Ideas for places to visit in the Midwest
Looking at some old photos & slides I found this interesting photo taken by my father. This is a group of offices discussing their B-24 Liberator on a small airfield in Finschafen, New Guina. The photo was taken around 1944 after an invasion to free the area form the Japanese.
This photo was scanned from a 35mm slide and edited in Photomatix and Lightroom.
Early morning is Forest Park. Be sure to check out more Forest Park photos on this blog including some of the fall color photos. Millions of dollars and, more importantly, true dedication to this park in St. Louis has turned this area into the crown jewel of the City of St. Louis. There are unending opportunities for photographer including the beautiful vistas, the architecture and the zoo.
Here we have the sunrise over the Muny Opera pagoda. A high aperture is used to get the starburst effect.
On the Lake Michigan side of Door County you will find Cave Point County Park. This is an area of low bluffs along the lake that have been hollowed out by the waves. There are lots of scenic overlooks so if you visit, be sure to bring your camera.
https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Galleries/Door-County/i-r4zbNTK/A
A behind the scenes look at our house the day after Thanksgiving…..
Taken at the St. Louis Zoo using a 70 – 300mm zoom.
I spend Fall Sunday afternoons with a group called Three Creek Bassets, following the hounds though overgrown creek beds, around fields and along old roads. The setting afternoon sun in the countryside make it an enjoyable activity. This photo was taken with a Coolpix S9700 and processed in Lightroom.
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/
B25 “Show Me!” at St. Charles Smartt Airport. Photo from their annual Pumpkin Drop event. Click here to see more photos from the event.
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 a wing of the Confederate Air Force which houses this B25 and a few other vintage military aircraft.
On the day of this event you could attend for free, walk around the planes and out near the runways. It was a great opportunity for photographers! Click on this image to see it in my Smugmug account or click here to see the whole gallery: https://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Events/Pumpkin-Drop/. Be sure to see on a large screen and click the triangle at the top of the page to see the slideshow.
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 finished the photo in Lightroom. Since some of the photos are overexposed, you get a daylight look in the photo.
An early walk in St. Louis’ Forest Park can be rewarding. This is the Nathan Frank Band Stand in front of what is known as the Muny Opera, an open air theater. This is a favorite area because there is so much to see within a few hundred feet.
This photo was taken just at sunrise. This is a five shot HDR processed in Photomatix, Lightroom and Photoshop. For more information see my tutorial on HDR: https://greatriversimaging.com/hdr/
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