Waiting for the Holidazzle Parade

Back to the streets again for the Parade. Friday night is definitely busier than Thursday. The streets filled up pretty quickly, you can tell that this photo is from before the parade because the lights are still on. Just before the parade begins, they cut the street lights and the bus shelter lights, but the Christmas lights on the trees stay on.

It’s very different with the lights on, the lights on the big buildings light up the low clouds so it almost feels like you are indoors on Nicollet, ‘cept of course for the bitter cold.

Sarah Palin at the MOA
Sarah’s book signing was scheduled for from noon to four, but she arrived twenty minutes early, got right up on stage and started signing books. My gang of photographers (Dusty, Dan, Mickey) and I camped out a good location and then security booted us just before she got there. This was shot with a 300mmVR from the third floor between the escalators on the far side of the atrium: f5 and 1/15th of a second ISO 1600.

The Line for Sarah Palin
The line wound all around Nickelodeon Universe, we stopped and talked to a few people, everyone was pleasant and surprised by the turnout and all the media. TLC’s show Mall Cops was filming all the skuffles with the mall cops. They really didn’t like us taking pictures of them, so, um, we didn’t.

May 11

Eagle Eye

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Eagle Eye

The closest I’ve ever gotten to  eagle. It’s ok, he was on a leash, at the Minnesota Raptor Center release event. By using a long lens and large aperture, I was able to focus on the eye and throw the beak out of focus.

Lake Harriet Kite Festival

Lake Harriet Kite Festival

Lake Harriet Kite Festival

Hundreds of kites filled the crisp winter air as little kids and big kids alike enjoyed this winter kite festival held on Lake Harriet in South Minneapolis.  Winter in Minnesota is an interesting thing. While many would elect to stay inside where it’s warm; true Minnesotans have so many things to choose from: kite festivals on  frozen lakes, winter carnivals, ice carving contests, cross-country ski races and pond hockey tournaments!

Check back for more kite and snow photos this week.

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