- Fantastic. - Dircinha -
- awesome transition of color and light:) - - Dave Morrow -
- secret tunnel to fantasy land so cool - © Miss Town
- Gorgeous and peaceful bit of horizon... - Peter Ras
hollow rock sunrise - lake superior - north shore minnesota
Hollow Rock is an iconic tombolo island located just south of Grand Portage Minnesota on Lake Superior about 10 miles south of the Canada border. It's one of the few sea arches along Minnesota's North Shore that’s easy to access from land on property owned by The Hollow Rock Resort.
In February the sunrise lines up behind this little island - and if the sky is clear - and if the arch isn't plugged up with ice - and if there is open water to reflect the light - and if you stand in the right spot at sunrise - the open area glows this bright yellow color for about 5 minutes . . . cool!
I went up North to attend a winter photography workshop by awesome Grand Marais, MN based photographer Bryan Hansel who taught us some great tricks and took us to some amazing icy places - check him out on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/bryanhansel and www.bryanhansel.com
Comments and faves
gracious.tony.NZ, T i s d a l e, SF knitter, karma (Karen), and 826 other people added this photo to their favorites.
gracious.tony.NZ (3 months ago | reply)
Perfect catch on this true beauty of nature !!
fantastic with great colour and light!!
thank you so much, Dan !!
SF knitter (3 months ago | reply)
Here it was, I thought someone had a flashlight there. That is a darn cool effect! You were so fortunate to get a great sky too.
ZedZap Photos (3 months ago | reply)
wow oh wow
what a sight and the research to be there at the right time
T i s d a l e (3 months ago | reply)
Fabulous Shot Dan. Marvelous Exposure. Wonderful Light and Excellent Color.
karma (Karen) (3 months ago | reply)
a truly magical & beautiful image Dan!!
LOVE this!
LizNemmers (3 months ago | reply)
Wow!! Stunning shot, Dan!
o0o Bev o0o (3 months ago | reply)
o0o magical Dan, and to be able to line everything up
so perfectly is brilliant .. well taken indeed ... and with
ice ... sounds amazing to seem great sky too ... good
to see your latest posting ... I'm back tonight and just
in time ;-) bye for now, and compliments Dan oOo
thruthelookingglass (3 months ago | reply)
Ohhhhhhh...i am in LOVE with this shot!!! WOW!!!
peggyhr (3 months ago | reply)
Outstanding capture! Mystical, magical and simply WOW!
Dircinha - (3 months ago | reply)
Wow.. fantastic snow and beautiful scenery.
Excellent shot..
hugs
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soumen19xx (3 months ago | reply)
Outstanding composition and brilliant color cast.
Very fine work.
Juan © (3 months ago | reply)
Wow, wow wow and a big wow ...
congrats my good friend is simply irresistible,
colors are just fantastic
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Pachelbel Canon (3 months ago | reply)
Clearly you stood in exactly the right spot !
Beautifully done
I think there are gnomes inside dancing around a fire ....
jjs08 (3 months ago | reply)
Oh, wow...I hope to see this!
Amazing capture!!! :)
sjs61 (3 months ago | reply)
Wonderful golden glow to go with that beautiful sky!!
Butch Siemens (3 months ago | reply)
Very cool... nice ice!!!
bonnie5378 (3 months ago | reply)
oh wow oh wow!! fantastic!! what a unique experience,,,,,,,, an outstanding capture,,,,,thanks for sharing it with us!!!
evy2010 (3 months ago | reply)
Fabulous!
ByTheChesapeakeBay (3 months ago | reply)
Everything came together perfectly for this amazing shot!
alanj2007 (off until next week) (3 months ago | reply)
Great find and shot Dan. It looks like a fireplace. The sky tones are really brilliant.
!!WaynePhotoGuy (3 months ago | reply)
Very Very Cool Dan!!!
~Craig~ (3 months ago | reply)
Simply amazing
Dave Linscheid (3 months ago | reply)
I love that warm glow amid all that winter. A magical piece of art, Dan.
abhishekit (3 months ago | reply)
Fanatastic
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simply~kari (3 months ago | reply)
VERY cool!
*ian* (3 months ago | reply)
Wow! Looks quite amazing and somewhat magical!
MEaves (3 months ago | reply)
Very cool indeed ... wonderful image
Seth Oliver Photographic Art (3 months ago | reply)
beautifully captured Dan...love that light!
Steve J O'Brien (3 months ago | reply)
Golden eye amazing sight it must have been Dan
rhyspope (3 months ago | reply)
WHAT! This is insane! What a spot! Really fantasy like shot! Excellent image!
sightmybyblinded (3 months ago | reply)
ah! i love the orange light under the rock so much :)
Sam Antonio Photography (3 months ago | reply)
Great timing and super cool capture, Dan! I guess this makes up for the Minnesota winters. LOL! What are you doing attending workshops when you should be the one conducting them?
suziqb (3 months ago | reply)
Wow, I love this
olsonj (3 months ago | reply)
Outstanding work!! Excellent comp and such a beautiful image; it looks incredible!!
oneworldmj (3 months ago | reply)
oh my... this is pure magic!!! i love the feeling of mystery too.
wonderful colors, light and composition.... a true masterpiece Dan!
Dave Berryman (3 months ago | reply)
Dude! WE must have missed each other by one day or something. I was there on Saturday, how about you?
Mike & Indy (3 months ago | reply)
Marvellous.
Emily Bemily (3 months ago | reply)
Dan, great shot! I've seen this location photographed a lot but I've never seen it look like a cave with a fire inside before! Very cool!
Kat~Morgan (3 months ago | reply)
Inviting especially the little gold glow of entrance
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njchow82 (3 months ago | reply)
Wow---fabulous sky---beautiful composition---love the glow
Straublund (straubin1) (3 months ago | reply)
What a stunning image!
Mauli* (3 months ago | reply)
Wow, now that is really cool!!!
Fionn Luk (3 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful Dan! Amazing lighting, nice colors
L Plater (3 months ago | reply)
Beautiful ice crystal chandelier Dan. What a sight to behold.
clay.wells (3 months ago | reply)
That's awesome! Looks frigid!
Malcolm MacGregor (3 months ago | reply)
Really awesome!
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divine_moments2007 (3 months ago | reply)
Wow.. Stunning image! Well worth the effort! Great job Dan!
UrbanExposureCPL (3 months ago | reply)
gorgeous !! ( superb exposure !! )
Jill Clardy (3 months ago | reply)
A great sight, and how brave you are to stand out there in the frigid cold waiting for the hole to glow...
CousinGreg13 (3 months ago | reply)
Whoa, that's ridiculously awesome!! Great shot Dan!!!