Of all the locations in Saint Louis that I have photographed, the two cemeteries in North Saint Louis are my favorite. In the Fall, few places are more beautiful. The quiet atmousphere and surrounding sculpture is a rare place of beauty and repose.
These kind of images are, by far, the most affecting for me. There is something about the worn and weathered look of a face that speaks of care and long suffering.
We visited the Bellefontaine Cemetery last friday. I couldn’t bring myself to convert this next set of photos to black and white. The colors of Fall have been gorgeous.
The color version, and the last of the Time Keeper series.S Grand Blvd and Vista Ave, St Louis, MO 63110
I wish we would build more buildings that have features like these. There just isn’t enough truly beautiful architecture. S Grand Blvd and Vista Ave, St Louis, MO 63110
At the bottom of this statue are the words, "Sicut In Coelo Et In Terra" in Latin which mean "As in Heaven, so also in Earth". Its a quote from the Lords Prayer. I have a verticle panorama of this figure, which I will post tomorrow.
S Grand Blvd and Vista Ave, St Louis, MO 63110
Another view of the Mythological Ram’s Head at the base of the Civil Courts Building. I have several more of him, then we’ll switch to something else. :)Update: People have asked how I got the sky so dark. I did two things, the first was to increase the saturation of…
A closeup of the figure on the copper flame holder on the steps of the Civil Courts Building in Downtown Saint Louis. I’m almost certain that isn’t a ram. Some mythological animal. Kudos to anyone who can identify it.10th St. & Market St., Saint Louis, MO
My deepest apologies for letting the posts fall off the page. For the next indeterminable period of time I will be posting Black and White photographs of Saint Louis City. My goal is to capture, over the course of two or three years, the feel and nature of the city.I…
