Winds kicked up wild waves on Lake Superior while a strong late winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow on northern Minnesota on March 16, 2016. Enjoy this extended compilation of incredible waves from various perspectives in Duluth, Minnesota's Canal Park, at the western end of the Great Lake. All footage is at actual speed. Waves were crashing the lighthouses and Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum, pounding the beach near the railroad and I-35, massive waves breaking in the shipping canal, and waves breaching the canal wall while onlookers stood at a safe distance. We enjoy witnessing Lake Superior in all her moods. While incredibly beautiful, she must be respected.
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As one who loves dramatic weather and the power of nature, I spent a couple hours on the shores with my camera capturing the Great Lake's power in photos and video. "Just one more...I'll leave after this next wave", I kept telling myself. Of course the waves persisted! The wave heights were likely 10-15 feet (3-5 meters). Keep in mind that this is not the ocean...this is the largest freshwater lake in the world, the great Lake Superior. The temperature was a balmy 36°F (2°C) by the lake, so there was little snow by the lake. It was a winter wonderland a few miles inland up the hill with about 8" (20 cm) of heavy wet snow coating the landscape. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of life along the shores of Gitche Gumee. ~ Dawn LaPointe
Note about the audio: The camera was in waterproof housing, for good reason. The upside is being able to provide HD quality video in a very wet environment -- snow and mixed precipitation were falling, and waves sent spray into the air. The downside is muffled audio of the lake and amplified audio of undesirable sounds like the autofocus of the camera (the woodpecker-like sound). The audio remains intact because the muted thundering and crashing of waves still has value. If you cannot tune out the undesirables, mute the audio and just enjoy the video.We'll seek out a solution for better audio in wet conditions.
© Dawn M. LaPointe, Radiant Spirit Gallery. All rights reserved. Thank you for continuing to follow and support our photography and videography. We look forward to sharing more inspirations from nature with you! See more at radiantspiritgallery.photoshel... and on Facebook at / radiantspiritgallery . (This footage is a small sampling from this and other shoots. We have much more unpublished footage available from this and many other shoots - HD quality. Contact us for more information.)
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16 мар 2016
