Crazy wind on the lake today...

SteveA · 03-26-2012, 06:57 PM

What a difference a week makes... The Broads looked like the ocean, and boy was it cold in the wind.

All along the waterfront at Lake Shore Park, the wind was piling up waves I haven't seen in a long. Lots of the shore front plants are all iced over. Amazing!

Almost looked like the wave action from Irene.

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pam.in.ny · 03-26-2012, 07:15 PM

Absolutely beautiful photos.

fatlazyless · 03-27-2012, 07:00 AM

Yesterday morning there was some big white caps rolling southbound through the Bear Isl-Cattle Landing passage there....had to get out of the car and go take a look-see down the end of the new Cattle Landing town dock. That thing is a $125,000 floating concrete dock in two large sections, and the outer section was rolling up & down pretty good, maybe one foot up & down, which is a lot. Plus, the dock was rolling side to side too, and the spray had everything soaked. That new dock is actually pretty decent looking now with the white trim pieces like the conical caps for the three large posts that hold it all in place......not really an eyesore anymore as was mentioned in another thread.

SteveA · 03-27-2012, 07:20 AM

Decided to check out the lake again this AM.. few more shots.
Played around with speeds and aperture.

The Northwest wind was brutal right around sunrise

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mhtranger · 03-27-2012, 07:35 AM

AWESOME pictures. Thank you for posting them.

DBA · 03-27-2012, 08:46 AM

Power went out around 2pm yesterday. As of around 5-6pm, the spray started freezing on the boat. Bilge pump replacement was needed as it failed. New pump kept going all night. Yep, crazy winds!

bclaker · 03-27-2012, 09:02 AM

SteveA, The pictures are great. Such detail!!! What is the camera you are using?

AmericanBoatClub · 03-27-2012, 09:33 AM

It was pretty wild.

I am sure a few people can pin point exactly where this was shot.

http://youtu.be/uCSf3dt1kcA

SteveA · 03-27-2012, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bclaker

SteveA, The pictures are great. Such detail!!! What is the camera you are using?

I use a Canon T3.. most of the pics lately are shot with a Canon EF 70-300mm F/ 4- 5.6 IS USM lens, tho I also use a Canon EFS 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS lens.

I try to stay in the 100 or 200 ISO range, and depending on the the available natural light, I to keep my shutter speeds as high as possible. Lots of it is based on "Trial and Error"

and shooting 100's of pictures with all sorts of settings.

I learn more from my mistakes than I learn from the good ones!

Most common for "good" light, settings are usually like this:

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for this picture: (Which is cropped out of a much larger original image)

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Hope that answers your question... ( I'm always afraid that someone asks me "what time is it" and I end up trying to tell him how to build a watch.

)

jerseyonbear · 03-27-2012, 04:04 PM

Steve you should be going pro what great pictures

fatlazyless · 03-28-2012, 06:16 AM

Post #6 looks like an old Starcraft Mariner, all aluminum, center console boat......... 18'er w/ a 90-hp Merc two-stroke.......is that what it is?

corollaman · 04-04-2012, 12:40 PM

It's been nothing but windy lately! I've wanted to use my Kayak, but the water is always too choppy, and I'm afraid of getting swamped. What's with all the wind lately? It's been windy all week this week, it was all last week too. On calm days, it's been too cold to go out.

Merrymeeting · 04-05-2012, 04:24 PM

A year of weather extremes...

While we waited for Ice-out, there was hardly a hint of a breeze for 2 weeks. Now we're looking at almost 2 weeks of non-stop, howling winds

03-26-2012, 06:57 PM	#1
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,053 Times in 496 Posts	Crazy wind on the lake today... What a difference a week makes... The Broads looked like the ocean, and boy was it cold in the wind. All along the waterfront at Lake Shore Park, the wind was piling up waves I haven't seen in a long. Lots of the shore front plants are all iced over. Amazing! Almost looked like the wave action from Irene. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

03-27-2012, 07:00 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Yesterday morning there was some big white caps rolling southbound through the Bear Isl-Cattle Landing passage there....had to get out of the car and go take a look-see down the end of the new Cattle Landing town dock. That thing is a $125,000 floating concrete dock in two large sections, and the outer section was rolling up & down pretty good, maybe one foot up & down, which is a lot. Plus, the dock was rolling side to side too, and the spray had everything soaked. That new dock is actually pretty decent looking now with the white trim pieces like the conical caps for the three large posts that hold it all in place......not really an eyesore anymore as was mentioned in another thread. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

03-27-2012, 07:20 AM	#4
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,053 Times in 496 Posts	Few more taken this morning 3-27-12 Decided to check out the lake again this AM.. few more shots. Played around with speeds and aperture. The Northwest wind was brutal right around sunrise __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

03-27-2012, 09:33 AM	#8
AmericanBoatClub Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Laconia Wiers Beach Posts: 76 Thanks: 21 Thanked 28 Times in 16 Posts	Video It was pretty wild. I am sure a few people can pin point exactly where this was shot. http://youtu.be/uCSf3dt1kcA __________________ https://www.akwamarina.com/american-boat-club

03-27-2012, 04:04 PM	#10
jerseyonbear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 97 Thanks: 94 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	pro Steve you should be going pro what great pictures

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03-26-2012, 07:15 PM	#2
pam.in.ny Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 92 Thanks: 98 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	Absolutely beautiful photos.

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03-27-2012, 07:35 AM	#5
mhtranger Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 127 Thanks: 310 Thanked 68 Times in 39 Posts	AWESOME pictures. Thank you for posting them.

03-27-2012, 08:46 AM	#6
DBA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: By the Lake now Posts: 95 Thanks: 11 Thanked 27 Times in 4 Posts	Northwest Winds Power went out around 2pm yesterday. As of around 5-6pm, the spray started freezing on the boat. Bilge pump replacement was needed as it failed. New pump kept going all night. Yep, crazy winds! Attached Images __________________ living by the water....heaven

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03-27-2012, 09:02 AM	#7
bclaker Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Laconia Posts: 479 Thanks: 545 Thanked 147 Times in 66 Posts	SteveA, The pictures are great. Such detail!!! What is the camera you are using?

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03-28-2012, 06:16 AM	#11
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Post #6 looks like an old Starcraft Mariner, all aluminum, center console boat......... 18'er w/ a 90-hp Merc two-stroke.......is that what it is? __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

04-04-2012, 12:40 PM	#12
corollaman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 181 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	It's been nothing but windy lately! I've wanted to use my Kayak, but the water is always too choppy, and I'm afraid of getting swamped. What's with all the wind lately? It's been windy all week this week, it was all last week too. On calm days, it's been too cold to go out.

04-05-2012, 04:24 PM	#13
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	A year of weather extremes... While we waited for Ice-out, there was hardly a hint of a breeze for 2 weeks. Now we're looking at almost 2 weeks of non-stop, howling winds

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