A photographer in Minneapolis
Nicollet Island, in the Mississippi in the middle of Minneapolis, has a lot of history and there’s been a railroad bridge across it since 1867. It’s changed over those 150 years: steel girders in 1893, rebuilt in 1926, modified a couple of times since, but still in use.
The fence is part of the picture.
The year is 2020. Minneapolis – my city – is going through some tough times
Continue reading “Brand New Minneapolis”Recently I spent some time reading explanations of dynamic range, on various photography web sites. It was heavy going.
Continue reading “Dynamic Range For Dummies, By A Dummy”On a sunny winter day there can be so much dynamic range in a scene that you may decide to use HDR techniques to reduce it. Even then you may end up with a lot of washed out white and noisy shadows. And the heavy contrast of brilliant snow and dark shadows may be just a big distraction from the real subject.
Continue reading “Winter photos on overcast days”