During our fall trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, as we toured Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, we stopped and hiked in to Au Sable Lighthouse - a bit less than a mile along the coast of Lake Superior from the nearest parking area. We were hoping for a nice sunset, and spent our time waiting for the sun to go down shooting images of the lighthouse, and surrounding area.

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At last the sun began to sink, but the skies just refused to change color! While waiting and hoping, I turned around (putting the lighthouse behind me) to see if there was any reflected light on the clouds behind. I was rewarded with the soft pastels on the gathering storm across Tahquamenon Bay, as you see at right.

While this wasn’t the dramatic image I had hoped to find, I love its subtlety, and its warm, comfortable look. What do you think?