Ted Engler

Circus Flora

Circus Flora is a one ring circus that has been entertaining St. Louisans for about 30 years. A circus can offer a lot of interesting photo opportunities but there are issues: You may not be able to get close to the action There are a lot of live animals and people performing dangerous acts onContinue reading “Circus Flora”

Great Rivers

The name Great Rivers Imaging represents an area in the Midwest where great rivers merge. These are the Mississippi, the Missouri and Illinois rivers. Here is a view of the Mississippi valley with the Illinois River in the foreground. This area is so vast that the Mississippi in the distant background and cannot be seen.Continue reading “Great Rivers”

Elsah Church

North of St. Louis is a scenic area near the convergence of the Illinois and Mississippi. The drive along this area is called The Great River Road and visitors can take days to explore the area. One feature of the area is that the highway runs through a narrow area between the river and the bluffs.Continue reading “Elsah Church”

Scenic Barn

This was taken off Interstate 39 just North of Bloomington, Illinois. This is one of those situations where you are driving along the highway and you see one scenic barn after another and finally have to stop and take a photo! This is a 3 shot HDR photo using the corner of my car windowContinue reading “Scenic Barn”

U City

I did not have to go too far for this photo! I live in University City and this is an area here called “The Loop,” an area filled with bars, restaurants, boutiques and college students. Needless to say, it is a colorful area.

Sunset at Big Cedar

Photos taken during the “golden hour” (about 20 min before/after sunrise/sunset) can provide the perfect lighting for photography. This deck at Big Cedar Lodge, near Branson, MO, reflects sunlight a few minutes after sunset. Photo taken with a Nikon D90 and a Nikon 18 – 105mm lens. Settings: f5, 18mm, 1/30th second, ISO 500.

Devil’s Pool Restaurant

Here is a night photo taken at Big Cedar Lodge near Branson, MO. This was taken hand held with a Nikon D90 using a Nikon 35mm 1.8 lens.

Dogwood Canyon

In Southwestern Missouri there is a private park (open to the public) called Dogwood Canyon. Filled with waterfalls, unique bridges and scenic vistas, this is a “must visit” place! A 6½ mile paved path lets you see it all. Be sure to bring your camera!

Peacocks

A friends farm had a number of Peacocks wandering around. There were so many that I had to be careful not to run over one. This particular character framed himself at the entryway into a barn, sort of framing his plumage for all to see. So I had to stop and take his photo! ThisContinue reading “Peacocks”

David R. Francis

This is a monument marking the grave of David R. Francis. Francis is one of many prominent people buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery. He was Mayor of the City of St. Louis, Governor of Missouri and Secretary of the Interior. He may be best known as President of St. Louis’ 1904 World’s Fair. See more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_R._FrancisContinue reading “David R. Francis”