A textured and course pattern on the surface of Lake Michigan (October 12th, 2020).
The views of Lake Michigan are ever evolving, but I especially love watching the water patterns on a calm day.
With a few slight changes to wind speed, surface currents, or light direction, you can experience an entirely new view within a very short period of time.
An iridescent shimmer on the surface of Lake Michigan (August 27th, 2020).A calm and wavy pattern near sunset (September 25th, 2020).A glimmering view of a calm Lake Michigan (February 28th, 2018).A frozen Lake Michigan with geometric chunks of ice (February 11th, 2018).A rippled and wavy Lake Michigan surface near sunrise (May 25th, 2020).
A dynamic winter sunrise with the Chicago skyline (December 23rd, 2020).A thematically similar fall sunrise on Lake Michigan (October 24th, 2018).
I’ve always enjoyed waking up for sunrise — they are absolutely beautiful to see in person (and it makes afternoon napping a little easier).
When you begin watching sunrises and sunsets on a continual basis, you start to notice patterns and similarities that are fun to discover.
Here are a few images with similar themes. A good mix of sunrise and sunset photographs, from this year and from 2018.
A pastel sunrise on Lake Michigan (June 27th, 2020).A calm summer sunrise on Lake Michigan (July 10th, 2018).A serene winter sunset on Lake Michigan (December 9th, 2020).A tranquil fall sunrise (September 13th, 2020).
A cloudy sky and an icy lake form abstract patterns on Lake Michigan (February 10th, 2018).
Winter is my favorite time of the year to take long walks along Lake Michigan. With the freezing weather, the lake forms new shapes and abstract patterns that are a delight to explore and photograph.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has forecasted a warmer winter for the Great Lakes Region, so I’m not sure how many views like these will occur this year.
As this winter moves forward, I’ll continue to watch the forecasting reports — and hoping for the best!
Frozen ice balls along the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago (February 4th, 2018).Icy waves at sunset on Lake Michigan (February 14th, 2020).