Minneapolis (pronounced ) is the largest city in the state of Minnesota in the United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. Minneapolis sits on both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state's capital and second-largest city. Together they form the core of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the 16th-largest^ agglomeration in the country, with about three million residents.

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Minnesota Nice... A View of Minneapolis.
Made by Jeff J.......
This also could have been titled Nothing like a Subway drink thrown at your back Lol! Another running joke about Minnesota and the people that live here is that we are especially nice. That is of course compared to other cities. Not sure where this all came from but I always thought it was funny. I'm guessing it has to do with driving conditions and similar things. Sure.. if you live in New York or LA you are going to be a unhappy, stressed driver on the roads. They act like we have no congestion here and it isn't frustrating for us? Wrong, we have plenty of congestion, aggressive drivers and it seems like evertime they update the highways.. as soon as they are done.. we have already outgrown them! I dunno.. One thing that I noticed once I got into photography is how small Minneapolis looks in photos. It looks tiny. We do also have St. Paul. Which is another major downtown area. That is why we are called the Twin Cities.. Anyways.. Nikki and I decided we wanted to go out and shoot a different view of the city then what we had shot before. The sky was looking good so we headed to the North side. This was shot from the Broadway bridge. The reason I said this could have been titled Nothing like a Subway drink thrown at your back was as we were standing on the bridge which is very busy with cars and people.. out of knowwhere a Subway cup about half full of soda slams into Nikkis back. It happened so fast that we were like what the f***???? I'm sure some young kids thought it was the funniest thing ever. We didn't, especially Nikki. So... are we really Minnesota nice? Sometimes! When I'm out in Oregon shooting with you PNW folks in October you'll have to let me know if I live up to our name! As the light slowly was fading the clouds were turning into nothing. So, we decided to leave. This was the last image that I took before we headed out. Will definitely be back to shoot this busy location again once the sky cooperates. I just looked and this was taken at the beginning of May.. Seems like it was just yesterday. Where did the summer go :( Canon 50d Canon 17-40L B&W F-Pro CPL Lee Filter Holder Hi-Tech 0.6 Soft Grad ND Single RAW exposure @ 36mm f/22 ISO 100 1 second


Old & New Mississippi River Bridges, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Made by Thad Roan - Bridgepix
Bridgepixing Mississippi River Bridges in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. In the foreground, the newer green steel Interstate 35W Bridge; and in the background, the historic concrete arch Cedar Ave. Bridge (aka Tenth Ave. Bridge), completed in 1929. Additional Bridge Photos and a Bridge Blog at www.Bridgepix.com. The I-35W Bridge was a deck-arch truss bridge that carried Interstate Highway 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in Hennepin County in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area,[2] it connected the Minneapolis neighborhoods of Downtown East and the University of Minnesota West. The bridge was built in 1967 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. On August 1, 2007, it collapsed into the river and onto the adjacent riverbanks during the weekday rush hour, causing multiple injuries and deaths. The I-35W bridge was notable for not having any piers in the water. Instead, the main support piers were located on the banks of the river, and were built of tubular-shaped concrete pillars. The main bridge deck was supported by a single 458 foot long steel arch[4] over a 390 foot wide navigation channel. Two sets of locks and dams just upriver of the bridge were constructed a few years earlier to allow passage past Saint Anthony Falls. Although not very decorative, the bridge was one of the widest bridges in the Twin Cities area and provided an important link for Interstate 35W traffic. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, 141,000 cars used the bridge per day[1] and was usually an eight-lane thoroughfare, carrying four lanes of traffic in each direction.[5] As the bridge was subjected to Minnesota's cold weather in the winter, it acquired another unique feature when an anti-icing system was installed in 1999. When sensors detected temperatures conducive to icing conditions, nozzles built into the bridge sprayed potassium acetate on the road surface. A similar system was later installed on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.[6] (Wikipedia)


Urban Jungle on the Tundra
Made by Greg Benz Photography
Downtown Minneapolis as viewed looking East from Target headquarters (City Center building). At bottom is the Gavidae Common, yellow lit building is Wells Fargo, at right is IDS Tower. =========================================================== Order a print through Imagekind. =========================================================== Shot setup: Tripod, mirror lockup and remote shutter release f/13 at 10, 20, and 60s Held black fleece over camera to eliminate any chance of reflections. Tonemapping settings: Merged to HDR in Photoshop (the Photomatix merge cropped out a ton of the bottom due to poor alignment, and the headlights looked terrible) and tonemapped in Photomatix (I can never get PS to look right) White Point = .8 & Black Point = .003 (set to give good tone and keep highlights) Light smoothing mid high & high (then layered in Photoshop and blended to desired look, with some masking) Strength = 100 (I often use less) Microcontrast = 10 (I often set this pretty high) Color Saturation = about 60 All others at default Additional Photoshop work: Layered 2 HDR as noted above Used best sky original and blended back in to get nicer looking sky (reduce noise and HDR artifact) Increased green saturation to keep consistent with the deep blues Increased curve steepness in one area to make the Wells Fargo building sharper Created a pseudo HDR in Photomatix to get a version with nice looking headlights on the cars, matched color/brightness, and blended these elements back in to get rid of HDR artifact (note I use difference mode blending temporarily to align layers easily)


Common Barn Spider (Araneus cavaticus)
Made by sankax
The Common Barn Spider (Araneus cavaticus) is a nocturnal, black and brown spider with striped legs. They also have markings on their underside that are typically a black background with two white marks inside the black, although color ranges can be quite magnificent. The photo above shows the classic pose these spiders exhibit, with the front four legs grouped together, and the back legs tucked similarly. They will sit quite still for pictures in this pose, but trust me, if you bump the table they will pop up and run like lightning! Like many other species of orb weavers, it takes down its web and rebuilds another web every evening. Its orb web is the archetypical web that contains symmetrical spokes connected by a spiral inside. They hide during the day and at night will sit in the middle of the web and wait for an insect to land on the web when hunting. These spiders are aggressive toward each other (and toward humans). They will attack each other if in close quarters, though many may inhabit the same structure or area at any given time. They are most commonly found in rafters and wooden structures in suburban and rural structures or areas, and on boats near lakes, thus getting their name, barn spider. They are mostly found in North America in late summer and through autumn. Barn spiders are most common in the Northeast US and Canada. When agitated (by a puff of air, for instance) these spiders sometimes bounce up and down in the center of their webs, possibly in an attempt to look larger and more threatening. Raynox DCR-150 and DCR-250, stacked and mounted on my Panasonic FZ8.


Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)
Made by sankax
My favorite species of Spider. I really love them, in a weird Steve Irwin kind of way. Phidippus audax is a common jumping spider of North America. It is commonly referred to as the Bold Jumping Spider. The average size of adults ranges from roughly 1/2 to 3/4 inches in body length, though I have found several in Texas around the 1 mark. Yes, body length of 1. It's true, everything is bigger in Texas. These spiders are typically black with a pattern of spots and stripes on their abdomen and legs. Often these spots are orange, yellow or red tinted in juveniles, turning white as the spider matures. I think they look like a smiley face. The Bold Jumping Spider belongs to the genus Phidippus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified both by their relatively large size and their iridescent chelicerae. In the case of P. audax, these chelicerae are a bright, metallic green or blue. From the pic above, you know what chelicerae are now. These spiders have been known to jump up to 50 times their own body length, and the male may jump away during mating if the female approaches too quickly. Like other jumping spiders, due to their large, forward facing eyes, they have very good stereoscopic vision. This aides them when stalking prey, and allows some visual communication with others of their species, such as courting 'dances'. While this guy may look very menacing, he's really only about 3/8 inch long. A curious little bugger too. Raynox DCR-150 and DCR-250, stacked, and mounted on my Panasonic FZ8.


minneapolis minnesota underwear stairs
Made by Dan Anderson.
minneapolis minnesota Looking up the International Market Square building stairwell in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the largest commercial double helix staircase in the US - built with straight runs and flat landings it intertwines two separate sets of stairs, one for going up and one for going down. More than you probably want to know: Although it looks like artwork by M. C. Escher, these unique stairs have a more utilitarian reason for existence - or so the story goes: International Market Square used to be the old Munsingwear underwear factory. George Munsing invented non-scratchy underwear in 1891 which was a miracle for the textile industry but sewing the stuff all day was not a fun job and employee morale became a problem. When George designed his new state-of-the-art factory in 1904 he spared no expense by putting in one set of stairs to accommodate happy people coming to work, and one set of stairs for the exhausted people leaving. With two sets of stairs, different shifts of employees would never run into each other - morale problem solved. The Munsingwear company was extremely successful and became the largest manufacture and distributor of underwear in the world. Eventually competition caught up and market declines forced Munsingwear to close down the Minneapolis building in 1981. In 1985, the old factory was renovated and the complex was renamed International Market Square, which currently holds offices, shops, showrooms and this cool set of stairs.


lakewood cemetery memorial chapel minneapolis
Made by Dan Anderson.
Inside the amazing 100-year-old Memorial Chapel at Lakewood Cemetery Minneapolis Minnesota More than you probably want to know: The Memorial Chapel at Lakewood was designed in 1909 by Minneapolis architect Harry Wild Jones to look like the famous Hagia Sophia basilica in Turkey. The interior was created by New York designer Charles Lamb who went to Rome and came back to Minnesota with 6 mosaic artists and over 10 million little bits of mosaic tiles made from colored stones, glass and marble. Those madly skilled Italians spent the next year creating what is considered the most perfect example of Byzantine mosaic art in North America. (Byzantine refers to the Eastern Roman Empire - they used a lot of mosaic art in their buildings back then - I had to look that one up). The Chapel was completed in 1910 and everything you see on the walls and ceiling is little pieces of tile about the size of a nickel. What's also cool is the stained-glass windows that ring the 65 foot tall center dome act like a ginormous sundial marking the time of day and season (if you know how to read it). The Chapel sits in the middle of the Lakewood cemetery close to Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis and is used for funerals and other special events. Help yourself to a complimentary self-guided tour brochure at: www.lakewoodcemetery.com/files/chapel.pdf


Vegan Spicy Baked Cream Cheese Wontons
Made by bryanbope
Filled with Tofutti vegan cream cheese, jalapeno, white pepper, scallions and garlic. Served with sweet chili sauce. Recipe: Ingredients: -1 packageTwin Marquis or Any (Vegan if necessary) premade Wonton sheets -Tofutti cream cheese (I used 2 containers) -White peppercorns and a mill (or black pepper in a pinch will do!) -1 Jalapeno (chopped) -2 Cloves of Garlic (minced) -2 or 3 Scallions (green and white parts chopped) -Salt (optional) Mix cheese, jalapeno, garlic and scallions together well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Take 1 teaspoon of the mixture and add to each wonton wrapper that you fill. Wet your finger and dampen the 4 sides of the wonton square. Fold 2 opposing corners and seal sides with your finger to create a triangle. The water will act as a glue. If you care to, fold the other 2 opposing corners to create a more intricate wonton, sealing corners with a damp finger. Preheat oven to 400˚ F - Lay wontons onto a greased cookie sheet. Brush or spray the wontons with olive oil or olive oil spray. Pop in oven for 7 minutes. Turn on broiler and set pan under broiler until desired crispness is achieved. Use your nose to make sure the bottoms do not burn. Take out when golden brown at the edges. Serve warm with sweet chili sauce. (Can be purchased at most supermarkets in the ethnic foods aisle or at your local Asian market - support family owned markets if possible!)


35W Bridge Collapse, Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Made by Thad Roan - Bridgepix
35W Bridge collapsed today, August 1, 2007. This photo is from our archives, taken in July, 2005. Mississippi River Bridges in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. In the foreground, the newer green steel Interstate 35W Bridge; and in the background, the historic concrete arch Cedar Ave. Bridge (aka Tenth Ave. Bridge), completed in 1929. Other Bridge Photos and a Bridge Blog at www.Bridgepix.com. The I-35W Bridge was a deck-arch truss bridge that spanned the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was built in 1967 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and collapsed on August 1, 2007. The I-35W Bridge was notable for not having any piers in the water. Instead, the main support piers were located on the banks of the river, and were built of tubular-shaped concrete pillars. This allowed for a wide, clear span across the river, making river navigation easier. Although not very decorative, the bridge was one of the widest bridges in the Twin Cities area and provided an important link for Interstate 35W traffic. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, 200,000 cars used the bridge per day.[1]The bridge was located close to downtown Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Metrodome. (Wikipedia)


A Busy Place, Minneapolis on the Go...
Made by Jeff J.......
A big thanks to Dave Berryman for his shout out on my through the hole Minneapolis images . (BTW- could someone tell me how you just put someones name down(Like Dave) so that people could click on it and it would bring you to Daves picture. Instead of copying and pasting the link like I have above?) I decided to go back and process an image from last January from this same location. For this image I used a 4 stop ND to extend the exposure to 70 seconds. I did this for the simple fact of wanting more light trails. I love shooting this location and it is only about 15 minutes away from where I live. I still have not gotten the image that I want from here. The sky always seems to bunk out here. Someday I'll get a goody with a nice sky. The reason why we call this one through the hole Is because this is up on a bike bridge where photographers have cut holes in the chainlink fence so they can stick there cameras through the hole to take these images. Thanks again for the shout out Dave! Canon 50d Canon 17-40L B&W F-Pro CPL Lee Filter Holder H-Tech 1.2 ND filter Single RAW exposure @ 40mm f/11 70 Seconds ISO 100 Exposure Bias 0


Minnehaha Falls - Satin
Made by HelenJr
Poem: Thus the youthful Hiawatha Said within himself and pondered, Much perplexed by various feelings, Listless, longing, hoping, fearing, Dreaming still of Minnehaha, Of the lovely Laughing Water, In the land of the Dacotahs.... ....And he journeyed without resting, Till he heard the cataract's laughter, Heard the Falls of Minnehaha Calling to him through the silence. Pleasant is the sound! he murmured, Pleasant is the voice that calls me! - Henry W. Longfellow, Song of Hiawatha - Hiawatha's Wooing www.infoplease.com/t/lit/song-hiawatha/chapter10.html __________________________________ Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota - Named for Minnehaha, Hiawatha's lovely Indian maiden. I've taken many unsatisfying shots of this waterfall. Even a new camera didn't help. I wanted the sound, the churn, the mist, the splash, the sparkle. Today my camera showed me the satin flow of all of that water moving together. Not single drops, but unity of purpose. I am content.


35W Bridge Collapse, Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnestota
Made by Thad Roan - Bridgepix
35W Bridge collapsed August 1, 2007. This photo is from our archives, taken in July, 2005. Other Bridge Photos and a Bridge Blog at www.Bridgepix.com. The I-35W Bridge was a deck-arch truss bridge that spanned the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was built in 1967 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and collapsed on August 1, 2007. The I-35W Bridge was notable for not having any piers in the water. Instead, the main support piers were located on the banks of the river, and were built of tubular-shaped concrete pillars. This allowed for a wide, clear span across the river, making river navigation easier. Although not very decorative, the bridge was one of the widest bridges in the Twin Cities area and provided an important link for Interstate 35W traffic. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, 200,000 cars used the bridge per day.[1]The bridge was located close to downtown Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Metrodome. (Wikipedia)


Syrphid Fly (Syrphus sp.)
Made by sankax
Welcome reddit, twitter, stumbleupon and facebook people. This image seems to be making the rounds, and I'm glad to have you. Take a look around my photostream while you're here. A great little Syrphid Fly (Syrphus sp.) on a New England Aster flower (Aster novae-angliae). This is a female. You can tell because on the top of the head the eyes have a space between them. Male's eyes touch on the top of their heads. Adult syrphid flies feed on pollen and nectar, while in the larval stage they feed on insects. Larvae of predaceous species feed on aphids and other soft-bodied insects and play an important role in suppressing populations of phytophagous insects. Larvae move along plant surfaces, lifting their heads to grope for prey, seizing them and sucking them dry and discarding the skins. A single syrphid larva can consume hundreds of aphids in a month. This shot is extremely sharp, take a look real close up! Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DG APO Macro mounted on a Canon Xti.


51/365 Sweet dreams
Made by Ian Fidino!
51/365 Tenth month of the Tenth day of the Tenth year amazing! 10-10-10 Occasionally I will sleep outside on nice warm nights like tonight. on my tramp back at home but sense im far away from home at college now I need to improvise. I was inspired by another flickr member I fallow to do a shot like this. But where this great idea for this shot comes from is a friend, TIm Ho I asked him today if he would help me with the lighting and he said this shot would be awesome outside and it defiantly came out better than I ever thought so thanks Tim for the lighting and the amazing idea!!! AB 1600 shooting through soft box in front left of camera AB 800 bare right of camera behind subject Normally I shoot a nikon D300s but I needed a better lens so thanks to my roommate Josh for letting me use his camera original idea Tim's Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/moiht/


gaviidae common minneapolis mn
Made by Dan Anderson.
Gaviidae Common is an upscale shopping mall and office complex in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota - located along Nicollet Mall next to the IDS Center. This picture was taken behind a sculpture of a Loon that also acts as a water fountain in warmer weather. More than you probably want to know: Gaviidae Common was created in 1989 by amazing architect Cesar Pelli who also designed the Wells Fargo Center and Minneapolis Public Library buildings just down the street. The name 'Gaviidae Common' is a clever reference to our state bird; Minnesota's State bird is the Great Northern Loon that's also known as the 'Common' Loon - the word 'Gaviidae' is the biological classification family name to which all species of Loons belong. I've been held hostage by work, kids, house projects and skiing lately - feels good to finely get out and take a picture :D


minneapolis church
Made by Dan Anderson.
Snow falling on the beautifully lit Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. More than you probably want to know: Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church is a historic place of worship located across the street from the Walker Art Center and Lowery Hill neighborhood in downtown Minneapolis, MN. It was built in the English Gothic style and modeled after Ely Cathedral in the UK. Completed in 1916, the awesome spire stands 238 feet (72 meters) tall and was at the time the second tallest building in Minneapolis - definitely my favorite steeple in town. At the time of this posting, the 2010-11 winter has been Minnesota’s 7th ‘Most Snowiest’ since they started keeping records back in 1871 and it’s still not over yet. That record is also one of the reasons I have not been out taking many pictures lately :)


new tattoo!
Made by the queen of subtle
the last 7 words in james joyce's 'ulysses'. i've wanted this forever, and it'll probably turn into a larger piece. i think i'll probably have him fix up the S's a little bit so they're more connected. otherwise it's perfect! it's still red, i still have tape marks on my boobs, but it's only a little sore this morning. tattooing directly over the sternum HURTS. the collarbones do a little bit, too. oh, and as far as what it means to me: it's hard to explain, but it's one of those phrases that's stuck in my head since i read it. it's one of the most passionate statements ever written. it's very female. and if you know me, you know i'm not the least bit tentative about anything. i tend to know right away what i want and how i feel, and i'll jump without thinking twice. it kind of sums that up for me. (done by jon sweet at uptown tattoo)


Minneapolis Blue
Made by Doug Wallick
This is another shot from my roof top at work, I was'nt planing on another post yet, but received an HVAC alarm that brought me to the roof on Sunday night. I usually bring the camera with just in case I see something different, and sure enough the traditional lights on the top of, first Target to your left, and now IDS in the center are off,giving the night time skyline a whole different look. In the lower foreground is Orchestra Hall, certainly no Sydney Opera House in looks, but second to none in acoustics, to the left of it is Peavey Plaza, a hot spot in the Summer for many musical and social events. Peavey Plaza is expected to get a much needed overhall soon. The building with the satellites on top is WCCO TV, and the wonderful Brit's Pub in the bottom left and the Hilton on the far right, Minnesota's largest hotel.


boom island minneapolis
Made by Dan Anderson.
The Boom Island Park lighthouse on the Mississippi River with downtown Minneapolis skyline in the background More than you probably want to know: Boom Island has not been a real island since the early 1900's; the buildup of river crud and sawdust from the lumber yards on the tiny 5 block island eventually filled in the waterway and connected it to the east bank of the Mississippi. It’s now a 14 acre riverfront park with some nice views of the downtown Minneapolis. The name ‘Boom Island’ came from its lumber days, when long beams called ‘booms’ were used to collect logs floated down the river for the sawmills headquartered on the island. The lighthouse is no longer functional but it's been renovated as a historical monument. It’s one of only a handful of lighthouses still on the Mississippi.


guthrie theater yellow room minneapolis
Made by Dan Anderson.
guthrie theater yellow room minneapolis Looking out from the Guthrie Theater's 'Yellow Room' in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. On the 9th floor of the Guthrie Theater is this very cool cantilevered observation box made of amber/yellow colored glass windows and floor - it looks north over the Mississippi and has awesome views of the the river, Stone Arch Bridge, St. Anthony Falls, Mill City Museum, Gold Medal & Pillsbury Parks, Nicollet Island and the St. Anthony Main riverfront district. I know this kind of looks like a manipulation but it's a real yellow room, a real view and a real model - thanks Telly! Check out the Guthrie 'Yellow Room' space on YouTube.