Snowstorm Downtown

All I've posted lately are reflection photos so I think I'll mix things up a bit. Here are some shots from the most recent snowstorm right in the heart of Downtown Minneapolis...

Winter Bike Ride

Window reflection on Hennepin...

Padlock On Hennepin

I like the motion blur on the snowflake top center...

Tree In A Puddle

With people walking by...

Art Gallery Window

Outside looking in...



I don't remember the name of this art gallery but its off Hennepin.

Penn Ice-Cycle Loppet 2009

These are the last set of images I'll be posting from the City of Lakes Loppet. The photos below are from the Penn Ice-Cycle Loppet (a series of bike races on ice with studded tires). I photographed the final heat which took place in the lagoon between Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles. The race was a half hour long...



After a while I started shooting into the sun which made exposure challenging but I was able to catch the flying snow this way...



Same thing here but kind of blurry...



This one is blurry too but check out the size of the lens in the background...



A couple of the racers lost their position do to a flat tire. Poor guy...



You wouldn't know it by looking at these photos but there were a lot of spectators around enjoying the race. It seemed like a good turnout this year. Lots of fun.

Skijoring Loppet 2009

The City of Lakes Loppet was this weekend and I photographed several of the races. These images are from the Skijoring Loppet. Skijoring is a relatively new and rapidly growing sport combining cross country skiing and dog sledding. I used a photography technique called panning to get these images...



Getting the skier and the dog in the same frame was a challenge...



because sometimes they were moving at different speeds...



My personal favorite. These two were going the same speed, FAST...



Slow and steady wins the race...

Surrender At Once

Toy soldiers battle it out in the cold under heavy snow conditions...



I found these two in an alley on top of a gas meter. No word yet on who won the war, but I think the guy buried in snow has an ace up his sleeve.

For more green army man photos click here.

Winter Blues

Falling snow frozen in time...



I took a similar photo back in December. Click here to see that one.

Flat Tire

Wrapped around a pole outside of Osman Cleaners...

One Red Glove

I always a have, and probably always will enjoy taking photos of random lost items...



If it's bright red, even better...



One red glove all alone...



As I look at these photos, I'm reminded of one of my favorite photos ever. Subject = one red shoe.

Danger - No Trespassing

Series of three photos...

Snow Tires

This bicycle has serious snow tires! I really could have used a slower shutter speed but there just wasn't enough time to adjust all my settings...



I was able to get it to f/20, 1/50, ISO 400, which will have to do.

Uptown Diner

A customer rushes towards the door, seeking shelter from the falling snow...

Two Tiny Houses

One person walking...

Spoonbridge and Cherry + Basilica

I need to post my photos with snow in them now before they look completely out of place. After all, it is April. So here's one more from the Walker Sculpture Garden...



and one of the Basilica...



I'll be posting photos closer to Uptown again shortly.

Drunken News

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Urban Landscape - Winter

Photo taken from a bridge on Lyndale looking over the greenway towards bryant...



Photo desaturated a bit from normal color.

Winter On Lyndale

Bicycle buried in snow...



This photo was taken back in December after a major snowfall.

Light Over Lake Calhoun

Some bike while others walk. Some are silent while others talk...