St. Paul, MN Photos

Robert Street Bridge & Shepard Road

The Robert street bridge is the most photogenic bridge in St. Paul. This one was taken on a day when it was very cold.  A little river steam in the background and a little early morning light on the bridge.  It was too cold to get out of the car but I did pull over to take the shot. If you live around here and see me pulled over stop honking, it won’t make me move any faster.

Riverview Library

Riverview Library, located on the west side of St. Paul.  It opened in 1917. I like the building’s rounded windows.

Raspberry Island

It usually isn’t a good idea to take a photo into the sun but this one worked because the mist rising from the ater filtered the rays nicely. It was taken at Raspberry island park on the Mississippi river in St. Paul shortly after the park was completed.  The trees are not as pretty this year but when those Maples grow up it will be spectacular in the fall.

Tug Boat

You can’t live in St. Paul, MN without seeing boats.  I like tug boats and barges. Lake boats are pretty cool too, as are paddle boats, pontoons and canoes.  Sailboats are the most photogenic but they can be hard to catch. These boats are just kind of hanging out at the port of St. Paul and were not hard to catch.

Boat and Bridge, Duluth Harbor, MN

The boat wasn’t moving very fast, the shutter speed was very slow.  Most of the time a moving object in a slow shutter speed type shot mucks things up but this one came out alright, which is a good thing becasue the sunrise that followed was kind of a non-event.

Herbert C. Jackson

When my ship comes in there will probably be a bunch of people with cameras taking photos of it.  It is fun to watch the boats come in and out of Duluth harbor on Lake Superior and it is fun to watch the tourists watching the boats.  This particular boat is 690 feet long which is smallish but is impressive to see up close.