into the sun and Mocha's dark face was just a black blob. So I made it black and white and did some other touchup work to make it more crisp. I like how it turned out.


Melissa and Mocha B&W by engineerd, on Flickr

I walked down to the lake to see what was there. Melissa was tired and just hung out with the dog while I was off doing my thing. On my way back up to where they were there was this one bright yellow bush.


Queens of the Dunes by engineerd, on Flickr

Down by the lake was a little beach with some great vistas. Ironically, my favorite shot from down there doesn't include the water, but instead this piece of driftwood and the dunes.


Dune Shot by engineerd, on Flickr

I hope you like these!