http://www.mitchster.com Minneapolis Photography Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:21:39 +0000 en hourly 1 mitchsterhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/yEU5lDUHWTo/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/03/misery-and-short-life-rumbles-through-kenwood/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:18:55 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=9011 Never forget, Minneapolis is still a major railroad junction. This is the Twin Cities & Western line and that is three of their eight engines heading westbound through Kenwood on what used to be the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad's main line out of the city. Their yards used to be where the Sam's club [...]]]> Never forget, Minneapolis is still a major railroad junction. This is the Twin Cities & Western line and that is three of their eight engines heading westbound through Kenwood on what used to be the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad's main line out of the city. Their yards used to be where the Sam's club is now, which is where St. Louis Park got it's name. One of their lines went through the town in South Dakota that my dad grew up in. Out there, it had the nickname 'Misery and Short Life Railroad' — from the abbreviation 'M & St. L RR' on the engines.]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/03/misery-and-short-life-rumbles-through-kenwood/feed/ 0 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/03/misery-and-short-life-rumbles-through-kenwood/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/yvGLA3W_evU/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/02/little-bunch-of-leaves-on-the-lake/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:10:01 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=9005 I found this little bunch of leaves near the shore. Not really sure if it was attached to something under the snow or if it fell off. I plunked down on my belly and shot it with my macro lens wide open to get the shallow depth of field but with sharp details in the [...]]]> I found this little bunch of leaves near the shore. Not really sure if it was attached to something under the snow or if it fell off. I plunked down on my belly and shot it with my macro lens wide open to get the shallow depth of field but with sharp details in the focused area. The low glancing light from the setting sun lit it perfectly. Nature has such detail and beauty, even in the windswept cold of winter.]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/02/little-bunch-of-leaves-on-the-lake/feed/ 1 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/02/little-bunch-of-leaves-on-the-lake/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/LQmuoIHXNl8/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/01/icehenge-construction-for-the-luminary-loppet/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:03:34 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=9000 The Luminary Loppet is scheduled for this Saturday. I'm not sure if it's going to happen with all the warm weather we've had this week. This photo is of the Icehenge under construction. You can see what it looked like last year here. I had a lot of fun taking this photo, shooting into the [...]]]> The Luminary Loppet is scheduled for this Saturday. I'm not sure if it's going to happen with all the warm weather we've had this week. This photo is of the Icehenge under construction. You can see what it looked like last year here. I had a lot of fun taking this photo, shooting into the sun is not a recommended, but once in a while it works.]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/01/icehenge-construction-for-the-luminary-loppet/feed/ 1 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/02/01/icehenge-construction-for-the-luminary-loppet/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/pE5QazdJavg/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/31/four-leaf-clovers-at-the-como-conservatory/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:01:55 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=8995 ]]> ]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/31/four-leaf-clovers-at-the-como-conservatory/feed/ 0 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/31/four-leaf-clovers-at-the-como-conservatory/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/o1kyU6FNDSc/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/30/crest-of-the-wave-by-harriet-w-frishmuth/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:18:02 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=8988 This statue is in the very center of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory Palm Dome. Harriet W. Frishmuth created Crest of the Wave in 1925, it was modeled on a woman names Desha, a popular concert dancer at the time. Years ago, I photographed the feet of this statue.]]> This statue is in the very center of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory Palm Dome. Harriet W. Frishmuth created Crest of the Wave in 1925, it was modeled on a woman names Desha, a popular concert dancer at the time. Years ago, I photographed the feet of this statue.]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/30/crest-of-the-wave-by-harriet-w-frishmuth/feed/ 1 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/30/crest-of-the-wave-by-harriet-w-frishmuth/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/B8ywuSVYwX0/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/29/como-conservatory-north-garden-pond/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:11:25 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=8981 The pond in the North Garden is one of the most peaceful places in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park. I think the statue is of Francis of Assisi, but I'm not sure. If you know, please comment.]]> The pond in the North Garden is one of the most peaceful places in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park. I think the statue is of Francis of Assisi, but I'm not sure. If you know, please comment.]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/29/como-conservatory-north-garden-pond/feed/ 0 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/29/como-conservatory-north-garden-pond/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/aBb3U3s3qlg/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/28/the-como-conservatory-north-garden/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:01:27 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=8977 The North Garden at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory is a "living grocery, pharmacy and building supply store." It has papaya, pomegranate, fig, mahogany and chocolate as well as a really nice little pond with statues and is stocked with poi.]]> The North Garden at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory is a "living grocery, pharmacy and building supply store." It has papaya, pomegranate, fig, mahogany and chocolate as well as a really nice little pond with statues and is stocked with poi.]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/28/the-como-conservatory-north-garden/feed/ 1 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/28/the-como-conservatory-north-garden/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/MrmIO1DlLWI/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/27/orchid-at-the-como-conservatory/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:26:12 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=8973 I really enjoy the Como Conservatory in the winter, it's strangely pleasant to be uncomfortably warm, surrounded by high humidity.]]> I really enjoy the Como Conservatory in the winter, it's strangely pleasant to be uncomfortably warm, surrounded by high humidity.]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/27/orchid-at-the-como-conservatory/feed/ 2 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/27/orchid-at-the-como-conservatory/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/uUPQH1mAmtk/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/26/como-conservatory-sunken-garden/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:25:36 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=8807 I went to the Como Conservatory to 'get a little green' and found that the Sunken Garden is closed for planting. If you ever wondered what it looks like without all the beautiful flowers, well, here you go. You can see the garden with flowers on my buddy Dusty's site. Fear not, I found plenty [...]]]> I went to the Como Conservatory to 'get a little green' and found that the Sunken Garden is closed for planting. If you ever wondered what it looks like without all the beautiful flowers, well, here you go. You can see the garden with flowers on my buddy Dusty's site. Fear not, I found plenty to photograph in the rest of the conservatory. Tune in over the coming days to see...]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/26/como-conservatory-sunken-garden/feed/ 1 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/26/como-conservatory-sunken-garden/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mitchster/~3/qaV-FA8cs78/ http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/20/minneapolis-snow/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:15:25 +0000 Mitchster http://www.mitchster.com/?p=8752 It's finally snowed up here in the great midwestern plains. It's been a long wait, last year at this time, we'd had 9 major snow storms and we had completely run out of places to put it. As Joe Soucheray would say, we needed to practice 'space management' in a big way. As you can [...]]]> It's finally snowed up here in the great midwestern plains. It's been a long wait, last year at this time, we'd had 9 major snow storms and we had completely run out of places to put it. As Joe Soucheray would say, we needed to practice 'space management' in a big way. As you can see from this image, it's barely any snow at all, yet the highways are stopped and everyone's driving like a Floridian. ]]> http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/20/minneapolis-snow/feed/ 2 http://www.mitchster.com/2012/01/20/minneapolis-snow/