Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Tina Johnson and was taken recently from the 25th floor of the Plaza Tower.

Tina says “I just love stepping out into my backyard (i.e. all of downtown) and taking in the amazing beauty we have downtown. There is always something new, or at least you can see if from a new perspective. This photo of the clock tower atop of the Polk County Courthouse is just one example. I’ve photographed it many times before, but was especially pleased with the detail I could get from the Plaza Tower’s 25th floor.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Chris Boeke and was taken during a recent Des Moines Photo Walk.

Chris says “Downtown provides creativity for a wide range of photographers. With architecture, nature, people, and
social events – there’s plenty to keep the most frequently visited photographers inspired.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Jim Steep, aka jastepp_too, and is entitled “Architectural Nature”.

Jim says “I love photography. Whether I am out photographing for myself or professionally, discovery is always key to my process.Through my images, I am able to capture what I see and share that vision with others. I enjoy photographing downtown Des Moines. We all should be proud of what we have done structurally and socially with the Des Moines area. Capturing and expressing this in images is something I enjoy.” You can find more of Jim’s photography at: www.lexiconconsultinginc.com

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This video documentation of the six-month installation process of the Pappajohn Sculpture Park was produced by Blur MediaWorks as a gift to the City of Des Moines and the Des Moines Art Center.

Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Danny Akright, and is a tilt-shift photo.

Danny says “It doesn’t take a lot of exploring the city to find plenty of great photos – with downtown and the East Village developing, plus a healthy dose of history, it’s hard to wander around Des Moines without finding something interesting.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture is one of my own, a shot of downtown from a balcony of the East Village Court Lofts.

There are so many great views of downtown, this just happens to be a new one I just discovered.

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Randy Wetmore aka DMIA JAYHAWK, and is titled “Dragon Boats Waiting for the Race”.

“Des Moines has so many things going on all the time that there are many opportunities to capture some nice pictures. The Dragon Boat Races at Gray’s Lake is an example. It was a beautiful Saturday morning and this picture does not show it there were many, many participants in the races. Keep your eyes open for the variety of events going on in Des Moines.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Jerry Ranch, aka jerrysEYES, and is titled “We Built This City..” (to quote a Jeff Starship tune).

Jerry says, “There is no doubt that downtown Des Moines is for living, working, and playing. You are lovingly greeted and enveloped in a photographers’ mosaic of architectural styles. The canyon of edifices reflects the psyche of Des Moines – comfortable and inviting, malleable and forward looking, yet rooted in tradition. From the bustle of the workday, to the entertaining Court Ave nightlife, to the family-oriented superb Farmer’s Market, I always find unique opportunities to document on my visits.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Kurt Engelbrecht, aka kengelbr, and is a view of downtown look west.”

Kurt says “I visited Des Moines for five days and only had a short time for a photo walk. With the river, capitol, and downtown area, Des Moines had many good photo opportunities, and it would have been nice if I had some more time there. This photo was taken near sunrise just after a rain shower.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture is one of my very own. I took this of the Davis-Brown Tower last year and entered it into the 70th Annual Iowa State Fair Photography competition.

This was the first year I had ever entered the competition, and had always wanted to before, so I entered four photos. The first one of the Davis-Brown Tower won 3rd place in the Iowa Architecture Division. I also had another one, the photo below shown, it was entered into the Anything Goes! division. This year’s state fair reported a record breaking 4,577 entries, as you can see Iowan’s love photography and why not, we have such a beautiful city and state to photograph.

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Cyn Thia, aka thiajmarie, and titled “Reflecting on Des Moines.”

She says “I was in Des Moines to visit my best friend. A beautiful city, with a wonderful variety of photographic opportunities. I will definitely be back!!!!”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Danyell Klein, aka 03jeepgirl, and is a nighttime photo of fireworks from Scott Avenue bridge with the  downtown backdrop.

She says “I just moved back to the Des Moines area from Oskaloosa in February and I love taking pictures here. It’s much different than the rural areas.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Sarah Brewbaker and is of some signage from the Court Avenue District.

Sarah says “For me photography is my creative outlet and lets me show others how I view the world. I have grown up in the Des Moines area and have always loved to attend such events as the downtown farmers market.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Brooke Peterson.

Brooke says “I took this photo on a beautiful summer evening at Principal Park. Not only was it a great night to watch our very own Iowa Cubs, but it was also a perfect sunset. This photo, with its pink and purple colors of the sky and the silhouette of the water tower on the roof of the Brown-Camp Lofts was taken from my seat at the stadium.”

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Continuing with our series, Des Moines Picture of the Week, this week’s picture comes from Flickr user Eric, also known as “Uncle Eric” and is of Science Center downtown.

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