Recent Work

Wabasha Bridge

While staying in Wabasha last week, my wife and I walked around downtown.  The town has some interesting architecture, and standing above the rest of the town is the Wabasha-Nelson Bridge. The bridge crosses the Mississippi River and connects Wabasha, MN to Nelson, WI.

As we were walking, the sun broke under the cloud cover, lighting the bridge in a warm glow.  As I was looking for an angle at the bridge, the pattern of the braces under the bridge caught my attention, so I attached my telephoto lens and locked the camera down on the tripod.

Below are 2 images, the first being the pattern from the braces, the second being the bridge itself.

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National Eagle Center

My wife and I went down to Wabasha last week to visit the National Eagle Center.  Below are a few images.

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Canal Park Lighthouse

My wife and I were in Duluth for a concert last weekend.  This provided an opportunity for a photo I have tried to make a couple of times, but the weather never agreed, and clouds, fog or rain prevented.  I knew this time of year the sun would rise into a position that it would appear to sit atop the Canal Park lighthouse.  I used an application called The Photographer’s Ephemeris and found the general area I needed to be to capture the image.

Monday morning, the skies were clear, and I was able to capture the image below.

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Godin Wedding

My wife’s niece got married a couple of weeks ago.  They asked me to do the video of the ceremony, and highlights at the reception and dance, but I couldn’t help but take a few images while I was at it.

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A Couple from Beartooth Pass

I was in Montana for my cousin’s wedding last weekend, and decided to make use of the trip to get over towards Yellowstone for a couple of days after the wedding.  It was mentioned to me that I might want to make my way through Beartooth Pass if at all possible, as it was supposed to be one of the best roads out there.  I can attest to this, as the drive not only provides some stunning views, it was the most enjoyable drive I have ever done.  If you are not one for curves, heights and enjoy a technical drive, it may not be for you…but I fully understand why there were so many motorcycles and sports cars on the road with me…as it was pure fun.

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It’s Been awhile

I know it has been a long while since a fresh post has been made.  But I was shooting pretty steadily up until November 2015.  Then work got a little hectic, and the camera didn’t come out much over the winter.  But I have been shooting pretty regularly again for the past month…I just haven’t been posting.  One of the things that I have started to take a shot at has been architectural photography.  Right now, I am focusing more on the entire structures….I seem to be seeing the lines and curves of buildings more so that detail.  I found that kind of odd being when it comes to automotive photography, it is the detail that I lean towards.

I have also been working on some timelapse stuff as well.  I have a few short 10-12 second snippets I am currently working on as I get familiarized with the technique and learning to see movement.  Once I get some of the clips done, I will post them up as well.

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