I'm Back

It has been far too long since my last post.  Tonight's image comes from the walkways down along the Mississippi River on Harriet Island.  I've been to Harriet Island several times before but never ventured down as far as I did this time.  This area has some wonderful views of downtown St. Paul.  It is easy to lose track of time while walking the pathways around this area.  My main goal was to shoot some bridges from underneath but I couldn't resist a few quick panoramas.

This shot is two, five exposure HDR's (from -2 EV to +2 EV).  The output from Photomatix was pretty good.  The final output required some minor dust removal, sharpening, and a little contrast adjustment.  One unexpected bonus was with the long exposure the quickly moving river turned into a pretty nice mirror.  Adding to the overall appeal are the interesting clouds. 

The initial plan was to get a sunset but I didn't plan ahead enough to make it there.  So between shooting bridges I grabbed a couple of these.  I'm sure there will be upcoming blog posts with some of the other shots from the night. 

I'm going to get back to a regular posting schedule now that my personal schedule has relaxed a bit.