When the Light is right

Trout fishing has something in common with photography. In trout fishing you cannot catch fish unless your fly is in the water. Photograhy is similar in that you cannot make great photos unless you get out and shoot picture. So when the light is right or not you must get out and shoot.

House with three chimneys!

This post is of a house which seems to be almost more accident then intentional. It seems out of another place and time and I can easily imagine it as the residence in a fairly tail or other story.

Forest Park Bandstand in Autumn

Today's post is of a Bandstand in a St. Louis Park near the Municapal Opera.

Michael Kenna - Black and White Images

Today I am posting a link to the work of Michel Kenna. He is a British photographer working in black and white. He shoots primarily landscapes and forms which are devoid of people. These are beautiful, painterly images. Follow the link in the Inspiration section of the bloghttp://www.michaelkenna.net/interviews/feelslikehome.html.

Final Stage of the 2007 Tour of Missouri

Todays photos are from the archives. They are photos from the final stage of teh tour of Missouri.  The last shot is the winner being escorted to the podium. It is George Hincappie. Look at  his exposed calf muscle. It shows the damage from thousands of miles of bike riding.

In Honor of the STL Cardinals last win in the World Series, (2006) and in hope of number 11 tonight!!!

GO CARDS! BRING HOME NUMBER 11 TONIGHT!!!

Archive Photos from the Forest Park Balloon Race-2007

Today's post is from the St. Louis/Forest Park Balloon Race in 2007. Great light certainly helps make great pictures. The day started with  a double rainbow at the arch and the light remained incredible all afternoon.

Images From Marine Week in St. Louis

Today I am posting just a few of the images I took during Marine Week this past summer. They feature some of the very impressive technology and weapons the USMC deploys around the world.

First experiment in 4x5 analog photography

Classically Homeless- CWE St.  Louis, MO
4x5 Fuji Instant Film

Recently I have embarked down the path of shooting architecture with a Sinar F2 4x5 large format view camera. Many years ago before the age of digital photography and cell phone cameras I worked as both a studio hand and a photographers assistant. Shooting architecture and advertising used to always be done on large format before digital. In many ways the cameras are still the same but the way the image has been captured has changed. Digital is just so much faster and simpler. You are in a digital work flow from the second the shutter clicks. But composing just the right picture is still a painstaking process. Even more so with "analog" film equipment. Still film remains the benchmark. Very expensive digital cameras and camera backs can produce images almost as good if not as good these days. But like analog records the sound is different. In music the Mpg files is easy to exchange and carry around on a portable device. It is small and easy to use. But the real audiophile misses the rich sound quality only provided by much larger and more complex files and recording methods. Photography is very similar. I can't afford a 50K camera so I am trying going "old school" just to see what turns out.

The above image was really my first attempt at producing a real "image" other than just practice exposures to refresh my memory with the mechanics of the camera. This is the portico of a now closed Methodist Church. The area in St. Louis is referred to as "Holy Corners" as there are large significant semi religious buildings on several corners. The print came into contact with the still wet negative as I was putting my gear away. Just one of the many things that can go wrong.

Downtown St. Louis

Tonight I am posting two images of downtown St. Louis. It is fall the light and shadows are quite nice. Enjoy!