The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
by Wildwood512
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is also 630 feet wide. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a flattened catenary arch, it is the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere, Missouri's tallest accessible building, and the world's tallest arch. Built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States, it is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and has become an internationally famous symbol of St. Louis.
The arch sits at the site of St. Louis' founding on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
The Gateway Arch was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and German-American structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947. Construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965. The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967.
The arch sits at the site of St. Louis' founding on the west bank of the Mississippi River.
The Gateway Arch was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and German-American structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947. Construction began on February 12, 1963, and was completed on October 28, 1965. The monument opened to the public on June 10, 1967.
Uploaded18/01/2015 - 16:53
CategoryStreet Photography
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ISO200
Focal Length55mm
Posted 18/01/2015 - 18:13
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tommyt wrote:
Great colours and good composition, especially the use of the framing by the dark foreground foliage....Best Regards..tommyt.
Great colours and good composition, especially the use of the framing by the dark foreground foliage....Best Regards..tommyt.
GIULIO57 wrote:
Interesting stack between foreground and background. I should have preferred just a little bit of more cropping on the dark(black)in foreground...till at green trees at middle-bottom.
Interesting stack between foreground and background. I should have preferred just a little bit of more cropping on the dark(black)in foreground...till at green trees at middle-bottom.
Thanks for the feedback! This photo was already heavily cropped from it's original much larger composition, yet I can see how a tighter compo would be nice. As I played around with coloration, I just loved where it was going in contrasting the dark looming foreground, framing the radiance of the arch and subsequent foliage below it's one leg. Gave me the sensation that the arch was dispelling the darkness. Metaphorically...out of the darkness and into the light.
Cheers...Donna 😊
Posted 18/01/2015 - 20:28
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Wildwood512 wrote:
Thanks for the feedback! This photo was already heavily cropped from it's original much larger composition, yet I can see how a tighter compo would be nice. As I played around with coloration, I just loved where it was going in contrasting the dark looming foreground, framing the radiance of the arch and subsequent foliage below it's one leg. Gave me the sensation that the arch was dispelling the darkness. Metaphorically...out of the darkness and into the light.
tommyt wrote:
Great colours and good composition, especially the use of the framing by the dark foreground foliage....Best Regards..tommyt.
Great colours and good composition, especially the use of the framing by the dark foreground foliage....Best Regards..tommyt.
GIULIO57 wrote:
Interesting stack between foreground and background. I should have preferred just a little bit of more cropping on the dark(black)in foreground...till at green trees at middle-bottom.
Interesting stack between foreground and background. I should have preferred just a little bit of more cropping on the dark(black)in foreground...till at green trees at middle-bottom.
Thanks for the feedback! This photo was already heavily cropped from it's original much larger composition, yet I can see how a tighter compo would be nice. As I played around with coloration, I just loved where it was going in contrasting the dark looming foreground, framing the radiance of the arch and subsequent foliage below it's one leg. Gave me the sensation that the arch was dispelling the darkness. Metaphorically...out of the darkness and into the light.
...I do like your reply. You are right about Metaphor....Your Mataphor is a LONG JUMP into Light...into a different world. Your Metaphor brings me back to Dante and Divina Commedia or to Eneide and Virgilio...when talking about Caronte(Charon)....BUT your arch brings us to LIGHT....toLiving Peoples...This is thepower of Photography and PENTAX!!!
Posted 18/01/2015 - 21:50
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Wildwood512 wrote:
Thanks for the feedback! This photo was already heavily cropped from it's original much larger composition, yet I can see how a tighter compo would be nice. As I played around with coloration, I just loved where it was going in contrasting the dark looming foreground, framing the radiance of the arch and subsequent foliage below it's one leg. Gave me the sensation that the arch was dispelling the darkness. Metaphorically...out of the darkness and into the light.
tommyt wrote:
Great colours and good composition, especially the use of the framing by the dark foreground foliage....Best Regards..tommyt.
Great colours and good composition, especially the use of the framing by the dark foreground foliage....Best Regards..tommyt.
GIULIO57 wrote:
Interesting stack between foreground and background. I should have preferred just a little bit of more cropping on the dark(black)in foreground...till at green trees at middle-bottom.
Interesting stack between foreground and background. I should have preferred just a little bit of more cropping on the dark(black)in foreground...till at green trees at middle-bottom.
Thanks for the feedback! This photo was already heavily cropped from it's original much larger composition, yet I can see how a tighter compo would be nice. As I played around with coloration, I just loved where it was going in contrasting the dark looming foreground, framing the radiance of the arch and subsequent foliage below it's one leg. Gave me the sensation that the arch was dispelling the darkness. Metaphorically...out of the darkness and into the light.
Like your logic, excellent work
Malc
Posted 19/01/2015 - 01:23
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Well, for a first image you have really made a flurry, optically, metaphorically and almost metaphysically, although I'm not sure which side of the square Giulio is on? I agree with him about the dark portion at the bottom, which might be amenable to some detail recovery and lightening, rather than cropping if you still have the original.
Posted 19/01/2015 - 02:43
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davidwozhere wrote:
Well, for a first image you have really made a flurry, optically, metaphorically and almost metaphysically, although I'm not sure which side of the square Giulio is on? I agree with him about the dark portion at the bottom, which might be amenable to some detail recovery and lightening, rather than cropping if you still have the original.
Well, for a first image you have really made a flurry, optically, metaphorically and almost metaphysically, although I'm not sure which side of the square Giulio is on? I agree with him about the dark portion at the bottom, which might be amenable to some detail recovery and lightening, rather than cropping if you still have the original.
Oh yes, David, I can certainly lighten up the bottom and tighten the crop as well. I did have it lighter but went with the darker and aligned the arch footing square on the bottom horizon line of thirds. Wasn't going for anything but my interpretation and liking, somewhere between Superman's Metropolis and Batman's Gotham! With that said, I immensely appreciate every ones take on it! What fun!!!!
Cheers...Donna 😊
Posted 19/01/2015 - 07:39
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I'm currently researching family in MO! The darkness in the foreground forces the eye up to the primary subject which is no bad thing! You've made a great start to building your portfolio here Donna!
Paul.
Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
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Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
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Posted 19/01/2015 - 13:11
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pauljay wrote:
I'm currently researching family in MO! The darkness in the foreground forces the eye up to the primary subject which is no bad thing! You've made a great start to building your portfolio here Donna!
I'm currently researching family in MO! The darkness in the foreground forces the eye up to the primary subject which is no bad thing! You've made a great start to building your portfolio here Donna!
Thanks for your the glowing review, Paul!
Cheers...Donna 😊
Posted 19/01/2015 - 13:17
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...I do like your reply. You are right about Metaphor....Your Mataphor is a LONG JUMP into Light...into a different world.
Giulio, good one...a LONG JUMP into light....!
Giulio, good one...a LONG JUMP into light....!
Cheers...Donna 😊
Posted 24/01/2015 - 06:32
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X2 - thanks for the Information - been there many times but didn't know half of the back-story -- Tg
tommyt wrote:
Great colours and good composition, especially the use of the framing by the dark foreground foliage....Best Regards..tommyt.
Great colours and good composition, especially the use of the framing by the dark foreground foliage....Best Regards..tommyt.
"It's not what you look at that's important, it's what you see" - Thoreau
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