Photos by Big V

I love cloud formations, especially as the sun is beginning to set. Sign in to see full entry.

One of the things I learned while living in the UP was to set my camera for prolonged exposure to get shots like this. You can see every star in the constellation and all of those surrounding them. Sign in to see full entry.

Just another beautiful sunset on Lake Superior. Sign in to see full entry.

One of my favorite places to fish! Sign in to see full entry.

I spent several days in the western side of the UP one week. It was in early May, and the flowers were beginning to bloom. I thought this was a beautiful sight! Sign in to see full entry.

As I have said before, I took extra care to blend in and never frightening the local fauna. This allowed me to get extremely close to some typically skittish animals like this doe and her baby. The little one was confused and looked to Mama to see if they needed to run. Sign in to see full entry.

As most of you know, much of the northern tiers of states are being covered in smoke due to a huge forest fire in Canada. A friend sent these to me yesterday. They were taken Friday morning (yesterday!). Sign in to see full entry.

This big male Blue Heron seemed undeterred in his daily search for food, no matter how hard it rained. Once again, I would run into these creatures several times a week, and we had an uneasy truce between us. He was always watching me, but I never gave him a reason to be afraid. Sign in to see full entry.

The shoreline of Lake Superior changes from sand to actual black rocks, giving stark evidence a massive volcano exploded there a few millennia ago. I was showing a friend some of the photos I have posted here and a few thousand others, and he remarked that I must be an excellent photographer. Yes, I... Sign in to see full entry.

Many waterfalls in the UP have small caves behind them. This set of falls has a large cave about the size of the average three-bedroom house. Sign in to see full entry.