St. Paul Minnesota

The red “1″ blinks on and off.  It is wrong to take a picture at night with the light off.  I have taken a few but I would never post them.

sunset

From Harriet Island.  I love the huge old cotton wood trees and this was just an excuse to photograph them. . . .and I have photographed every one of them before.

Fishing Lessons

Fishing off of the steps on Harriet Island on the Mississippi River.

Harriet Island Park

The water was still that night and the park was almost empty.  I love taking pictures at night.

Downtown St. Paul

When I wanted to learn how to take photos at night I went down to Harriet Island and tool pictures of downtown.  I like to take this shot once a year.  It is better when all the lights are on downtown but I can only do that in the winter when the river isn’t nearly as pretty.   I have to have the red one in the picture and it blinks on and off so I have to wait for it.  Have a happy Saint Patricks day.

The Liffey

The Liffey is located on West 7th street right by the Xcel center.  I have done some photography for them.  The manager wanted some pictures with people in them.  I used s slow shutter speed and no flash.  This bar is very challenging to shoot because it is dark an there are lights of many colors.  When I see interior shots taken by the pros they are always of white rooms or mostly white rooms.  I understand why.  Dark rooms are too hard to photograph.    If you go to the Liffey try the fish and chips.   If you need a picture of a dark room with or without people give be a hollar.

MN Wild

Another shot of the Xcel center before a wild game.  The bus blocks the view o the bright sign that dominates every shot taken from this angle. I was trying to capture the energy and the crowds but I think it would have been better had I been up closer.

The Bus

I went downtown early one morning to photograph holiday lights.  I plan on going back in the evening when there is some activity and more lights on.   There were others out taking photos in the dark which is unusual at 5:30 in the morning.  They were trying to get shots that were less “urban”.  I understand really I do but part of urban photography is vehicles, lights, signs, trash cans, power lines and people.  . . . or maybe a bus speeding right through the photo.

Gold Medal ruins, Minneapolis, MN

I took this one last August when I went out with a photo blogging friend.  My daughter lives near St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis.  It is a fun place to photograph in the day or night most any time of the year.  I will go back for some more when the leaves start changing color and maybe if I am lucky I can talk my daughter into coming with.

Mississippi River Valley

The only reason I am posting this instead of deleting it is because it is a picture of the sunset and I have not taken one like it in months.  The last one I recall was taken in February and it wasn’t in Minnesota.  I don’t like the composition of this shot but I like the colors and the river so I will keep it.