St. Paul from Harriet Island

In 2010 the Mississippi River flooded Harriet Island.  At that time I had been working on a sunset project and wanted a change of view from where I had been shooting at Mounds Park.  The water level was still high enough that the roads in were closed so I had to park outside and walk in.  There were still small ponds where grass normally.  Areas of the sidewalk were also under water.

The weather that day was stormy which added some interest to the clouds.  I set up in a couple locations and started taking pictures.  The first location's lower sidewalk was flooded but completely still .  This added a nice reflection of the knee wall.  The second image has a railing going directly into the river.  Normally there are a half dozen tall stairs that people sit on to watch the river.

Reflections in the water were pretty nice that night as well.  Usually when you get fast moving water the reflections are this messy blob of colors, but the surface that night was oddly smooth.  It would be interesting to know if this is caused by the high waters or some other factor.