gsgeorge
zug island
Some things are just perfect. Many thanks to Joel Thurtell and Florent Tillon, and my Heliopan circular polarizer.
Please take a look: take a journey up the River Rouge, where the history of the city of Detroit is written into its surreal landscape & waters. These images offer views rarely seen because photography & exploration are prohibited and heavily-enforced in the industrial districts surrounding the river. They were taken from the public waters of the Rouge & Detroit rivers with the permission of the Coast Guard. Be warned when attempting to photograph the Rouge or Zug Island from land.
The River Rouge is a place where industry & wildlife clash in a stunning juxtaposition. Turkey vultures pick at the remains of dead fish along the concrete banks of the river. Just beyond the concrete, the riverbanks sport a narrow band of cattails or grasses, where Canadian geese and blue heron spend their time. Sparrows nest in cocoon nests tucked away between the steel beams of freeway overpasses. Beyond that, enormous factories loom like whales or ships, and barges pushed from as far as Halifax and Muskegon cut through the 180-foot wide waters.
Detroit River & Rouge River
Detroit, Michigan
zug island
Some things are just perfect. Many thanks to Joel Thurtell and Florent Tillon, and my Heliopan circular polarizer.
Please take a look: take a journey up the River Rouge, where the history of the city of Detroit is written into its surreal landscape & waters. These images offer views rarely seen because photography & exploration are prohibited and heavily-enforced in the industrial districts surrounding the river. They were taken from the public waters of the Rouge & Detroit rivers with the permission of the Coast Guard. Be warned when attempting to photograph the Rouge or Zug Island from land.
The River Rouge is a place where industry & wildlife clash in a stunning juxtaposition. Turkey vultures pick at the remains of dead fish along the concrete banks of the river. Just beyond the concrete, the riverbanks sport a narrow band of cattails or grasses, where Canadian geese and blue heron spend their time. Sparrows nest in cocoon nests tucked away between the steel beams of freeway overpasses. Beyond that, enormous factories loom like whales or ships, and barges pushed from as far as Halifax and Muskegon cut through the 180-foot wide waters.
Detroit River & Rouge River
Detroit, Michigan