Minnesota Pictures: Minnesota Photos that define the northstar state

Solar Eclipse - Minneapolis, MN

2012-05-25T11:30:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Dave Berryman
What an evening! This was such a beautiful eclipse to photograph. It rained all day and I didn’t think we would see the eclipse, but it cleared up-what a sunset!

Nicely done with the inclusion of the cranes and the back side of the iconic Pillsbury sign to give a nice point of reference for this photo.

Plainview, MN at sunset

2012-05-24T13:17:00.000-05:00

from flickr user mazzmn
The photographer says: I beg to differ, but this is the view from Plainview, Minnesota. I was on my way home after the Solar Eclipse. The sky was simple, but not plain.

Target Field from Target Tower

2012-05-23T16:13:00.001-05:00

from flickr user mercenaryhawk
An expansive and crisp view of downtown Minneapolis with the green roof of Target Center and the green field of the Minnesota Twins' home Target Field nicely showcased in this photo taken from Target Tower in downtown Minneapolis. Also identifiable is I-394 and the parking ramps flanking the arena and baseball park.

Solar Eclipse May 2012

2012-05-21T09:29:00.001-05:00

from flickr user Michael Kyraha
A very intense photo of yesterday's late-day solar eclipse shot through a piece of sooted glass by the photographer using a rather basic Canon point and shoot digital camera. Amazing work and proof that not every killer photo requires a high-end SLR.

Tough Mudder Minnesota - Twin Cities 2012

2012-05-21T09:26:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Dmitry Gudkov
Tough Mudder Minnesota - Twin Cities 2012
Somerset Amphitheater, Somerset, WI

May 19-20, 2012

Grain Elevator - Butterfield, MN

2012-05-17T13:11:00.002-05:00

from flickr user RyanShoots
For some reason I love grain elevators. SOme of them are the size of small towns while others, like this grain elevator in Butterfield, MN, are showing their age but are likely still the hub of activity in their respective small town.

Miles to go - Cannon Valley Trail

2012-05-16T13:18:00.003-05:00

from flickr user rolnblok
Sign along Minnesota's Cannon Valley Trail connecting Red Wing to Cannon Falls.

Announcing the MinnPics Store

2012-05-16T09:10:00.003-05:00

Rarely do I do self-promotion here because MinnPics is all about great photos captured by great Minnesota photographers but I wanted to officially announce the arrival of the MinnPics Store. After nearly a decade of my wife and myself photographing the scenes of Minnesota we decided last August to pursue selling prints -- in limited quantities -- of our photographs. I'll omit the boring details of how we arrived at the launch of the MinnPics Store but it's here and I think that the price point is fair and that the photos are wall-worthy.

If you don't personally feel the need to purchase a print of one of our photos, please tell a friend or two about the MinnPics Store.

Thanks for reading and now back to your regular dose of photo goodness.

Sunset Panorama - Rochester, MN

2012-05-15T10:44:00.000-05:00

from flickr user -chad johnson
Downtown Rochester, Minnesota at sunset along the Zumbro River.

Dandelion Sunset

2012-05-14T10:11:00.002-05:00

from flickr user djsime
As the orange ball of the sun sets behind the dandelion.

Sunset after the storm - Cedar Lake Minneapolis Minnesota

2012-05-09T11:30:00.000-05:00

from flickr user Lucie Maru
The seemingly endless battery of springtime storms in the past week has resulted in plenty of puddles, some flooding and a few stellar sunsets like this one over Cedar Lake in Minneapolis.

Best Girl Friend....EVER

2012-05-08T11:00:00.000-05:00

from flickr user BlueAndYellow6366
The photographer says: After an amazing Prom and all nighter that followed the dance, my lovely girl friend Dani still didn't mind going train stalking early in the AM. I went north knowing I was going to pass #580 somewhere up the line since ATCS showed them going into C.P. Goodview. At Minnesota City West they roared by eastbound so I flipped around and was hot in pursuit. I'm sure my girl friend was confused why I was grinning ear to ear over some ratty looking engines, but I quickly explained to her the significance behind the tattered coat of paint and she seemed to understand. I've felt for awhile that she was easily the best girl friend ever, but this definitely earned her a few more bonus points to prove so.

Winding Path

2012-05-07T11:30:00.000-05:00

from flickr user blue corgi

A shot from the Rice Creek Open Space. They recently burned off the prairie grasses to rejuvenate them and to eliminate unwanted weed species. The hummocky nature of the ground beneath the grasses is clearly visible her, along with a new growth of grass blades poking upwards.

Taken a little before sunset; the sun is low in the sky and just out of the image to the right.

University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum - Chaska, MN

2012-05-04T12:25:00.003-05:00

from flickr user 12story
Wonderful light illuminates this rather romantic photo of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN. The scenery is spectacularly green this year and it's well worth your time to check out all that the Arboretum has to offer.

Minnesota Sunset

2012-05-03T13:06:00.001-05:00

from flickr user djsime
The last day of April brought a beautiful sunset to Arrowhead Park on Freeborn Lake. There is a pelican flying through as the sun goes down.

Waiting For A Ride

2012-05-01T13:34:00.003-05:00

from flickr user Trevor.B
Standing at the light rail south of downtown Minneapolis, MN.

Radisson Blu Construction - Bloomington, MN

2012-04-30T12:43:00.002-05:00

from flickr user MSPdude
Construction continues on the 15 story Radisson Blu attached to the Mall of America. It appears to be about half its eventual height, and it will be the second hotel of the upscale Blu brand in the US. The light rail tracks entering the Mall of America transit center are visible at bottom.

Minnesota Wind Turbine

2012-04-26T12:40:00.003-05:00

from flickr user Tricia V
Looking at a towering wind turbine in rural Minnesota from through the weeds, grass and remnants or last year's flowers makes the wind turbines which dot the rural Minnesota landscape look almost small.

Walker Art Center at Night, Minneapolis

2012-04-25T12:44:00.000-05:00

from flickr user cewoldt
The unique textures, colors, design and materials of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis look stunning even under the cover of darkness.

Wild Wolf Pups

2012-04-24T12:51:00.002-05:00

from flickr user puckster55pics
If this photo of oh-so-cuddly wild wolf pups doesn't make your heart melt then you must be dead inside -- or deathly afraid of even cute, fuzzy, cuddly little wild wolf pups.

Gray's Bay mist, Lake Minnetonka

2012-04-23T12:10:00.001-05:00

from flickr user minnetonkafelix
Amongst the mansions dotting the shores of the numerous bays and inlets of Lake Minnetonka to the west of Minneapolis are some calm and serene settings like this one on Gray's Bay.

St. Paul riverfront

2012-04-20T11:31:00.000-05:00

from flickr user jddroske
An amazing long exposure capture of the action along St. Paul's Mississippi River frontage with a few barges waiting for a tow along the banks of the mighty Mississippi.

Minnesota State Capital - St. Paul, MN

2012-04-19T13:20:00.003-05:00

from flickr user AznChronicleCrewz
A lush lawn and pristine concrete sidewalk leads right to the focus of the photo - the Minnesota State Capital building in St. Paul, MN. Right now, it's the hub of political activity as the debate goes on about whether or not to fund a new Minnesota Vikings stadium and where this new stadium would be located.

North Coast Surfing - Duluth, MN

2012-04-18T12:19:00.001-05:00

from flickr user Framed in Duluth
While it has felt like spring lately, I'm fairly certain that the water of Lake Superior to the northeast of Duluth, MN are still borderline frigid - even in the middle of April - but this intrepid surfer took to the waves on Monday decked out in a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey.

Hint of a double rainbow - Mankato, MN

2012-04-17T13:16:00.001-05:00

from flickr user mygeekdaddy
Near double rainbow after storms which produced numerous tornadoes in Kansas and Oklahoma passed on 4/15/12. Mankato, MN