I am really, really enjoying this UWA lens! My girlfriend and I were down at Creve Coeur Park on the lakeshore a couple of evenings ago to shoot the sunset. After a wicked day of storms, the clouds finally started to break as the last glimpse of sun was visible. Some of the most epic clouds I've ever had the pleasure of shooting. Along with the clouds that were out when I shot The Awakening. :) Enjoy!
Here's another shot of the boat installation from the Chihuly at Cheekwood exhibition at the Cheekwood Botanical Garden. This is the side view of the boat so I could get the reflections on the more open side of the boat. I liked how the sun was illuminating the center of the boat and the two ends are in the shadows of the trees surrounding the pond. Enjoy!
Here's some fun I was having at Forest Park with my 50mm a while back. I was really interested when I saw the shadows from this bridge railing that I had to get it with the 50mm. It was extremely bright out that day, so I definitely tried my best to capture it with decent light. Let me know what you think! Enjoy!
The St. Louis Carousel is home to an original carousel created by the Dentzel Company of Philadelphia in the 1920’s. The Carousel was installed in 1929 at the Forest Park Highlands. When the Highlands burned to the ground in 1963, the carousel was the only thing left standing. Howard C. Ohlendorf purchased the carousel to prevent it from being dismantled and donated it to St. Louis County Parks in 1965. The department operated it during the summer months at Sylvan Springs Park until 1980. The St. Louis County Historic Buildings Commission and Faust Cultural Heritage Foundation raised enough money to restore the carousel to its original beauty and installed it in a climate controlled building in Faust Park in 1987.
~Sourced from stlouisco.com
I've been trying to get out more here lately to get some more practice shots before our Disney trip on 2-26 through 3-5 (cuz Roni reminded me I never said my dates :) ). I've been trying to find situations where I could be in the same photographic situations and condition I might find down in WDW. One thing I love to shoot as most of you know is any kind of kinetic movement. So I stopped by Faust Park to visit The St. Louis Carousel so I could try my hand at capturing it. Thinking of the carousel in Fantasyland all the while. One thing this method of practice is doing is making me more excited to get back to WDW. Hope you all enjoy this one and hopefully I'll get out later this week to go shooting again for some more shots for you all. :)
Here's a closer shot that I too of The Awakening sculpture. I really like how that Sigma UWA allows me to get as close and low as I want, with still getting a wide enough shot. I really can't wait to get to WDW with my D90 and my three lenses. I think I've got a pretty versatile bag of equipment that should be just fine for the trip. I will of course be posting a shot of my bag right before we go. Just because. :) Enjoy!
The Awakening was unveiled on October 10, 2009 and added to the permanent outdoor art collection of Chesterfield Arts. This monumental sculpture, measuring 70 feet in length and 17 feet at its tallest point was first cast by sculptor Seward Johnson in 1980 for a sculpture exhibition in Washington, D.C. This second casting is a permanent addition to the Chesterfield landscape.
~sourced from chesterfieldarts.org
This is literally right across the street from where I work and I never knew it was there until a couple of days ago. It's a really great piece of art and definitely dominates the area it's in. I really wish those flags weren't there in the background, but oh well I suppose. Won't be the last time I shoot this amazing sculpture. Enjoy!
