Catching the Alpena

 So my posts are a little out of order.  I did the Limnos first but I caught her second in part of my Alpena shots.  I figure that is okay.

The Alpena had a split load for Toledo and Detroit.  She headed to Toledo first but the timing was off, so I didn't catch her there.  Then she headed up for Detroit but I wasn't sure if DelRay was open or not, so I didn't catch her there.

I saw that she was heading back to Alpena from Detroit and I saw that I could catch her.

I stopped in Marine City first.  I brought my drone along but the spot in Marine City isn't conducive to drones especially with the wind.

But I still got some pictures of her.

She continues on.

I headed up to St. Clair next.

I like the pictures I get in St. Clair.

They generally present a few different angles.

One more with my normal camera.

I was able to switch to the drone here.

It's amazing how blue the St. Clair River looks.

It was a little windy but not so windy that my drone was yelling at me.

I love the looks of this ship.

A beam shot.

And she continues up the river.

I don't normally like stern shots but I do like them from the drone.

I headed up to Marysville next.

Marysville also provides some good angles.

I thought I couldn't use my drone here but it turns out that is not correct.

I didn't want to switch to it since I didn't have it ready anyway.

A beam shot.

And she continues on.

One more.

I headed up to Port Huron next.

I love the angles here.

She turns for the river.

One more before switching to my drone.

And then I switched to my drone.

I love framing the Blue Water Bridge in the background.

She makes her way for Lake Huron.

A beam shot.

She continues up.

I love the wake.

The sky looked pretty dreary though.

One more shot with my drone.

I had to switch back to my other camera for this shot.