The Avenger is part of the Missouri Wing of the Commemorative Air Force stationed in St. Charles County. This photograph is from their Open House held in September 2016. For free you visit the St. Charles Smartt Airport, walk around to see the planes and watch them fly. See more photos: https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Events/Pumpkin-Drop/
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Show Me!
B25 “Show Me!” at St. Charles Smartt Airport. Photo from their annual Pumpkin Drop event. Click here to see more photos from the event. Click here to see “Show Me!” flyover.
B25 on bombing run?
Is this B25 on a bombing run? Interestingly, the answer is yes. This is from an event in St. Charles, Missouri called a Pumpkin Drop where a target is setup and pumpkins are dropped on it all day. The plane with the closest hit, wins. Fortunately, the airport where this event is held houses aContinue reading “B25 on bombing run?”
Fall Colors in Forest Park
I watched these trees for about 10 days as they changed to red from the top down. This is St. Louis’ art museum in Forest Park. When the time was right, I took this photo a few minutes before sunrise as a 5 shot HDR (see my tutorial: https://greatriversimaging.com/hdr/), combined them in Photomatix and finishedContinue reading “Fall Colors in Forest Park”
Are you ready for Fall?
Fall is the high time for taking photos and goes by too quickly to get everything in. One trick in the Midwest is to travel to the very northern part of the country in early October and then come back to the central Midwest for another round of color. If you live in St. Louis,Continue reading “Are you ready for Fall?”
Fall in the North Woods
Fall in the North Woods is just about over. This old rail road trestle, now bike trail in North Central Wisconsin shows the changing colors on Lake Minocqua. As fall ends here these great colors will descend on the rest of our country. This is a great time for photographers, be sure to get outContinue reading “Fall in the North Woods”
Sunrise on North Bay
On this morning, I got up a little late to capture the sunrise. However, the good news was that this was a few steps from the front door of where I was staying. The other good thing is that in late summer and early fall, the sun comes up later. For those not interested inContinue reading “Sunrise on North Bay”
Kayak on North Bay
While visiting some friends on North Bay on the Door County peninsula, I went out early to get some sunrise photos over this beautiful area. Afterwards, a few of us would go out in kayaks to explore the area. Being a neophyte to kayaks I declined to take any electronic devices with me so IContinue reading “Kayak on North Bay”
Under way….
While heading out for some sightseeing with a friend, I notice this beautiful yacht go by. I suggested we go out into some very rough water to photograph the sailboat and the friend agreed. This is the is the result taken from a very bouncy platform! (1/500 sec; 105mm; ISO 320; f9) https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Galleries/Door-County/i-wdw5573/A
North Bay, Door County
A shallow area on Lake Michigan allows these reeds to grow around this dock, giving a nice effect for this early morning shot.This is one of the many scenic areas in Door County, Wisconsin. A photographer should plan to spend several days to get a number of nice shots. https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Galleries/Door-County/i-jb7CkSK/A
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