Cottage Grove Photographer / Cottage View Drive-In

This is a follow up on a post of a few weeks ago.  This is the photo of the Cottage View Drive-In.  It will be open again this year and many hope for it to stay for many more years.  There has been talk about tearing it down to build a Walmart which would be a shame since this is a great part of American culture.  It is a great place to watch a movie with the kids, so show your support when it opens and enjoy the good ol' times at the Drive-In.

Cottage Grove Photographer / Photographers standing on a bridge

Photographers like to take photos during the "Golden Hour", the time right when the sun is coming up or when it is going down.  Add some clouds for a dramatic sky and some great scenery and hopefully when you get home, you have something to work with.  I had that moment this last week, well, almost.  I drove to Minneapolis to photograph the skyline and was the first to arrive on a bridge where most photographers go to get this shot.  While waiting for the sun to go down a little more, I was joined by another photographer, Joe Krause.  While we were waiting, we talked shop.  Turns out we both enjoy photographing in HDR, watch the same webcasts, and follow the same photographers.  As we stood there watching the sun setting, all the clouds disappeared and the dramatic sky we were hoping for disappeared making it a little disappointing for both of us.  We took our photos anyway and headed out when it started getting dark.  It was great to meet Joe, see some of his photography, and stand on a bridge.
Check out Joe Krause's Photography at http://joekrausedesigns.com/ or his Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/joekrausedesigns.

This is my photo of the Minneapolis skyline.

Cottage Grove Photographer / City of Cottage Grove Photo Contest

The City of Cottage Grove has an Annual Photo Contest and use the winning photos for promotions and marketing for the city.  This was the first year that I entered the contest and was honored last night for winning the Celebrations/Events Category for my photo of the Holiday Train.

Cottage Grove Photographer / Cottage View Drive In

Justin Atkinson is a local photojournalist and last summer he made a documentary about the Cottage View Drive In.  There has been talk for a few years that they may tear it down and that would leave a hole in many families hearts that still enjoy going to the Drive In.  When he was making this documentary, he used one of my photos.  I was honored that he contacted me about this and it shows that photography with video can keep memories alive.  When was the last time you went to the Drive In?