Urban Photography
A great city filled with many photo opportunities, BUT you have to do a bit of advance planning to map out where you want to get to, and what you may want to photograph. I like just walking around, but even doing that you need to decide what neighborhood you want to be in and…
Delano is a small and scenic city West of downtown Minneapolis situated on the Crow River. A few of our members decided to shoot there last month and we came away with some great memories. In particular, there is a local coffee shop that features Saturday morning jam sessions that any musician can join, a…
Last month I got an unsolicited email from someone in Texas. It said he was coming to Minneapolis to video an event at Orchestra Hall and he was bringing his camera gear. He was interested in taking skyline shots of the cities he visited and wanted any information about locations in the twin cities to…
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…
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…
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…
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