Well, I suppose that since I uploaded this image without any alteration whatsoever (other than re-saving at a better compression ratio), this means that I've mastered my camera. Sort of. It's still the wrong freaking color. Stupid stone with its purple tinge. Oh well. About as good as you'll ever get without spending mondo cash, I suppose.
I wandered around a lot today, and ended up getting sunburn plus a near-case of heat stroke. In the future, I plan to take the bus... At least I ended up in a place where I could take the light rail back. Anyway, I wanted to take pictures of I-35W, some Mississippi River bridges, Eastcliff, and anything else I came across. A number of things screwed me up, though. The highway info sign at 4th Ave was displaying construction information rather than freeway travel times. The ramp meter right under the 5th Ave pedestrian bridge wasn't active either (well, to be expected at 11 AM..).
At the University of Minnesota, they are ripping up one of the worn-out walkways in the middle of the mall area. The Eastcliff mansion was also undergoing repairs, plus the flags there were at half-staff (why?). It was impossible to get a nice shot of the Ford Parkway Bridge too, as there is a fence in the way at one of the only decent places to get a shot. I suppose I either need to bring a stool next time or possibly try the visitor area near the lock & dam below.
I still want to take a picture of the KSTP studios someday, since it's a bit of a landmark on University Ave (I think so anyway). The Wikipedia image of the Minnesota State Capitol building is kind of poor since it was taken on an overcast day. There still isn't a great downtown Minneapolis image (one that had been there for quite a while was later shown to have undetermined copyright status and was deleted). And, well, Saint Paul is just lacking interesting images (as is Rochester).
Take a look at some of my images. The first dozen or so in that "Stuff I've made" section are relatively old, but I've added over 20 in the last few days.
Posted by mike at June 6, 2005 11:52 PM | Photography