A few from Downtown Minneapolis.

davev · September 23, 2006

Dilemma and went to downtown today to get some shooting in.
Overcast, ugly skies, but what the heck, you take the shot, and play with
it in post.

Smugmug's having a hard time with the original, so I changed it to large.

Thanks for looking.

Browndog · September 23, 2006

Outstanding! #2 and #5 are my favorites

Zygote · September 23, 2006

Outstanding, yes! Love the last two

System · September 23, 2006

2 3 4 are really nice. 1 feels a bit cut off.

In 3 I'd try and rotate it so the comcrete wall that is the left edge of the staircase is perfectly vertical.

davev · September 24, 2006

truth wrote:

2 3 4 are really nice. 1 feels a bit cut off.

Thanks guys.
I'm surprised no one has told me how crummy the blue sky looks in the one shot.

In 3 I'd try and rotate it so the comcrete wall that is the left edge of the staircase is perfectly vertical.

3 is a tough one. Lots of vertical lines with a wide angle lens.
I was pretty happy getting the lines on the edges fairly straight.

That first pick is the same way. But I gave it a shot.
I can't quite get the bows out of the vertical lines.

original from the camera. Did I mention that I took these with my
new Canon 400D (XTI)?

from the first post.

reworked.

System · September 24, 2006

I like that alot better for the 1st pic. The added sidewalk makes a dif.

As far as vertical lines and wide angles, I tend to feel that the lines in the center of the pic should be as close to vertical as possible, that way the effect of the lens is even on both sides and looks as if it's due to the lens. Whent he center of the pic is off it appears that ithe whole pic is skewed. That being said, in pic 1 ya have to pic right or left since you're coming at the subject on a a strong angle to being with. Play with it until it feels right.

I like the way you frame your shots. You look at things very similar to the way I do.

vangogh · September 24, 2006

Love no 2 & the last 1. No 2 because its very Mondrian. I don't mind the fact that there's no blue sky, makes it more a graphic monotone. I like the last one because of the way you've got the reflection of the building lined up nicely in the glass of the other building. It almost looks like a mosaic.

photodoug · September 24, 2006

I like the contrast you captured in #5....lots of new and old in MSP.

Ric Grupe · September 24, 2006

Nice catch with the stairwell.

The last one is super too.:D

USAIR · September 25, 2006

#1 doesn't do it for me but the rest great job

Fred

davev · September 25, 2006

Thanks again guys.

The first photo is more about who shops at Ralph Lauren.
The benz in the reflection had a dealers plate, with a sticker price of 88 grand.

Swartzy · September 25, 2006

I love that 2nd one
Nice shots! That second one.....hmmm...laying on your back? Really crystal clear and a great mono conversion! We should go together around town some day!

grimace · September 25, 2006

Nice work Dave!! I'd have to say #2 is my favorite.

Glad to see the new camera is working out great.

Andy · September 25, 2006

davev wrote:

Smugmug's having a hard time with the original, so I changed it to large.

Custom image sizes to the rescue!
http://www.smugmug.com/help/custom-photo-sizes

nice set, Dave. Love the building shot.

davev · September 25, 2006

Andy wrote:

Custom image sizes to the rescue!
http://www.smugmug.com/help/custom-photo-sizes

nice set, Dave. Love the building shot.

Thanks again guys.

That info could help me in the future Andy, Thanks.

For a couple of hours, Smugmug just didn't want to show the original size.
I had the picture linked to a couple of different spots, so I didn't want to
delete and re-upload. So I just changed it to the large size. The original
is working fine now, so it was probably just a little gremlin dinging with me.

DavidS · September 29, 2006

Great Series.

athos · September 29, 2006

nice set of street shots. killer building shot from down low!

mccaf · September 29, 2006

Browndog wrote:

Outstanding! #2 and #5 are my favorites

I have to agree!, #5 what a cool building!

SirArmstrong · September 30, 2006

I like the series. I like the elements of architecture in the city. It has been some time since I was in Minneapolis...did you happen to capture the government building...I think it had a glass atrium. Made for a good evening shot if I remember. Thanks.

Scott_Quier · October 2, 2006

Looks like I'm going to be different from all the rest (so what else is new?). I have to say I like the series, but I really like this one

It's the symetry of the thing, maybe?

davev · October 2, 2006

Thanks again everyone.

I don't think we got to the government building, but then again, I really don't
know what buildings we did take shots of. There are only 2 buildings I can
identify in downtown Minneapolis, the Foshay Tower, because it says
Foshay on it, and the IDS building, the tallest building in downtown. (at least I think it still is)

Sorry, but I don't know all the building names, I just took pictures of images that I liked.

Scott, I liked the bike shot also. I wished I would have left just a bit more room on the right side though.

A few from Downtown Minneapolis.

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