With all the shelter at home stuff, thought I'd start a fun thread to help get our minds on better times. I am not a professional or high level amateur photographer, but I have taken some cool pictures over the years. If you've taken pictures that you're proud of, how bout posting a couple,and explaining what they are?
I'll Start:
St. Louis July 2003. I was staying downtown in that beer can shaped hotel by the arch. I got a call around midnight that my mom was taken to ICU in Arkansas, and was in bad shape. I got up at dawn as the sun was rising over the Mississippi river. I took this picture looking east. Went to the chapel in the center and said a prayer for my parents. Mom got out of ICU 66 days later.
Alley Springs, MO: From around 2002, near Eminence,MO.
Hotel Bothwell, Sedalia,MO. Shot at sundown in downtown Sedalia.
Desoto Sign, Carthage, MO. On a trip to Arkansas, took the scenic route 2018.
Missouri Hwy 13 Bridge, Lexington, MO: Looking north during the flood of 1993.
Feb 1st, 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up and blew apart on re-entry. Took this picture later that same day, flag flying half mast over I-70 and Noland Road in Independence.
Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath15:
Thanksgiving, 2019.
I shed a few tears the first time I saw the wall. I always wondered (and was grateful) why my name wasn't there. First time I visited the wall - honestly, I cried like a baby.
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
Feb 1st, 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up and blew apart on re-entry. Took this picture later that same day, flag flying half mast over I-70 and Noland Road in Independence.
Just before this craziness began I was in Juneau Alaska for work. This was the only day the sun came out while I was there and tried to snap a few pictures. Absolutely breathtaking scenery. I gotta get back for a proper vacation.
Originally Posted by gblowfish:
I'm really enjoying all the pictures! There's a place not too far from where I live called the Bingham-Waggoner Estate. It's just south of the Independence Square, and was the starting point for the Three Trails west. George Caleb Bingham painted the iconic Civil War painting "Order Number 11" in this house. It's now a historic site. I've always loved the grounds, and over the years have taken pictures of my cars out front of the carriage house. Pictures of my 2002 Jeep & 2015 Subie. My wife and I restored a 1997 Cougar (The Big Blue Cat) and just got it finished up last summer. We're the only owners. It's the last big Cougar Ford built, XR-7 with performance package. Everything has been restored bumper to bumper. Great ride. This picture is in front of my old high school football field.
She's beautiful... You are a lucky man...:-) [Reply]
