Door County Part 1
In mid-October, my wife and I took a long, kids-free weekend trip to the famed “Cape Cod” of the midwest, Door County, WI. We love the area, it’s local stores and restaurants, and the beautiful surroundings. Each town has it’s own flavor. On our way up we stopped in Egg Harbor and Fish Creek to check out some of our favorite spots before making our way to our Air BnB in Sister Bay.
I had to stop when I saw this crazy purple light by the power station. It had major Stranger Things vibes.
This wasn’t a photography first trip but I did make an extensive list of some of my favorite spots to photograph. We’ve only visited in the summer so I couldn’t wait to get out to see the fall colors #leafpeeping. The first full day, I got up before sunrise to cross the peninsula for Bailey’s Harbor.
I went to Upper and Lower Range Lights in Bailey’s Harbor Ridges Park and the Cana Island Lighthouse. I had my new-to-me RB67 loaded up with Kodak Ektar 100. The clouds were thick so I wasn’t sure how the colors would work. By the time I got to Cana Island the sun came out for some great shots.
Since this was my first outing with the RB67, I bracketed my images to play it safe with unknown lenses. Plus I forgot to advance the film so I lost a couple frames. Every part of this camera is mechanical and manual, but I really appreciated how this slowed me down and forced me to carefully think about my exposure and composition. These were taken with the 90mm F3.8 lens. I metered the Ektar100 to 50 ISO and voila! I really love the colors and contrast from this film. I just wish I had a bit more direct light to really have the images pop. That shutter sound is HEAVY.
Stay tuned for Part 2
Summer 2025
This is just a small selecting of images that highlight the summer and invoke warmth and fun.
Madison Parks Foundation Annual Picnic in the Park
Madison Parks Foundation Annual Fundraising Event
A groovy night for a great cause. I got a chance to photograph the annual Picnic in the Park for the Madison Parks Foundation this year. Event Essentials built 3 gorgeous, themed tents (calling them tents feels like selling them short) for cocktails, dinner and dancing. Spotted throughout the venue were vintage-designed posters from Sam Sullivan Designs showing all the programs the foundation supports and offering QR codes for guests to scan. Local news anchor John Stofflet MC’d this year’s event with musical guest VO5 rocked the night away.
