Ideas for places to visit in the Midwest
Sculpture in St. Louis’ City Garden. The egg-shaped form at the top of the door resembles a seed that has just split open or a mouth that opens to the sky, like a baby’s first cry. Artist Kan Yasuda has left the answer deliberately ambiguous, leading us to think about time and space, life and death, the past and the present. When we pass through the door
what is the place we are returning to?
Fountain in St. Louis’ City Garden. This area is full of interesting sculptures, water features and lighting. This is one of those fountains that is always changing and at night, the lighting adds another dimension. Located in the central downtown area it is fun just to pass through it while going from one event to another.
Just South of Downtown Kansas City, you will find the National World War I Memorial. This is on a high hill overlooking Downtown Kansas City and their Union Station. You cannot tell from this photo but this is a steep incline leading from the station up to the memorial. See the previous photo for the view down this hill.
This is a three shot HDR photo taken without a tripod. The HDR allows you to capture the sunset and the building with out over exposure and under exposure.
One of the great places to photograph the Kansas City skyline is at the National World War I Memorial just south of the Downtown area. This is on a large hill which gives you this great perspective. You can drive up to the top or park at the station and walk up the hill.
In this photo is KC’s Union Station with the downtown area in the background.
Over the weekend I was honored to care for two lost Basset Hounds. This hound and his sister were found wandering around a nearby neighborhood. I am affiliated with a Basset Rescue group in the Midwest so I took them for a few days until they could be transferred to the rescue group.
These hounds were found without collars, tags or microchips. It seemed that someone did not want them and left them to find a new home.
Interestingly, these are very valuable Bassets. Great markings, great temperaments, well proportioned. I am hoping they will find a nice new home.
In a contrast between the very old and the ultramodern, New Harmony’s Atheneum stands out as an architectural marvel. The Atheneum is the visitor center for New Harmony, Indiana and is named for the Greek Athenaion, which was a temple dedicated to Athena in ancient Greece.
Even the old split rail fence contrasts the old and new. New Harmony can be found on the Wabash River , near Evansville, Indiana.
Note that this doorway leads from the outside to the outside! This is another entrance into New Harmony’s Roofless Church. New Harmony is full of very interesting architectural structures both very old and very modern.
The “Roofless Church” in the town of New Harmony, Indiana on the Wabash River.
The actual “church” is the entire plaza-like area within the brick walls as well as an area for looking out over a field that floods each year at least once. As the foundation which maintains it says, “Johnson and [client Jane Blaffer] Owen envisioned a church where the only roof large enough to encompass a world of worshippers was the sky.”
The town of New Harmony was originally known simply as “Harmony” when it was founded by a progressive German religious group, the town changed its name when the original “Harmonists” gave the town over to yet another utopian leader.
A helicopter view of St. Louis. I had the ability to fly with a group, “doors off,” to photograph our scenic riverfront. This gives immense flexibility to photograph your subject. You have to make sure everything is secure so nothing flies out of the cabin. ON this trip I used a wide lens to get the subject and the horizon. Lots of movement so using a fast shutter speed is a must.
Here we have the St. Louis riverfront including the St. Louis Arch, Busch Stadium (home of the St. Louis Cardinals) and Eads Bridge.
Take a walk on the very exclusive Harbor Point and you will see many scenes like this. This is Little Traverse Bay with the town of Harbor Springs on the other side. Known as “Up North,” the area has scenic towns and open farmland.
The clouds are a little threatening due to a series of storms and tornadoes moving through the area during my visit.
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