About This Work

‘Trees in the Mist’ by Mike Grandmaison Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario. Canada The ‘North Shore’ of Lake Superior is one of this country’s remarkable drives, in any season. It’s a rugged landscape sparsely inhabited but offers some of the most picturesque scenery. For more than three decades since I moved out West, I have driven the ‘North Shore’ more often than I can remember. I have passed by Fenton Lake in Lake Superior Provincial Park often, imagining the sweet light on the islands nearest the shore. But it was actually on a rainy day that I captured my favorite image of this area. The rain was coming down hard as I passed this location. There was something so simple and elegant about this view that caught my attention this particular day. I found a safe place to turn around on the TransCanada Highway and headed back westwards, parking on the very narrow shoulder. A few transport trucks blazed by, spraying water all about. Capturing this image required that I photograph the scene from the open hatch at the back of my car, through an open window on the front passenger side. By the time I opened my door and ran to the back of the car to open the hatch, I was completely drenched. With an 80-200mm lens attached to a camera mounted on a sturdy tripod, I framed the scene and made a few compositions. A shutter speed of 1/3 of a second allowed the falling rain not to register as streaks in the image. Instead, it created a rather ethereal quality of light, with a simplicity that betrayed the occasion. It looked more as if a heavy fog had enveloped the scene, which is often the case in this area in the spring and fall. Quite unexpectedly then, I produced one of my more memorable images under very adverse weather conditions. From my book ‘Mike Grandmaison’s Ontario’ (2015) Giclé photographic print Printed on Hahnemühle William Turner fine art archival paper Laminated Signed & numbered, limited to 15 Certificate of Authenticity included All materials are archival Prints are securely packed and rolled into a wide tube for safe shipping. Insured courier service is included for all patrons