Amy chose a topic for this week’s challenge that is sure to make a splash! She coaches us:
In Jim Hamel’s “Top 10 Features to Bring Your Seascape Photos to Life”, his list includes piers/docks, lighthouses, sunrise and sunset, rock formations, patterns in the water, animals, powerful waves, people, reflections, and clouds.
I am lucky to have lived near some of the greatest coastlines of the U.S.A. I was born in Massachusetts and lived for 15 years in California. However, for the bulk of my earthly years I have lived in the Midwest near Lake Michigan, one of the 5 Great Lakes that together hold 21% of the earth’s surface fresh water. Here’s the western shore of that great lake.
Lake Michigan
My father’s family built a beach cottage on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan, and so far, four generations have enjoyed its recreational opportunities and sunsets.
Just before I entered High School, my family moved to the Bay Area in California. I got to explore the West Coast while I lived there and as a visitor returning to see my family. The drama and diversity of the shores of the Pacific Ocean is something that I never fully captured in photography. I was more often just looking around, overwhelmed.
I have to say that some of my best shoreline photos were taken along the smaller waterways of the Midwest.
I like to remember that my first shoreline experiences were on the Marblehead Neck, jutting into the Atlantic. I moved away from Massachusetts when I was four years old and probably never took a picture. But I did get a chance to go back for a visit. My daughter snapped this shot in Plymouth.
scillagrace 
The image of the sunset of the Lake Michigan is incredible. Four generations have enjoyed so far… Wow! Love the shoreline photos of the Midwest, beautifully captured.
Thank you for sharing your sweet memories, Priscilla! 🙂
My pleasure, Amy. Place is a special gift to be passed down for endless generations.
How nice that they named a beach after you Priscilla! I remember the first time I saw Lake Michigan. I was astounded at how immense it is and that it has waves much like the ocean. Loved your variety this week!
I heard that my parents went looking through New England cemeteries for names. Probably Priscilla Mullins and John Alden’s story came to bear on that beach.
How romantic 😊
Or creepy…depending on who you ask. 😉 I was born in Salem. A certain magic to that, too.
Great selection of pictures, Scilla!
Thanks, Sue! I bet you have a few of Lake Michigan, too.
Nice. I like the perspective in that first shot.
Thanks. It makes me think of long summer days drawing me towards cool water.
Very nice pictures Priscilla, I especially like the first one of Lake Michigan.
Thanks for your visit, Sylvia. That first photo is one of my favorites as well.
Some extraordinary shots and the last one is pure joy. I’m glad to be on your pages again.
Welcome back and thanks for your visit!