Photography

Eagle not ready for close-up

Aug 16, 2023

Lake City photographer Ben Threinen’s attempt to get a close-up of an eagle at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club was foiled when his subject, apparently deciding he had gotten too close, took flight. Threinen managed to get this photo of the bird leaving its perch.

Photographer catches “Last Cast”

Aug 2, 2023

Steve Brown of Lake City said he’s been waiting for an opportunity to photograph anglers on city point silhouetted against the sunset when conditions were right. He got it on July 30.

People find many ways to enjoy the lake on Independence Day

Jul 12, 2023

Let freedom ring. Let the white dove sing. Let the whole world know that today is a day of water things. Or so it seemed on July 4 as people flocked to the water with bag chairs and coolers and boats and floats of all kinds.-Photo by Ben Threinen

Nature puts on a July 4 spectacle

Jul 12, 2023

Photographer Steve Brown submitted this photo of lightning on July 4. “In lieu of any formal Lake City fireworks, nature offers its own show,” he wrote. “The calm conditions and non-stop lightning went on for quite a while following sunset.”

Memorial Day weekend brings out the boaters

May 31, 2023

Lake Pepin was filled with watercraft of all kinds Memorial Day weekend. Photographer Ben Threinen took this photo of a boater reclined on a paddleboard next to a motorboat. Maiden Rock is visible in the background.

Pelicans arrive

Apr 12, 2023

Photographer Ben Threinen submitted this photo of one of the first pelicans he’s seen this season on Lake Pepin.

Where eagles once dared, buffleheads now roam

Apr 5, 2023

What a difference a day makes. On April 2, photographer Ben Threinen went back to the spot near Ohuta Beach where just a day earlier he captured a dramatic competition among eagles for a fish on the ice and instead found some bufflehead ducks paddling along.

Hawk appears bemused by the snowfall

Jan 25, 2023

Local photographer and filmmaker Ben Threinen took this photo of an immature red-tailed hawk waiting out the snowfall on the morning of Jan. 19. “Looks cold!” Threinen said.

Geese, perhaps sensing something, head south

Oct 26, 2022

Lake City photographer Ben Threinen sent this photo of a large flock of geese flying low over Lake Pepin on Sunday, Oct. 23. “They seem to know somthing’s up,” Threinen wrote, “and heading south!”

Photo captures serenity, turmoil

Sep 28, 2022

Jonky Dawson of Lake City submitted this photo taken Sept. 20 of Lake Pepin looking downriver from The Willows that somehow captures a starry sky, tumultuous lightning and cloud cover over Wisconsin, and the lightning’s reflection in the relatively calm waters of Lake Pepin.