I went to the capitol a few days ago with Dan & Rob. The marble staircases are beautiful, but hard to photograph.
It reminds me of something my father told me when I was a pup: The reason government buildings are made of stone is so the loyal subjects can’t burn them down.
November first brings another theme day for the world’s daily photo bloggers. This month’s theme is “Doorway.” Wouldn’t life be better if you had this door? I mean, seriously, what kind of projects could you get done with a garage door like this, a forklift and a freaking overhead crane. I’ve decided that I want an overhead crane for Christmas… Santa? Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
I went to the Minnesota State Capitol with my friend M Saturday for Shadows and Spirits of the State Capitol — a tour of the Capitol building at night, lead by actors telling the history of the building set in the year 1905. Part of the event was that they turned the lights down to “1905 levels” meaning that I shot the whole time at between a third and a twentieth of a second. Hold still! This image was taken with a 10.5mm fish-eye I rented for the weekend.
Just inside the St. Paul Cathedral on the left, is an amazing prayer room, here’s just the ceiling.
When I was at the St. Paul Cathedral, Annette from Annette and Walter modeled for this shot. This devotional-candle stand, with so many points of light, was a real challenge: I used an f/1.4 for the shallow depth of field to add emotion and draw the eye to the point of interest.
I’m connected, so if you’d like to submit your prayers in the comments, I will pass them on up!
The Camera and Artist Event at Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, St. Paul Minnesota – every few months the Conservatory opens early on Sunday and allows photographers to bring their tripods in. I felt so out of place, I decided to leave the tripod at home and just enjoy my time there. It was such a sunny morning, the tripod seemed unnecessary. If I wanted to use a tight aperture I could have brought the tripod, but if you are familiar with my style, you’ll notice I really enjoy the shallow DOF of a big lens.
The new f/1.4 does quite a number on the hallway in my building.
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