This month’s photo was taken on September 18, 2009 along the shores of Lake Michigan in Kenosha. Every year in September,where the Pike River flows into Lake Michigan, fishermen line the shore trying to catch the Chinook Salmon that have come into the area to head up river to spawn. These salmon can be weigh up to 40 pounds and put up quite a fight for the fishermen. I decided to head out for sunrise one morning last year to to do some fishing of my own. Not for salmon, but for photos of the fishermen.

I knew going in what kind of pictures I wanted. I wanted the fishermen silhouetted against the rising sun. There were plenty of them there on this morning to choose from. I hadn’t expected a boat out in the lake though. It was actually getting in my way most of the time, but in this image the boat helped more than hurt.

This image reminds me of the many sunrises I’ve spent with my dad fishing Sierra Nevada lakes. I’ve seen this scene so many times in my life that it’s burnt into my soul. There’s nothing like a quiet, peaceful sunrise on a lake, waiting for a fish to take your bait.

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]]> http://www.sierravisionsstock.com/sierravisions/photos-of-the-tall-ships-in-kenosha/feed/ 1 http://www.sierravisionsstock.com/sierravisions/tall-ships-in-kenosha/ http://www.sierravisionsstock.com/sierravisions/tall-ships-in-kenosha/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:54:11 +0000 Steven http://www.sierravisionsstock.com/sierravisions/?p=4379 Imagine my surprise when Lynne calls while on her way to work this morning to tell me that there are three tall ships anchored outside of Kenosha Harbor! I was still asleep, that woke me up real fast!! I put on some clothes, grabbed the camera gear and headed down there as quickly as I could. As I rounded the corner at Carthage College ,and saw the three ships, I realized that one of them was big. Could it be ? As I got closer I knew it was. Yes, the Bounty was anchored off of Kenosha Harbor! The other two ships were the Appledore IV and the Roseway.

While I was shooting my first pictures of these three I noticed another ship was leaving the harbor. I took a look through my binoculars and saw it was the Denis Sullivan. That got me to wondering if there were more ships in the harbor, so I headed down there and sure enough, there were two more, the Appledore V and the Inland Sea, both new ships to me.

I knew I had to get photos of the Bounty with the lighthouse, so that was my next move. I then began wondering if a couple ships may have stayed in Racine for the night, so I drove up there and found nothing. I headed back to Kenosha and got back in time to see that the Bounty had set three sails and was beginning to head out. She was the only one of the six left. I was able to get some more pictures of her with the lighthouse and then watched as she started to sail away. I followed along the shoreline and stopped for a few more pictures before I told her goodbye.

It was 3 weeks ago tomorrow that I first saw the Bounty in Sturgeon Bay and fell in love with her. Then to see her up close and walk her decks in Port Washington was very special. Now to have seen her anchored in Kenosha and then to watch her sail away is truly amazing. What a great way to end my summer of tall ships!

I’ll post more pictures later.

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The Sierra Nevada got it’s first taste of snow this last weekend. I noticed a dusting on the Mammoth Mtn Cam Sunday morning. They also had their first hard freeze of the season with higher elevations getting well below freezing this morning. Looks like the rest of the week will be nice with Sierra temps ranging from the high 60′s to high 70′s.

It’s a great time of year to go hiking in the mountains. Temps are decent, the mosquitoes are gone and after next weekend, the crowds will be gone. One of my favorite days to go to Yosemite Valley is the Wednesday after Labor Day, you get the whole valley to yourself.

BEHIND THE FRONT…MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE 50S AND
60S…WHICH WILL BE 30 TO 40 DEGREES COLDER.

IN ADDITION…SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE LOW
SETTLES OVERHEAD LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES…SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 9000 FEET
THIS WEEKEND. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE HIGH SIERRA THIS
WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS.

Talking snow levels in August, very interesting.

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I’ve been looking forward to this event all summer, but since seeing all of these ships in Sturgeon Bay, I’ve really been ready for it. What I was most exited about was seeing the ships up close and boarding them, especially the Bounty and the Pride of Baltimore II. They didn’t disappoint. I think I could have spent hours walking around the Bounty, there was so much to shoot. It was also a great thrill to go below deck on the Bounty. What a beautiful ship!

Here’s a slide show of my best images from the day. I highly recommend that you view it full screen by clicking on the icon in the lower right corner.

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2010 Port Washington Maritime Heritage Festival – Images by Steven Bourelle

One of the other reasons I was excited to go to the maritime festival was to see Bounding Main. They are a quartet that sings old maritime and sailing tunes. Their wonderful four part harmony rings out across the festival. They also add a little comedy, creating a 45 minute set that is very entertaining. I shot some photos of them at the pirate festival that they used on their web site, so I was looking forward to shooting some more photos of them. You can check out the pictures at my Flickr account: Bounding Main in Port Washington

This is it for the tall ships for this year. We had a great time at both Port Washington and Sturgeon Bay. Seeing these grand ships has been a major highlight of my summer!

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We had a great time at the maritime Heritage Festival in Port Washington on Sunday. I should have pictures posted by the end of the day today. I’ll tell you more about it then.

If anybody out there happens to be in Chicago this week, head over to Navy Pier and check out the Chicago Tall Ship Festival. It’s the biggest tall ship festival on Lake Michigan with 20 ships. Today at 4:00pm is the parade of sail, that should be awesome. It’s very tempting for me to head down there this afternoon, but my dislike for Chicago traffic is stronger than my desire to photograph the ships so I think I’ll pass.

That’s all for now.

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