Across the Lake in Loring Park

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Kirby Fine Homes

Two weeks ago I visited Loring Park in Minneapolis to take some photos for one of my listings that is two blocks away. It was a great afternoon, and I got some wonderful shots. 

I didn't arrive until 2 pm, so I had to work around the sun. An easy way to do this, I have found, is to take photos from under trees, so that the sun is blocked out by the leaves and branches. Your own natural camera hood if you like. Each of these photos was taken under a tree...the second photo I let the tree branches become a natural border, which frames Saint Mark's in the background.

 

Comments (7)

Bob Cumiskey
A1 Connection Realty, Inc. - Sun City Center, FL
US Army Retired, Your Sun City Center, Florida ~ Realtor

Jennifer,m Great photos.  Good point on using the trees for a natural hood.  I've done that often, and even used the lover branches to frame my subject.  Sometimes it works, as in your photo above.

Sep 17, 2008 06:02 AM
Teri Eckholm
Boardman Realty - White Bear Lake, MN
REALTOR Serving Mpls/St Paul North & East Metro

Jennifer--I love camera shots from just under the edge of trees...They kind of add a frame to the shot. Very nice!

Sep 17, 2008 07:12 AM
Jennifer Kirby
Kirby Fine Homes - Minneapolis, MN
The Luxury Agent

Bob - the days it doesn't work is the day I ask myself why I haven't bought a camera hood yet.

Teri - natural frames are one of my favorites too...just adds something different to the photo

Sep 17, 2008 10:22 AM
STACEY KING
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage - Aurora, CO

that's beautiful

nice photos

Sep 17, 2008 03:57 PM
Tanya Venable
Orlando, FL
SEO, Mobile SEO, and Internet Marketing Consultant

Jennifer, those clouds are awesome. That looks like a very serene setting.

Sep 18, 2008 12:41 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster REALTORS®, Gainesville, VA - Bristow, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Jennifer:  Great photos.  The sky was just perfect for these shots!  I love it when that happens.

Sep 18, 2008 05:03 AM
Greg Gorman
John R Wood Properties - Naples, FL
Naples Florida Real Estate

Hi Jennifer - gorgeous photos and you beat the fall colors although the same shots with the changing would be pretty too. Looks like it made for a lovely day! Thanks for sharing & greetings from Paradise.

Realtor Greg Gorman & Team Paradise Logo

Oct 04, 2008 11:26 PM

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