{"id":1210,"date":"2018-12-16T10:23:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T16:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.minnesotageek.net\/wordpress\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2018-12-16T10:23:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T16:23:37","slug":"best-photos-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.minnesotageek.net\/wordpress\/?p=1210","title":{"rendered":"Best Photos of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we near the end of 2018, I was thinking about what my best photos were this year so I could create a post for the website.  Strangely, I see I never made a post for my best photos of 2016 or 2017, so I guess I&#8217;ll do that now!<\/p>\n<p>Here are my I think are my best photos for 2017.  In looking at them, I&#8217;m amused to note that six of them feature a lighthouse of some sort.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/34010543803\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"Duluth Trip - MV Lee A Tregurtha arrives in Two Harbors\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4172\/34010543803_896f341af4_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" alt=\"Duluth Trip - MV Lee A Tregurtha arrives in Two Harbors\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe MV Lee Tregurtha rounding the point as she is about to head into Agate Bay in Two Harbors.  The Tregurtha has a distinctive steam plume from her stacks.  That plume is the result of sophisticated exhaust gas scrubbers that remove a large amount of the sulphur and other particulates that would normally have been emitted from her stack.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/32429821933\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"Key West Trip - Key West Lighthouse\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/750\/32429821933_e4f8522cdf.jpg\" width=\"331\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Key West Trip - Key West Lighthouse\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nYou know I love lighthouses, and this beauty is the Key West Lighthouse.  You are allowed to climb the tower in this lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/36121481073\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"AirExpo 2017 - P-51 Mustang &quot;Barbara Jean&quot; - Sucking Up The Gear\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4426\/36121481073_e92d0de521_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"AirExpo 2017 - P-51 Mustang &quot;Barbara Jean&quot; - Sucking Up The Gear\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe P-51 Mustang &#8220;Barbara Jean&#8221; taking off after a visit to the AirExpo in Eden Prairie, MN.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/36645953516\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"AirExpo 2017 - Corsair on Short Final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4372\/36645953516_3b33376021_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"AirExpo 2017 - Corsair on Short Final\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Wings of the North Corsair on final approach at AirExpo 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/36692018175\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"AirExpo 2017 - Corsair Takeoff - Sucking Up the Gear.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4343\/36692018175_74a53613b2_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" alt=\"AirExpo 2017 - Corsair Takeoff - Sucking Up the Gear.\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Wings of the North F4U-5 Corsair cycling her gear up on takeoff.  It always fascinates me that the gear does not go up in a synchronized fashion.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/34745394801\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"Duluth Trip - May 2017 - SS Cason J Callaway Departs Duluth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4197\/34745394801_207a517788_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"Duluth Trip - May 2017 - SS Cason J Callaway Departs Duluth\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe MV Cason J Calloway of the Great Lakes Fleet departs Duluth.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/32563126103\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"Key West Trip - Rooster in the Evening\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2880\/32563126103_2f14f47586_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"Key West Trip - Rooster in the Evening\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOne of the things I enjoyed about Key West was that there are chickens just wandering around in various places.  Right at sunset, the rooster was crowing like crazy.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/34725892455\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"Duluth Trip - Joyce L Van Enkevort\/Great Lakes Trader Approaching Duluth Harbor Entry\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4176\/34725892455_ab1e800103_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"217\" alt=\"Duluth Trip - Joyce L Van Enkevort\/Great Lakes Trader Approaching Duluth Harbor Entry\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe ATB Joyce L VanEnkevort about to enter the Duluth Ship Canal in the evening.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/38056386631\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"North Shore Trip - Oct 2017 - Massive Waves at Duluth Entry\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4471\/38056386631_9d42c5781d_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"North Shore Trip - Oct 2017 - Massive Waves at Duluth Entry\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nMy wife and I visited Duluth for our birthday and this year we were greated with massive waves from an early fall storm.  This photo isn&#8217;t even the worst of the waves.  The biggest ones had come in about 8-10 hours earlier, but these were spectacular enough for me!<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/38419686356\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"North Shore Trip - Oct 2017 - Waves at Split Rock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4538\/38419686356_47fe4bd532_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"North Shore Trip - Oct 2017 - Waves at Split Rock\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe same storm bringing big waves in along the shore by Split Rock Lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/38145425562\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"North Shore Trip - Oct 2017 - Waves Crashing at Cove Point\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4547\/38145425562_206cc435d9_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"North Shore Trip - Oct 2017 - Waves Crashing at Cove Point\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe same storm bringing in big waves near Cove Point Lodge along the North Shore of Lake Superior.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/37876040014\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"Duluth Trip - Tug Clyde S VanEnkevort\/Barge Erie Trader - Nov 2017\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4530\/37876040014_f57c4ea51d_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" alt=\"Duluth Trip - Tug Clyde S VanEnkevort\/Barge Erie Trader - Nov 2017\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe ATB Clyde S VanEnkevort approaching the Duluth Ship Canal in the bright afternoon sun.  It was cold that day and the vessel was sporting a layer of ice formed from the spray freezing on her superstructure.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/36925813106\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"AirExpo 2017 - Redtail Mustang - On the Ramp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4366\/36925813106_0db882d4f5_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" alt=\"AirExpo 2017 - Redtail Mustang - On the Ramp\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAnother shot of the Redtail Mustang waiting on the Ramp at the AirExpo 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pmarkham\/35329715222\/in\/album-72157692083869165\/\" title=\"Ohio Trip - Huron Lighthouse\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4281\/35329715222_fe7ed45d32.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Ohio Trip - Huron Lighthouse\"\/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Huron Lighthouse in the late afternoon sun.  I visited several lighthouses the day I took this.  This was the best shot as the weather was really unsettled that day.  This lighthouse would be a lot more interesting if it still had the lantern.  The lantern was removed when it was automated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we near the end of 2018, I was thinking about what my best photos were this year so I could create a post for the website. Strangely, I see I never made a post for my best photos of 2016 or 2017, so I guess I&#8217;ll do that now! 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