Aforementioned ice, with petrified bubbles and marbled cracks.

Fools be wary, the lake plays for keeps.

My first tenuous step into the world of KAP, Kite Aerial Photography. I’ve built a rig that works, but I need to find a new more stable kite. Keep an eye on me as I learn this new perspective on Minneapolis!

I was visiting my friend Joe Paquet the other day and saw this sculpture in his studio. Joe is a landscape painter who teaches classes in his studio in Lowertown, St. Paul. I am a student of his — my sense of composition and color are highly influenced by him.

Winter continues to wage a ground war, every inch is begrudgingly conceded.

A curvy bumper with a curvy path under a curvy tree.

Are you getting the idea that I’m ignoring the great Minnesota outdoors during the Month of February? It’s true; snow, ice, rain and gray over-cast days can take the wind out of a photo blogger.

This close-up of a fern leaf was shot with a macro lens wide open to f3.2. This landed me a sharp detail with a shallow DOF. When I brought it into Lightroom, I was able to sharpen up the edges and add a vignette to focus your eye on the detail.