stone arch bridge

This picture is one of my rejects but I like the close up view of downtown Minneapolis.  I had been taking pictures with a wide angle lens but I think I like the narrower view better.  This is the same shot I took for the blue hour photo I posted earlier in the week.

Stone arch bridge - Minneapolis, MN

The blue hour, that time between sunset and darkness, is one of my favorite times to take photos.  I took this Friday night on the Stone Arch bridge in Minneapolis.  It was hot and humid out but I have to say I really enjoyed it.

Tug Boat

All types of boats park here.  I don’t know if the parking is free.  The boats make for nice photographs and there is almost always a tug parked at the Port of St. Paul.

High Bridge

I live near three major bridges and I often take pictures of them just like I take pictures of the river they span and the buildings along the shorelines.  There are groups on Flickr for people who take photographs of bridges probably because they are fun to photograph.  The photograph was taken from Lillydale park and is of the Smith Avenue HighBridge with downtown St. Paul in the background.

The first flood

This shot was taken last week when the Mississippi river crested at about 19 feet which is higher than the great flood of  2010.  The water has gone down since but there is a second crest headed our way.  It is traveling down the Minnesota River which meets the Mississippi river a few miles West of out downtown.  The next crest will be higher than the last.  I took this shot from the Smith avenue high bridge.  I guess a person would have to know the area to understand the picture. The water is high but the area that is flooded is all park land.  Property damage is minimal.

Golden Gate Bridge

It is a beautiful bridge.  I feel sorry for those who want to take a photo when there is no fog.  There is almost always fog and it adds to the beauty.

Raspberry Island and Wabasha Bridge

The white specks in the picture are drops of water falling from the bridge. I had to dodge them to take this picture.  There were plenty of people walking and enjoying last Sunday’s heat wave.  I think it got up to 45.

Robert Street Bridge - Ice Floats

Ice floats along the Mississippi River and under the Robert Street bridge.  The shipping season is over and so is the boating season.  Winter has it’s own kind of beauty and maybe some day I will stay outside long enough to see it.

Not Tall Ships

I went to do Duluth to see the small ships but all I got to photograph were some small boats. It is always fun to go to the lake but I have to say the did everything they could to make sure we would not see tall ships on August the 28th even though all the web sites said that they would be in the harbor.  They were hiding.

Before the fireworks

I took this before the July 4th fireworks began.  The high bridge is a wonderful place to take photos from and as the sun goes down I like the challenge of getting them when the “1″ is lit up.