Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
The snow is back. This time of year the snow comes and goes weekly. It will be gone soon, but it plays havok with your mind. Everyone here is becoming bipolar.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Back on Easter, I posted a photo of a Labyrinth someone had made in the snow. When it snowed again this last week, the labyrinth maker was back. I had my good camera and took some better photos for you. Then, in a fit of over-explanation, I drew a plan for making one.
A labyrinth is different from a maze in that you can’t get lost; there is only one path. They are found in many ancient places including cathedrals. To walk a labyrinth, you enter the path and think about a problem or question. As you walk it, meditate on the problem. When you reach the center, leave the problem there and come back out. It reminds me of the crooked bridges you find in Japanese gardens — the evil spirits are supposed to get lost and let on the bridge.
Anyhow, I enjoyed making a few of them myself, I wish I had discovered this earlier in the winter, so I could have made more. It’s a fun thing to do in the snow that’s easier and less messy than making a snow man. I’d really enjoy it if others did them too — hey kids, it’s better karma than misspelling-out obscenities in the snow!
Though it looks simple, it takes a lot of concentration and practice to make one. My drawing is off, now that I look at it, but you get the idea.
The photos. The first one is at an angle so that you can see the whole thing. If I backed up, I was too low and the ridges all blended together. All the photos have been clarified and contrasted to make it easier to see the white-on-white.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Cell Phone Sunday is back, but the snow is still here. In March, the snow doesn’t go away, it just gets heavier, wetter and slipperier.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
It’s so cold, the Angels are freezing mid-flight and crashing to the ground. The recent return of winter is claiming a good share of victims. A week ago, many of my friends were depressed as was I — now we are down-right angry. I lost interest in this blog and my friend Paul up and quit until April first.
I’ve decided to stand my ground and get my act together; to raise my tiny fist in the air and challenge the forces of nature in bitter defiance! To take arms against this winter’s sea of troubles and by opposing — end them.
Not quite sure how I’m going to do that, but I’m setting my jib for warmth and by God, I’m going to succeed. I know how to start a thousand-mile journey and how to eat an elephant, so I’m going to start with this post and see where it gets me. Any suggestions or encouragement is greatly appreciated.
Who’s with me? Eh? They can take our spring and warmth away from us, but they can’t take our FREEDOM!
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
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Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Day three of spring, Easter is here, where are the bunnies?
Another Cell Phone Sunday pic, I snapped this Saturday on my walk.
Please STOP, I don’t want to return to winter, here at Lake of the Isles.
Cell-phone Sunday (or as you Brits say, mobile phone) is when I post photos taken only with my crappy 640×480 phone camera to show that I’m not totally dependent on my big Nikon camera; after all, it’s the photographer that takes the picture.
Here’s a bonus image for today. While I was out walking I found someone had make a labyrinth in the snow on the North end of the lake. I was impressed and walked it. I looked up labyrinths after finding one in Como Park this summer. After walking the one I found and seeing another one on the West bay, I tried my feet at making my own on the Western side of the lake by the new house construction site — here it is. I don’t know who made the first two, but thanks for doing it! I really enjoyed it and plan on making more of them as I go for walks. It gives me a reason to look forward to more snow.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
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