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Happy February from Downtown Ludington,

We hope you all survived the polar vortex and crazy weather the last few weeks. It has made for some pretty extraordinary scenes all around Michigan and luckily we were able to capture a few with our cameras.

We have a few of our 2019 Michigan calendars left for sale in the gallery and off our website. They are now half off at $10 plus shipping. Click here to purchase online.

The gallery is also running low on our Wonderous West Shore books. Get your copies today before they are all gone. You can order them over the phone at 231-843-0777, stop into our downtown Ludington gallery, or click here to purchase off our website.
The 11th annual Ludington Area Center for the Arts Online Photo Contest starts today and runs through the end of February. All of the proceeds this year will go towards improvements being made to the performance hall at LACA. It is only $15 for every three images you enter. We have made a change to the prizes being awarded. Instead of winning matted photos of our photographs, this year the photo contest prizes will be a print (actual print size and format will very depending on placing) of the winning photos. The Grand Prize will be a gallery wrap canvas of the winning image! Click HERE to learn more and to enter the contest. Thank you for supporting the Ludington Area Center for the Arts!!
 
Just a reminder, please DO NOT email questions regarding the photo contest to Todd and Brad's gallery email. We work hard at keeping the photo contest information hidden from Todd and Brad so that they are able to judge 100% anonymously. We will not be responding to emails sent to their gallery email. Please ONLY use toddandbradreed.photocontest@gmail.com. You may also call the gallery at 231-843-0777 and ask for Dustin, Hannah or Rachel. 
“Bloody Cold Morning” by Todd Reed
It was bloody cold on the Ludington waterfront this morning as I waited in sub-zero temperatures for the moon to set over the Ludington lighthouse. I had previsualized a telephoto close-up of the super blood wolf moon setting behind the Ludington lighthouse several hours after the eclipse. The moon was so bright that by 6am I could see steam rising around the Ludington lighthouse. I hustled to Crosswinds to set up and wait. I used a smaller telephoto to make this last image at 8:03am before the moon dropped into the clouds never to be seen again this morning. It was not the image I envisioned but I still really liked it. Nikon D800. F8 at .6 of a second, ISO 100. 70-200mm lens at 200mm. On a tripod without a flash. January 21, 2019 at 8:03am.
"Reverence" by Brad Reed
I was in complete awe as I stood on the viewing platform overlooking Miners Falls inside the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. The height of the waterfall, the amount of water flowing, and the ruggedness of the terrain made me question if I was still actually in Michigan. This was my first time to Miners Falls, but it won't be my last. Nikon D810. F22 at .3 of a second, ISO 100. 24-70mm lens at 70mm. On a tripod with an external flash set to rear sync. January 4, 2019 at 1:28pm.
“In the Teeth of Winter” by Todd Reed
The arctic-cold onslaught the last few days of January left the Ludington waterfront looking more like the Polar Sea than Lake Michigan. This was the bone-chilling view from the walkway at the Loomis Street boat ramp shortly before sunset on January 31, 2019. Nikon D850. F22 at 1/30, ISO 200. 14-24mm lens at 14mm. On a tripod without a flash. January 31, 2019 at 5:04pm.
“Unbelievable” by Brad Reed
Tucked in the woods about a half of a mile from the nearest road, you can take a sometimes slippery and dangerous walk through the woods to the Eben Ice Caves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. This was only my second journey to this spiritual and sacred national treasure. I highly recommend getting some ice claps for your boots and taking the hike to experience this unbelievable beauty. Nikon D810. F22 at 4 seconds, ISO 100. 14-24mm lens at 14mm. On a tripod with an external flash set to rear sync. January 3, 2019 at 3:32pm.
"Frozen Palace"
"The Bright Side" by Brad Reed
I am dedicating this photograph to my Grandma, Dorothy Jean Benson Reed. My grandma loved seeing all the different kinds of art work that her family members made and she always found joy in supporting the arts. I know she is dancing with Grandpa in Heaven now and they are smiling down on all of us. Nikon D810. F22 at 1/6, ISO 100. 24-70mm lens at 24mm. On a tripod without a flash. January 21, 2019 at 5:29pm.
"Ludington Is Closed"
"Shadow Waves"
"Big Toot and Friends"
“Ice Break” by Todd Reed
The crews of these tugboats took a work break for a couple days from rebuilding the Ludington carferry docks at the end of January due to sub-zero temperatures and high winds. Pere Marquette Lake froze around the small ships, which can break their way free as soon as they are needed. Nikon D850. F11 at 1/60, ISO 200. 24-70mm lens at 36mm. On a tripod without a flash. January 30, 2019 at 5:19pm.
“The Adventurer” by Brad Reed
After seeing photographs by other photographers of Miners Falls in the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, I decide it was finally time for me to go see this beautiful waterfall for myself. Rachel Gaudette had photographed the falls several years ago in the spring time. We went back recently after a gorgeous snowfall and luckily had our Yaktraxs on our boots. I stayed up on the main viewing platform, while Rachel slid down the steep banks to make the shot she had previsualized for years in her head. I love the little person in the big world concept and her blue coat really helped pull everything together. Nikon D810. F22 at 1/6, ISO 100. 24-70mm lens at 38mm. On a tripod with an external flash set to rear sync. January 4, 2019 at 1:30pm.
“Icy Behemoths” by Todd Reed
Minutes after posting a cell phone shot of this view January 30 of the carferries Badger, left, and Spartan coated in snow and ice at their Ludington berth, a Facebook friend described the twin ships as “icy behemoths”. I loved the description and therefore decided to name my higher-quality Nikon image just that. Nikon D850. F11 at 1/60, ISO 200. 24-70mm lens at 36mm. January 30, 2019 at 5:19pm.
"Frozen Hearts"
"Barn Shadows"
"Let the Sunshine In"
“Polar Vortex” by Todd Reed
The Ludington lighthouse was beautifully adorned with ice on the opening morning of February, following several days of arctic cold, high winds and waves.  Ducks flocked to an area of open water along north side of the breakwater. Nikon D800. F5.6 at 1/100, ISO 100. 500mm lens with a 1.4 extender at 700mm. On a tripod without a flash. February 1, 2019 at 10:11am.
"Blades of Glory"
"Aging Beautifully"
"All Smiles"
"Glorious Ludington"
"Winter Therapy"
"Freeze Morning"
"Winter Has Arrived"
"Waterfront Fly By"
"Ancient Caves"
"Frosty Countryside"
"Welcoming 2019"
"Winter Delicacy"
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