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Underneath Minnehaha Falls in January


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Underneath Minnehaha Falls in January
Underneath Minnehaha Falls in January
You are looking at nine foot tall ice columns. This picture was taken last January when it was 30 below. I climbed 20 feet of rock and ice and was able to get behind the falls and take this photo just as the morning light was starting to shine through.

James Reininger

 
 
 

Sharon Day
 

Awesome shot, James!!! I love the blue ice! Just beautiful!


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December 29, 2004

 

RoxAnne E. Franklin
  You're what I call a REAL blue blood photographer!!! what a shot!
dont think I would have had what it takes to do this.
It sure was worth every effort you put into it!


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December 29, 2004

 

Leanne M.E. Boyd
  Wow, James!!!!!!!!! This is amazing!


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December 29, 2004

 

Gloria B. Wood
  Fantastic shot! Very well done! (Hi from a fellow Minnesotan...if you are from here!)


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December 29, 2004

 

J. Prescott
  This shot goes well beyond the norm & captures the veiwers full attention immediately!! in spite of the effort it took to get there, it makes the viewer wish they could experience it for themselves (or appreciate the fact that now they don't have to)

a beautiful image to be sure - my highest accomodation.


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December 29, 2004

 

James Reininger
  Hello Mr. Prescott,

Thank you for your response. Are you photographer also? If you are interested, I have more photos at www.yessy.com/JamesReininger

Sincerely,

James Reininger


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December 30, 2004

 

Cathy Barrows
  simply execellent...tell me this is not the minnehaha falls in n GA


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January 05, 2005

 

J. Prescott
  yes, james, I am also a photographer. I submitted a picture to the december contest, but I can't find it. as soon as the calendar turned to Jan, all the december pics disappeared, & I can't figure out how to view the last few days (or Any of the dec entries, for that matter) I DO know that if you go to EOS D30 reviews, you can find my pic there. I will periodically enter more . . .


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January 05, 2005

 

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  AWESOME shot, and being someone from MN its always great to see things that are *local* so to speak.


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May 04, 2005

 

James Reininger
  Hello Emily,

Thank you for your nice comments.

James


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May 04, 2005

 

Susana Ms Heide
  It was well worth the climb!!! Congrats!!


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July 23, 2005

 

bob cornelison
  Wow! What a shot!
Congrats!
~:O)


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July 24, 2005

 

James Reininger
  Hello Susana and Bob, Thank you for nice comments.


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July 24, 2005

 

Shari Travison
  This is an amazing formation. Wonderful capture of the colors, texture, light and shadows!


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August 19, 2005

 

James Reininger
  Hello Shari,

Thank you for the nice comments.

James


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August 22, 2005

 

Linda Murphy
  Great capture James!


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August 24, 2005

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Linda for your nice comments.

James


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August 24, 2005

 

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  Remarkable shot. Deserved the nomination.


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January 25, 2008

 

James Reininger
  Thank you again Srikant for the nice comments.


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January 25, 2008

 
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  Great capture, wonderful color and texture!


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July 26, 2008

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Stacy for the nice comments.


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July 26, 2008

 
- Guy D. Biechele

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  Wonderful light and texture. Such a cool shot!


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August 01, 2008

 

Colleen Farrell
  Wow, this is spectacular, James! Amazing what you had to do to get this shot, but it was worth it, I'd say!


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August 07, 2008

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Guy and Colleen for the nice comments.


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August 08, 2008

 

Brad Harding
  James, I enjoyed all your series on Minnehaha Falls. I was interested in your climb on the ice to get to the location behind the falls. Did you have all of the climbing tools ice pick, cleated shoes etc.? Great shot for all of the effort. Brad


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November 10, 2008

 

James Reininger
  Hello Brad, thank you for the nice comments. However, I have to admit that I did not have an ice pick or cleated shoes. When I went to the falls that day I was simply planning on taking photos of the frozen falls from a bridge that is near by. As I was taking photos I noticed some teenagers playing hide and seek between the ice columns. That is when I decided to go up. I climbed the incline using my tripod for leverage.


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November 10, 2008

 

Stephanie Frey
  Awesome image James! Stunning!


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November 26, 2008

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Stephanie for the nice comments.


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November 26, 2008

 

Ermanno Radice
  Great framing, wonderful capture, James!!Congratulations for your beautiful gallery!!


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November 26, 2008

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Ermanno for the nice comments.


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November 27, 2008

 

Kate Jackson
  WOW James, super cool!!!


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December 01, 2008

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Kate for the nice comments.


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December 01, 2008

 
- Janet McNeil

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  Beautiful capture - congrats on your Finalist!!


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December 01, 2008

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Janet for the nice comments.


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December 01, 2008

 

Dianna Murphy
  Must have been a site to see. Gorgeous color and light.


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December 29, 2008

 

James Reininger
  It was pretty cool to watch. Thank you Dianna for the nice comments.


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December 30, 2008

 

Cyndy Doty
  What an amazing capture! The light behind the frozen blue is wonderful!


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March 15, 2009

 

James Reininger
  Thank You Cyndy for the nice comments.


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March 15, 2009

 
- Christine Lobsinger

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  WOW... CONGRATS JAMES... amazing light/colours!!! It really pays off when a photographer works that hard to get the shot... you sure did here!
CHRISTINE
SMILING WITH YOU


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June 11, 2009

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Christine for the nice comments.


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June 13, 2009

 

Wm Nosal
  Wonderful Shot!


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June 30, 2009

 

James Reininger
  Hello Wm. Sorry for the slow response. However, thank you for the nice comment.


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July 14, 2009

 

John A. Karas
  Great shot, James. I used to pass by these falls on my way to work when I lived in Bloomington abck in the mid eighties.
I remember when we had torrential rains and floods one year, the water was shooting straight out ten to fifteen feet before it fell. (Didn't have a camera then)


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July 16, 2009

 

James Reininger
  Thank you John for the nice comments. I wish I would have been there also. For the past few years, the falls have been dry alot of the time.


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July 17, 2009

 

Chuck S. Frizzell
  Incredible!


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November 08, 2009

 

James Reininger
  Thank you Chuck for the nice comments.


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November 08, 2009

 
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