Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Snow can make a great projector screen — the sun was playing shadows across the park along the East shore of Lake of the Isles.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
At the behest of my friend Dave, I am instituting Cell Phone Sunday. Dave Taylor, a videographer I’ve worked with on several projects including one for Billy McLaughlin, pointed out that my skills as a photographer may appear to be the result of my good equipment, so I should get a cheap camera and prove otherwise. Chris Marquart of Tips from the Top Floor Podcast has also made the point that it is the photographer, not the camera that makes the image. I suggested my cell phone camera, because it has a simple 640×480 camera and I always have it with me. “Perfect” Dave said,”now do it.”
So now after months of taunting from Mr. Taylor and finally figuring out why my cell phone wouldn’t sync with my computer (had to reformat the micro SD card), Cell Phone Sunday is here. Simple rules: only uncropped, unedited images directly from my cell phone.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Another day of fun in the winter wonderland. This is the bridge over the canal leading to the lagoon from Lake of the Isles, the luminaries from the City of Lakes Loppet are in the foreground. This is one of two matching bridges on the lake, the other one is barely visible in the distance in Monday’s photo. Down the canal in the lagoon is something unique that I found; check back for this Saturday’s Moment of Zen to see it. More snow is in the cards, so I’ll have some more snow action-shots for you soon. Real snow, not the fake stuff.
Today is my sister Sharon’s Birthday, so if you are in Kenosha, Wisconsin, stop by the Copy Center and wish her a happy birthday. She’s the good kid that stayed home and took over the family business. In addition to running the business and keeping an eye on my parents, she edits the typos I make on this blog. Happy Birthday Li’l Sister!
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
The Minneapolitan, full of coffee, ambition and cabin fever, stumbles out onto the ice in search of content. Lost in the swirling snow that gathers in his clothes and camera bag, he seeks that which will keep you, the reader satisfied — the images of his mere existence. In spite of his environment, his efforts bear fruit. Alas, the camera yields forth said images with the greatest of ease, for in every direction the rugged beauty of his land offers amazement, or at least a shallow dynamic range.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Just another stop on the way, the Bunge Grain Elevator sits quietly abandoned on the west end of the Union yards by the University. You can actually see it from 35W, but not many people are seeing it now. It’s visible from the stretch of 35W just north of the missing bridge. This is also the place where I had my near run-in with a train.
The Winter Carnival starts tomorrow, but the hunt for the medallion has already begun. On top of building ice sculptures, skating and general winter fun; the powers that be hide a medallion somewhere in St. Paul and then give clues in lyrical form in the local paper. The one who finds it enters local legend and wins a big prize. I’m still fuzzy on the details, maybe Kate can help me with the details. One element I love is that the clues come out at half-past midnight, so the locals are out digging up the parks in the middle of the night. Gotta be hard-core to play. If you have any details or links to share, please comment!
This photo has a lot of angles. The composition is relatively static, but the tracks, trees and the silos are at angles. Another element I enjoy is how everything is mostly white. It seems like a black and white picture, but it’s not. I’ve done this before here and here. I warned you about it here. It also obeys the rule of thirds.
I’m headed over to St. Paul to find some images of the Carnival, so keep in touch to find out what we do around here to avoid cabin fever. Please feel free to comment some links to green things for me; I’m starting to crack. If I can just make it through February…
