Ted Engler

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.

Kirkwood Station

The holidays mean travel to meet friends and family and nothing signifies travel better that Kirkwood Missouri’s train station. I drove to Kirkwood late in the afternoon to photograph the station at sunset. This photo was taken well after sunset and the resulting photo was dark with a few highlights showing. However, I used theContinue reading “Kirkwood Station”

St. Louis Art Museum

Here is a shot of the St. Louis Art Museum (with King Louie on the horse). This is a three shot HDR photo to bring our the texture in the clouds and wonderful lighting on the statue and building. The camera is on a tripod and the lens is open long enough to see movementContinue reading “St. Louis Art Museum”

Red Boathouse

You do not have to travel across country to visit a scenic area. One beautiful area in the Midwest is Northern Wisconsin and its Northwoods. Lake Minocqua hosts many attractive well maintained boathouses and is worth visiting just to see the these structures. Here is a large red boahouse that always makes a great subjectContinue reading “Red Boathouse”

Gateway Arch

Here is a photo of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis taken last year. The Arch grounds are currently going through a complete renovation: all of the trees are being removed, new landscaping and new attractions. The arch is an interesting subject since each angle presents a completely different photo. Every photo can be aContinue reading “Gateway Arch”