Best Photos

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Minneapolis Skyline at Sundown

Every photographer in Minneapolis has to have this shot. If you go looking, you'll figure out where to stand, in fact, it's delightfully obvious. The first time I went looking and found the location, it was like finding a geocache or and Easter egg.

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Lonely City in the Snow

When I was out in the storm with Snapshutter, we stopped to get out of the snow under at this little market. All the different lights caught my eye. It reminded me a little of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. Oh yes, that's the famed Snapshutter on the phone in the corner.

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Lightrail in the Snowstorm

Two Minneapolis Lightrail Trains pass in the snowstorm near the new Target Field.

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Snowmageddon Lightrail Station

Schnapsi and I went out in the snowmageddon last night to take photos during the storm. We went downtown and had quite the adventure! The snow was falling so fast and with the strong winds, it was a new experience in photojournalism, several times my camera bag got a drift in it and once my hood had blown back and by the time I put it back up it too had filled with snow, Yikes! I had planned a few locations ahead, but it turned out that the visibility was so bad that none of them worked. Schnapsi wanted to go to the lightrail station and I'm glad we did!

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Luminary Loppet Ice Henge From Above

A 'Loppet' is a cross-country ski race. Nobody knows that, but it's a nice short word and fits on a sign nicely. The 'Luminary Loppet' is an event in Minneapolis on Lake of the Isles in the evening, it started out as a track lit by 'luminaries' which are blocks of ice with candles in them. Then a group of ingenious people started building sculptures of ice and putting candles in them. This is the 'Ice Henge' which is the newest sculpture this year. Look closely, you can see me in the shot!

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Kitefest on Lake Harriet

Are you my Mummy? The wind was almost non-existent and the kites would occasionally float down to the ground. A bad day for kite fliers, but a good day for kids and clever photographers.

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Dark Winter Alley

A quiet sleepy night under a blanket of snow.

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9th Floor of the Guthrie

One of the best views of Minneapolis is from atop the Guthrie Theater. They have such amazing public spaces there, you don't need to be going to a show to just go in and walk around. It's a big modern maze that's fun to explore, especially at night.

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Photo of the Year, 2010

Time for a little navel gazing: I went through my photos from this year an this one keeps coming back to me. It's simple and complicated, the colors are strong but soft. It's inorganic but has a little leaf. I think my odd tendency to balance everything with it's opposite is satisfied by this image. If you have another you'd suggest, please comment! 'Photo of the year' is the monthly theme for CDPB: Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

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Merry Christmas!

This picture was taken from atop the History Center on a very cold and windy night, thanks to a friend with access and a heavy tripod. Merry Christmas & thanks to all of you for reading and commenting this year.