Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow’s daily photos of Minneapolis and the Twin Cities.
Fireworks over Saint Paul.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow’s daily photos of Minneapolis and the Twin Cities.
Matt and I went down to the St. Anthony Bridge construction site to take pictures on Sunday. It’s amazing to see them working on this monstrosity. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Matt heard that they took four hours off for Christmas and one and a half for New Years. I have some close-ups of the guys working on it taken with the 200-500mm Tamron that I will show you later in the week.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Back last Friday when I was looking for a shot of the falls for the theme day post, I wandered down in the river valley across from Minneapolis and found this miserable, desolate area right in the middle of the city. Everything down there was dead, brown and dirty. It actually made me miss the snow. Then on Monday when it snowed six inches of very wet slop & slush, I got over it.
Thanks again, for all the great comments on my April First Hoax.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
The Mighty Mississippi churns through the winter-ravaged land of Minneapolis. This picture was taken Friday, the snow had almost melted but then it came back with a vengeance this Monday. The Saint Anthony Falls are so-named for the town of Saint Anthony which was on the North side of the Mississippi from Minneapolis. There are natural tunnels on the Minneapolis side that were put to use turning the mills, so that side of the river grew. Thus Minneapolis became the major city and St. Anthony eventually became part of Minneapolis.
Antarctica Expedition Update
While I am down in Antarctica, I hope to get a chance to photograph these amazing little critters too.
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Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
The calm quiet of snow settles on the misty plains of the Northern Forest that is my home. The eagle drifts silently by, heading for open water — eyes fixed on the small rivulets. Close observation reveals the occasional rabbit or squirrel bounding through the drifts. The subdued colors of the sumac trace the shorelines, giving dimension to the dark and brooding burr oaks. Will this idyllic nightmare ever end? It’s at least two months until something green pops up. That’s 60 posts. Stay tuned, if I crack, you’ll see it here first!
Bare trees and matted grasses await their snow cover in the Minnesota River valley. It’s nice to get out of the city and see that there are quiet places waiting contemplation. This time of year always draws me out to the woods to watch the changes. The holiday season rushes in and activity picks up to a fevered pitch; everyone racing about shopping and going to parties. It’s easy to miss this quiet transition.
The man is forecasting snow this weekend so check back and see the most Northern metropolis venture into it’s wonderland. It’s the time, as Garrison Keillor says, when nature makes a concerted effort to kill you.
Saturday I went on a mondo photo tour. Matt Armstead and I went to Theodore Wirth park to talk Nikon and take lots of pictures. Somehow I always end up with a list of expensive things I need after I talk with Matt. While we were there, Bob Kupbens called and wanted to go take pics of the riverfront. Matt couldn’t go, but I did. This is one of the first shots I took there.
There is some heavy post-processing going on with this pic. The reason for that is to emphasize the design of this image. It is very geometric, and I would love to try and paint this sometime. The group of shapes of the buildings are very rectilinear — a veritable forest of square lines. This is strongly offset by the long smooth curves of the bridge. Also, the stepping down line of the skyline re-enforces the curve and draws the eye down along the bridge. What originally caught my eye was the caissons in the river. Big yellow things in a sea of dark are very attractive.
So why did I do so much processing? I wanted to flatten the image and force the abstract shapes by increasing the saturation, vibrance and contrast. The image now feels like an Edward Hopper painting to me. Which the river front always looked like to me with the railroad corridors and early 20th century architecture.
We also went across the river to see the new Guthrie Theater building. I’ll post some pics from there later this week.
