Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques. Osprey perch on Lake of the Isles with snow.
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
This weekend was the City of Lakes Loppet in Minneapolis on Lake of the Isles. I live in Uptown and the races went right by my home, up the boulevard by the Greenway. My friends Bob, Rob and Matt came by and we spent Saturday evening photographing the event and the area. They have posted their pics too, so check them out.
Caribou Coffee sponsors a Luminary Loppet on Saturday evening; they put 700 ice luminaries around the lake. It’s really impressive and we had fun photographing them. I’ll be posting some of my pics this week. I wanted to start with this view from the bridge to give you an idea as to what the area looks like — an establishing shot.
Monday is in full swing here at MRDI, so I have to run, but there will be more as the week progresses.
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!
Minneapolis Photographer Mitch Rossow presents daily photos of Minneapolis. Cityscapes, People & Perspectives: Mitch explains composition and techniques.
Another fourteen-below morning greeted me head-on today. Cold days like this are best spent inside. Time is better used editing pictures and working on websites for my clients. This photo was taken the same time as the this one. Though not as dramatic, this one has a more solid composition with the edges of the building joining the corners. When you are shooting, compose the entire image; look around, how can you make one shape the dominant element? And now for today’s feature presentation:
Billy McLaughlin’s Story
Billy McLaughlin is an amazing guitarist — you have to watch this video. Billy was the best Finger-style guitarist up until a few years ago when he lost the ability to use his right hand to play this incredibly-demanding style that he created. The video shows how he overcame the problem and his comeback. I know you will love his music, just listen. Then head over to Billy’s website. I know you will like that too, I built it.Yep, that’s my day job. I build sites for a wide range of clients, especially artists. I like working with people who are passionate about what they do, and Billy is my star. He has a few shows coming up — his music sounds fantastic with an orchestra and that’s what he’s doing in the next few months — playing with full orchestras.Billy McLaughlin, Amazing Finger-style Guitarist
Three degrees today — a heat wave — almost warm enough to snow. The Edina Theater is in the cute upscale neighborhood of 50th and France. After trying several places, Bob Kupbens and I ended up here looking for a photo and I found one. Again this is the famous Tamron 11-18mm ultra wide lens. Believe it or not, this image is cropped. There was too much on the right and top, I wanted to center in on the theater.
I love being part of the Daily World Photographing Clique, but I’d like to lasso a few locals too. By mentioning the movies playing here in Minneapolis: The Savages, Diving Bell and The Butterfly, Atonement and the Kite Runner, I’m curious if more people will find my blog by chance. If you came here looking for the movies, don’t hate me, I’m just a daily photographer spreading the gospel of the World Photographers called the City Daily Photo Bloggers. See the world today!
The Winter Carnival Starts this week in St. Paul. For those of you who were incredulous over the seat warmers, I’ll try to document to the fine art of survival in the shadowy land of winter, so stay tuned, same Mitchster time, same Mitchster URL.
A big thank you to Thein of Seguin (TX) and Halcyon of Jackson Daily Photo for giving me the You Make My Day Award. I’ll go through my lists and put up my picks soon. Thanks!
Ahh, wide angle trees. This is the True North, what I remember about driving to Grandma & Grandpa’s house as a kid — miles and miles of pine trees. It the sun is low enough, the flickering light of the shadows can really make you dizzy.
Composition notes: I was playing with the intersecting edges of the the sky/clouds and trees/sky. I set the top edge of the trees at an angle across the frame and the clouds cross it. These angles create interest and move the eye around. When you are working with large compositions, look at the corners and where edges point. By having intersecting lines and strong lines that move across the frame, you can create a more interesting image.
Question for y’all: I’m thinking of offering desktop backgrounds of some of my photos, any interest? If so, which are your favorite pictures?
No get out there and take some great pictures!
I took this picture Saturday in Northern Wisconsin. It was three degrees above zero and I was on my snowshoes. I wandered the lake and took a few pictures. I was waiting for a dramatic sunset, but all it did was get dark.
The best part: I was on a chain of lakes. The water moves under the ice as it flows through the lake systems and makes strange thumping sounds under the ice. Not as fun as hearing it crack when it’s really cold (zero is warm up here). The super-cold cracking is absolutely terrifying.
Mom: I know, I know, but there were snowmobile tracks on the lake, so it was OK right?
