Midwest Photo Safari Newsletter Aug. 2009 - Vol 1 Issue 8

In this issue:

• Whats New at MPS
• Photo tip of the month ...sunsets
• safarian "image gallery"
• our current safaris
• history tidbits
• what we are working on

WHAT'S NEW AT MPS?

The St. Anthony Heritage Trail Safari has moved to Saturdays!

OUR CURRENT SAFARI SCHEDULES

St Anthony Falls Heritage Trail runs Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Morning session 8-12 ... Afternoon 1-5

The St. Paul Safari runs Wednesday and Friday. Morning session begins at 8:30 till Noon... Afternoon is 1-4:30.

FUTURE SAFARIS IN THE WORKS
 Current Projects in development include:

  • Mall of America "mini Safari"

  • Mall of America, Light Rail ride safari.

  • Light Rail, Minneapolis Skyway tour

  • St Paul Skyway tour.

  •  1 day North Shore tour, Including Duluth Canal Park.

Check the Web Site for progress reports and details.

If you have any suggestions or would like to see a safari developed somewhere, drop us a line.

SAFARIAN IMAGE GALLERY

Here is a nice image from Mill Ruins Park on the St Anthony Falls Heritage Trail. This image was taken by safarian Catherine from Woodbury on a rainy day safari in July. In this image, Catherine used the interesting artifacts in this new park to frame a great view of the famous stone arch bridge. Catherine was able to capture several significant features of the area in a single image. A closer look at this image, as well as more safarian images, is available on our web site on the newly added image gallery.

MPS PHOTO TIP OF THE MONTH

Sunset or Sunrise pictures are always fun to take. Here are a couple of quick tips to get you started

Position yourself so that you get a full view of the sunset or sunrise. Scout areas in advance. If possible look for an area to catch the sun reflecting off water. Sometimes a good shot can be found photographing the sun setting between the leaves of trees.

When shooting sunset photos. Keep shooting! There is only a small time window during which the sun sets. Get in as many shots as you can and select the best.

When shooting sunset photos, clouds make a nice backdrop. During sunsets, clouds add color and texture to an otherwise bland and uninteresting photo.

If you have an SLR try multiple exposure settings. Use a technique called bracketing (shooting the same picture at different exposures) to get the best shot. If you have a point and shoot digital, you probably have a "scene" mode for sunsets. This mode can yield some great results with no fiddling with settings.

Bring along your telephoto lens when shooting sunsets. By simply zooming in, you can make the sun more impressive, you can simply zoom in. Some of the best shots of sunsets I’ve seen are done with long focal lengths.

Sunset or Sunrise photos are fun and challenging. Give one a try today!
HISTORY TIDBITS FROM OUR SAFARIS
 The "Golden Horses" sculpture, designed by Daniel Chester French and Edward Potter,  that sits above the front doors of the Minnesota Capital Building is made of hammered welded copper, and is actually hollow!  It's covered with 23.5 karat gold leaf.

You can see and photograph it and 16 other significant statues and monuments during our St. Paul Capital Walk Safari.
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