Thursday, December 18, 2008

Thursday Arch Series

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A different view from most of my Arch pix. In an earlier post, I mentioned that my wife and I stayed at a hotel downtown after our office holiday dinner last weekend.. I made sure to reserve a room with a view of the Arch. This was shot early the next morning on a very gray day. It's an HDR to pump it up a bit. Hard to tell from this picture, but the Mississippi River level is really low.

WHAT I WAS FANTASIZING ABOUT: retiring and spending all that silly work time on photography and reading more books. Ha! Fat chance. My 401(k) has lost at least a third of its value this year and I couldn't get health insurance anywhere in this fine country outside of work until I'm 65 and eligible for Medicare. So, nose back to the grindstone, Bobby.

TOMORROW: something not at all Christmas-y. Ggrrrr. Who needs TV when you have...


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11 comments:

  1. JanetDecember 18, 2008 at 6:31 AM

    Beautiful view of the arch, the sky, the smokestack and the river.

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  2. SharonDecember 18, 2008 at 8:03 AM

    Are those the buildings of Laclede's Landing in the foreground? It looks familiar.

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  3. Bob CroweDecember 18, 2008 at 8:09 AM

    Sharon - they are indeed.

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  4. VirginiaDecember 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM

    The arch looks so unassuming from this angle. Funny how different it looks in all of your photos. Guess that's why we keep coming back for more.
    V

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  5. Knoxville GirlDecember 18, 2008 at 3:04 PM

    HDR worked really well to make that leaden sky look even heavier. The Arch is holding it up, with great effort.

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  6. UnknownDecember 18, 2008 at 3:18 PM

    This pic makes me yearn for my hometown in all it's wintery grayness.

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  7. VictorDecember 18, 2008 at 6:39 PM

    A fine HDR today Bob, the arch really pops.

    Universal health care is at the top of our list of reasons we immigrated to Canada. My wife and I are both self-employed and in the states, all we could afford was minimal coverage. If something bad had happened, we would've had to sell our house. As you can imagine, we breathed a huge sigh of relief when we were handed our BC care cards.

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  8. Shutterup-ShutterbugDecember 18, 2008 at 11:43 PM

    Hi Bob. Great photo. I love the sky.

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  9. Jane Hards PhotographyDecember 19, 2008 at 5:44 AM

    The arch really draws the eye and adds to the perspective of the whole image. Retire now- take up photography.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 19, 2008 at 2:30 PM

    I totally agree, you're wasted in your job. You could turn pro tomorrow.

    I thought the hotel you mentioned in your comment on my photo yesterday (was the Hilton) is now the Crowne Plaza, but then I'm wondering if there's still a Hilton there too. Did you mean the one with reflective windows? If so that's the Crowne Plaza. I agree with you - amazing views, especially now with the Science Centre, new BBC building and the Squinty Bridge (surely modelled on your Arch), but probably not so great for human contact after dark.

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  11. Troop 1309December 19, 2008 at 2:42 PM

    That is a great shot!

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