Well seems everyone’s had a go at this, so here’s my version. I went there with Vlad, we were scouting the building for a potential model shoot. Unlike previous visits to the place, it is now posted with many No Trespassing signs. Also some of the previously locked doors had been broken into. We went in anyway. Didn’t take long and we heard someone holler inside the building. Ever seen the Blair Witch Project? The disappeared guy calling from somewhere in the woods? Creepy. We were out of there in a hurry. Conclusion not suited for model shoot. If we’re not comfortable you can’t possible expect a model to be. To bad, it could have made for some interesting shots.

I haven’t been posting for while. Just very busy right now primarily work, with frequent trips, in fact heading back to Munich today for another week. At least we’ll catch the tail end of October Fest. After this things should quiet down for a while, and I hope to get back to posting a little more regularly, and maybe go out for a photo shoot with the gang (not the graffiti one).

Taken during a walkabout with some of my fellow local photobloggers.

Another graffiti photo. Wonder about the implications of having multiple posts with the same title. Maybe I should number them, like Xavier? BTW, Xavier will be at the Uptown Art Festival this year again. Stop by at his booth if you happen to be there.

This shot was taken underneath a bridge across the Mississippi. That whole area was fairly tricky to walk around on, mini valleys and canyons, unstable soil. That’s one of the reasons I like to wear solid leather boats on photo shoots like this. They protect your feet and ankles, and give good ankle support. Unfortunately that doesn’t work during summer. Leather boots and shorts, now that would be a sight.

While I was taking photos, I heard this odd rumble behind me. Turned around a watched a section of the hill about the size of a refrigerator break loose and tumble down. Glad I wasn’t standing there :)

Riding around on my bicycle I continue to discover hidden graffiti areas. This one was taken under University Avenue near St. Anthony Blvd. Quite a bit of train traffic at this spot.

More graffiti under one of the Mississippi bridges. I don’t get any of the symbols or phrases typically seen in this type of graffiti, but sometimes you do read things that make you ponder a bit about the meaning, like this one. Is it about someone in particular? Or is it an accusation against an institution, a section of society, government? Or did it just seem cool to paint the words ‘The Liar’?

Cleaned up my blog a bit, got rid of the top header links that probably nobody ever clicks on, and expanded ‘About’ section. Also cleaned up links a bit, eliminating blog that hasn’t had an update for over 4 months, and added a few new links plus re-activated some old ones.

This photo was taken at the train tracks that run through Dinky Town, near the U of M campus.

Taken a few months along Washington Avenue, this building is gone by now. Guess it was well overdue. Doubtful though it will sprout anything pretty as it’s located in an industrial area.

On another note, several new photobloggers have sprouted in the Twin Cities area. Nice to see. Their sites can be found on my local links. Mitchster, Dusty, and I are getting together at the Duplex Restaurant & Wine Bar at Hennepin and 25th this Friday at around 4:00, hang out on the porch and watch Friday madness on Hennepin. Bloggers and photobloggers swing on by if up for it. We’re easy to spot with all the camera gear.

I intended to go out and get some shots of a particular flowering tree, but it was so windy today that would have been an exercise in futility. So instead I took a drive in the Northeast Art District. There was quite a bit of activity around the few bars in the area, some festival going on, so I took some side streets to avoid the traffic jams. Spotted this railroad bridge across Mississippi and intended to get some shots of the bridge, but instead found it’s base decorated with graffiti.

I’m surprised at the letter reversal to disguise the swear phrase. But then they did something similar on Battlestar Galactica. Apparently it’s acceptable on TV to disguise swear phrases by substituting a couple of letters, so I guess we could consider the graffiti swearing socially acceptable.

On the way back from the farmers market this morning, I drove past this ’store front’ on Lyndale Avenue, and just had to turn around to get a photo of it.