Day 59...Emerald City

EMERALD CITY

I said I was going to get a shot of the "Emerald City" at night, and tonight was  a great night for it.  This one was a longer exposure, so as you can see in the background, the steam coming from the stacks gave this an eerie look from the long exposure and motion.

I don't even know if I like this photo or not.  I still think I want to try another shot at this location on a night when there's not a bunch of snow where I can get  a good angle over the highway and get some light streaks from head and taillights.  I guess overall, it's kind of a cool photo.

But I will admit, I'm a little burned out on trying to get creative with this hideous winter.

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Day 49...Capital City Night

CAPITAL CITY NIGHT

When this project ends, I think I'll have to separate out all my shots of St. Paul, and make a little coffee table book of the special sites I took of our fine little city.  Does this one look familiar?  It's taken from the same location as Sunday's Shot, but with the obvious difference of the time of day, and a slight crop.  I zoomed in a little closer to get more buildiing and light detail.

I am still planning to take one more night shot from this spot because I see people do the traffic trails, and this spot is perfect for shooting 35E going north and east.  I just didn't have the time tonight to get it set up and wait for long exposures.

For several reasons, I think this might be one of my more favored shots.  

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