It’s been a nice fall here in the St. Louis region this year. During our Photo Flood in the Benton Park neighborhood last weekend I saw these beautiful colors reflecting in the water.
Tag: photography
Witches Night Out
Every year in Lebanon they hold Witches Night Out. I’ve been photographing it for years and I never get tired of it. The creativity of the people who attend, and the fun they have make it a highlight of my year photographing.
Been a long time since I posted
Been a long time since I posted anything here. I always mean to but get busy with other things and forget. I’m active on Facebook and Instagram though. Not sure if anyone is reading this but I will try harder.
The first photo of 2020
In what has become a New Years Day tradition some of us get together and go out to shoot in the local area. This year we went to Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis. There is so much history in the place and everywhere you look you see the names that are tied to the city and area. This is the very first photo I took and it is the first one in 2020.
Paint Louis 2019
One of my favourite times of the year for photography is Paint Louis. It is usually held on Labor Day weekend and graffiti artists from all over come in to paint the flood wall south of the Arch grounds. Though there have been some issues over the years with illegal art going up in the city during the event the city is tolerant of the event at the wall. This first image is done by my friend Norm4eva. She is an amazing artist and I am so inspired by her work. More of her work can be seen on her Instagram account. Norm4eva on Instagram
More images from Paint Louis 2019 can be seen at my Flickr page.
Stairway
This staircase still has some beauty left in it. So sad to go into these old churches and see them falling into disrepair. No one has the money to keep them up and eventually they’ll be gone forever.
Warning Water on the Road
The understatement of the year. This is from Alton Illinois, taken on the 1st of June. The red line is the height of the water in the record flooding of 1993. As of today the waters of the Mississippi have exceeded the 2nd highest level on record and are expected to peak at 39.2 feet, which will be short of the 1993 level of 42.7 feet but bad enough for everyone living and working along the river. It will take a long time for the waters to come down, and for the area to recover.
Grand Avenue & Bissell Water Towers
Here is a shot of the Grand Avenue and Bissell Water towers in north St. Louis. The Grand Avenue tower (closest in the photo) is the tallest free-standing Corinthian column in the world. It and the Bissell are standpipe water towers. Only seven of these water towers remain standing in the United States, three of which are in St. Louis. The third is the Compton Hill tower. They are beautiful structures and hopefully the city finds a way to preserve them.
Sunrise in B&W
Sunrise at Cahokia Mounds State Park in B&W.
The Chuck Berry House
On the latest outing with Photoflood STL we visited the Greater Ville neighborhood in St. Louis. This shot with Waffles is at the Chuck Berry house. The man lived here for quite a few years but much like the rest of the neighborhood it is in sad shape. There is so much potential in this area of the city but white flight and a lack of imagination and money will leave the area in disrepair.
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