"The Clock Tower" Photo of the Day: November 11, 2015

"The Clock Tower."

Photo of the Day: August 7, 2015 "Washington Avenue, Minneapolis"

I shot this late at night on top of a parking garage overlooking a section of Washington Avenue near the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis. The usually busy street is much quieter at night, as seen here where not a single person inhabits the sidewalks and the streets are nearly devoid of automobiles and trains.

Photo of the Day: July 31, 2015 "Nighttime Street"

I love shooting at night, it is one of my favorite things to do! There is something very rewarding about capturing nice photographs in low light situations and seeing how light interacts with an environment. This particular photo was shot this past Spring from the top of a parking garage late at night in Minneapolis. Overlooking a neighborhood with large student housing looming in the background, it was a challenge to get the exposures that I wanted to properly show how the illumination from the streetlights affected the street and buildings. 

Photo of the Day: July 22, 2015 "The Barbershop"

This is a photo that I took while wandering about Sydney, Australia late at night during my recent trip. I was without a tripod and it was incredibly dark so I had to push my ISO number higher to get an appropriate exposure without any blur, resulting in quite a bit of noise (or grain). I am not one to extensively edit my photographs, as I only  like to use post-processing as a way to get my photos to appear as they did to my naked eye while shooting. However, I played around with this photo a bit more than I normally would have. Rather than fighting the noise I decided to strengthen it, giving the image a unique old-fashioned appearance. What do you think of the final product?

Photo of the Day: July 18, 2015 "Darling Harbor Skyline"

I think that I will continue posting photos from my recent trip to Australia until people really get annoyed! Here is yet another photo from Darling Harbor in Sydney that I took late at night. The hustle and bustle of this harbor created an incredible environment revolving around the gorgeous water. The "Darling Harbor skyline" isn't too bad, is it?

Photo of the Day: July 17, 2015 "Chinese Garden of Friendship"

Whats around the corner?? What is causing all of those weird blue light beams??? This photo was taken at the "Chinese Garden of Friendship" in Sydney about two weeks ago. This reflecting pool offered a very restricted view of the network of buildings within the garden and I attempted to capture the mysterious aura of the space here.

Photo of the Day: July 8, 2015. Darling Harbor Cool Yule Winter Festival

Yet another Sydney festival has come around! "Cool Yule" Winter Festival is a fun way for a city that doesn't get snow or ice to enjoy some of the colder aspects of the winter season. I took this image tonight in Darling Harbour, where under this massive snowflake structure is a temporary outdoor ice rink. Not surprisingly it was absolutely packed!

Photo of the Day: July 6, 2015

"Levels." I had to climb to the top floor of a parking garage to get this photo on a blistery winter night in Minneapolis this past February. At least hauling my photographic equipment up all of those stairs kept me (somewhat) warm! At first I did not think anything of this photo until I looked at it later on my laptop. I think it would be interesting to go back and shoot the same framing but on different levels of the parking garage to give different perspectives into each of the hallways. Thoughts? #photooftheday #architecture

Photo of the Day: June 23, 2015

"Portals." One of my favorite bridges in the world is the historic Stone Arch Bridge, crossing over the Mississippi river in Minneapolis. This old railroad bridge is the largest of its kind in the world and has been converted to a biking and walking path that is loved by many. The bridge is under the National Register of Historic Places. I shot this on the west bank of some of the supports as they reflect on the calm surface of the Mississippi.

Photo of the Day: June 17, 2015

I shot this a couple of nights ago in Circular Quay, Sydney. Each harbor in this city has a distinct character and aesthetic. All are beautiful!

Black and White HDR Night Photography...at the Museum!

Hi everyone! On our way back through Kansas City after visiting the Ozarks this past week, we spent some time with my family exploring some of the cool stuff that "KC" has to offer. One such thing was the incredible Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. This free art museum is absolutely massive and I had the privilege of visiting it twice: once, during the morning and early afternoon exploring the exhibits, and later on returning once the sun had set to photograph the "Modern Art" wing of the museum after dark. This stunning building has an extraordinary facade not unlike portions of the University of Minnesota's own Rapson Hall (where I basically live during the school year). 

These images are a bit different than what I normally shoot as they are 1. Black and White, and 2. High Dynamic Range. Both of these factors play into interesting images that I feel helps bring out the character that the stunning building had over the surrounding landscape. HDR Photography entails taking several images of the same composition, each at different exposures. Merging these images together later on in the post-processing stage allows for most everything in a photo to be properly exposed, rather than just the focal point of an image. I will do a post just on HDR Photography later on. Thanks for looking!