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  • Are you a Photographer when you edit?

    So the photo shoot has ended and you have downloaded your images. Are you still a Photographer or do you become an Editor?? I am curious what your thoughts are on editing. How do you approach it? What is your process? For clarification – I am not talking Photoshop, post processing, etc. I’m curious what Read more

  • A Labor of Love

    A Labor of Love

    St. Jude Catholic Church, Salem, MO. It was cloudy and rainy when we came across this quaint little Catholic Church as we were headed to the trout hatchery at Montauk State Park. St. Jude’s was built in 1968 and it must have been a labor of love for the capenters who built it. The logs Read more

  • Jurassic Park

    The Climatron, Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, MO. We took a walk through the Climatron as we were headed out of the Gardens. What’s a Climatron? It’s a huge glass dome with two controled climates. When you walk in, you enter into a rainforest. It is overwhelmingly lush. Even the light turns green as it filters Read more

  • Around the bend…

    Around the bend…

    The Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, MO. I lost track of where I was at and what time it was. I could have spent four more hours at the gardens, but ran out of time. Around every bend in the path or corner of a building there was something different to see and we did not Read more

  • Japanese Gardens

    Japanese Gardens

    Japanese Garden, Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, MO. The Botanical Gardens have so much to offer. I love the waterlilies, which I had posted in A Love Affair with Monet. Crazy Man (Patrick) loves the Japanese Garden. I can see why. The lily ponds made me feel cool and calm. The Japanese Garden is so serene Read more

  • A Love Affair with Monet…

    A Love Affair with Monet…

    The waterlilies at the Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, MO. Monet was the start of my waterlily obsession. I love the way they float on top of a shimmering glass surface, spreading their leaves across the water. For me, Mermaids and Frog Princes always seem to sneak into my mind when I look at them. They Read more