Lens-Artists – Blue in Minnesota

Having just returned from a short trip to Minnesota, I find myself with a whole new fund of pictures and, having checked the subject for this week’s Lens Artists Photo Challenge, I see that there are a couple of images that might just fit the bill.  It was rather a gloomy day when we first arrived at the State Capitol in Saint Paul but after touring the building we emerged into a bright sunny day with blue skies.

As with most Capitol buildings, the interior was resplendent with statues, columns and stunning murals including this one with some nice shades of blue.

We did quite a bit of sightseeing while we were in Saint Paul including a trip to the Como Zoo and Conservatory where we saw this awesome piece of artwork.

More on our tip to Minnesota in future posts and for information on the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, which is hosted this week by Patti, go to Blue

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

The Weekly Photo Challenge from the folks on The Daily Post at http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/photo-challenge-inside/ is Inside.

The dome of the State Capitol building in Springfield Illinois. At just over 92 feet wide, the inside of the dome incorporates a bronze-painted, plaster frieze depicting scenes from Illinois history.

My second choice for this challenge was taken inside the old St Louis Union Station, at one time the world’s largest and busiest train station. It was converted into a hotel, shopping mall and entertainment center in the early 1980’s.