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b&w grasses of the prairie

b&w grasses of the prairie
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SONY ILCE-6500

settings

Aperture f/18 ISO 200 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 2000/10

location

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

upload_date

Oct, 2019

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Behind The Lens

Location

I often take walks along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN. We have a dog park there where we go to enjoy nature in the city. On the way back to our car we walk through a prairie restoration in a National Park Camp Coldwater.This area served as an important crossroads for Native Americans and traders using both the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers for commerce and travel. During the construction of Fort Snelling U.S. soldiers camped at Coldwater Spring, making it the first American settlement in Minnesota. By 1825, construction of the fort had been completed and soldiers had moved from Coldwater into the fort. The area around the spring, however, continued to attract traders, Native Americans, and a small village developed that serviced the trade at the site.

Time

Morning in the fall as the grasses go to seed.

Lighting

Backlighting is the best

Equipment

I am a Canon system user. I am slowly transitioning to the Sony e-mount system.

Inspiration

Here in the middle of the city there is an open space with the Mississippi river as its eastern boundary and western boundary surrounded by light rail, a highway and international airport. I wander through it with my dog— see eagles, hawks, geese, ducks, deer, fox, beaver and more and try to imagine what it all was like before settlement.

Editing

Was shot in color but decided it would be more appropriate as a B&W

In my camera bag

These days I usually just have my Sony A6500 with a Sigma 19mm lens.

Feedback

Go the same place often and do not just walk through the landscape but see it.

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