Sunset from the Franklin Avenue Bridge

Submitted by Mill District resident Ric Rosow

I took a four mile walk the other day that included crossing the Franklin Avenue Bridge. Normally I am on my bike or in a car going over the bridge. Walking allowed me to visualize what a sunset photo on a clear night might look like.

I went back that evening. Although it was past 7:30pm I had arrived too early. Of course I did not want to be late as the sunset waits for no one. But at that time the sun was far too bright. It had not descended far enough for any photograph to be worthwhile. I walked back to my car and drove back down East River Road to the East River Flats Park to see if I could get a better angle on the setting sun that would not blow out all the detail from the sky. That was a waste of my time and the small parking fee in the parking lot, as the park is lower than the bridge and the view of downtown is nothing to write home about. I went back to the Franklin Avenue Bridge and decided to photograph the river looking to the east. The vegetation was lush and the river was calm. I could see the reflections of the railroad bridge and the Lake Street Bridge in the water. By the time I finished photographing to the east, the sun was setting quickly behind downtown. I hurried back to the intersection and crossed over to the other side of the bridge. This was the perfect time to take the photograph I had visualized. The sky was beautiful and the reflections in the river of the bridge was grand.

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More of my work can be found at https://www.ricrosowphotography.com and in the Tres Leches Art Gallery at the Northrup King Building.