The Irene Hixon Whitney bridge
A bridge with a poem in each direction, linking Minneapolis’ Loring Park with the Walker Art Center’s Sculpture Garden...
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A bridge with a poem in each direction, linking Minneapolis’ Loring Park with the Walker Art Center’s Sculpture Garden
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iPhone XR
Aperture f/1.8 ISO 25 Shutter 1/2800 Focal Length 17/4 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Sep, 2019Views
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Location
As the title suggests, I shot it on the Irene Hixon Whitney Pedestrian Bridge in Minneapolis, designed by Siah Armanani. The bridge enables people to safely cross a very dangerous section of roadway, connecting the quaint Loring Park with the Walker Art Center's Sculpture Garden. The bridge also features an untiltled poem by John Astbury, applied in both directions, read at a cadence matching your footsteps.Time
I shot this on a walk around the city when I was asked by my better half to vacate the house for a while, which I gladly accommodated. Oh, you wanted to know the time? I want to say it was afternoon, but judging from the shadows, it looks like it may have actually been late morning.Lighting
The lower angle of the September sun lined the shadows of the structure quite nicely, which is what prompted me to stop and take it in before pulling out my phone to capture it. I also liked that the sky was free of clouds, creating a wash of blues, though distinct from the blue of the bridge itself.Equipment
Shot on my iPhone XR, handheldInspiration
The city just completed a renovation of the bridge, which included a fresh (few) coat of paint and I walked a couple miles from my house specifically to see it and walk across it. It was closed while it was being renovated, forcing anybody who wanted to cross to traverse 16 lanes of traffic on foot, and it felt triumphant to walk across it again. This felt like a strong, confident composition that matched my feelings at the time.Editing
I didn't do anything too sexy with this. My edits were in Lightroom, where I flattened the colors a bit and increased saturation, helping the blues at the end of the bridge to match the sky close to the horizon and also making the yellows pop a little more.In my camera bag
Normally my bare minimum is my Canon 80D with my glorious Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 ART lens. Sometimes I'll throw my 50mm in or if I'm feeling wiley, my 10-18mm f/5.6 super duper wide-angle lens. If I'm going on a hike, I'll clip my tripod onto my pack and make sure to include extra batteries and SD cards, as well as a kitchen size garbage bag in case the elements get the best of me, or if I have any cause to swim to get a shot. It's definitely happened before, haha.Feedback
This photo actually taught me to evaluate a scene differently. I shoot a lot of people photos, and you don't really want this kind of harsh, direct sunlight for those shots. It creates problems, which is kind of how I'd thought of direct sunlight, as something to be avoided. But I recognized with this that direct sunlight isn't something to be avoided, that instead it can present different opportunities. It's crucial for something like this with distinct and detailed shadows, so I've tried to keep that in mind when evaluating potential shoot spots and scenes.
