Adam Bavier's Blog http://blog.adambavier.com Current Projects: Get Healthy, Scan Family Photos Fri, 18 May 2012 11:43:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Lily and Gnomes http://blog.adambavier.com/2012/05/18/lily-and-gnomes/ http://blog.adambavier.com/2012/05/18/lily-and-gnomes/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 11:41:04 +0000 Adam J. Bavier http://blog.adambavier.com/?p=753 Grabbed this picture of my favorite lily in the front garden.
Lily and Gnomes

This lily has grown a lot from last year – 20+ flowers vs 9. Click here to see last years photo.

]]> http://blog.adambavier.com/2012/05/18/lily-and-gnomes/feed/ 0 Eagan MN, Water Towers and Reservoirs http://blog.adambavier.com/2012/05/09/eagan-mn-water-towers-and-reservoirs/ http://blog.adambavier.com/2012/05/09/eagan-mn-water-towers-and-reservoirs/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 20:39:18 +0000 Adam J. Bavier http://blog.adambavier.com/?p=727 Eagan, MN has two water towers and four water reservoirs that help deliver water to the residents of Eagan. As I found with my article on the water towers in Maple Grove MN, not much is written about them online.   The specifications below were taken from the document Water Supply and Distribution Plan for the City of Eagan (PDF Document).  The photos were all taken by me, Adam Bavier.

Specifications of the Towerview Road \ Unisys Water Tower:

  • Built in, 1967
  • Storage, 0.5 MG
  • Total Capacity, 0.5 MG
  • Located, 1420 Towerview Road, Eagan, MN

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Specifications of the Yankee Doodle Reservoir:

  • Storage, 2.5 MG
  • Total Capacity, 5.0 MG
  • Located, 700 Yankee Doodle Road
  • Coordinates, 44.832842, -93.124119

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Specifications of the Deerwood Reservoir:

  • Storage, 2.0 MG
  • Total Capacity, 4.0 MG
  • Located, 1680 Deerwood Drive, Eagan, MN
  • Coordinates, 44.809099, -93.1849

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Specifications of the Lexington Reservoir:

  • Storage, 2.0 MG
  • Total Capacity, 4.0 MG
  • Located, 1100 Diffley Road, Eagan, MN
  • Coordinates, 44.809099, -93.1849

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Specifications of the Safari Reservoir:

  • Storage, 1.0 MG
  • Total Capacity, 4.0 MG
  • Located, 4997 Safari Pass, Eagan, MN
  • Coordinates, 44.776131, -93.211076

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Specifications of the Southern Lakes Water Tower:

  • Storage, 1.0 MG
  • Total Capacity, 1.0 MG
  • Located, 10656 Alton Ct, Inver Grove Heights, East of T.H. 3 and north of Cliff Road.
  • Coordinates, 44.797764, -93.10286
  • This water tower is not located within the city of Eagan, but is located in Inver Grove Heights.  The Water Distribution Plan from 2008 has this water tower helping to distribute water to Eagan residents.
  • There is no city designation painted on the top.

 

This is a work in progress document. Any more concrete information, or useful updates? Use the contact form, or add a comment below.

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Pinhole photos are taken with a camera looking through a small pinhole. Just like it sounds. There is no glass lens. I consider it pretty amazing that an image is still there. See my tutorial on making pinhole photos with a digital camera.

Today in Maple Grove, MN the sun is not out, and the weather is dreary and overcast. Not ideal conditions for pinhole photos. I like taking pinhole photos in early morning as the sun is coming up or at sunset. Nice strong golden sunlight from the side, a bunch of color, and an interesting subject, will make for good photos. Today, I ended up using my large speedlight flash. Held it off camera and a foot away from the subject. I needed as much light as possible, so I had it set on full power. Even with the flash at full power I needed ISO 800 with the flash 1 foot away. Nothing like getting blinded! Below you can see the first portrait pinhole photo I’ve ever taken.

My Worldwide Pinhole Day Photos for 2012:

Edit 4/30/12: My pinhole photo entry was accepted into the exhibition.

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