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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: Anirban Halder on December 07, 2015, 09:48:46
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I was in Minneapolis last week for a short trip. I've been there many times earlier - I love that city! Minneapolis is probably the coldest metro city in United States. It is similar to Nordic cold. In fact Minneapolis caucasian population is predominantly of German and Scandinavian descent. The city experiences a full range of precipitation and related winter weather events, including snow, massive snow-storm, sleet, ice, rain, thunderstorms, and fog. The lowest recorded temperature was −41 °F (−41 °C). The snowiest winter of record was 1983–84, when 98.4 inches (250 cm) of snow fell. Often temperature stays below 10 °F in winter.
I didn’t do much photography except few below. I was either jet-lagged or tipsy most of the time.
#1. Skyway system: Seven miles (11 km) of enclosed pedestrian bridges called skyways, the Minneapolis Skyway System, link eighty city blocks downtown. Second floor restaurants and retailers connected to these passageways, are open on weekdays.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/637/22951239413_c660a35652_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AY86Sn)
#2. Downtown constitutes of high rise. Mix of old and modern ones.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/737/22950090224_5aa4fae02c_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AY2dfL)
#3.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/768/23552336516_9e93793032_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BTeT6w)
#4. Headquarters of many fortune 50 companies. Hard to believe given the extreme weather.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/672/23495885461_b64b3fc211_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BNfyat)
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#5. Minneapolis draws creative people and audiences to the city for theater, visual art, sculpture, writing and music.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/680/22951975834_d2bd6ec2be_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AYbSMh)
#6.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5707/23554508476_3278477b5b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BTr1K7)
#7. (Re-post)
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/745/23578297005_9e412d5b7a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BVwWfa)
#8.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5795/23210357829_584f089f2d_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Bn29Kg)
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Anirban, I simply adore those notes and the reflection!
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Anirban, I simply adore those notes and the reflection!
Thanks Jakov. :)
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I enjoy your contributions very much. Very clean cut and graphically sound pictures. Thank you for sharing
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I enjoy your contributions very much. Very clean cut and graphically sound pictures. Thank you for sharing
Many many thanks Frank. You are very kind!
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Anirban, I simply adore those notes and the reflection!
+1.
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#9.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/573/22950294784_2634017671_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AY3g4E)
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Very nice series
Your images reminded me of a time I spent on assignment in Minnesota, end of the 80's and beginning of the 90s
I lived in Rochester, about 60 miles SE of Minneapolis, there were time we went there every weekend , or sometimes during the week
I was working and single and had a fantastic time
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Thank you Armando! Glad to hear you have been to beautiful Twin Cities. I've been to Rochester, briefly though.
I lived in Minneapolis (in Uptown Mpls specifically) from '06 to '09.
Below shot is from 2009; I'm sure this view looked very different back when you visited. (D200 in-camera JPEG).
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wonderful long exposure !
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Really good stuff Anirban. You do get around.
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Wow!
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Thanks again Armando, Jørgen.
Really good stuff Anirban. You do get around.
Thank you very much, Gary. I just try to make good use of work related trips. :)
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The long exposure is really nice (I would tweak the white balance a bit perhaps).
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Thanks Jakov. I used an FLW magenta filter which made the overly magenta-ish in addition to the effect of twilight at that time. After you mentioned I tried changing the white balance and I agree - it looks nicer. :)
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You know we, (Los Angeles), have their basketball team. ;D
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You know we, (Los Angeles), have their basketball team. ;D
Don't tell me!! At least they kept the "Lakers" part of their name, to remind us that once upon a time they belonged to "Land of 10,000 Lakes".. :D
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Don't tell me!! At least they kept the "Lakers" part of their name, to remind us that once upon a time they belonged to "Land of 10,000 Lakes".. :D
LOL ... you got it!
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I've sold my Fuji X-T10 and acquired a Df. There was a steep discount on Df for limited time; couldn't control NAS.
11. Wall art.
Df + 28mm f2 AI-S.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1508/26670249722_372f878ace_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GCL14L)
12. The Times They Are A Changin.
Df+ 105mm f2.5 AI.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1536/26763394685_00eaf05965_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GLZoPp)
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Very nice urban series, Anirban ! You always transmit through your lens what you see with success...
Difficult to choose one among them. 8) :)
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Is that Bob Dylan?
Enjoy the Df! I see you got accustomed to it right away looking at your images :)
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Thank you Francis for you kind comment and encouragement. :)
Jakov - yes, that is Bob Dylan. And the quote is from his song "The times they are a changin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7qQ6_RV4VQ
P.S: Honestly, I'm still learning how to use Df. After D200, this is my second Nikon DSLR. Lot has changed since then! :-X
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Indeed very good photos! Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful and colorful, Anirban. And a Df, wow. Enjoy one of the best camera's around :)
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I really, really like your #7 in reply#1. Even though it's a repost, i hadn't seen it before.
Great stuff all of them.
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Indeed very good photos! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Peter.
Beautiful and colorful, Anirban. And a Df, wow. Enjoy one of the best camera's around :)
Thanks a lot John. Yes, sold my Fuji X-T10 and back to Nikon for good. :D
I really, really like your #7 in reply#1. Even though it's a repost, i hadn't seen it before.
Great stuff all of them.
Thanks a lot, Hans!