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 03/23/2005 08:55:46 PM · #1
I'm heading to St Louis, MO for a business trip in a couple of weeks and I want to do some photography out there with some places. I was doing some research online on tourist attractions and came across pics like these. My question is
1) How do you prepare of shots like this?
2) How do you find locations to take shots like this? do you just tell the cab driver drive around till you find a good location.
3) How do you figure out sunsets and rises for different locations? or just go by luck of the draw.
I understand time is of critical I am only there for 2 whole days so its difficult so I am trying to get a photo agenda together and try and stick to it and hopefully prep for it before I head over there.

If anyone here from st louis knows any good locations to take pictures from your help would be much appreciated.

Any help would be much appreciated. I'm working 104 hours in the next 7 days just so I can take this trip. I kind of taking it as a get away its been so long since I've had a chance for a break. I think I deserve it.
photos copied from the st louis, MO travel website.


Message edited by author 2005-03-23 20:57:44.
 03/23/2005 08:58:09 PM · #2





I hope that this helps. : )

Nice pics, by the way,
 03/23/2005 08:58:51 PM · #3
03/23/2005 08:59:21 PM · #4
Thanks I finally figured out how to show the images. They are beautiful pics but not mine. From the st louis travel website.
 03/23/2005 09:01:21 PM · #5
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

The only thing to do in st. louis is shoot the arc. Then, once you walk around for three hours to find a restaurant that hasn't gone out of business to catch some grub...you go back and shoot the arc some more.

Sorry, my wife and I spent a week in St. Louis and it was the most abandoned place we had ever seen!

Have fun!
 03/23/2005 09:05:14 PM · #6
What about anesher busch...yeah beer take pictures of how beer is made. Then there is the Clydesdales those horses have to be good to take shots of. I've over heard that there stalls are like a palace you can eat of the floor there so clean.

Sorry about the spelling.
 03/23/2005 09:10:14 PM · #7
The first three pictures have actually been taken from the Illinois side of the river. The Casino Queen is located on the riverfront in Illinois just across from the Arch and would be a good spot to try for those pictures. The last picture is one of the Climatron inside of the Missouri Botanical Garden. I am hoping to get over there myself soon because all of the bulbs in their bulb garden should be blooming soon. If you go to my profile and follow the link to my webpage you will find a bunch of links to a some of the St. Louis attractions. I also recommend Forest Park. That is where the Zoo is, as well as the Art Museum, the Planitarium (part of the Science Center), the Jewel Box (a very large green house), the Muny Opera, the History Museum, and the Boathouse. Here are a few pictures I took myself.
03/23/2005 09:15:04 PM · #8
Get a map - that'll not only give you some idea of places that might be interesting, but also an idea of where the light will be at various times of day. Sun rises/sets due east/west at this time of year everywhere (almost), so that's simple.

You've already done the web scouting.

Get a travel guide - not only will it probably have some images, it'll have plenty of suggestions of other places that might strike you as interesting.

So much depends on what stuff you're into shooting though. Obviously.

E
 03/23/2005 09:17:17 PM · #9
Research is the first thing and you're on your way with that. Find pics you like, try and locate directions to the places and be prepared to wander around. Sometimes you can find photographers in the area and ask for advice on good places to shoot - not everyone is willing to give out such secrets but some are. You can find sunset and sunrise times online. I use weatherbug but the weather channel should have that information as well. Pay attention to the weather as with outdoor instances getting a good sunset/sunrise or even just blue skies relies on luck and good weather. And make sure you look around for opportunities that you didnt prepare for. Trying too hard to get that prefect sunset with the arch could mean missing out on an excellent shot right in front of you.
 03/23/2005 09:20:30 PM · #10
Originally posted by hdogg4u:
What about anesher busch...yeah beer take pictures of how beer is made. Then there is the Clydesdales those horses have to be good to take shots of. I've over heard that there stalls are like a palace you can eat of the floor there so clean.

Sorry about the spelling.


You can get good Close-ups of the Clydesdales at Grants farm. That's where they breed them.
 03/23/2005 09:21:38 PM · #11
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Sorry, my wife and I spent a week in St. Louis and it was the most abandoned place we had ever seen!

Have fun!

boy, mike, i don't even want to imagine how you missed out on this opportunity...

st louis flat out ROCKS! my wife and i spent a week there and it just wasn't long enough.

rent a car!

great dinner

03/23/2005 09:33:15 PM · #12
Thanks alot guys this information really helps.
03/23/2005 09:47:37 PM · #13
My fiancee and I stopped in St. Louis on a drive from Louisiana to Iowa. Just off I-55, pretty close to the arch, there's a parking garage. From there, it's a short walk to the park area surrounding the arch. There's some small pondlike things in which cast great reflections of the arch, some pathways lined with pretty trees, etc. in the park. If you want more urban shots, get a bit closer to the actual arch. There's a huge set of stairs between the river and the arch, and you could probably get some intersting angles, like including stair railings and elements like that in the foreground, with the arch against the backdrop of the sky. It's a very interesting structure. Yeah, it's photographed into cliche-ism, but when you add in fun elements and not just the arch as classically depicted, you can get some pretty cool stuff. Just look around the area for original angles.

-Annette
 03/24/2005 03:11:51 AM · #14
Perhaps this will help with timing -- sunrise/sunset calender.

David
 03/24/2005 03:16:04 AM · #15
Cross over into Illinois and go to Fast Eddies for $2 shrimp boats and $2 beer. I spent minimum 2 weeks a year in St. L for 7 years, and couldn't find anything more entertaining to do.

Actually Morgan Street Brew Pub (near the Arch) is also a good time; cobblestone streets and old buildings. it'll keep you amused for at least...like...30 minutes or so. (where'd that arch go again?)
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