Photos of Minneapolis and the Mississippi River

I took last Friday off, and instead of sleeping in like a normal person would do, I decided to get up as usual and instead take some photos just after daybreak. A couple hours after sunrise and a couple hours after sunset are the best times to take photographs, and Friday morning was no exception. Some samples after the break; the rest are here.

I take many pictures of flowers, but I usually have no idea what they are. This is no exception: these are growing right behind my apartment and approximately a billion other places, and I don’t know what they are. I need a good flower ID book.

Closeup of a purple flower.

This is a picture of the Franklin Avenue Bridge near the water:

The Franklin Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River.

Downtown Minneapolis, with the Mississippi River in front:

Downtown Minneapolis reflected in the Mississippi River.

Finally, proof that fall is not so far away: some of the first fall color I’ve seen this year:

The first signs of fall color along the Mississippi River.

I’ve also been working on some HDR photos; I’ll upload them when they are done.