Gateway Arch - St. Louis, MO USA

[singlerosa]

Finally got around to editing this shot I took in the Spring. I was part of a group of photogs shooting the Arch from both sides of the Mississippi River. This shot is from East St. Louis, Illinois and shows the St. Louis skyline.

We were shooting through 8 horizontal power lines that I finally Photoshopped out. D600 w/70-200 VRII ISO 100, f/14, 15 sec.

[Loose Canon]

Hi Jim!

I’m a Native Son of Missouri so I noticed this one straight away.

It looks great to me.

Just for the sake of discussion? Have you considered
maybe stopping down even more next time to give your pinpoint lights a “starburst” effect?

Just wondering since you were already at 15 sec. and unless you have nerves of steel on a tripod!

Beautiful exposure Jim.

[singlerosa]

Great suggestion. And, 15 sec hand held with VRII...no problem! But seriously, thanks for pointing out a super improvement to my night landscape shots.

[rpcrowe]

This is one of the nicest images of the arch that I have ever seen!

[singlerosa]

Thanks Richard.

[flechtight]

Beautiful. makes me home sick