Friday, April 15, 2011

Methods of Mayhem - Louder

I've always been a fan of Tommy Lee's music.  Well, let me clarify, as a whole, his albums are pretty mediocre.  But they usually have 3-4 songs that I always love listening to.  Late in 2010 he released a new album with his band Methods of Mayhem.  This album contains a song called "Louder", and this song has fast become one of my all time favorite songs.  And with saying that, you can check out the song by pushing play on the video below.

The Lighting of the Split Rock Lighthouse

During the summer of 2010, the state of Minnesota celebrated the 100th birthday of the Split Rock Lighthouse by lighting it on the first Friday of each month, plus a few other days scattered through the season.  Ever since I purchased my camera, I have relished going up to the beautiful state park to photograph it, but I have never seen it lit up.  My first trip up to see it ended in futility.  The fog was so think, all you could see was the light.  The good news is the lighthouse did its job that day, but it was not something that would produce good photos.  On my 2nd trip, I managed to get a few spectacular photos of this lighthouse as it was lit.  Those photos from this September 9th, 2010 trip are posted below. 

Sunlit Lighthouse on a Cloudy Day. As I was setting up my gear, the sun finally popped out from behind the clouds and acted like a spot light on the lighthouse.
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Sunset at Split Rock Lighthouse.  Shortly before the light came on, the setting sun cast a beautiful orange glow on the clouds that gave this photo a wonderful color.




 
Purple Sky, Minnesota Lighthouse.  This one is by far my favorite photo from this trip.  After the sun set, and the lighthouse lit up, the purple and pink hues of the dusk sky to the west lit up the clouds behind the lighthouse.  It was a breathtaking event being there for this, and I'm ecstatic I got it photographed.