St. Paul, MN Photos

Grumpy Steve's

Right next to the Wabasha caves on the river bluff.

A walk in the park

In Harriet Island park, with the high bridge in the background.  I have always loved these walkways, maybe because of the way they curve and because of the distinctive street lights.

The Rossmor

I list units in this building on a regular basis. With each listing I attempt to get a decent photo of the outside of the building.  This is my best to date but it isn’t quite there yet.  The building is a big rectangle and it is on a hill.  There isn’t any place to stand that is far enough away from the building to get it all in so the camera is always at an angle which doesn’t work so well with a wide angle lens.  I know I don’t have to get the entire building in the photo but it looks better having it all in the photo or most of it than part of it.

The Rossmor is a block long.  It was a shoe factory until it was converted into artists lofts.  I like the lofts in the Rossmor, they are big, clean and simple.  The last shot I took of the exterior was my second most stolen photo. I even found it on a flier the back door advertising a loft for sale.  It will be interesting to see if this one gets lifted too.

Seventh Place

This is a picture of Seventh Place in downtown St. Paul during the lunch hour.  There are always people walking on this mall, I guess that is what it is there for.  I took three bracketed shots to make an HDR photo even though there are people in the shot that were moving and I knew they would not line up, which means the shot is ruined.  I don’t think it is ruined. Who decided that it it all has to line up to be considered a success?

Nina's Coffee Cafe

There are so many choices when it comes to what to take photos of and what angle to use and then how to process them.  I decided to straighten this one because it was crooked but in doing so part of the sign got cropped.  It is now Ina’s offee shop.  I think I made the right choice.

Kitty Cat Klub

Near the University of Minnesota.  The Kitty Cat Klub is fun to shoot.