Thursday, January 13, 2011

Thursday Arch Series

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I was wandering around the Arch grounds last weekend, looking for something, anything different. To my surprise, I ran into a prop. That's not common - the National Parks Service keeps the area pretty tidy. But here was this big orange traffic cone, and to no apparent purpose - no snow or ice, no repairs, just the normal pavement. So I screwed on my wide angle lens, laid down on the ground at the base of the cone, shot this and went out on a limb in Photoshop.

Today on Downtown St. Louis 365: the President of the United States.

10 comments:

Olivier said...

bel angle de prise de vue, et beau contrasme entre les deux couleurs. peut etre un leger HDR ?

cieldequimper said...

This is going up in my Pantheon.

Rob said...

The come seemingly points the way. Glad to know there are more of us who sacrifice body and clothing ofr a photo. (I'm finding it a bit more difficult to get back up these days) ;)

Sharon said...

Great job, I like it.

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

This is a superb photo. It is even best when viewed on a computer, as scrolling down on the screen revealed the cone gradually, like opening a surprise in a package.

Anonymous said...

Hebrews 13:12 And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood.

valeria said...

This is really eye-catching! Love the enhanced colors and the perspective

Wayne said...

The cone was there so people wouldn't trip over the guy lying on the ground. :-)

Oakland Daily Photo said...

A winner.

nathalie said...

yee ha Bob you never disappoint!

The fact that you set yourself the goal to always come up to something new really brings the best out of you.

Keep at it Bob, this is a wonderful new addition to your collection.