Potted Plants: Garden Geranium (2) Inside Now. (Pelargonium × hortorum). Mamiya M645 1000S, Mamiya-Sekor 150mm f/3.5 N, +2 close-up filter, #11 (060) green filter. Fomapan 400 ei 200 developed in D-76 1+1.
Autumn is still going good here so we are taking our time to move the potted plants indoors. It is November! We still have potted plants outside. This one made the move inside and rewarded the winter garden with some nice blossoms.
Skyway City: Over Third Avenue (2)Not Far Now. Nikon F80, Tokina AT-X Pro 17mm f/3.5, #8 (K2) yellow filter. Fomapan 100 developed in Pyrocat HD.
Here we are back over 3rd Avenue, further along the skyway bridge entered in Skyway City #22. This is a long one, crossing over the roadway and a little park area before entering the next tower.
In the Garden: Dahlia (Dahlia x hybrida) D is for Dahlia. Canon A-1, Focal MC 2X Teleconverter, Canon FDn 50mm f/1.8, #8 (K2) yellow filter. Kentmere Pan 400 developed in D-76 1+1.
We’ve only recently introduced Dahlias to the garden and any success growing them and overwintering the bulbs is pretty accidental at this point. They are good looking plants and the flowers are a joy so we will keep at it and eventually figure out the keys for them to thrive.
Skyway City: Between 7th & 8th Streets (1)Off the Glass. Nikon N80, Nikon Nikkor 45mm f/2.8 P, #8 (K2) yellow filter. Kentmere Pan 400 developed in D-76 1+1.
The Skyway City project started two years ago as we were coming out of the pandemic. There were few people downtown on a weekday morning and it stayed that way for about a year. I roamed freely with the cameras, trying to compose the city as I see it. Now there are more people every week, pinching me in a little bit, but also inadvertently forming new compositions that reveal another facet of Skyway City.
Potted Plants: Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera russelliana) Summer Residence. Mamiya M645 1000S, Mamiya-Sekor 150mm f/3.5 N. Fomapan 400 developed in Diafine.
This year I have been slow to bring all of the potted plants outside and place them at their summer locations. They are mostly just stashed away in a couple of shady corners, acclimating to the outdoors. This weekend should see some progress distributing them into the garden. In the meantime, here is a photo from 2018.
Travels: Lake Superior (3) Complete Calm. Nikon N80, Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6, #8 (K2) yellow filter. Kentmere Pan 400 developed in D-76 1+1.
With a cup of coffee in hand I stepped onto the balcony and into complete calm. A small fishing boat worked the lake. I swapped the coffee for a camera.
Skyway City: Over Nicollet Mall (2) Shadow Bounce. Nikon N80, Nikon Nikkor 45mm f/2.8 P, #8 (K2) yellow filter. Fomapan 200 developed in Diafine.
A beautiful morning on Nicollet Mall with sunshine streaming in from the left. It hits the glass building out of the frame across the street and comes back in, low and from the right, still strong, making backward shadows along the way.
In the Garden: Places to Sit (1) Reading Place, Winter Garden. Nikon F80, Sigma 105mm F/2.8 MACRO, #8 (K2) yellow filter. Kentmere Pan 400 ei 800 developed in Diafine.
Spring is here and these plants will be going outside soon. The best place to read will go out into the garden with them.