Photo of the Day: August 12, 2015 "Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis"

I rarely post photos not taken on my Nikon, but this is one that I shot from my iPhone this past February. Taken on the East bank of the Mississippi River - facing downtown Minneapolis - the centerpiece of this photograph is the historic Stone Arch Bridge. The illuminated stone arches created all sorts of interesting shadows on the frozen river. Despite it being one of the coldest nights that I have ever been out shooting, I was pleasantly surprised by some of the photos that I got, including this one taken on my iPhone. I lightly edited it to remove as much of the noise (grain) as possible from the dark areas of the photo.

Benches

As night fell on Loring Park - the largest park located near downtown Minneapolis - I was doing my best to capture the sights in the frigid weather. The benches in the park made for interesting subjects, albeit nonliving ones. It is incredible how important the snow and ice are in these compositions; adding to the overall feel of the scenes. For those of you from warmer climates, I will let you know that while out shooting the windchill was below 0 degrees fahrenheit!