Vintage Caddie: This is an old Cadilac that was parked as part of last years Golden Valley Dayz. Every year the suburbs celebrate their existance by putting on a fair like event. I thought that a black and white would look cool.

Vintage Caddie up close: I've seen many pictures of old cars, planes, bikes, buildings that were taken from a distance away. Those are really fun to see and cool to wonder how they did that. However, when you zoom in, those shots tend to offer a bit more. There's concentrations of line, shadow, and form in perhaps abstract terms. Hope you enjoy these.

Vertical Movement: Like I mentioned, sometimes buildings up close can be interesting. This shot was an experiment of sorts in how line and form and angle can create different effects. I've seen these types of shots and so I think it looks good.

PHOTOS: Black and White Interiors except one.

Historic Spiral: This was taken at the Minneapolis Club a year ago last February.
The photos on the wall as one walked up the stairs are of men and woman who have had a significant influence on, or spent a lot of money to be included as part of the board of directors . . . I think. Either way, I thought it would make an effective shot.

On a Pedestal: One of the items that I found most interesting was this statue on the window sil. It reminded me of the statue of "Lady Justice" that one sees associated with court houses. I know that it isn't, but the way the light was hitting it was striking.

Reflections: I thought this was a fun shot. You can see outside, and yet see the reflections of what is inside a little. It therefore brings a little abstract into this collection.

Mirror Reflections: Back to Black and White . . . The mirror itself was intricately designed. This was basically an experiment. I wanted to see if I could capture the scene outside while staying within the interior context. This is one of many that will test this out.

Knowledge of the Age: One could literally smell the pipe or cigar smoke when one was in this room. I have a feeling that it served not only as a library, but a sitting room too. There were several in this building.

PHOTOS: Black and White pt.2

Time at the Ballpark: I could literally hear the crack of the Bat, the thud of the ball as it's caught after a hard throw, the cheers of the fans sitting in the stands, the sound of the umpire . . . who doesn't love America's Favorite Pastime? This photo was taken at the Plymouth Ballpark off of Rockford Road.

Ballpark in perspective: Another view of the same place. Title represents the fact that the fan's perspective is mostly geared towards watching the game and enjoying the concessions.

Out Over the Lake: This was taken at West Medicine Lake Park looking east over the lake. Purely for the sake of conducting an experiment, I shot this not really knowing what to expect. Would the clouds/sky be properly reflected in the water? Would the sky be overexposed? I think it turned out well.

Three Fungi's: Though this was taken during the fall, I thought these should be included. The summer fun and warmth was on it's way out as autumn spread it's wings over us. Mushrooms serve to remind us that though things die, life continues to flourish as it's cycle continues to weave it's web connecting us to each other.

PHOTOS: Black and White

Sunshine through the Trees: It's a little tricky . . . one must position oneself in the shadow of a big tree, point one's camera to where the sun would be, and slightly adjust one's position to capture the rays. I've done this before, it's fun but you need to be careful. Taken at French Park in Plymouth, MN.

Sunsoaked loading dock: This one was taken shortly after the first in this set. There were a few boats on the lake, so the dock had been used that day. Shortly after this shot was taken, the boats went home. Again, from French Park.

Another View: Same time of day, just a different view. I enjoy how the light/reflections directly from Sun, interacts with the shadows and shaded areas.

Raining on the Patio: This was taken at my Mom and Dad's home in Plymouth. It had rained for much of the morning and afternoon thus far. While standing under an awning, I took a series of shots. Here's one of them.

Rained on Roof: This is simply the rainsoaked roof at Mom and Dad's. It was taken the same day as the previous shot. I think that these shots and others like them were attempts at perhaps a little more abstract in composition. I think they work.

PHOTOS: Sunset over Medicine Lake

Peaking Sun over Medicine Lake 1. This set of pictures will be a set of the same or similar shots. The light is bent differently with each. They were taken a year ago from last Summer at the small park on the eastern side of Medicine Lake at about 7:00ish.

Number 2.
"And God said, LET THERE BE LIGHT! and there was light . . .(Gen.1)"

Number 3.
This one is further back in perspective.

Number 4.
"The people walking in darkness have seen a GREAT LIGHT. (Isa.9)"

Number 5.
"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'(John 8)"

PHOTOS: Winter Light

Animal Tracks: French Park has a nature preserve where pedestrians can roam around. I caught this image about a year ago (give or take) and I was capture with how the sun played on the snow and the shadows.

Shadows: Taken at Brookview Park a year ago. Again, I thought the shadows were interesting in light (pun intended) of the sun.

Snow Ripples: Don't get hypnotized . . . Time of day was about dusk (5:30-6:30) in the latter half of winter, a couple years ago. The wind had been going at a good clip the night before, and this was some of what had formed.

Peaking Blacktop: I have seen many shots where the photographer aimed the camera straight down, or at an angle, capturing the ice, light and object below it interacting. This was one I captured in the parking lot of the nature preserve I mentioned.

Winter Leaves: These leaves were relentless. It was in January, the dead of winter, and they had survived a couple snowstorms. I had to take the shot. Hope you enjoy these and all the others I've posted.

PHOTOS: Birds pt 1

This was taken a few years ago, before I got my DSLR. The Oriole was flying away just when I pressed the shutter release on my point and shoot. I seriously couldn't believe the luck I got with it. Largest size I'd be confident in making is an 8x10.

I thought that I had missed my opportunity to capture this Cardinal. Once I saw the picture, it was a keeper.

Though this wasn't the Cardinal from the previous picture, it was taken the same day. There were several that were flying around and singing that day.

Chickadee basking in the sun.

Lone Goose. It was sunny day, yet where this goose was swimming, there was a lot of trees and foliage to shade a bit of the water. I also purposefully took this picture at a different angle too to capture some of the different colors in the water.

Singing Oriole. There's a pathway at French Park between a pond and a grassy area. This Oriole was sitting on a hedge that sat making up the shore of the pond. It was a loud little thing so I took it's picture!