Urban Grit

Time to take out the trash in a Minneapolis back alley.

Lane Confusion

I shudder to think about driving in this area. The lanes switch over each other while dodging Light Rail commuter trains.

Traffic Dance

Directing traffic looks like fun when you have a glowing wand.

Happy Thanksgiving

Today is the big day of our Thanksgiving feast. Thanksgiving is the greatest Holiday we have. It's all about pure gluttony, napping, and football. nothing to wrap or exchange, just eat, eat, and eat. I would have liked to show a typical Thanksgiving dinner, but at this time, I am too busy grazing at the dinner table.

Instead, I show you a burger from Burger Jones in Minneapolis. This is the 'White Trash Burger' - chicken-fried bacon, fried cheese curds, and plenty of Velveeta on a hamburger with lettuce and tomato. As a side, there were two kinds of fries; maple-bacon sweet potato fries and Parmesan waffle fries.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner; practice proper plate management and remember to pace yourself, you have all day.

I 35W Streaks

Streaking south on Interstate 35W into Minneapolis. This is the new 35W bridge in it's blue glow.

Color Format

The color of autumn enhanced with an off camera flash.

Light Pods

Repeating perspective inside Orchestra Hall.

Pink Lemonade

Amazing to see what kind of trash lies along the banks of our rivers and streams.

Industrial Light

The gritty feel of an industrial site with it's harsh lighting makes for interesting photos. no, not a pretty picture, but interesting in it's own right.

Leafdom

Leaves hold steadfast as autumn wanes and winter approaches.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Partial Metering
ISO Speed 100
Focal Length 300.0 mm
Image Quality RAW
Off camera flash
Radio Slave Transmitter, Receiver Set

PoleCam!

High Altitude Photography



Mitchster in action. Remote Shutter Releasing

Mitch, Dan, and I tested out Mitch's engineous new PoleCam tm. It worked out great! Although quite a bit of a scare hoisting it up and bringing it back down to earth when fully extended to 26 feet, (8 meters). There is considerable wobble fully extended. i am anxious to see the shots from PoleCam.

Color Me Graffiti

More graffiti seen along the banks of the Mississippi River.

Skipping Down Nicollet Mall

Heading north on the Nicollet Mall

Great Distances

We still have wide open spaces where the dinosaur used to roam.

Ninemile Creek Curtains

South in Bloomington Minnesota, Ninemile Creek flows into the Minnesota River. Along it's course are many mini rapids as seen here.

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/4
Av( Aperture Value ) 25.0
Metering Mode Partial Metering
ISO Speed 100
Focal Length 30.0 mm
Image Quality RAW
Tripod mounted

Antiqued

No longer needed, the kerosene lamp sits proudly on a shelf.

Hennepin Avenue Icon

Yesterday, Mitchster and I wandered about Minneapolis near the Mississippi River. Check out his Bright Colors in a Brown World post.

The old Grain Belt Beer sign has been standing here on Nicollet Island since 1940 shortly after the prohibition nonsense. Early on at night, the sign used to flash the letters. Currently, the sign is up for sale and hopefully, we will enjoy viewing it flash once again. Historic Grain Belt Beer sign up for sale | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ

Lasagna

For all you foodies out there. Last weekend, I made lasagna to accompany a bottle of Gabbiano Chianti Classico, ceasar salad with anchovies. (You can not have a ceasar salad without anchovies, it's a faux pas).

Both images were taken using an off camera flash. I am using the Cactus V2s radio slave set; about 1/5 the cost of the Pocket Wizard.

Thistle While You Work

Prickly, take care on the curves of the bicycle path at Elm Creek Park Reserve. Otherwise you're in a world of hurt.

Yesterday, Alleen Brown wrote an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Life section. The article is called "A Day in the Life: Who is Minnesota?".

Thanks to Alleen for this article and bringing attention to fellow bloggers.
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Light Stand

Downtown Minneapolis is filled with repeating patterns and textures.

Moody Blue

Nothing like a sunset to end a hectic week.

Blue Line

LED lighting illuminating the new 35W bridge.

Late Autumn

This evening, I have a date with a rake. The downside of autumn is yard cleanup.

1965

That is a long time to sit in one place and not move an inch.

View from the 10th Avenue Bridge

Blacktop Ribbon



Downtown Minneapolis and the 10th Ave. bridge over the Mississippi River as seen from the Northern Pacific Bridge No. 9 walking bridge.


10th Avenue Freeze Out
Bruce Springsteen and the E street Band

Minneapolis Gothic

Minneapolis City Hall and Hennepin County Courthouse

Monochrome weekly

Logarithm

An important feature of logarithms is that they reduce multiplication to addition, by the formula: log(xy) = log x + log y ...

I prefer the simple rhythm of this log in the woods.

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Daylight Savings Time ends!

Remember to set your clocks, we are now back on Standard Time. Don't forget to change the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors as well.

Today, we end this silliness of Daylight Savings Time and I wish we would simply let time alone without interfering. As I see it, the only real objective to switching time each spring and fall is to exercise our digital clock time changing skills. Though the home computer may be automatic, we must contend with the various VCR's, (for those of us still using the electronics of the 1980's), clock radios, wrist watches, pocket watches, thermostats, microwaves, stoves, coffee makers, water softeners and countless other electronic gadgets that keep time.

Heck, I just checked my water softener and I am still on Standard Time from last year. Inevitably, the clock in our vehicles will no doubt remain unchanged until sometime in January.

But we're all in this together. Today we all run around trying frantically to change the blasted time in the multitude of digital clocks in our homes. And quite possibly consulting the owner's manuals to try and figure out just how to change the blasted time on the affected appliance. I suggest the coffee maker first. We're going to need plenty of caffeine to figure all this out.

Good luck, we'll need it! Maybe next year we will put an end this time changing nonsense.