Minneapolis Club, sunny day

Photo of the Minneapolis Club's exterior in shadow against a bright sky and sun drenched street. Except it doesn't quite look that way. Explanation of the image technology in the following post.

Newfangled photo technology and Capella atrium

Here is the lovely Capella Atrium looking out toward the City Hall (Municipal Building). The image incorporates several exposures at different intensities, which are then integrated through software into one picture that can show the detail in indoor shadow and bright outdoor daylight at the same time. If you are not a photo geek, just appreciate the framing of the old Richardson Romanesque building in the aseptic glass cage of Capella.

The stories it could tell

The Minneapolis Armory.

(This is a correction to the image published last week, which went way too dark on the web.)

Skateboarders in the bus barn

These skaters saw me walk past with an armload of photo equipment and decided to launch on the ramps anyway. As soon as I raised my camera and snapped this, they stopped and stared at me then started walking toward me. I am sure they just wanted to know the URL of my blog, but I had to go.

Old brick piles, modern glass wall repairs

Workmen are replacing a number of glass panes in the new Federal Courthouse.

The archeology of brick walls, cont.

This limestone foundation dates back to the earliest years of Minneapolis as a city -- probably before 1880.

19th Century Alley, 20th Century window repair, 21st century blog

This alley runs to Third Street from the parking lot across from the Milwaukee Depot. The foundations and brick walls date back to the 19th century Gateway park era. I am thinking a lot about capturing these little bits of remaining 19th century history. Is it skyway? Maybe I will start posting things that define the skyways by what they are not. The skyways offer glimpses of the past, but don't feel like history themselves. Will they ever? Fair question.

The cliche of the skyway

The cliche of the skyway is that we don't want anything interesting or beautiful on the skyways.

The cliche of the skyway

The cliche of the skyway is that there is no angst on the skyway.

The cliche of the skyway

The cliche of the skyway is: a boring connection between buildings that makes sense at -40 below, is faintly ridiculous in nice weather, and keeps the street life away from the urban workers in their quest for the healthiest fast food available.

Does this cliche deserve to be challenged or is it sufficient insight for the moment?