Category Archives: Nature

Slip. Slide.

I’ve written in the past about the treachery of the footing on my recent trip to Minnehaha Falls with Bethany.

This is the picture I took after I biffed it. Hard.




I’m sorry this is late… but you know… life.

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: UNRECORDED
APERTURE: UNRECORDED
EXPOSURE: 30 seconds
DATE: 02/26/2016 – 18:03
LATITUDE: 44.91503°
LONGITUDE: -93.20979°

Mini + 2(Ha)

On my recent trip to Minneapolis I efforted to photograph Minnehaha Falls.

Below is a picture from those efforts. (Waterfall not included)


Minnehaha Creek

Bethany and Tempe accompanied me on this trip. It was then that she revealed to me that her favorite way to break the law iS to illegally park. My favorite way to break the law is to trespass to take photographs. Although what really constitutes trespassing, really?

The trail to get down to THE falls was chained off, but since the area was already lousy with people, I pressed on. As soon as I got to the bottom of the stairs it became incredibly evident why this trail was closed down. The trail was a victim of the perfect storm of slippery. Packed snow, that had melted and then froze over. Then to add another layer of slick, the mist from the waterfall was falling onto the trail and freezing.

I managed to only bite it hard one time. Not on this picture though.

Don’t worry Bethany and Tempe stayed safe up top.


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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH: 26mm
APERTURE: f/25
EXPOSURE: 5 seconds
DATE: 03/26/2016 – 15:50
LATITUDE: 44.91524°
LONGITUDE: -93.21016°

Longer

One of the last pictures from that walk around Ledges over a month ago.




I seem to be in a water mode lately. You’ll see. Or you have seen.

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOAL LENGTH 60mm
APERTURE: f/22
EXPOSURE: .3 seconds
DATE: 01/31/16 – 15:08
LATITUDE: 41.99454°
LONGITUDE: -93.88488°

Bridge Mode

A wintry look at Ledges’ famous stone bridge.



I might just make this entire week about my walk around Ledges. But I might not. It is almost as if writing the 2 previous sentences was a complete waste of time.

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH 18.0mm
APERTURE: f/7.1
EXPOSURE: 1/200
DATE: 01/31/2016 – 15:25
LATITUDE: 41.99637°
LONGITUDE: -93.88485
FIELD OF VIEW: 67.4°

All These Little Gestures

Another photo from my trip to the Ledges State Park.




I’m planning on visiting a waterfall in Minnesota this weekend. It will be quite a bit larger. Hopefully still frozen.

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 1000
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm
APERTURE: f/4
EXPOSURE: 1/2500
DATE TAKEN: 01/31/2016 – 15:08
LATITUDE: 41.99453°
LONGITUDE: -93.88486
FIELD OF VIEW: 22.6°

Norman Bates

I might have gone a little mad with the HDR toning on this image. Its not like I’m a maniac or a raving thing. I just go a little mad sometimes. We all go a little made sometimes. Haven’t you?




Sometimes just one time can be enough.

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CAMERA: SONY SLT-A65V
ISO: 100
FOCAL LENGTH 15mm
APERTURE: f/29
EXPOSURE 1.3 seconds
DATE: 01/31/2016 – 15:01
NO GPS DATA