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Photographer Captures Otherworldly Sand Pillars Sculpted by the Wind on Shores of Lake Michigan—And the Shots Are Surreal
Epoch Times ^ | 19 January 2022 | Michael Wing

Posted on 01/20/2022 8:07:48 AM PST by Scarlett156

Confronted by an army of tiny, slanted pillars of frozen sand, carved by the harsh winds on the shores of Lake Michigan, nature photographer Joshua Nowicki knew he had spotted something extraordinary.

The marketing photographer, who snaps landscapes for a living, heads down to the lake almost every night in search of opportunity. This particular December evening in 2021, Nowicki stopped by Tiscornia Park Beach in St. Joseph to photograph spectacular ice starting to accumulate on the lighthouse pier, but he found something far stranger.

“Waiting for sunset, I was walking along the beach and happened upon them,” Nowicki told The Epoch Times of the otherworldly pedestals dotting the beach like some alien landscape. “I have found them a variety of times in the past … but these ones were larger than usual and there was a greater variety of shapes.”

(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: greatlakes; nature; photography; seaandsand
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To: Deaf Smith
Grains of sand, FWIW


41 posted on 01/20/2022 9:50:21 AM PST by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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To: outofsalt

42 posted on 01/20/2022 9:54:02 AM PST by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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To: Vermont Lt

“And looking a the same landscape over, and over, and over again…only to see something new is where you shift from documentarian to artist.”

Like on my bed looking up at the swirly ceiling popcorn finish? I see all kinds of things depending on light and shadow.


43 posted on 01/20/2022 9:55:25 AM PST by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

its good to see pics that are not enhanced or manipulated in anyway... nasa’s astronomy pic of the day is an absolute disaster because of it!! js...


44 posted on 01/20/2022 9:56:53 AM PST by sit-rep ( )
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To: Daffynition
Yes, griding is the easiest way. Much like how crowd estimation is done by density.

Count the number of units inside the defined square and multiply by the number of squares in you grid surface.

45 posted on 01/20/2022 10:01:33 AM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Scarlett156

Since these obviously took millions of years to create it proves the theory of evolution ,,,hmmmm? overnight you say?,,,nevermind,,,


46 posted on 01/20/2022 10:08:08 AM PST by Craftmore
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To: AFreeBird

Yessongs album art.


47 posted on 01/20/2022 10:22:20 AM PST by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets....... Now, we are them.)
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To: Scarlett156

Salvador Dali would love it.


48 posted on 01/20/2022 10:27:00 AM PST by mware (RETIRED)
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To: Roccus

Wow, did not even think of that. It’s been a coon’s age and several blue moons at least, since I’ve seen that album.


49 posted on 01/20/2022 10:57:58 AM PST by AFreeBird
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To: Clutch Martin

Yeah...when those start to move...its time to get up and do something. LOL


50 posted on 01/20/2022 10:58:00 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Daffynition

It's like Toy Story, only different.

51 posted on 01/20/2022 11:05:25 AM PST by Ezekiel ("Come fly with US". Ingenuity -- because the Son of David begins with Mars.)
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To: Loud Mime

I’m sure he’ll be glad to make it more subtle if you purchase a print from him.


52 posted on 01/20/2022 12:12:23 PM PST by Professional Engineer (Looks like I'll have to buy the White Album again.)
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To: Roccus

Roger Dean would approve...


53 posted on 01/20/2022 1:21:48 PM PST by Kommodor (Solzhenitsyn was an optimist...)
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To: Daffynition

Is that for real?

It is really cool.


54 posted on 01/20/2022 1:54:29 PM PST by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all anti-semites)
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To: Craftmore

LOL!


55 posted on 01/20/2022 4:53:04 PM PST by Scarlett156 (All right... now, if you will: When did Mr Manson start to seem like he wasn't your ideal boyfriend?)
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To: Daffynition
Growing up in Michigan, I used to love to go to Petoskey to collect Petoskey Stones ...


56 posted on 01/20/2022 5:00:59 PM PST by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi

Yes it is real......quite an event!

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/maines-famous-spinning-ice-disk-is-back


57 posted on 01/21/2022 4:26:14 AM PST by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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