Frost was all over everything this morning in Maple Grove, MN. All the right weather conditions must have come together last night to form this great frost.
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I live near one of the two water towers in Maple Grove, MN, and it is a frequent photography subject of mine. Click here to read about both of the water towers.
Today I ventured out in the unseasonably warm Minnesota weather and approached photographing the water tower in a different manner. I used flash for the first time. Specifically, three flashes located off camera to the right. Look below the photo for more details.
I used three flashes located off camera to the right. Two flashes were directly on the water tower operating at 100%, and one flash was lighting the grass at 25% power. A fourth on camera flash was used as a commander to trigger the other three flashes. This was mostly an experiment to see if I could light the whole thing. Taken at F/2.8, ISO 640, 1/2 second hand held. I used a longer exposure, so that a bit of color from the parking lot lights would creep in and make it not so stale looking and so that the clouds came out a bit.
It snowed in Maple Grove, MN this last Saturday 11/19. Really nice that the snow held off this year because it gave me a chance to finish some outdoor projects. Two bigger projects were sanding and sealing our deck and building a large firewood rack. There were also many smaller projects: trimming the bushes, staking our Honey Crisp apple tree, driveway sealed and cracks filled and many other small outdoor projects. I’m also excited to report that I changed the transmission fluid on my car by myself; first time ever. The car also got a nice coat of wax, so it should be all ready for the winter.
I took a few photos with my film APS camera the last two months. Most of them were family photos, but I have a few to show below.
This photo is looking down the hiking and horse path in the northern section of Elm Creek Park Reserve, not too far east from the parking on French Lake Road.
Ash tree leaves in our backyard on the ground.
Dahlia flower.
My Honey Crisp apple tree. Planted summer 2010. Early in the year it was full of apples on all the small branches and all the way up to the very top. I ended up cutting off all but four of the apples so it wouldn’t be overloaded.
Made the pictures a little wider this time to fill the entire space. Now to mess with the blog software to make the space even bigger.
I like how the thistles glow gold with the setting sun.
I’ve added two new pictures to my article on Maple Grove’s Water Towers. They are of the Northern Water Tower.