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Lowry Avenue Bridge Minneapolis

Great pictures of Lowry Avenue Bridge Minneapolis
After more than four years without a bridge connecting north and northeast Minneapolis, more than 350 people celebrated the grand opening of a new Lowry Avenue bridge on Saturday morning with boisterous fanfare that included a parade, jet flyover and water ski show. Continue reading

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Wells Fargo Center Minneapolis

This is another fine example of the best camera is the one that you have with you. I shot this with my Samsung Galaxy IIs phone camera. I must admit I was shocked how this tured out. What fun. So get out and shoot with your camera phones.

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Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church Minneapolis

This is one of those places in Minneapolis that can make you say, is this really in Minneapolis? It is that spectacular! Continue reading

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Cool Sr Portraits in Minneapolis

This past week a woman contacts me with an emergency email, “Help this is an emergency.” “Senior portraits are due on October 14th and I do not have them done yet. Can you help me?” Well luckily I had Saturday morning open and I knew it was going to be a gorgeous fall day so I was all over it. Continue reading

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U2 Minneapolis 2011 – The 360 Tour

U2 Minneapolis 2011 – The 360 Tour

This may have been the concert of a life time.
There is a reason why U2 has experienced such huge success and career longevity in this crazy music industry when many bands can’t sell any albums (ok cds, dvds or mp3s) and most bands cannot fill up a giant venue. That reason is showmanship and respect for the audience. U2 puts on a show that will blow your mind, and probably your ears also (my ears are still ringing). Continue reading

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Adventures on the Light Rail – The Sales Guys

Would you agree with me that sometimes sales guys can have a questionable reputation? I do not know, there is just something about some of them that I can not quite put my finger on. Maybe the thing is I sense that I can not really trust some of them. I have many friends and family members that are indeed great people and great sales people so this does not implicate every single sales person but there maybe some generalizing wisdom that might be gleaned from this experience. Maybe hearing some recent conversations among sales men on the train, better known as the light rail, just maybe these conversations will give us some valid reasons for those queasy feelings in out stomach when dealing with some sales people. Continue reading

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Minneapolis Stone Arch Festival of the Arts

17th Annual Minneapolis Stone Arch Festival of the Arts
– June 18 & 19

The 2011 Stone Arch Festival of the Arts will be held on June 18 & 19 along the stunning Mississippi River in Minneapolis. In it’s 16 years, this free, two day festival held on Father’s Day weekend, has brought nearly a million people to the Minneapolis downtown Riverfront District. The festival features more than 250 visual artists, 60 live performances and family entertainment.
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Stone Arch Bridge

Stone Arch Bridge Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. I finally got out shooting the other day. I actually got to get out with a friend. Of course I had to go to my favorite place, The Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge!!! ;-D … Continue reading

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Zoom…

Zoom… Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. It seems that life at this time of yr just flys by…. If you can, take a moment to slow down. ;-D Had the wonderful pleasure of getting out shooting with my friend Chris Anderson … Continue reading

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Sabo Bridge

Sabo Bridge Originally uploaded by !!WaynePhotoGuy. Met up with a friend this evening to do a little shooting… We found the Martin Olav Sabo Bridgewhich is a regional bike trail crossing in Minneapolis, Minnesota No, there is no star filter … Continue reading

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