With warm wishes and high hopes for a happy New Year 2024
Happy New Year 2024
Warm wishes and high hopes for a happy New Year 2024
Images
Autumn in Saint Paul
The last days before the first snow mean it’s time for photography
With the first snow of the 2023-2024 winter upon us, I took the opportunity last weekend to get some autumn photos around downtown Saint Paul, Summit Avenue, and Cathedral Hill.
Every Saint Paulite probably knows where this photo was taken on the south side of the Mississippi River:
The Cathedral of Saint Paul, the Minnesota State Capitol, and part of the downtown Saint Paul skyline emerge through a tapestry of red and orange leaves
This whole “fall” thing is new for this almost-lifelong Phoenician. But that means the first snow of the winter’s upon us. Oh well.
waiting for the bus
Two trash cans waiting for the bus? (the car was stopped at the time)
essential flagstaff
A train speeds past a railroad crossing near downtown Flagstaff.
A train speeds past a railroad crossing near downtown Flagstaff. To get an idea of the speed of this train, the shutter speed was 1/60 second.
I-17, no traffic
I-17 with no traffic? Oh yes. From the weekend of the METRO light rail bridge over I-17 construction.
At the same time of my earlier photo, light rail not yet at the speed of light, I-17 had to be closed down to through traffic. Here are a couple of photos of a completely empty I-17. Surreal.
light rail not yet at the speed of light
So I have a series of photos I’ve taken called light rail at the speed of light – extended exposures of METRO light rail trains on their travels through Phoenix.
This site is going to be excellent in a couple years’ time to add to that photo series.
Sketching the future
One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is a wholesale redesign and reconfiguration of my personal website.
One of the big projects I’ve been working on this year is a wholesale redesign and reconfiguration of my personal website. This sketch is just a bit of the many sheets of 13×19 paper and many whiteboard sketches for what this site will become.
light rail at the speed of light vii
1 January 2021
through the opening
A glimpse of clouds–and rain–so near yet far away (Midtown Phoenix weather photography, 11 July 2020)
Metrocenter photos
On June 24, prior to its closing, I traveled up to Metrocenter to take some final photos. Here are a few of them
Prior to its closing next week, I thought I’d make one final trip to Metrocenter to see it before the lights turn off for good June 30. I grew up close to this mall and visited it more than I probably care to admit in the 1990s. I wrote an appreciation essay on Metrocenter earlier this week, which I invite you to read first before viewing the photos.
