Architecture State of the Arch - Color

State of the Arch - Color · 08:02 AM

Last week we spent a few days back in our home town (Mt. Vernon, IL) after picking up our daughter, who happened to be in St. Louis to present a paper at a neurochemistry conference. I almost didn't take a camera, but decided at the last minute to grab my little LX5, which I used during a pleasant and warm afternoon at the Arch (wishing I'd have brought my K20D). Here are some snapshots I grabbed as we roamed the area.

Jer

Spring afternoon:

And a sunny day:

A bit of skyline:

Reflected arch:

Spring flowers:

Sunset from our hotel window:

Rupert · 03-28-2011, 08:20 AM

Wow! Great shooting! The first one is fantastic, the people in the scene give it great perspective. Fine colors too! I hope to get to St Louis soon......I have a Pentax friend there I want to visit, and Mrs Rupert's brother lives just down the road. I won't get any shots like these, I can assure you!

Thanks for posting these!
Best Regards!

Jimbo · 03-28-2011, 08:28 AM

WOW Jer. These are all great. Thank god you took the camera. JIM

charliezap · 03-28-2011, 08:48 AM

Good shooting Jer. That Panasonic does a great job.--capn zap

**dcmsox2004** · 03-28-2011, 09:07 AM

love that 2nd shot jer.... quite the impressive arch... never seen it in person before...
dave m

**Bob Harris** · 03-28-2011, 12:02 PM

Jer, really enjoyed the up close shots of the arch, great perspectives. We have crossed the Mississippi many times and of course see the arch, but have never gone into town to visit the area, so this saves me a future stop. I like the reflection on the glass building, looks really abstract. Thanks for the view. Bob

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 03-28-2011, 12:37 PM

Very, very nice Jer. I am glad that you did take the camera along after all. Someone said that there is a tram going up the arch?

slowpez · 03-28-2011, 12:49 PM

Love, love, love that first one Jer. A nice series of shots to be sure.

daacon · 03-28-2011, 01:45 PM

Nice shots Jer - I was in St. Loius once teaching a course on MicroFocus Cobol interacting with the a Tandem Pathway (God I am old haha) - anyway I remeber the Arc impressive structure.

BlueBubbleBoy · 03-28-2011, 02:04 PM

Wow, I'd say your "snapshots" are pretty awesome! Those first two are great!

**Sailor** · 03-28-2011, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by Rupert

Wow! Great shooting! The first one is fantastic, the people in the scene give it great perspective. Fine colors too! I hope to get to St Louis soon......I have a Pentax friend there I want to visit, and Mrs Rupert's brother lives just down the road. I won't get any shots like these, I can assure you!

Thanks for posting these!
Best Regards!

Hey, thanks my friend. I'm betting you and your new camera will beat these easily.

Jer

Originally posted by Jimbo

WOW Jer. These are all great. Thank god you took the camera. JIM

Very kind words, JIM - I appreciate them.

Jer

Originally posted by charliezap

Good shooting Jer. That Panasonic does a great job.--capn zap

Capn - thanks much. I do like this little camera.

Jer

Originally posted by dcmsox2004

love that 2nd shot jer.... quite the impressive arch... never seen it in person before...
dave m

Hey Dave - thanks buddy.

Jer

**Sailor** · 03-28-2011, 06:38 PM

Originally posted by Bob Harris

Jer, really enjoyed the up close shots of the arch, great perspectives. We have crossed the Mississippi many times and of course see the arch, but have never gone into town to visit the area, so this saves me a future stop. I like the reflection on the glass building, looks really abstract. Thanks for the view. Bob

Hey, Bob - thanks alot. You'd have fun here - you can take a ride to the top and look out over the city, although we didn't do that this trip.

Jer

Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann

Very, very nice Jer. I am glad that you did take the camera along after all. Someone said that there is a tram going up the arch?

Thanks Heinrich. There is indeed a tram that takes you up the arch - I rode it the first year the thing was built.

Jer

Originally posted by slowpez

Love, love, love that first one Jer. A nice series of shots to be sure.

Susan - thanks for being so kind. I really appreciate it.

Jer

Originally posted by daacon

Nice shots Jer - I was in St. Loius once teaching a course on MicroFocus Cobol interacting with the a Tandem Pathway (God I am old haha) - anyway I remeber the Arc impressive structure.

Dave - I knew you were a scholar and gentleman

. It is - for sure - an impressive piece of work.

Jer

**Sailor** · 03-28-2011, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by BlueBubbleBoy

Wow, I'd say your "snapshots" are pretty awesome! Those first two are great!

Thanks much, Barry.

Jer

**monochrome** · 03-29-2011, 01:51 PM

Well Jer - let me chime in and state how inspiring your shots are. I rode to the top of the Arch the day it opened, lo those many years ago, and pass by it witout looking nearly daily. In all these years it has never occured to me to actually plan a trip to phoptograph the Arch - maybe that will change now!!

Tri-X and a KX?

Obviously, I'm a St. Louisan.

monochrome

**Sailor** · 03-30-2011, 05:44 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

Well Jer - let me chime in and state how inspiring your shots are. I rode to the top of the Arch the day it opened, lo those many years ago, and pass by it witout looking nearly daily. In all these years it has never occured to me to actually plan a trip to phoptograph the Arch - maybe that will change now!!

Tri-X and a KX?

Obviously, I'm a St. Louisan.

monochrome

Tri-x and a KX would be perfect (a few decades ago I shot it with an MX and Tri-x). While we didn't ride up the first day the Arch opened, my wife (then bride-to-be) and I took the trip up during the first summer of the Arch's operation. Quite a lot of fun.

Thanks much for the nice words.

Jer

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Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	Wow! Great shooting! The first one is fantastic, the people in the scene give it great perspective. Fine colors too! I hope to get to St Louis soon......I have a Pentax friend there I want to visit, and Mrs Rupert's brother lives just down the road. I won't get any shots like these, I can assure you! Thanks for posting these! Best Regards!

03-28-2011, 08:28 AM	#3
Jimbo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maple Ridge BC Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,368	WOW Jer. These are all great. Thank god you took the camera. JIM

03-28-2011, 08:48 AM	#4
charliezap Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saugus ma Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,686	Good shooting Jer. That Panasonic does a great job.--capn zap

03-28-2011, 09:07 AM	#5
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	love that 2nd shot jer.... quite the impressive arch... never seen it in person before... dave m

03-28-2011, 12:02 PM	#6
Bob Harris Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canon City, Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,477	Jer, really enjoyed the up close shots of the arch, great perspectives. We have crossed the Mississippi many times and of course see the arch, but have never gone into town to visit the area, so this saves me a future stop. I like the reflection on the glass building, looks really abstract. Thanks for the view. Bob

03-28-2011, 12:37 PM	#7
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Very, very nice Jer. I am glad that you did take the camera along after all. Someone said that there is a tram going up the arch?

03-28-2011, 12:49 PM	#8
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Love, love, love that first one Jer. A nice series of shots to be sure.

03-28-2011, 01:45 PM	#9
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice shots Jer - I was in St. Loius once teaching a course on MicroFocus Cobol interacting with the a Tandem Pathway (God I am old haha) - anyway I remeber the Arc impressive structure.

03-28-2011, 02:04 PM	#10
BlueBubbleBoy Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 642	Wow, I'd say your "snapshots" are pretty awesome! Those first two are great!

03-28-2011, 06:33 PM	#11
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205 Original Poster	Originally posted by Rupert Wow! Great shooting! The first one is fantastic, the people in the scene give it great perspective. Fine colors too! I hope to get to St Louis soon......I have a Pentax friend there I want to visit, and Mrs Rupert's brother lives just down the road. I won't get any shots like these, I can assure you! Thanks for posting these! Best Regards! Hey, thanks my friend. I'm betting you and your new camera will beat these easily. Jer Originally posted by Jimbo WOW Jer. These are all great. Thank god you took the camera. JIM Very kind words, JIM - I appreciate them. Jer Originally posted by charliezap Good shooting Jer. That Panasonic does a great job.--capn zap Capn - thanks much. I do like this little camera. Jer Originally posted by dcmsox2004 love that 2nd shot jer.... quite the impressive arch... never seen it in person before... dave m Hey Dave - thanks buddy. Jer

03-28-2011, 06:38 PM	#12
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205 Original Poster	Originally posted by Bob Harris Jer, really enjoyed the up close shots of the arch, great perspectives. We have crossed the Mississippi many times and of course see the arch, but have never gone into town to visit the area, so this saves me a future stop. I like the reflection on the glass building, looks really abstract. Thanks for the view. Bob Hey, Bob - thanks alot. You'd have fun here - you can take a ride to the top and look out over the city, although we didn't do that this trip. Jer Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann Very, very nice Jer. I am glad that you did take the camera along after all. Someone said that there is a tram going up the arch? Thanks Heinrich. There is indeed a tram that takes you up the arch - I rode it the first year the thing was built. Jer Originally posted by slowpez Love, love, love that first one Jer. A nice series of shots to be sure. Susan - thanks for being so kind. I really appreciate it. Jer Originally posted by daacon Nice shots Jer - I was in St. Loius once teaching a course on MicroFocus Cobol interacting with the a Tandem Pathway (God I am old haha) - anyway I remeber the Arc impressive structure. Dave - I knew you were a scholar and gentleman . It is - for sure - an impressive piece of work. Jer

03-28-2011, 06:39 PM	#13
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205 Original Poster	Originally posted by BlueBubbleBoy Wow, I'd say your "snapshots" are pretty awesome! Those first two are great! Thanks much, Barry. Jer

03-29-2011, 01:51 PM	#14
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Well Jer - let me chime in and state how inspiring your shots are. I rode to the top of the Arch the day it opened, lo those many years ago, and pass by it witout looking nearly daily. In all these years it has never occured to me to actually plan a trip to phoptograph the Arch - maybe that will change now!! Tri-X and a KX? Obviously, I'm a St. Louisan. monochrome

03-30-2011, 05:44 AM	#15
Sailor Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coastal Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 26,205 Original Poster	Originally posted by monochrome Well Jer - let me chime in and state how inspiring your shots are. I rode to the top of the Arch the day it opened, lo those many years ago, and pass by it witout looking nearly daily. In all these years it has never occured to me to actually plan a trip to phoptograph the Arch - maybe that will change now!! Tri-X and a KX? Obviously, I'm a St. Louisan. monochrome Tri-x and a KX would be perfect (a few decades ago I shot it with an MX and Tri-x). While we didn't ride up the first day the Arch opened, my wife (then bride-to-be) and I took the trip up during the first summer of the Arch's operation. Quite a lot of fun. Thanks much for the nice words. Jer