AT&T Building with Clouds

Nothing but reflected and scattered light.

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Jul 03

Mpls Skyline

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Mpls Skyline

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Minneapolis with Contrast

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Wells Fargo Center from ING

The Wells Fargo Center fits nicely under the Arches of the ING building. Originally the Northwestern Life Insurance company building, this 1963 modernist office was designed by Minoru Yamasaki, who also designed the Twin Towers in New York. For another interesting perspective on the Wells Fargo Center (formerly the Norwest Tower) check out the Minneapolis page on Skyscraperpage.com.

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Minneapolis Skyline

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Minneapolis from Across Calhoun

I love the odd effects of telephoto compression, the opposite of the shallow DOF of a wide-open aperture, a telephoto at this range (600mm & several miles) compresses everything into a nice flat surface. The Calhoun Lake Beach house is three miles from downtown, but the telephoto pushes it all together.

One issue that is hard to deal with is what is known as the ‘prismatic effect’, which is the loss of yellow and the shift toward blue of the light, specifically shadows (it’s caused by the humidity in the air, the further away an object is, the more water is between the two of you). This eats away at the image’s contrast. It’s a nice effect to show distance if you have foreground objects, but in this case, it’s just a nuisance, so I increased the contrast in post.

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Locks & The Stone Arch Bridge
Click on the photo for an enlargement!

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Professional Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow shares daily photos of the city he loves. Exploring Minneapolis through Photography while teaching composition and techniques.

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Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.

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OK, this is from July 4th in Minneapolis, but I wanted to wish our fellow revolutionary brothers & sisters a bon quatorze juillet! France is, after all, the home of the City Daily Photo Blog, thanks Eric!

Believe it or not, I took this night photo hand-held with a telephoto lens. Yes, it’s the Nikon 70-300mm VR to the rescue. 1/6th of a second at f/4.5 and a focal length of 165mm. If you breath slow enough, you don’t need a tripod!

It’s possible that my former co-worker/mentor Mike Smith was right that if you drink enough caffeine, you jitter fast enough that you appear still. Either way, VR or Image Stabilization rocks!

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Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.

Cell Phone Sunset & Rainbow

Thank goodness for the cellphone, if not, I’d have had to just stand there and enjoy the rainbow.

What’s Cell Phone Sunday all about?

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