Eyes

Luminous Cat Eyes
This evening, just Roaming the Cities, Mr. J, St. Paul Photos, Snapshutter, myself and Mrs. DL met up at Cossettas in St. Paul for a winter photo walk about. Despite the balmy -4 degrees F (-19 degrees C) we strapped on our mad bomber hats braving the y winds. We spent the time admiring the ice sculptures throughout Rice Park for the annual St. Paul Winter Carnival.

The cold can be difficult on cameras and hands. Best to keep an extra battery in your pants pocket and change the camera batteries when the camera stops working.
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Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/6
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Partial Metering
ISO Speed 100
Focal Length 85.0 mm
Camera on tripod

Movement

A male house finch feeding it's young. I captured this one while sitting on our deck one afternoon. The birds returned to the feeding station after a summer rain. I had never seen a male feed it's young seeds in this way. The youngster must really enjoy the seed I put in the feeder.
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The shutter speed was 1/15 aperture f3.5 on my olld Canon Powershot S2 IS.

DFP Challenge - Favorite Places

Rooftop View

My first favorite place is Pisa Italy. I shot this image from our room window at the Grand Duomo Hotel room 409. Quite a tiny room; we had to stack our suitcases on the desk in order to get around the room. There was a nice 3 foot wide balcony to step out onto and observe the city scene. I must add, the cafe next door served a fabulous tiramisu gelato. I do regret not having enough time to climb the tower or visit the cathedral.

A Recycled Photo

My second favorite place is along the Mississippi River downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota near the Stone Arch bridge. Here I crossed under the Stone Arch Bridge on the river's edge to capture the classic downtown scene nearly every Minneapolis photographer has shot. Note the Heron standing in the river in the reflected red light. On one side of the Mississippi River is St. Anthony Main with it's restaurants and shops. On the other side is downtown and the Guthrie Theater. There is a lot to photograph in this area of the river.

Lights

Arbor Lakes - Maple Grove, MN

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Camera Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

Shooting Mode Manual Exposure

Tv( Shutter Speed ) 4

Av( Aperture Value ) 11.0

ISO Speed 100

Focal Length 35.0 mm

Image Quality RAW

White Balance Mode Auto

Abstract

Shiny Ball of Hooks.
Just like the tangled ball of lights we use to adorn our Christmas tree; these hooks must also be untangled. The hooks used to hang the ornaments on that festive tree now displayed in our living room.