Ted Engler

Alley Spring Mill

I thought I would explore Missouri for one of those scenic old mills. I found this in a place called Alley Spring, near Eminence, Missouri on the Jack’s Fork river. This is a single shot photo processed in Lightroom 5.

Waiting for Santa

One more night at the Garden Glow to get some shots missed on my first trip. This is a scene you will take a little effort to find. This is a hand held shot taken at a High ISO of 2000 at 50mm, f3.2. http://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Missouri-Botanical-Garden/i-SFbL6rp

Henry Shaw Home

Here is one more photo from Missouri Botanical Garden’s “Garden Glow.” This is Henry Shaw’s home on the Botanical Garden grounds. The grounds are decorated with light displays for the holiday season (see previous posts). http://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Missouri-Botanical-Garden/i-GrL5ZPS/A

How to Take Photographs at Night

Recent posts here are from the Missouri Botanical Garden’s “Garden Glow.” This consists of a number of lighted displays throughout the garden grounds. Between the displays, it is very dark. A photo of one of the displays may look like the photo to the right but you may want get more detail like the sameContinue reading “How to Take Photographs at Night”

The road to the Climatron

Like the road to OZ, this scenic path is part of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Garden Glow exhibit. Sections of the grounds are decorated with lights and are open to the public to wander wherever they wanted. This is a three shot HDR photo processed in Photmatix and Lightroom. Except for light displays, the pathsContinue reading “The road to the Climatron”

Missouri Botanical Garden Gatehouse

The Missouri Botanical Garden now decorates their grounds for Christmas with lots of great exhibits. Their “Garden Glow” has now become an annual event and brings thousands of people to their facility. The nice people at the botanical garden had a special showing this evening for photographers only. I spent several hours roaming the groundsContinue reading “Missouri Botanical Garden Gatehouse”

Alley Spring

This scenic area is Alley Spring near Eminence, Missouri. Near the Jack’s Fork river, this area contains this beautiful spring and an old mill.

Everyone loves Santa

Every year I am honored to be the photographer for Guardian Angel Basset Rescue’s “Photographs with Santa” at St. Louis’ Museum of the Dog. This is a fun event where dog owners line-up to have their Best Friends photographed. This produced one of those classic photos shown here. Guardian Angel (GABR) is a very successfulContinue reading “Everyone loves Santa”

Spring at the Garden

With winter settling in, it is good to be optimistic!

The Beacons

In a few short weeks this lake will be frozen solid until April or May. This is the Beacon’s Resort Boathouse, a very large structure which is a centerpiece of Lake Minocqua in Northern Wisconsin. An early morning during a heavy fog provided some surreal scenes.