Minneapolis Skyline

The above two images of the Minneapolis skyline were taken at sunset to take advantage of the brilliant reflections created by the setting sun off of some of the buildings.  Each offers a slightly different composition with different lighting contrasts. The first image conveys sunset tones (blue/purple) in contrast to the building reflections.  The second…

Foshay Tower – Minneapolis, Minnesota

My family and I visited the Foshay Museum (on the top floor of the Foshay Tower) in March. We had planned to go on a Sunday (so we wouldn’t have to rush). The weather gods were not with us, as it was a windy and rainy day. Regardless, we went. After viewing the exhibits I…

Bow River – Banff, Canada

I took this photo on July 23, 2008.  I  exposed three images at -1, 0, +1 f-stops thinking I would need to do an HDR conversion sometime later. This particular shot was made with a Canon 40D using a Tamron 28-75 2.8 lens set at 47mm @ 1/125th of a second at ISO 100. The…

Shanghai – China

The Bund is an area of Huangpu District in central Shanghai, People’s Republic of China.  The area centers on a section of Zhongshan Road within the former Shanghai International Settlement, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River, facing Pudong, in the easstern part of Huangpu District.  The Bund usually refers to the…

Amtrak Depot – Red Wing, Minnesota

These images were captured in Red Wing on March 20th standing just north of the Amtrak Depot.  It was raining heavily and stopped briefly.  The sky looked ominous and I thought I may be able to get some dramatic cloud effects by doing HDR images.  The image of the station was taken facing the north…