Sunrise in 3 Bridges Park

I made this shot early in the morning last Saturday (the sun rose at 5:19 and it was a few minutes after that, to be exact.) It became quite popular after I posted it on facebook so I thought I'd repost it here for anyone who may have missed it there.

I thought I knew where I wanted to be at sunrise, which was next to the bridge crossing over from 3 Bridges Park to Mitchell Park. But when I got there and the sun peeked up over the skyline (at 5:19) I was disappointed. The foreground was uninteresting and the sky above the distant band of clouds was clear. It's hard to plan a good sunrise, I thought. Bit of a crap shoot. So I started walking back through the park. It was just as I reached the hill overlooking the pond that the closer band of clouds blew in overhead and reflected off the surface of the water.

Snake eyes.


This post is one in a series that relates to my Menomonee Valley Artist in Residency. For more information about the residency and links to previous posts and photographs, go to MV AiR.

Milwaukee River Greenway in White!

Wasn't it beautiful on Friday! Thick snow like frosting on everything. I managed to get out in it and take a few pictures along the Milwaukee River between Caesar's Pool and the Locust Street Bridge. Here is a selection.

View of the icy river from the pedestrian bridge at Caesar's Pool.

Approaching the North Avenue Bridge along the east bank.

A makeshift shelter next to the North Avenue Bridge.

The downtown skyline obscured by the Urban Wilderness. View from the North Avenue Bridge.

Wisconsin Paperboard stack rises above the East Bank Trail.

View of an even more distant downtown from the Locust Street Bridge. It was a good day in the Urban Wilderness!

Additional photos can be seen on my flickr page.