tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103713162010-03-08T13:53:39.415-06:00This is a photoblog of Uptown Minneapolis. Centered at Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue in South Minneapolis, Uptown is one truly unusual high energy commercial district. Below are some photos I’ve taken and some observations I’ve made about Uptown Minneapolis and the surrounding area.Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.comBlogger558125http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/fb_pwrd.gifThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-76227508841115092542009-03-17T14:05:00.003-05:002009-03-17T14:10:15.481-05:00Dug this one up from the archives and added a radial blur... Free bus rides after 6:00pm on metro transit...just saying.<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com8http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/03/st-patricks-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-31615845422529991022009-03-12T22:17:00.002-05:002009-03-12T22:21:22.823-05:00... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com5http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/03/dog-walks-man.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-65452413545362134262009-03-11T22:09:00.001-05:002009-03-11T22:11:36.791-05:00Puddle reflection found along Hennepin Ave... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com5http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/03/house-in-puddle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-42838171621142284922009-03-09T22:50:00.004-05:002009-03-09T23:01:37.039-05:00All I've posted lately are reflection photos so I think I'll mix things up a bit. Here are some shots from the most recent snowstorm right in the heart of Downtown Minneapolis... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com1http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/03/snowstorm-downtown.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-48269111942892065622009-03-09T12:01:00.003-05:002009-03-09T12:07:05.914-05:00This puddle was on a sidewalk off Hennepin... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/03/avoiding-puddle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-27639270727737024502009-03-04T09:34:00.001-06:002009-03-04T09:36:19.486-06:00Window reflection on Hennepin... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/03/winter-bike-ride.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-35013635709499034702009-03-03T09:41:00.002-06:002009-03-03T09:45:49.114-06:00Tree reflection on a poster at the bus stop... Half man/half tree. With snow falling down.<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/03/half-manhalf-tree.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-40612392076068858682009-02-26T09:30:00.002-06:002009-02-26T09:33:56.564-06:00I like the motion blur on the snowflake top center... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com2http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/padlock-on-hennepin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-8559968686472192582009-02-25T09:17:00.002-06:002009-02-25T09:37:49.263-06:00The bright setting sun produces long shadows over a frozen Lake Calhoun... Many kites continue to fly in the background...the peoples shadows get longer and longer until they are gone.<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/lake-calhoun-shadows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-36715715239449171492009-02-23T09:30:00.000-06:002009-02-23T09:30:00.693-06:00With people walking by... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/tree-in-puddle_23.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-24128653180286833472009-02-20T11:46:00.002-06:002009-02-20T11:49:04.184-06:00Surrounded by snow and ice... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com3http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/tree-in-puddle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-41924800755791762492009-02-19T09:56:00.003-06:002009-02-19T10:00:17.428-06:00Outside looking in... I don't remember the name of this art gallery but its off Hennepin.<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com1http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/art-gallery-window.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-3607432421966311032009-02-17T08:39:00.003-06:002009-02-17T09:06:14.914-06:00People avoiding puddles + dragging the shutter = a good photography situation... Reflection of a man and his dog running past a puddle... A woman walks by a tree. Her silhouette is frozen in...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com1http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/puddle-jumping.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-65717828559683250102009-02-16T09:30:00.001-06:002009-02-16T09:30:00.328-06:00Looks guilty of something what with all those arrows pointing at him... Photo taken along Hennepin Ave.<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/that-guy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-53336075991041364412009-02-13T09:30:00.001-06:002009-03-04T09:26:12.781-06:00Black and white photo of a Dunn Brothers in a puddle... This is from the 34th and Hennepin location.<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com1http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/dunn-brothers-reflection.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-17242976488213611632009-02-12T09:39:00.002-06:002009-02-12T09:46:04.443-06:00... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com1http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/flat-man-downhill.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-14583505253281461672009-02-11T09:31:00.002-06:002009-02-11T09:38:53.659-06:00Into the light... These photos were taken under the bridge between Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles. This is one of my favorite locations for photography but only if the light is...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/under-bridge_11.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-54732438778520023242009-02-10T09:20:00.002-06:002009-02-10T09:24:18.374-06:00Near Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com4http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/under-bridge-ii.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-33949942542085639292009-02-09T14:01:00.001-06:002009-02-09T14:03:13.814-06:00Three people walking under a bridge... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/under-bridge.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-45581465510207067132009-02-09T09:05:00.008-06:002009-02-13T08:50:20.215-06:00A series of five photos with one snowball... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com5http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/snowball-reflections.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-2681637375549399882009-02-06T09:30:00.000-06:002009-02-06T09:30:00.892-06:00With oil swirling all around... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com2http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/apartments-in-puddle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-6147874035027509032009-02-05T08:57:00.003-06:002009-02-05T09:36:32.717-06:00A lot of snow melted over the weekend and as a result, there were puddles everywhere. I decided to capitalize on this warm weather by getting some photos of puddle reflections... Puddles are my...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com5http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/winter-reflections.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-47951827608582573292009-02-04T09:23:00.006-06:002009-02-04T10:08:03.510-06:00These are the last set of images I'll be posting from the City of Lakes Loppet. The photos below are from the Penn Ice-Cycle Loppet (a series of bike races on ice with studded tires). I photographed...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com0http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/penn-ice-cycle-loppet-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-30268617083214324162009-02-03T09:23:00.005-06:002009-02-03T09:57:04.611-06:00The City of Lakes Loppet was this weekend and I photographed several of the races. These images are from the Skijoring Loppet. Skijoring is a relatively new and rapidly growing sport combining cross...<br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com3http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/skijoring-loppet-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10371316.post-21639496802650166982009-02-02T09:30:00.005-06:002009-02-04T08:49:02.653-06:00The City of Lakes Loppet was this weekend and the Luminary Loppet was one of the cross country races that I photographed. I took these photos on Lakes of the Isles... <br/> <br/> This is a content summary only. Visit http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more!Bl@ck Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09671761363629222708noreply@blogger.com7http://uptownmpls.blogspot.com/2009/02/luminary-loppet-2009.html