CITY DAILY PHOTO SEPTEMBER THEME - SOFT

 

Color, texture, balance, focus. From the Missouri Botanical Garden annual orchid show. See what other City Daily Photo members find squishy or tender at https://citydailyphoto.org/2026/09/22/october-gallery-soft/ .                 

CITY DAILY PHOTO SEPTEMBER THEME - TRAVEL

 

Travel does good things to you. It makes you understand that your life and place are unique but not special. I think this is my very best picture, Mt. Everest, taken from base camp on the Tibetan side. Most climbers start in Nepal, but there is a rough road here from the north making access easier. I had bad altitude sickness. The overlook is at about 5,200 meters, 17,000 feet. Two people from our group had to pull me up the last little hill, but I wasn't going to miss the shot. Our guide said it was almost never this clear.                        

CITY DAILY PHOTO SEPTEMBER THEME - VANISHING POINT

 

Downtown St. Louis and surrounding areas, looking west from the observation deck at the top of the Arch. City Daily Photo members around the world show the limits of their vision at https://citydailyphoto.org/category/theme-days/ .                

CITY DAILY PHOTO SEPTEMBER THEME - BRIDGES

 

CDP’s September monthly theme is bridges. Given the rivers around here, we have plenty. This was taken at the dedication of the newest one across the Mississippi, the awkwardly named Stan Musial - Veterans Memorial Bridge. (Stan Musial was, by acclamation, the greatest player in the history of our baseball team.) Simple is good. Crossings from other City Daily Photo members around the  world can be found here.

I was more creative about theme days when I was younger. CDP had bridges as a theme 14 years ago. This is what I posted,