Hennepin Ave

Hennepin Ave Bridge in Minneapolis. The stairs to the pedestrian walkway across the Mississippi River.

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Cable view
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 180 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Paper Birch

Pretty birch trees from northern Minnesota.


Triangulation - (HDR)


Sunset Birch

Monopoly

Scenes from downtwon Minneapolis on top of the Foshay Tower. For some reason these photos remind me of the Parker Bros. game Monopoly.

Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

IDS Center and Wells Fargo Center in the daylight.
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 200

A little bit of music for Virginia at http://birminghamalabamadailyphoto.blogspot.com/

The Yellow Truck

A walk down the road produced this find. Covered with lichen, I am left wondering about the story behind this truck. Especially so close to Halloween.

The old yellow truck

It would appear this old truck was abandoned long ago, yet it seems to have been recently moved. The corner window is too clean and there is air in the tires.

If the colors in this photo appear to be over saturated, you are correct. I used a circular polarizing filter that enhances colors to become more vivid. I wanted this truck to appear somewhat operational as it were going to make a left hand turn at any moment.

Haunting abandonment.

(HDR)

I under saturated the colors for this image slightly below what was seen in real time. I was hoping for a more haunting image of an abandoned truck. Strange though if you notice the driver's side headlight and trim ring appear brand new as compared to the passenger's side headlight. Is this truck rejuvenating like the Stephen King book? Remember his book, "Christine"?

Dutch Oven Pot Roast

JB at the office thought it was time for some food photos. I concur.

Saturday afternoon we prepared the dutch oven to cook a pot roast over the firepit.

The recipe I used was Byron's "Dutch Oven Pot Roast; http://papadutch.home.comcast.net/~papadutch/dutch-oven-recipe-potroast.htm

Most recipes direct cooking the dutch over with charcoal. But we have plenty of wood on hand for the main heat below the fire grate. I only used charcoal on top of the oven. The trouble was a south wind at 20 MPH. More wood was needed to maintain a constant temperature, as was shifting the wood coals around to keep from over heating the oven. All in all, it was over a 3 hour cook.

The end result was delicious! And thanks to Mark's Black Pot for the great tips and information cooking with dutch ovens. http://marksblackpot.blogspot.com/

Orangerie - A Study in Abstract Leaves

No, this is not the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris. A museum which I will suggest as a must see when visiting Paris. Many fine works of art are inside plus Claude Monet's Les Nympheas, (see link below).

Mrs. DL and I were on our typical weekend walk to the 'Bou for our morning coffee. Of all places, these photos were taken on the paved trail behind Super Target. We used the macro feature to get up close and tight to the subject with her Canon A710 IS point and shoot camera.

I enjoyed these orange color tones that caught my eye, reminding me of the museum we enjoyed showcasing impressionistic that we visited while in Paris last April. Again, these images can not compare with the real works of art in the museum. For some reason Orangerie popped into my head.

http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/homes/home_id24799_u1l2.htm

Jigsaw Puzzle
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 5.8 mm

Beads
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/5
Focal Length: 5.8 mm

Bonus photo captured by Mrs. DL! Autumn colors represented. I love the yellows in this one, reminds me of Limoncello.

Limoncello Mixed With Cherry Cola

Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 5.8 mm

Grouse Hunting

Grouse hunting with a camera. This ruffed grouse has an excellent vantage point high up in this white pine. sitting by the fire pit, we watched him land on the branch.
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

I was able to sneak up on him as close as 30 feet away. I (digitally) shot him with my Canon 400D. We watched each other, then he flew off before I could get one last shot.
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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Lately, with all the mud slinging adds of outward lies and misconceptions spewed by both the Dems and Repubs, I've felt like shooting the TV. And not with my camera, it's ruining the baseball playoffs.

I sure wish I could take more than a year off from work like the windbags have done to tout their propaganda. I'm just not going to drink their Jonestown Kool Aid. Scotch on the rocks for me; make it a triple.

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Next time around, let's keep the nonsense, er, campaign to four weeks maximum.

I am Dusty Lens and I support this post

Street Music

OK, 3 for today, and only for today.

Schmidt Music Wall on North 6th Street. Schmidt Music relocated to Brooklyn Park, MN, but the wall is still maintained.

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 59 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Building view of the old Schmidt Music building.

Indoor stairwell across the street from Schmidt Music Wall.
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 76 mm
ISO Speed: 200

AT&T Tower

Close up views of the AT&T Tower - downtown Minneapolis

This is the same tower shown in yesterday's post, Black Tower. I find this intereting how the glass panels change colors throughout the day.

Blue Tulip
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Squiggy

Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 79 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Silhouette Sunsets

Autumn approaches, the angle of the sun dips low.

The sky brightens, colors from paiter's palette flow.

Daylight falters, winter on the horizon looms.

Fade to darkenss, black and white consumes.

Change looms on the horizon.

With Polarizing filter

Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 33 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

The outcome is always the same.

With Polarizing filter
Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 41 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Duluth Lift Bridge

Going up! No, not for this little speedboat. There was a large sailboat beyond approaching the bridge. Someday, I hope to capture images of those giant freighter and ore boats coming and going under this bridge. To learn more about the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge, please see this site;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Lift_Bridge

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200

Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 17.0 mm

White Balance Mode Daylight

Structural support. The beauty of the Aerial Lift Bridge.
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200

Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 17.0 mm

White Balance Mode Daylight

Crash

PC Crash
Have no fear Geek Squad is here. I'm sensing double trouble in this new development. When was the last time anyone has seen 2 Geek Squad vehicles at a residence? Worse yet, the big vans were required. Usually the eye catching Geek Squad olkswagon Beetles are sent out on demand.

Cart Crash
A lone Cub Foods shopping cart far from the store. I feel for the kid that must corral this cart back to the store. Come to think of it, what fun it would be to spend your time outside on a beautiful summer evening searching for wayward carts. Do the kids a favor, corral you carts at the designated place. Most of us are tired of wayward carts banging into our vehicles.

Mississippi Coloringbook

Can you spot the Heron in the Mississippi River?

(Hint, think red)

A rivers edge view of downtown Minneapolis and the Stone Arch Bridge.

Last Saturday evening, I met up with felow Twin cities photographers, Werner (from http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/ ), Jonathan, Matt, Jessica, and Leng. A few beers at Pracna and a bit of confusion, we were off on our city walkabout photoshoot. A lot of fun bouncing ideas with each other and sharing tips and general photography information. I called it quits at 11:30 PM and headed for the 20 minute drive home.

Exposure: 13 sec - Aperture: f/11 - Focal Length: 38 mm - ISO Speed: 400 - Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Here the Heron stands in the red light.

Werner spotted this Heron in the red light. Thanks, Werner, this shot is for you. This photo was difficult to shoot as it was dark, thus the long exposure. And auto focus does not work in the dark. I had to manually focus this shot. I should add, the red light is from the neon GOLD MEDAL FLOUR sign. The sign blinks on and off. Timing for focusing and snapping this photo was difficult at best.

Exposure: 13 sec - Aperture: f/5.6 -Focal Length: 300 mm - ISO Speed: 800 - Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Canal Park

The lighthouse on Canal Park, Duluth, Minnesota

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200

Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 35.0 mm

White Balance Mode Daylight

The beach at Canal Park on Lake Superior.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/160
Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 24.0 mm

White Balance Mode Daylight

Resonant Strings

The inner beauty of the Piano.

KPB's beautiful piano. Our close friends were gracious enough to allow me to photograph their piano in a different light. We mainly see a piano from the outside with it's high gloss black finish. Rarely do we get the chance to see it's inner beauty. Until now.

"Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake."

A little Chopin, please.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/13

Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 41.0 mm

White Balance Mode Tungsten

Or, perhaps some Mozart, or some piano jazz.
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 0.4

Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 85.0 mm

White Balance Mode Tungsten

Historic Flight

Looking up from the tail section of this B17. What an honor it was to listen to old veterans tell their stories of flying in these planes.
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/9
Focal Length: 41 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV


Taxiing for take off. For a mere $400, you too can take an hour long ride in this vintage airplane. I sure wish I had the spare cash for a flight. But sadly, I remain grounded.
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 76 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Colors of Rust

Rusting Iron ring in concrete.

Old gas burner and grate from an old Renown gas and wood stove

Garden Remix

I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July weekend. We just returned home, Monday night, from a 5 day weekend at the lake. There are way too many photos to go through and post, maybe some fish pic portraits Mrs. Dusty Lens took.

Leather Ear

The hearty hosta, brilliant green and excellent patterns and texture.

Lavender Fields
Lavender colored tulips wave in the breeze.

La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilique_du_Sacr%C3%A9-C%C5%93ur,_Paris
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

Royal Chapel, Hôtel des Invalides

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides
Exposure: 0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV

There you have it, tourist destination photos from Paris. I hope you enjoyed the virtual visit from a tourist perspective. I will continue on with our 2 for Tuesday adventure, but will change it up a bit. Stay tuned, we may return to Paris in the future.

Musee

11:30 AM

Clock at Musee D'Orsay

Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -1 EV

Pyramid View

at the Louvre Paris, France.

Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV