https://twelvepavilions.com/blog daily 1.0 2026-04-03 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/no-kings-3 monthly 0.5 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1139ccea-a832-45eb-a1e6-50d3748e4fbe/_J8A5099.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/500 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fabf449a-34db-465b-8e70-530f6abc57e2/_J8A4966.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/500 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d5d39e27-0294-4df9-861e-9db30102f2d4/_J8A5128.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/9 | 1/500 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6c6252d5-e49a-4080-89e2-4f5798e1b03e/_J8A5150.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/9 | 1/500 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/eabdf10f-8edf-49e3-af5c-16e9b989be1d/_J8A5253.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/500 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6e8ba0ac-11d2-42b2-87de-b859c1c78b1f/_J8A5320.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/500 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/058b1087-b5c7-43e4-bece-2c322906c7f6/_J8A5329.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/500 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/da4d31c8-c096-4172-ba55-87957eda11a3/_J8A5356.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/500 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6602c424-75f4-45f9-b923-a7917bdc4c91/_J8A5458.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/500 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/53fc8d88-557d-44a4-a168-ab66821ccf2a/_J8A5521.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 35mm | f/11 | 1/640 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8a773962-ed1f-425b-aaea-3e0bd8a8f458/_J8A5556.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/640 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4b667181-168f-4406-b4c3-10f4ac05f7eb/_J8A5577.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/640 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6a0319f2-e2fd-402a-a9b5-cd48722a7d3a/_J8A5629.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 35mm | f/11 | 1/640 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b8b7068a-1e69-46d6-9dc5-33ca5b05481f/_J8A5663.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/9 | 1/640 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3d3f76d8-f6d2-4a21-9b33-f5831fc56996/R0004659.jpg Blog - No Kings #3 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/3.5 | 1/200 | ISO 200 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/cwe-halloween-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9ea35c0d-bc85-4844-8412-c58c678b121c/R0001852.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ae972bd6-fe95-43bc-bbcf-0e4d2ae8e4c3/_J8A1714.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4 | 1/50 | ISO 3000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/94fcb973-4cbb-419e-b6d3-2b4227d5c50e/_J8A1846.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/4 | 1/40 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7335f78a-7d7f-4316-b53d-0475f95a824b/_J8A2206-2.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.8 | 1/50 | ISO 4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b0928d10-e3c9-4b24-972a-2407065d8b78/stl_J8A2734-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/8 | 1/200 | ISO 16000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4a00fabb-248c-4b6c-8fa3-ca405636b04b/_J8A2776.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 16000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/23ba6240-7a68-477a-9541-675d843b6e25/_J8A2790.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/1.2 | 1/160 | ISO 12800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dd5d683c-60ac-40b5-ba89-856a91703638/_J8A3352.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/160 | ISO 12800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/04ee519a-929f-4526-aa5e-36c0262ac4f4/stl_J8A3593-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/160 | ISO 12800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4c1f6072-0bc4-483d-9df2-b502f8c9f763/stl_J8A4669-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.8 | 1/160 | ISO 12800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b87408d1-f250-4cf2-80df-6d48fa49846a/stl_J8A4719-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - CWE Halloween 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.8 | 1/160 | ISO 12800 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/no-kings-2 monthly 0.5 2025-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/221b1da0-28b5-4d28-9f96-30b9a8f00dde/_J8A0009.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/200 | ISO 1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ed1467d4-bafe-4092-842b-556b5c1d3336/_J8A0178.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/200 | ISO 2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dc971096-681d-4aea-9675-2fee16b440ff/_J8A0264.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/200 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e0eadcc3-5352-4085-b893-3deed35b1a65/_J8A0299.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/200 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0106b030-d524-41d3-99c8-5397177be2d9/_J8A0368.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4a2339aa-0acf-478e-acd8-bdc3d86a9836/_J8A0523.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6158dc19-c28c-41c8-89cc-44ac0aa87968/_J8A0626.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6726304a-4616-4aad-9a1f-00a64984701c/_J8A0725.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1853cffa-8c02-4cf9-a2f2-2ebf1a509853/_J8A0839.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 6400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ef913221-7f50-4422-bee6-63abaafbc486/_J8A0852.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 6400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/630217ad-5c3f-48ed-b0e3-e80ae423c946/_J8A0875.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4ead0716-81e2-4661-89f0-0f0d078112fb/_J8A1078.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 1250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7b4a77a9-d166-4497-8872-fdb65f302600/_J8A1218.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ee4cd3dc-8adc-4314-8d45-f99735f01183/_J8A1279.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/aa47f84b-8900-4843-b94a-8a3091dcfe10/_J8A1390.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 4000 Rosa photobombing some very serious photography business! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6a469123-13cf-442a-b105-0ade0f966f43/_J8A1419.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/160 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2c93d250-139a-4ada-a6be-51e39815fb64/_J8A9538.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/450331d9-55fe-4d61-95d2-82c65a758d0b/_J8A9544.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d4fb66b1-6c10-484c-a551-7b8a9606cc78/_J8A9594.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 1250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9971a0bd-1d84-4e7d-bdf0-4391a2e24647/_J8A9610.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f55a3f3e-babd-42dc-b3db-a6fc6a9a3e89/_J8A9722.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b2813249-6cea-49ea-8694-44a140b2e961/_J8A9982.jpg Blog - No Kings #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 2500 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/parents-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3b72b47d-ea36-44d5-a1fa-983a630aabee/R0001575.jpg Blog - Parents 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 160 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/09a3419e-9c64-4e2b-8061-b37cf6c02f2f/R0001581.jpg Blog - Parents 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/50 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/eb42fcde-5e99-425f-92b2-6b22bc2f7195/R0001606.jpg Blog - Parents 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/80 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/42e913ee-f11b-4dd5-bd76-b78d6fd5c44b/R0001611.jpg Blog - Parents 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/125 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a0772966-adf6-4d51-b890-ee2dbe9ab76f/R0001646.jpg Blog - Parents 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0ffffe34-013d-4c8e-a917-4797d65f4b60/R0001684.jpg Blog - Parents 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/65d90671-2df3-4f68-a657-2ede52e9c1be/R0001659.jpg Blog - Parents 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/17c5e808-a6a2-441a-9bda-22f731412bc9/R0001709.jpg Blog - Parents 2025 - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 400 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/artica-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6436434e-570c-419d-aba6-00c6a22dcaa2/001654920002.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e41a7714-3e8f-4b2f-9518-b09c1dd264d2/_J8A7712-2.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/1000 | ISO 320 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5d1b97f6-908a-4ad7-a2b6-b6c61240f823/001654920004.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/24de169f-dd1f-4725-9933-d39c09d8479d/001654900008.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9f334c22-8b33-4967-ad99-f768d84fb85a/001654900006.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e647fd2e-ee37-4f73-81d8-20cc44834ea0/001654900003.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f78aa125-8a42-4a1e-a1ef-74ef961a6261/_J8A7942.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.2 | 1/16000 | ISO 1250 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/478e0180-66d3-4f41-991d-99b1735d6f0a/_J8A8000.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.4 | 1/8000 | ISO 1000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3c31cd0c-6509-45f7-95ad-a248780742ee/_J8A8062-2.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.8 | 1/800 | ISO 320 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/94ea1fa5-541c-4dbd-b619-28d72a88c9a8/_J8A8074.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.l8 | 1/640 | ISO 320 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/935f284a-2301-47e0-b1f5-594fe9cf86c0/_J8A8120.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.8 | 1/50 | ISO 500 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5649887e-acd4-46e8-8809-fe6608c692b2/_J8A8227.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.8 | 1/80 | ISO 400 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/56f7e0e8-ea1c-4072-8f2a-9a0a243ef06c/_J8A8496.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/40 | ISO 6400 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/addd9532-37fb-4c13-ae40-5617c0bcdc80/_J8A8528.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/40 | ISO 400 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fd0d7311-712b-4d58-851b-d3b594e8957c/_J8A8580.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/40 | ISO 5000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ad7d8012-82f2-4c77-8f31-b9131b39f019/_J8A8608.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/40 | ISO 5000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b6c0a74a-8ac8-4ff8-ab17-a43c36170425/_J8A8629.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/40 | ISO 2500 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/75482eb6-df54-41ef-b7ef-b3397647821c/_J8A8652-2.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.5 | 1/80 | ISO 1600 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8def0b0f-15d1-4ef4-80b9-650201f3103f/_J8A8655.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.5 | 1/80 | ISO 1600 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b3aab036-c2b8-4c36-8e65-122e311e10e4/001654940007.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7, probably shooting at f/2.5 and 1/30 but I’m not sure. Also the cover image to this post, at a similar stage of burn shown here, is digital) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4a5b242e-369a-4421-b7b4-fd467b23b3eb/001654940003.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/69d78a3a-255f-482a-9f17-df24b5f94434/_J8A8708.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.5 | 1/400 | ISO 51200 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/646d8eaf-6dd1-41b4-a177-b93bc0d0e7fa/_J8A8791.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.5 | 1/400 | ISO 32000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a5f0b3c1-a3d6-4ffc-91e6-0e1f26b189fe/_J8A8951.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.5 | 1/400 | ISO 32000 (Canon R6ii) This was the exact moment the whistle blew, letting the crowd know they could run around the burning pyre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1fdf465e-e201-4951-ab9c-623c6e2b063a/_J8A9081.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/400 | ISO 32000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/36fc17de-be56-460c-b625-f28015bb12cf/_J8A9251.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/400 | ISO 32000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b9dffa24-c820-4a17-849a-8956b64ecc78/_J8A9273.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/400 | ISO 32000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c990b26b-9bb5-47fa-a91b-ec34b155f2ae/_J8A9278.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/400 | ISO 32000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d60f2c38-99da-4e47-b13f-dc7ccedf3059/_J8A9333.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/400 | ISO 32000 (Canon R6ii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/33577a38-aaf6-48c6-b398-8b50ecd34162/_J8A9373.jpg Blog - Artica 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/400 | ISO 40000 (Canon R6ii) https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/grove-fest-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a4bcb4ee-096a-4042-825b-764ab520662b/_J8A6821.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/16 | 1/100 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/25a7b306-3663-4244-b2d7-ba437566fe40/_J8A6939.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/16 | 1/160 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/76c322ef-876e-4605-b389-3c7625c3c492/_J8A7018.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/16 | 1/160 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/131feea9-aa53-4830-9418-34a56c943d20/_J8A7064.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/16 | 1/160 | ISO 4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9c48e204-6a7b-47cf-8d1b-a4386fcecbf4/001654930002.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (film, shot on Pentax 6×7) I’m very partial to this shot. This was “fishing” rather than “hunting,” as in, I found the composition I liked and then waited in the same spot for quite some time before hitting the shutter button. The crowd was tending to move towards me and I wanted to capture a compelling scene. Another aspect of this shot that gave me confidence is that this was my first time using the waist-level viewfinder for the Pentax. The viewfinders are interchangeable, and the waist level version is a little collapsable square on top of the camera that lets you look down and see a large enough rendering that you don’t need to bring the camera up to your eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6b914f4e-f234-40dd-8314-3db521fa967f/_J8A7130.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/16 | 1/100 | ISO 5000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a42a30b1-78b4-456f-ba94-cff63b53b936/_J8A7196.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2.5 | 1/100 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0aa98ac0-1e36-4630-bc4d-0b8bb5cf15aa/001654920007.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5cb1678a-c0ab-4f22-be2d-81fa38ec6c8d/_J8A7292.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.5 | 1/100 | ISO 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6c6e47a5-9202-4a64-8078-0aeec79118f6/_J8A7580.jpg Blog - Grove Fest 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/30 | ISO 4000 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/shaw-art-fair-amp-best-of-missouri monthly 0.5 2025-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e3f69c83-9151-4caf-927a-50da8f392902/R0001117.jpg Blog - Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/60 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ca716232-6cbd-4373-8982-0397acc52224/R0001146.jpg Blog - Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c3e193ec-5d6b-40a7-8d41-c1ab0ba855fb/R0001157.jpg Blog - Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/100 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fb8b095b-2e9e-4415-b47d-0444aa4ce4c5/R0001177.jpg Blog - Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e3110239-7f75-4092-a777-2788881878d6/R0001229.jpg Blog - 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Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/60 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f62f0a01-c1a6-4744-a4cf-f80d154d0878/R0001390.jpg Blog - Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/950e3e86-9663-4b73-9b3b-52dc610a0167/.jpg Blog - Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/05a4b132-57ee-4427-8126-b19a870dcf6b/R0000110.jpg Blog - Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/30ea3287-1f10-4406-ac6e-59e001288b0a/R0001406.jpg Blog - Shaw Art Fair & Best of Missouri - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/100 | ISO 200 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/tgp-pride-and-art-in-the-park monthly 0.5 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d83b5dc2-75fc-4afa-9cfa-9a1e16ca1a4e/R0000442.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/4 | 1/250 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/383777b4-39c0-4f6b-a679-f8768e5c518d/R0000470.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/3.5 | 1/200 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a345ce53-e70c-4523-8202-ce97b5cab0bc/R0000473.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/3.5 | 1/200 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/acd2656a-2e91-46f1-b262-a007a4364630/R0000483.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/3.2 | 1/160 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/da8f0144-1341-4fb9-84d6-8868f68277e0/R0000509.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/60 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a4a461dd-bf87-4a6a-8eb3-a37560ad0d5a/R0000548.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/125 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4f24a1a4-25a6-4feb-92a5-b662bc4a4b32/R0000553.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/3.2 | 1/160 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/77d8a18a-72af-42cc-91d0-ed4151cab8c5/R0000583.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/180 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/52d67af0-83b5-4851-82f2-03d88024fa86/R0000673.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/60 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0ec578bc-8127-445a-bbe5-9ee4b3b4de7c/R0000807.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/140 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ae819d8c-dd01-4e64-9f6d-300741e856aa/R0000870.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/140 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ef281a1f-b440-44c7-96a9-25ff7bbb0249/stlR0000944-topaz-sharpen-faceai-denoise-2.jpg Blog - TGP Pride and Art in the Park - Make it stand out 40mm | f/2.8 | 1/40 | ISO 320 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/porchfest monthly 0.5 2025-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a6b3e958-30d8-47a0-abdc-bf4d80e1d09f/001644020001.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 105mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax 6×7 MLU, Portra 400) I’m still very much a novice at learning this camera and the k1000. When a shot works it makes me want to go back out and keep pressing it. I’ve incorporated a light meter into my regular gear after reading that the Pentax light meters tend to overrepresent available light and the addition has made a significant strides towards properly exposed frames. Also I love this film stock with the Pentax. Just by way of comparison, you can compare this image to the cover image for the post from the blog—that was shot on digital Canon equipment just a couple years old (along with most of the rest below, except where noted). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ad3954cf-ba48-4dad-8197-83f434e1ff45/_J8A6317.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 85mm | f/11 | 1/160 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f096a71a-4b5a-4f83-9546-c1bdaf75d06e/_J8A6354.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 85mm | f/11 | 1/160 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c8d5bd1d-61e1-4492-a1f1-e514b92533ad/_J8A6378.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/160 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0720d260-49b9-4525-a658-9e1948e3b505/001644010030+%281%29.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 50mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax K1000, Fuji 400) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/46e55ed8-db93-48b7-a6fd-df0b05948080/_J8A6422.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 50mm | f/13 | 1/160 | ISO 1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/34387dd9-744f-4a9c-8ed0-1a04cecea022/_J8A6458.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 50mm | f/13 | 1/160 | ISO 1250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/03d3576b-6cf4-486c-a344-1556d68fba44/_J8A6552.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 50mm | f/13 | 1/250 | ISO 2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/675eac3e-3d7a-4bc4-a146-03116778b444/001644010025.jpg Blog - Porchfest - Make it stand out 50mm | f/??? | 1/??? | ISO 400 (Pentax K1000, Fuji 400) https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/mati-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5e892965-1531-4c67-8aa1-5edd53078833/_J8A0660.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/5.6 | 1/125 | ISO 800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/75ba9f50-7eda-4a59-86db-7c66928f951b/_J8A0818.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4.5 | 1/40 | ISO 25600 Sometimes sharing exif data is embarrasing. That is a wild ISO… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f62acd3f-b7e1-4cd7-9268-b5f39d5c36b0/_J8A3237.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/100 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0a66f384-7dc6-4700-aed1-84c1b2e567fa/_J8A3393.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/5 | 1/100 | ISO 12800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/31b6dc48-8a96-4fa3-8edd-c779283ba4f5/_J8A3740.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/5 | 1/200 | ISO 320 St. Louis’ own Tef Poe, after his appearance at the Sovereign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8dae2fbe-7707-4339-8fdc-79a159c88da9/_J8A3859.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2.8 | 1/60 | ISO 1250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/965d3529-528c-43d2-bbc1-c8458af2ef5d/_J8A4021.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2.8 | 1/60 | ISO 500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dbe08bd8-34d9-4389-ba5d-4f40ad2f251e/_J8A4378-2.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2.2 | 1/60 | ISO 2000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3f00ffb9-18b3-4fc6-a28c-3cff4e86b264/_J8A5102-2.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/6.3 | 1/250 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/300c7d33-9b8c-43d0-9cc1-e5c70cfb4f55/_J8A5372.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/4000 | ISO 160 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c37f684d-8d54-4d64-8ece-a81982204378/_J8A5711-2.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/800 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c457eedf-dffc-4a5b-9ca6-212e7de6367c/001631860016.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.2 | 1/60 | ISO 400 Film, shot on a Pentax K1000, and honestly while I’m pretty sure about the settings the f/ stop and shutter speed are my best guesses. But I can be confident I would have shot this wide open, and 1/125 would have been too dark for speed, and 1/30 would have shown a little motion given this was handheld. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f875f4a9-5d02-4e44-96b9-b3ee52ec0127/001631860018.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.2 | 1/60 | ISO 400 Also a K1000 shot, and also guessing on aperture and shutter speed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5a5c96a0-c72f-48af-bdda-0cd9e8ddc600/001631860027.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.2 | 1/30 | ISO 400 Last one from the K1000, and probably the ‘worst’ image I’ve ever posted on this site—under exposed, out of focus, blurry, and nothing of interest to speak of. However, it’s also the only shot I have of The Sovereign’s lobby. And you know, I’m going to admit that while this is objectively a bad photo… I’m a bit charmed by it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ea255028-c7dd-468c-a36f-f7fea184f9d9/001631910001.jpg Blog - MATI 2025 - Make it stand out 105mm | f/2.0 | 1/60 | ISO 400 Shot on the Pentax 6×7. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/st-louis-art-fair-2025-amp-additions-to-the-family monthly 0.5 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cbf3b862-04de-4baf-b706-aa1a51c2f54e/IMG_2944.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out I think I’ll skip the EXIF data for these two iPhone shots. I added a rubberized case and a small metallic thumb grip to the GRIIIx that fits in the hot shoe—although I also ordered a 3D printed waist level viewfinder which mounts to that shoe (the flange you see at the camera’s top left), and I imagine will spend more time there. The Ricoh GR series is based on an APS-C sensor (Advanced Photography System-Cropped), which is smaller than the traditional 35mm format. The equivalent focal length of its fixed lens is 40mm in 35mm format, and the HDF stands for Highlight Diffusion Filter. I’ve not yet spent much time with it, but I immediately loved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f2ffcb22-d686-4dd5-b953-b59a8988fc60/IMG_2943.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out My first film camera. This particular model was most likely made in the mid 70s, and features a small button on the left of the lens mounts that allows for MLU (mirror lock-up, which prevents the mirror from slapping shut for just a split second after I press the shutter button). I put a full roll of Kodak 100 Ektar through it at the fair today—ten exposures. I braced for a whole new workflow but other than getting used to manual focus I felt at home right away. I love the way the controls feel, the grid in the prism viewfinder, the heft and sturdiness. No images in this post from the Pentax, but I dropped them off for development at Schiller’s and they should be ready in less than a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8050e7c1-af3e-475d-90d9-aadebeca0c7e/_J8A9753.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/16000 | ISO 1250 I personally love shooting in harsh, full light, especially if I have fun colors to work with and this fair didn’t disappoint there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5bd2e348-b153-4a94-bc68-99ccfbd58025/_J8A9909.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/2000 | ISO 5000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8b344648-2bdc-47f7-85b7-73fef3451040/_J8A9923.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out 50mm | f/8| 1/2000 | ISO 500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ecf25559-c971-431c-b695-9821d33a58dc/_J8A9795.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4a66277c-a8c0-40ab-8050-6696f1636904/_J8A9958.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out 50mm | f/8 | 1/800 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/19fdbc0b-046f-4a76-9a09-7bc478996f47/R0000063.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out 40mm | f/8 | 1/200 | ISO 200 (shot on the GR IIIx) I edited these the same as I do the shots from the Canon R6ii, but you can tell there’s difference in the inherent color profiles between their sensors. At least to my eye the profile runs slightly cooler and even though there’s no filter on, the light in general seems softer. The HDF was switched off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/715550a1-35ed-445f-8bf6-de7124ca3e2b/R0000087.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out 40mm | f/7.1 | 1/200 | ISO 200. (shot on the GRIIIx) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6e668a5d-2341-4136-94ce-ed69c2d253be/R0000140.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out 40mm | f/10 | 1/200 | ISO 200 (GRIIIx) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/983b48ca-3691-4c06-acb8-707ceeb39708/R0000167.jpg Blog - St. Louis Art Fair 2025 & Additions to the Family - Make it stand out 40mm | f/5.6 | 1/500 | ISO 200 (GRIIIx) https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/paint-louis-labor-day-weekend-3 monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b8011be7-69bf-493b-ba40-1334c66b4767/_J8A7107.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/8 | 1/400 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/24965d8d-a23a-43e4-b451-86a3e614b811/_J8A7298.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 35mm | f/3.5 | 1/2500 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/12e2ec89-958d-4df3-ae86-42cfa879a212/_J8A7391.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 35mm | f/10 | 1/320 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dff6f1fc-1c10-4755-9a96-bfbd2835e7c6/_J8A7446.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/10 | 1/320 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d8b02446-741b-41c9-9996-ad233f100948/_J8A7505.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/10 | 1/320 | ISO 160 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/581a0eba-0862-4f38-9e54-08f8c2ad6aa4/_J8A7670.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/10 | 1/320 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3dd6c3a3-3c2f-450a-b949-9c8ef4ca820c/_J8A7726.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/320 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/07964b49-77b6-4865-8383-8ec3f4a31b0a/_J8A7746.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/320 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f5c14ce0-52bb-45d9-b60c-6f59c3f7e1f5/_J8A8319.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/96b0da79-4a69-45b3-b64e-ae7986ea3b86/_J8A8354.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 | ISO 160 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6ee29e05-90d2-40c3-8c11-0765010b8608/_J8A8492.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/7.1 | 1/800 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/eeaba04c-6414-4072-b13f-5ddcb1e78aa4/stl_J8A8053-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/16000 | ISO 4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/139195a9-5564-4e15-ac29-102fda6a42db/_J8A8438.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/500 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/262b6d3f-3c5b-4a55-b820-c7126e17f6e3/_J8A8401.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dd8fe702-c721-4f48-af48-31bb46974402/_J8A8669.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/800 | ISO 1250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/59f849e5-392a-442c-ae08-9b9bf96c9bc9/_J8A8792.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/7.1 | 1/1000 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f2cfe156-f2f8-4de5-ba7f-647c00610f4f/_J8A8837.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/7.1 | 1/1000 | ISO 1250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/159fd8c6-fe74-46c4-bc82-679a18366994/_J8A9024.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/200 | ISO 250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/983e1964-1b59-4c3c-8bee-b85238113e61/_J8A9080.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/13 | 1/250 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cd8afc83-6462-4ecc-a559-c6ec699af679/_J8A9156.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/16 | 1/250 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6629a6ee-8570-4c6b-9217-8004ae10a2ca/_J8A9183.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/16 | 1/250 | ISO 1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bb6e9612-4176-4b11-9257-6774610eaf3f/_J8A9357.jpg Blog - Paint Louis - Labor Day Weekend #3 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/16 | 1/500 | ISO 2000 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/japanese-festival-labor-day-weekend-2 monthly 0.5 2025-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6a89ba87-4a96-4381-bf3c-77426ee27140/_J8A6040.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Labor Day Weekend #2 - Make it stand out 35mm | f/4.5 | 1/640 | ISO 200 I’m still sheepish with the 35mm prime lens. I love the way it shoots, I’m just very used to framing things with a 50mm view. This family happened to take a knee together right in front of me as I ate a quick lunch of noodles and I surreptitiously changed from the 50 to the 35 and grabbed this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b50c53bd-8d86-46ba-b9cb-d16ce6300bb9/_J8A6195.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Labor Day Weekend #2 - Make it stand out 35mm | f/4 | 1/1000 | ISO 10000 I like it when one set of eyes finds the lens. The little girl on the right was on to me, while the others chatted amongst themselves. The fast shutter and high ISO are a result of the mixed lighting—a bright background of full windows in the background, with the same windows at my back lighting the subjects along with indoor lighting. I could have corrected the graininess in post but in this case I liked it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3eff0f83-a429-4b2d-b6f7-5c59530e82a6/_J8A6238.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Labor Day Weekend #2 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2.2 | 1/250 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2e09d032-0f4e-4cf3-8eca-d40ef884cba1/_J8A6614.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Labor Day Weekend #2 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/6.3 | 1/5000 | ISO 8000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/70906d2e-bbc2-425a-98a7-537eb31c24d2/_J8A6920-2.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Labor Day Weekend #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/640 | ISO 6400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c612c491-ee9a-4087-9937-b0fadc00c097/_J8A7065.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Labor Day Weekend #2 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/9 | 1/160 | ISO 10000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b7a8e49c-6e09-49f2-bd91-c29307c0d006/_J8A5893.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Labor Day Weekend #2 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5 | 1/500 | ISO 640 Bonus shot—a scene of couples dancing at the Tower Grove Farmer’s Market 20th anniversary. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/tour-de-lafayette-2025-labor-day-weekend-1 monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2850b47e-6e0f-401f-baac-e3ed2cc9dbad/_J8A4072.jpg Blog - Tour de Lafayette 2025 - Labor Day Weekend #1 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2 | 1/6400 | ISO 1250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/eed733dc-9262-4755-9720-663617f28815/_J8A3998.jpg Blog - Tour de Lafayette 2025 - Labor Day Weekend #1 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/6400 | ISO 1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d2a1429f-5996-41e4-a87f-dc65b14884ed/_J8A4475.jpg Blog - Tour de Lafayette 2025 - Labor Day Weekend #1 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/16 | 1/1600 | ISO 2500 Weird use of an 85mm, stopping all the way down to f/16, but I had Steven Spielburg in my mind as I went into this shoot as I knew I was seeing Jaws for the 50th anniversary this weekend. Spielburg almost always shoots stopped down so that everything is in focus. In stills, whether you want that really depends on the composition and in this case I shot a set as the peloton approached stopped down and at a loco shutter speed hoping to get isolated subjects despite the flattened focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3302a490-6b86-4754-80ad-530c064d3950/_J8A4583.jpg Blog - Tour de Lafayette 2025 - Labor Day Weekend #1 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/3.5 | 1/1600 | ISO 250 This is the more common approach: shoot with the aperture wide open so that the lens can focus on a single plane and wash out everything else with bokeh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/578ab325-8711-4865-be50-6b49df24b53d/_J8A4836.jpg Blog - Tour de Lafayette 2025 - Labor Day Weekend #1 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/14 | 1/160 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a7110fcb-2ee0-44f6-bdf7-4656a2b2bde6/_J8A5761.jpg Blog - Tour de Lafayette 2025 - Labor Day Weekend #1 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/16 | 1/60 | ISO 4000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dc7312ce-214b-4e6e-be5b-b4c8dcd699b7/_J8A4883.jpg Blog - Tour de Lafayette 2025 - Labor Day Weekend #1 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/14 | 1/125 | ISO 2000 A cyclist took a serious fall, the rest of the racers hold up. The stretcher on the back of the ATV shown is empty, but the fallen rider was on the one in front of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a5011d43-9c47-4f34-b74c-9ab6e31c6d99/stl_J8A5194-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Tour de Lafayette 2025 - Labor Day Weekend #1 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/16 | 1/200 | ISO 10000 I like this composition, but it could have been great if I’d taken more time—maybe set the f/ value at about half what it’s at, dropped the ISO way down and slowed the shutter. I’m pretty sure this was shot with the ND filter on, but not positive. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/festival-of-nations-2025 monthly 0.5 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6bb4123b-90bc-4878-8ee4-b62e26f59bbf/_J8A1234.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/10 | 1/30 | ISO 800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f91c045a-1487-4f1d-b5c7-f9c06a7121d0/_J8A1513.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/10 | 1/60 | ISO 800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/96258e48-8e7c-433d-adc1-ae9a4a62b1fc/_J8A1595.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/10 | 1/50 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2586d8fa-60b4-4d4d-ab7e-083dea532ce3/_J8A1851.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/5.6 | 1/250 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ea9f8203-0ca5-4370-95f6-582846d9b1a5/_J8A2015.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/3.2 | 1/800 | ISO 160 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/80ee3243-1be5-4788-afc8-9288ca801c37/_J8A2120.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2 | 1/640 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3e458603-50c8-4787-b974-2a807f4f6149/_J8A2431.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/8 | 1/160 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fba84c83-fa31-4ab8-b26b-af1baf2d9e36/_J8A2675.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/8 | 1/320 | ISO 160 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/caa967e2-817e-4655-8d43-15b6dd70c804/_J8A1984.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.8 | 1/640 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e01ffde0-be63-4cbb-89eb-cdbeb97cb71b/_J8A3059.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.6 | 1/3200 | ISO 20000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/55b435e4-4ff1-484d-9c6d-1201f33a71fb/_J8A2868.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 35mm | f/2.2 | 1/320 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/09b17699-19f4-4de6-bfe0-3759a5bc6423/_J8A3040.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.6 | 1/3200 | ISO 8000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/af75aeff-687a-4c29-bce9-1b31e7163bc0/_J8A3071.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.6 | 1/1600 | ISO 16000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d68ae609-0bc1-4365-bc22-926f32c1901c/_J8A3291.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/200 | ISO 800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5ba8151d-8dea-4c20-aff0-699a6b5ea3b2/_J8A3336.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/8 | 1/640 | ISO 800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ec8e2d84-8dc1-4239-9e0e-d6ebb4ec6926/_J8A3358.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/8 | 1/160 | ISO 800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f60570ba-8d15-46f2-8d04-6f8fb57da4db/_J8A3479.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/200 | ISO 5000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0c145324-288b-4fd8-930b-2dee64306cfc/_J8A3612.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.6 | 1/1600 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/def84c1a-6e38-4176-b57b-15020c7e7512/stl_J8A2732-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations 2025 - Make it stand out 50mm | f/8 | 1/320 | ISO 16000 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/taste-of-st-louis monthly 0.5 2025-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/adf7d119-c40b-43bd-9814-c93e01c81cb9/_J8A9719.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/200 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ac41bf41-10dd-4a8f-a8e9-ff860de3cd36/_J8A9758.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/9 | 1/125 | ISO 100 This is my favorite photo from the set. The man on the left with a coke and an hors d'oeuvres of some kind, the woman in the middle curious about what treats the pair on the right have alighted upon, and the pair on the right reviewing their finds. I took many snaps of this particular scene and there’s an amusing frame a split second later with the woman in the middle sporting a face that seems to say “Oh okay!” in approval of the pair’s snacking choices. It’s not a stellar photo, I know, but mostly what I like is the light. I really like pairing an ND filter with the 50mm. This is direct, full sun with no hood… I just think the light is beautiful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/44d0d8f9-e51e-476b-a83a-9aeaa96fb38c/_J8A9995.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/60 | ISO 250 The lighting in this parking lot was also quite nice. It just nicks dad here, but if you look off to his left you can see a clutch of folks lit not by the sun directly, but coming off an office building’s west facing reflective windows and dappling the lot below. I wish that I had gotten super low for this and was angled up at them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6f7b8ca0-e4a0-4c78-8ef2-9e73edc495dc/_J8A9984-2.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/60 | ISO 200 I’m including this one despite it not making grade, because my one regret from this shoot was this standing table area. Shooting off to the side like this I was drawing a lot of wandering eyes from the tables whenever I took aim, but I really should have squeezed the scene, trusted my instincts and been patient. That and I should have moved to the other side of this trash can. I love setups like this (which, again, I failed to convey here) where the setting encourages layers form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/105b9bc4-5313-4d8e-928d-954276f44ede/_J8A0038.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/60 | ISO 320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4ba8e7eb-81ec-41bd-b31c-59830387ab62/_J8A0075.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 85mm | f/3.2 | 1/60 | ISO 125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/eafac09e-021c-46b0-924c-811b514fb37b/_J8A0148.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 85mm | f/4.5 | 1/200 | ISO 400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/95f5c6f2-308c-4d4c-a04b-4c1968e6f798/_J8A9962-2.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/11 | 1/60 | ISO 400 Simba Sambosa, a Ugandan restaurant in STL, with George cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f483ace6-2e78-4f93-be34-9bcc6331580e/_J8A0503.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/250 | ISO 1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fdfafebe-7afd-4980-973e-01aa11de6755/_J8A0316.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 85mm | f/4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 6400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a9f647b9-8153-4f2d-9f8f-2479e15b312b/_J8A0346.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/4.5 | 1/250 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/58eb4e65-7030-4c5c-a3a8-576e5af35a60/stl_J8A0795-topaz-denoise-color-exposure-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/250 | ISO 1000 This couple filled the space between the crowd and the band and stole the show. They also gave me (and the crowd) a lot of great moments, and I found it hard to edit it down to just a couple to share! Given the shutter speed and that the sun had set, I was battling rolling shutter a bit but I think it worked out alright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7f25794c-027e-4256-b600-ca07a5ec7c47/stl_J8A0755-topaz-denoise-exposure-color-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/250 | ISO 1600 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/49cd90d9-77a7-4966-9919-e167af48ac56/_J8A1149.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/30 | ISO 500 This is from Foodies Eat First Fest, which was held in the old Trust Bank downtown. I think the event meant to capitalize on the Yankees being in town, as what you are looking at is a pastrami sandwich from Katz Deli out of the lower east side, NYC. There was a $50 entrance fee, and this half sandwich then cost $35. I was aesthetically obligated to purchase one as I love Katz. Did I feel foolish? Definitely. But it was also excellent, and I figured hey, when is the next time this NYC establishment is going to visit the Lou. In contrast, Taste of St. Louis was free and more relaxed, the crowd was friendlier and more fun both to speak with and to shoot, and the food was just as good. A weekend pass to Foodies Eat First would have run you a minimum of $300, or much more for a VIP weekend pass. Good luck to them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/01fb10be-9ed5-4f35-99d3-0c049fdd0028/_J8A1142.jpg Blog - Taste of St. Louis - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/60 | ISO 3200 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/downtown-blues monthly 0.5 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/242f60f6-b2d9-4dfe-ac8b-d5199dc8e6c6/_J8A8111.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2 | 1/4000 | ISO 12,800 Thursday, August 7th, Washington Ave. A rare glimpse of me on the right! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/076a4742-8595-40f1-8b12-fac31c84fe8f/_J8A8120.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2 | 1/4000 | ISO 12,800 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/841bef4a-267f-4c79-b41f-4324c574b1ec/_J8A8413.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.4 | 1/2500 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d2c0a374-415f-4681-9b41-5cb092925f2f/_J8A8786.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.4 | 1/2500 | ISO 3200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a193e84a-3be5-4eed-9c56-43d3f0e47b55/_J8A8828.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 35mm | f/1.4 | 1/4000 | ISO 100 Tower Grove Park, Saturday morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cd7f4dc7-dd62-421f-9bec-9f2a8aff0e4f/_J8A8895.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 35mm | f/1.4 | 1/4000 | ISO 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8ce1a8c7-d9e3-4c36-be05-d8e7b4c62605/_J8A8960.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/8000 | ISO 640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/837420ba-723e-405b-a5b6-8be7b24f7395/_J8A9035.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/16000 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0caeb8ab-286f-4cc7-a942-1d031932b6ba/_J8A9309.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 35mm | f/2.8 | 1/640 | ISO 200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/920fb24c-ab19-4e6f-8b2a-89352969e860/_J8A9152.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2 | 1/1000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f0fdde1f-b9b3-498c-9ded-de0909682634/_J8A9696.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.4 | 1/1000 | ISO 10000 The new Cardinal Glennon Children’s hospital going up at Choteau and Grand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4a76b921-d913-4e0c-9a88-b520b483da5b/_J8A9702.jpg Blog - Downtown Blues - Make it stand out 35mm | f/1.4 | 1/1000 | ISO 5000 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/respite monthly 0.5 2025-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f6357167-f02a-4af6-bfca-debcf0454117/_J8A7583.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/822b1159-1b33-4358-8275-52a326db92e5/_J8A7605.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/320 David has been working at The Vine for eight years, and spoke with me about his care of the plants and patio in particular on Friday night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9a4fd203-d04f-4b52-931e-f15d4dd04e42/_J8A7719.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 35mm | f/1.4 | 1/8000 Fountain Park, NE corner, 10 weeks later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cf12f981-bd8a-4879-8e3f-78ebd424e3f6/_J8A7727.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 35mm | f/1.4 | 1/16000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/21a2fe5f-a33e-4e6f-a519-5e3d0a7ee6d8/_J8A7742.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/16000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/42dd1621-8814-4eaa-af12-ccb0ff3605a0/_J8A7759.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 35mm | f/1.4 | 1/16000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/88abe8a9-8713-4510-a057-8797b400370d/_J8A7849.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/16000 This morning I visited Dutchtown for a photowalk. I found it to be one of the most friendly neighborhoods in St. Louis, to a degree that almost made me feel like I was in The Truman Show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cd68da2a-7edc-403e-95ed-aded269d75d5/_J8A7882.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/16000 Innovation can be a roadblock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/20809573-d2a4-4f98-9522-7a68ecd7efdf/_J8A7904.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/16000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3bbb3573-a37f-4c45-95e8-7770763796b0/_J8A7940.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 35mm | f/1.4 | 1/8000 Not the first I’ve photographed this alley off 10th street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3d836f3d-1043-4d23-b346-529bda2971b4/_J8A7961.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2 | 1/16000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e350a883-b1e4-4aba-997b-fde7d940977c/_J8A7972.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 35mm | f/2 | 1/16000 Citygarden Sculpture Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a2250555-3702-4455-87d7-fceb43523c12/_J8A7991.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 35mm | f/2 | 1/2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d21a3dd3-220c-4b18-adad-457458c5bedd/_J8A7998.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 35mm | f/2 | 1/2500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b014bcc8-39ab-490a-b10f-f4b1faa4e8ca/_J8A8034-3.jpg Blog - Respite - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2 | 1/2500 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/javadaroo monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e2479f19-1cf0-4c5c-8681-a023810b0d6c/_J8A2460.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/6.3 | 1/30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/22cc3985-0a2d-4ffb-a0d7-fc34442fe110/_J8A2520.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8e4c8028-8a67-4c05-bca0-cb03383895d1/_J8A2567.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ebcd7180-58de-4447-aa42-755f12e0b584/_J8A2631.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d315162d-6645-4767-b862-c97f2056d3c0/stl_J8A2486-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 50mm | f/6.3 | 1/60 Apparently I really liked shooting from this spot. I think for the first hour or so I was just getting used to shooting in this new setting and it was tricky with the lighting. I didn’t want to get up in front of the stage and shoot outwards into the crowd, but I should have at some point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/76dc508b-ec58-4464-b83e-672680773933/_J8A2668.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/640 The man of the hour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5299fdf3-40dd-4d5e-933f-45b2b5f1c51d/_J8A2709.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f29b2b97-6636-4d3b-b469-645c7d033c70/_J8A2719.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5f795dcd-f4f7-4c81-a60a-eaa01b3a679a/_J8A3170.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/320 T-Dubb-O takes the stage! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/206d3132-de69-4e2b-83e9-e80af6207680/_J8A3363.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/319b062b-4e6e-4904-b1de-487f10a96750/_J8A3460.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7e91ef14-d8a0-4492-8e59-63db52e276a5/_J8A3068.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5c657905-bd46-452f-9586-7a80ccf7545e/stl_J8A2973-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/468ad4bb-dc20-4c84-bff7-ff01d52f141c/_J8A3685.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/80 Tef Poe. Both artists shattered the room. They brought the goods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/421a1801-c771-48da-a265-3dd682ab1be5/_J8A3810.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/09466d99-7a28-4fe4-a815-ce76e853f92e/_J8A4447.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 35mm | f/4 | 1/25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2770037a-ae9c-4721-b610-f224d912d4d2/_J8A3887.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9bcd14dd-9eaf-47a3-844b-c6824fc77272/_J8A4028.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/febf0790-0362-462a-a205-f22e017ce759/_J8A4082.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/125 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/11ca95ee-684e-4f16-937e-cef6782cfd01/_J8A4937.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8cc87aae-cefb-4379-bc94-68ba1dd1a5de/_J8A5048.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0f63b489-09d0-467d-abe7-d72e1c952421/_J8A5084.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2 | 1/250 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dad6b451-6033-4614-8aba-b9048204f17d/_J8A5143.jpg Blog - Javadaroo - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2 | 1/250 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/newstead monthly 0.5 2025-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/359ef33e-90e4-4db5-a0e6-c90795d29db4/_J8A1979.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e93cd05f-e9c7-4058-874f-12c512ec62d1/_J8A1986.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1793813e-52d4-4207-ab12-5c6618d7419b/_J8A1996-2.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/640 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ebbc6b3f-1ab8-43bc-9d31-e4426fdd905b/_J8A2016.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/640 Garfield Lacy. He was trapped under the rubble of his 3400sf brick home for five hours, shown in the image above and also below. He was found by cadaver dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/659eb43f-2da2-42e3-bf41-2e13de4ce468/_J8A2034.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e27fd73b-58b4-4f48-8b61-0554389120b2/_J8A2058.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/400 A bare foundation a few houses north of Garfield’s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f75ff4b3-aaa8-43cd-85fa-8ee1f4427248/_J8A2068.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dd0c231c-c449-46f6-bc55-bb527abe00c9/_J8A2084.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/aec4e9ae-1338-4865-ba70-87babd1e12d6/_J8A2096.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/242ac818-2ba1-41bd-b898-4affa5611f3e/_J8A2110.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/400 Childhood home of Terry Moore (above). She lives just across the street now, but grew up in this home with twenty siblings. One of her sisters was born in the morning of the ‘56 St. Louis tornado, and died on the morning of this one. She told me that she was lifted out of her doorway but then thrown and pinned to the ground in her front yard, and that the only word to describe what it looked like was a “monster.” That it seemed to choose homes and that when it did it devoured them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/05c02f38-a8df-463e-a393-1f40ec9f4fe0/_J8A2134.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/701ff936-ea76-4780-921e-8bfaf6c7d23b/_J8A2140.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e1099d94-c56a-497d-964a-499642c6e346/_J8A2194.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cf09d713-7d16-4fc1-ab79-8fce4cb4ff74/_J8A2213.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/315c10c8-384e-4a99-880f-51814e90d337/_J8A2222.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 22mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6c5ea91f-14e6-4332-b145-41a2cc89aa6a/_J8A2237.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/891a792c-eacd-4643-addf-f23df8409fe8/_J8A2263.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4404e7d0-2f31-44a7-bf75-440f786717ac/_J8A2274.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0770ae5b-0a87-4a71-b629-701d146089ee/_J8A2280.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6161fcbb-ec9f-40c2-8f1a-57a32421d4c8/_J8A2281.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6ed628f4-480c-4f15-8a25-15182b4a6dd6/_J8A2303.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/641ded01-a677-4920-85e8-9f5ca1714880/_J8A2308.jpg Blog - Newstead - Make it stand out 50mm | f/7.1 | 1/400 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/july-no-fourth monthly 0.5 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/36dcd180-dd0d-4caf-b852-5f420105b605/_J8A0860.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.5 | 1/400 I’m switching to include shutter speed with every photo in addition to focal length and the f/ stop. I would gladly share ISO but I don’t see a way of retrieving that from file info. Anyway this is a beautiful marble torchiere in the downtown STL main library Great Room, original to the building although new floor standards were installed with brass mold torchieres and alabaster bowls for the lighting elements. The original library was completed in 1865, although the building as we know it now, the Cass Gilbert main building, wasn’t completed until 1912, and this most recent renovation wrapped in 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b9707e8a-3e56-4eae-b524-3dc79dce13c3/_J8A0861.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 50mm | f/2.5 | 1/40 Detail of the alabaster base. Just beautiful work. You could spend a lifetime diving into the architectural details of St. Louis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d9ae3ac3-a8f5-450a-b38e-f389695637b8/_J8A0885.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2.5 | 1/400 I like the idea behind this shot, a kid’s bike proudly and boldly parked on a Tower Grove South sidewalk on a late St. Louis summer afternoon (the young sir is just off frame on a porch). It’s not a good image as I should have stood up rather than crouching—the handlebars and upper frame are lost in the background. There’s nothing holding this post together thematically, by the way. Maybe ‘summer,’ but really just a random assortment of images from the past couple of weeks, and I did absolutely nothing for the Fourth—hence the title. Every year I think ‘this is the year I’ll go downtown for the fireworks,’ and I will mean it and hold that thought with gusto. And then the day of, I get to thinking about crowds and heat and parking and traffic getting in and out and blah blah. Also this year I was thinking of the particular awkwardness of shooting that kind of event. Anything where a lot of people are either just standing still or sitting down is a challenge to shoot, at least for me. There are some shots below of Whitaker Music Festival and I felt the same there, namely that I didn’t really enjoy shooting the crowd and I felt weird about it. Whereas I don’t feel much discomfort at, e.g., Festival of Nations or some event where folks are milling about, doing people things. Part of the issue is access. To properly cover an event like a concert, you would need a press pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a8fe8f75-8231-4051-a635-6c9d0fda1559/_J8A0931-2.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 85mm | f/2.5 | 1/500 This is at the ruins at Tower Grove Park, last Saturday morning. Snugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bda636f5-d6f9-427a-8f22-8a71dd6431cd/_J8A1035.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.2 | 1/2000 Whitaker Music Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, July 2nd, with Saint Chuck playing. I moved all throughout the crowd and I would usually say something like, “May I be incredibly rude for a moment, join you, take pics for thirty seconds, and then leave?” That part was fine and I did get some good coverage of the band that way, but there was no way of covering the seated crowd that would be both 1) comfortable for all parties involved and yet also 2) form a decent composition. The below isn’t terribly engaging to me, but it’s a decent sort of abstract impression of a hot July evening at MoBot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8f4ad8d3-ee84-4179-a92b-4c509475312f/_J8A1183.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 24mm | f/16 | 1/320 (ND variable filter on) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/962332ac-d9fd-415e-a2e5-28195c3214dd/_J8A1315.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 85mm | f/5.6 | 1/400 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5cf03b99-2390-49a2-88a7-98ccd92b4311/_J8A1365.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 50mm | f/5.6 | 1/160 St. Louis Art Museum, last Saturday, July 12th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f4ef0d4d-a056-45e1-b6af-3ce09f6b8cda/_J8A1382-2.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 85mm | f/5.6 | 1/160 Construction on the Tower Grove Connector. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/56e3f655-ef79-4033-999a-f9a74cab1f3d/_J8A1410.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 23mm | f/4 | 1/320 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f5dfe897-fed1-4181-9f9e-daf298c9c5ab/_J8A1657.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 50mm | f/6.3 | 1/400 A Friday movie series showing Frozen at Keiner Plaza last night, with special guest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/87853eef-a3e6-40df-836b-9db9de666226/_J8A1854.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 85mm | f/7.1 | 1/500 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/88d417aa-a45b-40f4-b774-57bd69569152/_J8A1903.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 85mm | f/1.8 | 1/160 Saturn Lounge, Cherokee Street https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/41f2d2c6-52b2-4ebf-a753-cc14602a5b4f/_J8A1917-2.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/200 Cherokee Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f8a2009c-596c-4722-8845-0b187d043a7e/_J8A1940.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/47726d3f-fbe1-4f93-9898-0a3c9cb031fa/_J8A1951.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 50mm | f/1.2 | 1/200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f9c0641e-c06d-41c3-947f-efbd65e86c98/_J8A1976.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 50mm | f/3.5 | 1/400 Someone left this abstract bouquet near the park ruins this morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c79712b9-b3fa-453b-91dd-311d985ea2e6/IMG_2639.jpg Blog - July, No Fourth - Make it stand out 5.7mm | f/1.5 | 1/800 (iPhone) Ryan and his pops mixing up cement for Ryan and Nicole’s forthcoming outdoor kitchen. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/solstice monthly 0.5 2025-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/04aacac7-d33e-4e12-9c87-e064d4645413/_J8A9436.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/652f759d-9046-4f44-9fdf-12ae67c5a249/_J8A9461.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9179115e-1b77-4c0d-a613-356f8c324605/_J8A9429.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0322425b-5924-4f2b-9c5b-6dc8a6164341/_J8A9472.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4e2b2c53-0b96-419f-98bc-87e0743399b0/_J8A9498.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 Because it was a Tuesday it was relatively quiet. On the weekend all these rocks would be covered and as I mentioned the last time I posted about the Shutins (last September) this is a fun spot to shoot. To my eye it feels like a Where’s Waldo cartoon the way this part of the river layers when seen from the boardwalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a50a7443-7afd-4778-9842-2f2f6eee70b8/_J8A9820.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/688db5ae-1747-435d-b9cb-6c1a92320ab9/IMG_0012.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 5mm, f/4 This was taken on a Canon PowerShot SX170 I’ve had since 2010 and keep in my bag as a reliable and conspicuous point-and-shoot. A brief downpour hit and I wanted to see if I could get an interesting composition by swimming out a bit and taking a shot from water level. I didn’t bring the rain sleeve for my main rig, however, and so risked the dutiful PowerShot (which survived!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e41ede39-c7da-44af-b415-058fdfd26571/_J8A0087.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 14mm, f/22 Walking through the newly re-opened old courthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bb6a53d9-6b77-4b2e-91a4-c83b58611d1b/_J8A0100.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 35mm, f/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/940df3b2-5e2a-4e95-bce9-05e732804c85/_J8A0109.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/44b4321a-9581-462d-8e7f-c21531523789/_J8A0146.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 Yesterday I stumbled on a corn hole competition downtown. I learned that corn hole—with no offense—isn’t the easiest sport to capture. Or maybe it’s more like: for the corn hole pro, you would know what to photograph and how, but I was at a loss as to what the lens was supposed to do. Folks came from all over Missouri and Illinois, and many had sports jerseys for their teams. There’s a nice sort of alley on the approach to Busch Stadium and many dozens were set up there with rings of camp chairs, keeping cool in the shade. Below is my attempt at an action shot. I think what you would need to do is throw on like a 135mm lens and shoot from across the person throwing but behind their opponent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d400e228-7100-40fd-8901-e60a2ba8dd71/_J8A0225.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 If there’s any unifying theme to the various shoots I did on Saturday, it’s that context improves everything about your photography and it’s going to show if you don’t understand what you’re shooting. As I frequently get to experience. This comes up again below in the auto show I went to right after this downtown photowalk. I don’t know a thing about cars and I think I turned in some alright images, but you can also tell I’m not an auto photographer and I don’t know how to present something like an engine block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ed7a1414-8879-4db0-9bb7-6bc5b8055c93/_J8A0149-2.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 14mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/03caaa8c-a0f9-426f-97d3-d96002b3941c/_J8A0434.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/11cdd7c2-6d5e-41d5-a64a-db89a7739619/_J8A0419.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0f159020-4d11-4cad-96a0-edeff49d1257/_J8A0678.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 After walking a bit more downtown I left directly for a classic car show in Breckenridge. I’m more interested in this image than in most anything else about the cars. To me “old men look at car” is going to trump the car itself every time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/16a694fd-3733-4918-8648-58cfa89c7aee/_J8A0441.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3e43b299-da74-4585-ad7c-738ae4025299/_J8A0446.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/704706c1-f2e5-4650-99f9-d75e864fa446/_J8A0456.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b8e58e12-ade3-4074-9767-1aa59aaae444/_J8A0730.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 The winning car, I believe a ‘56 Chevy. Someone milling around it informed me that the car appeared to be 100% original. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/254ab5ee-bbf6-49b7-b173-9aaea7b8c3e1/_J8A0746.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a7b38ce0-1e9d-49b9-96af-1e7147fd4db4/_J8A0752.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/59130f5b-64d2-444f-9ac5-3aa13419d69c/_J8A0754.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d48de339-8a9c-4095-b912-6b64bca15a40/_J8A0768-2.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7955342e-5c5d-45b6-8831-7681093e3638/_J8A0810.jpg Blog - Solstice - Make it stand out 85mm, f/3.5 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/sunday-downtown-and-a-show-at-the-royale monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/aa2eb9e3-187d-4aa2-8fc4-1efb80a19a37/_J8A6590.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 85mm, f/16 This is the first photo I’m posting out of my newest lens: an RF mount, 85mm f1/2 USM, L-series glass. I purchased it the previous morning but other than a few test shots around the house, yesterday’s photowalk was the first time putting it through the paces. And between some action shots, a protest march, and an evening concert I was pleased with the results! The above doesn’t look like what you’d expect from an 85mm, because this lens is most commonly used for portraiture. I waited more than a year before committing to this piece of kit. It’s expensive glass for one thing, but I wanted to prove to myself that this focal length was important for getting the kinds of shots I like. And over the last year I noticed that especially while shooting more dynamic events where I was in the mix, I would find myself making sure I switched to 85mm in order to get closeups. Some of my favorite sorts of shots are where I have a clear subject but in the mix with a bunch of other people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f563e372-d0c5-4ebd-bd65-ba56341d502a/_J8A6623.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 I don’t recall what street this is on but I’ve long been drawn to this wall for its texture. I’ve tried to photograph it a few times and I still haven’t quite found a way of conveying what it is that appeals to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d63d2419-5923-4216-88d7-815571245b3a/_J8A6717.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 I’m not sure what this fellow was doing, but I did see him raise his arm once in a salute to a skateboarder that had waved to him. He was standing alone like this at the bottom of the steps down to the Mississippi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2a421b2a-32f0-4f44-a202-ebc2b0ffedbd/_J8A6742.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 85mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7193c23a-cbd8-4352-9b2f-431b25614673/_J8A6758.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 85mm, f/14 After a few hours downtown I drove over to Forest Park, felt uninspired probably by the harsh light and heat, then I skipped over to Euclid for a few where I got a text that there was a protest downtown. I wasn’t expecting an action that day, but I was excited to get to march and photograph them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ce0ef751-ccb6-40b9-a16c-23332a2f8588/_J8A6782.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 85mm, f/7.1 When I made it back that way I found this little guy was splayed out on the outskirts of Keiner Plaza just trying to keep cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/feac1e2d-a86a-43d2-a469-3325cf835ef4/_J8A6908.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1ee19d6f-b7db-4d67-8ad6-413274edb241/_J8A7022.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 This was another well-run protest with wholly supportive reactions from the Cardinals fans walking around and the cars that had to stop for us. 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Three artists and a DJ, and the ever-present heat, but with a bit of a breeze, the trellised grape canopy, and drinks, it made for a great June evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bae9826e-dedb-4661-8276-ddd708049f88/_J8A8745.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/17c2d931-6689-4d96-863d-9aaef034c526/_J8A9056.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/00b2f3ac-c3a3-4d2e-914b-ae6e901eab79/stl_J8A9353-topaz-denoiseraw-exposure.jpg Blog - Sunday Downtown and a Show at the Royale - Make it stand out 85mm, f/1.8 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/no-kings monthly 0.5 2025-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d29ea62a-23a4-4d6c-b34c-c1a7804766a6/_J8A5175-2.jpg Blog - No Kings - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/49dd6f29-a040-4f05-aca2-95d35b8d6d56/_J8A5184-2.jpg Blog - 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No Kings - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e84f8741-5fef-49bb-abdf-f6ed843d06fa/_J8A6188.jpg Blog - No Kings - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/35c210ff-9f4e-4b84-bc3a-2528d0ef7254/_J8A6202.jpg Blog - No Kings - Make it stand out 85mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0ed79860-5bca-4eba-aa3e-0dda9ca09373/_J8A6217.jpg Blog - No Kings - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/52638d2f-743a-4808-b499-c7ffaf87cffc/_J8A6254.jpg Blog - No Kings - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 The police protected the protest route, and dynamically even—following behind or blocking off intersections as needed. In my experience of St. Louis protests, while this wasn’t a first it felt to me the most cooperative and the most intentionally non-combative I’ve seen. Zero riot gear, for example. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7e3980bd-1752-4321-9cb6-4b990d9f5086/_J8A6268.jpg Blog - No Kings - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/08775e3a-2f3d-4181-bd1a-5dd31ad15890/_J8A6281-3.jpg Blog - No Kings - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2c40722f-ba2f-4a21-ad6d-2c2340a1e46f/_J8A6325.jpg Blog - No Kings - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/heartbreak monthly 0.5 2025-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dbb6a8a6-839e-45c7-88b6-4d877a633d6e/_J8A4642-2.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/775baabe-980c-4e4b-bd57-0232bd45d060/_J8A4623.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 Lindell Blvd across from Forest Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d8a93428-4076-4da1-bee6-46105a9b4507/_J8A4649.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b017615f-9af5-43e8-a696-fa99a0db2dc8/_J8A4657-4.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/733bd39b-11bd-4f51-bc3e-a28f1e7ef469/_J8A4670.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1b621a37-dd26-45fe-a9b8-0083c09b18dd/_J8A4796.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 35mm, f/7.1 I found that I had to mostly watch the first tarp job I was on. I felt unsure of what to do or how it was to be done, and it’s not an intuitive process. It’s also not without some risk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1483f935-7bf4-4641-b170-0784c8f95906/_J8A4868.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 Ryan, forever getting it done, heart and hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/89ab2355-f89a-45f3-9c7e-ee06c2dd5ae6/IMG_2307-2.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 I haven’t really had the time or energy to have any kind of informed approach to this in terms of photography. Why this image? It happened to be a corner I remembered because of the door and it was just one of many moments that pulls and cuts. Maybe in a weekend or two I’ll go out with the intent just to shoot, although from a photography perspective I have missed so much… I wish that I could have been devoted full-time to this. The community outpouring alone would have been a true honor to cover. ActionSTL standing up critical services down at O’Fallon Park YWCA with a massive feeding and distribution hub (despite a bizarre order from the city leadership to not ‘self-deploy,’ while the city itself offered literally no response to immediate needs), not to mention providing basically the hands and tactical vision for this disaster response. 4TheVille, InvestSTL, and Dream Builders for Equity holding down an incredible operation out of the 4144 MLK address, also doing distribution but community organization, temporary home repairs, sourcing—4144 MLK did a lot of very much needed targeted good. And the Urban League, which itself received damage at the Kingshighway and Page office, has stood up a six day a week community hub + feeding + wraparound services + non-congregate sheltering mission that has a line of cars a mile long… three weeks after the disaster. It bears triple underlining that this response is very much the people’s response. I mean the people of St. Louis, the citizens are the ones getting it done for this community. This isn’t my opinion. I was there throughout and can say firsthand it was as if we didn’t have a government at all: city, state, or otherwise, not in any sense that mattered. Weeks later I think the only folks that might quibble with that would be elected officials, but I don’t know what they have to show for themselves. The churches also stepped up in tremendous, humbling ways. So many churches and religious disaster relief groups. I saw and worked with Convoy of Hope, United Methodist Committee on Relief, Salvation Army, Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief, and on and on. Thousands of volunteers have come out as well, maybe the majority unaffiliated. For example if you drove through Fountain Park anytime in the last few weeks, yes some of those tents were big organizations but for the most part it was neighbors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5f8be9e1-a2a0-4c98-922b-6fe4ff08781c/IMG_2311+2.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 This is Kevin. I don’t remember his last name, but we worked together for at least one morning if not a couple. He was one of maybe a couple dozen carpenters volunteering their time and skill, tarping homes with roof damage or just missing the entire roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0c3e01e6-2b4a-45df-a885-39b96fcb171e/_J8A4888.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 Jessica, of Dream Builders, at 4144 MLK. She is smiling because she did not want her picture taken. You’d think that when someone doesn’t want their picture taken, I wouldn’t take it… but often that just makes me want to try to convince them that this is a good idea. Most people don’t like pictures like this. It’s a bit dark and it’s hard to make out the subject’s features. What I like is that it captures Jessica in her element during this time, and it’s a bit isolated, chaotic, and ramshackle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f51a610e-acbc-46e2-af0e-bcbaa334f156/_J8A4899.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50m, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/44ff609e-06a7-4055-af79-ab19baa43f1c/_J8A4912.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/77fb481f-247e-4aae-bd63-334596bf7dc1/_J8A4937.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e21c8320-d0d4-4cf0-afb3-95872cbdc0b2/IMG_2318-2.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0ecd649d-0c1c-467c-9dd0-1b5381c7ffe4/IMG_2321-2.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e384d9e3-bc29-478f-a100-7d68313a2943/IMG_2324.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 A crew loading up to go tarping, Saturday, May 24th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8cdbfb9e-f852-4040-8d82-0cf4c60db5c3/IMG_2327.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 Brandon from the Local 42 Carpenters, volunteering for Dream Builders. Or whoever. I don’t think affiliations mattered too much when it came down to it. For those with this level of damage, ask and they will tell you: their number one priority and need right now is getting in the dry, even if just temporarily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6d24e893-6275-441d-afbf-050ef51708ec/IMG_2332.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c48588b0-79b6-4e83-8803-5418838380dd/IMG_2334.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/49692209-7cb5-4883-bba6-5fa3a6089083/IMG_2338.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/44008ec7-0672-43e6-b1b0-96a715865b70/IMG_2341.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fb5eb482-58cf-43b8-b9cb-b214b85ac574/IMG_2350.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/df21307c-b30a-4b42-893c-09910b426a8a/IMG_2387.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d0b3fb61-1842-43d9-ac89-cfefa3e4bbb5/IMG_2352.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/68d8bc22-0fba-4448-9a6a-af6209f1e123/IMG_2367.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 That’s Chris to Brandon’s left and behind him with the OSB is Matt. Matt walked up to us one day in Fountain Park and just said he wanted to help and could he come out the next morning, and then he did just that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d358cd0c-e06a-4f2e-b9fd-5eeb61359ec2/IMG_2383.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 This is an extraordinary act of neighborliness. A man is building this tiny home for his neighbor, who lost everything. He had been working for two days on it when I took this, mostly using supplies from the emergency supply depots that have gone up. He gave his name but as the structure isn’t legal he asked that I not share it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/694396d0-22fb-4aa2-9997-129abb02bfec/IMG_2391.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 Where the parapets collapsed or had weaker tuck-pointing—or simply where the tornado was strongest—roofs peeled right up and off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/903c8d5c-6fdb-4b0e-9530-bdf32b49fb7c/IMG_2396.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b607d1a6-4881-4b57-8445-631c108dce5f/IMG_2398.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8431455c-8d98-46f6-acb3-4f54584dbdcb/IMG_2418.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b93cf665-9929-4794-b0cb-30a5560b8c62/IMG_2410.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dbcd791a-1e1b-4e29-8945-71487c044475/IMG_2336.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/578e426a-dfea-47be-bdcc-8b8e06a4b284/_J8A5073.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c842cc4e-8053-47b8-b83d-140aa56e80a5/IMG_2389.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1dc8b59a-a426-4ea1-a5d2-c6a62a3d812f/_J8A5092.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 These brick piles are all over north STL, and have been for weeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9669911c-4b8f-44c7-9200-4549a24549c2/_J8A5101.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/abe5a8ce-5541-413a-a135-5db28347cf74/IMG_2156+3.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 Sikeston, MO. If you look closely beneath the bookcase there you can see a clearing in the rubble. That clean spot of carpet is where the woman who lived in this home flipped the couch (just off to the right) over herself as the Sikeston EF3 dissolved her home and then swirled it and other debris around her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/227a716e-4e12-43e6-88b4-a4b7f5813863/IMG_2162+2.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 Sikeston, MO. These stairs led up to a second story of this home, which blew clear off. This has been an incredible tornado season (NB: this article, while very good, is from May 23rd and so is missing the weeks of tornado data since). In the midwest and southwest we’ve been in a state of continuous response since March 14th, with well over 1,000 tornadoes so far. And tornado alley is shifting eastward, expanding, prolongating its reign each year, and becoming ever more dangerous. This is one of the many resiliency challenges we will face in the coming years—not in the distant 2050s, but next year, and the year after… I’ll close for now with two other pictures of life in St. Louis. First, I took this at May’s iteration of Food Truck Fridays in Tower Grove Park, one week before the tornado. It seems peaceful and sweet to me, and it was moving to find this in my camera as the last image before May 16th. Also, these are not my kids. I don’t have kids. If you zoom in on the mom off to the left in the red baseball cap, I think she’s wondering if she’s going to have to tackle me. But if you know her or these kids, let me know—I think the family would like this and I’ll get them a framed print. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/437fd9ad-37dc-4103-ac0b-c6abecb60aa9/_J8A4467.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 50mm, f/11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9d76ec31-2424-4280-9afe-8c8b03231049/IMG_2520.jpg Blog - Heartbreak - Make it stand out 5.7mm, f/1.5 And these are Nicole and Ryan’s chickens, who were very curious about me kneeling down to say hi. This past weekend I hung back and rested. I did the barest bones version of chores, errands, and groceries I could get away with. I sat in the sauna and the hot tub at the YMCA, and I enjoyed barbecue and conversation with friends, and just for a moment had a normal weekend in June. (The thoughts expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of any organization) https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/cinco-de-mayo-rainy-amp-cold-edition monthly 0.5 2025-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/eeeec98e-4a9b-43db-86d2-3eff0d5622b7/_J8A3333.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cebaf99f-efc1-4f8a-8dce-a3e7fa251881/_J8A3568.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/96ec782c-27af-4d1f-afae-3ea53247734e/_J8A3727.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/940bc0bb-9339-461f-ab96-d15d1d4c5e89/_J8A3742.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 You would think this might be a homeless person, but no, on closer inspection you’ll find a Hello Kitty poncho cloaking a ride-or-die lover of pineapples with little umbrellas stuck in them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/33792d49-979a-493c-b2bb-ab3c730fe1be/_J8A3750.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f85c16e5-9896-4dec-8985-515caec141cf/_J8A3892.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 Now it’s not a stellar picture, but this was a fun moment. This woman in the black had been enjoying the music under an umbrella with someone else until after a moment she couldn’t take it any longer. She took off running for the impromptu coterie dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/21750288-7379-4815-abed-f384d9b1c53f/_J8A3899.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ce1e07e8-1a56-4749-a574-3d787da640b5/_J8A3979.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/82587f64-fccd-47e9-b7d1-5245cbc9878b/_J8A4117.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2f7e911d-7201-4a79-89b6-1bfaba0b5fbb/_J8A4192.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7157e15c-2f3d-4a33-af08-a94087a6d859/_J8A4341.jpg Blog - Cinco de Mayo - Rainy & Cold Edition - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/roaring-at-slam monthly 0.5 2025-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1cf40570-37ec-4325-98f6-aadb7c405697/_J8A1905.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 I wish I could say they get more interesting, but for the most part this is what you’re in for. This blog, we’re just recording some daily life in the 314. But this picture would not pass muster for something I count as an engaging photo. It is, however, a beautiful car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ae294fbf-69de-4f13-b0f4-55d9c4a20337/_J8A1918.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/63c84f7e-a9f5-4487-a20d-33c9cafa9a56/_J8A2118.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c5d9015e-d9ff-4e3f-8ea1-cce1ae2dd871/_J8A1920.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 Let’s just all take a second to note that I’m not an automobile photographer, okay? So I didn’t quite fit everything in frame, or centered, in several shots… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9a840cc1-bc31-4cd1-b2ef-6b2bd75fe8ee/_J8A2132.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5b0e6218-13ec-4862-bafd-c2b0ccd3e2a1/_J8A2010.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 Moody! I don’t like this shot particularly, but it’s approaching what I might like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3c65fbff-8b7e-43fb-b9fc-800379438c42/stl_J8A1982-topaz-denoise-sharpen-exposure-color-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/de551939-c5c9-4249-8ab9-279c2a42a51c/_J8A1956.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 I will admit that I like this one, although we can’t tell much about the woman on the right. I actually prefer this image to one where we have an unobstructed view of this car. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8e4b6c69-207a-410c-9aa3-3099ce110080/_J8A2141.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c0bfb106-f5cd-4ed0-a1b0-6b8b01bb0910/_J8A1924.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7822bd5a-1f6b-43ce-a04e-abd25654d46a/_J8A2084.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a069665c-b3d5-42db-b462-62a20eb2d49e/_J8A2100.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/24025387-d74e-4fc7-ae0a-1c15de3272c7/_J8A2137.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/91f56cce-e5b3-4d9d-aa57-1c30f1b6c25c/_J8A1930.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/353503ec-884e-486f-8414-675125ac7de1/_J8A1948.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/072b4900-6c62-4671-b759-28fb9b447ede/_J8A2012.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 I like this one. It took me a bit, but it feels abstract in a way I like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/12477b60-88f3-419c-b774-dd3082f95181/_J8A2013.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e1c3c839-f30f-4ed0-8d80-78ad9c6ed976/_J8A2047.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8e635531-a000-40b4-aa42-9da3038fc80a/_J8A2144.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/305eb424-7b57-4a17-883e-a8e61b05fa8d/_J8A2022.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/afe27911-fe25-446d-bf39-7ae6bff0dbda/_J8A2038.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e7634ed9-40d2-4a69-b3d8-173cef7ec781/_J8A2030.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f09fd09f-1ba9-4486-b79b-5d9516462138/_J8A2052.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cb8e4901-4e62-4530-a258-d864061a8aa7/_J8A2078.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 30mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3d70ad7d-f8ae-4650-8749-e736225a4db4/_J8A2058.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c7044221-9c3f-44ae-8e85-2049b3787e8d/_J8A2069.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 30mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ca6b369e-7d9e-4cf7-b61e-579dab40827f/_J8A2155.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 Obviously not a part of the Roaring exhibit, i just like this piece and snapped a couple others around the museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2c1ab166-58a9-49aa-adf1-1b58d66f7071/_J8A2159.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9c9820d1-f7b8-4206-9be4-d1f1b2da87f2/_J8A2178.jpg Blog - ‘Roaring’ at SLAM - Make it stand out 18mm, f/4 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/washington-dc-hands-off-protest monthly 0.5 2025-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/83201ed9-7b29-4617-86f7-a55fb64fabce/_J8A0899.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/26152888-79d2-46b2-8e91-226004297676/_J8A0698.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/99821244-e124-455b-8a5a-ce6a6f220e97/_J8A8873.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/de4997fb-ad7c-4ff9-bfcd-f7a77cc20f0a/_J8A0394.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6b779e16-560c-4134-ac9c-43e4c56c164c/_J8A0714.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e7f39795-66f4-43cb-b1d1-70e476bea68f/_J8A1266-2.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6b124fc9-03b0-466c-8acc-a2c57c824e42/_J8A1407.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 Other than a quick series I took in the National Gallery, this (above) was one of the last shots I took. It was one of a few dozen at a Free Palestine rally that broke off and was staging for the main protest to meet up with them and march to ICE headquarters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c72e5e97-697f-4a7d-9a2f-368728b9316c/_J8A1714.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2027f3c8-9dee-4bfd-a9d9-4c2069053a2e/_J8A1533.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 I read a post from a street photographer who covered Hands Off NYC where he acknowledged protests are hard to cover. The crowds are dense and unwieldy, it’s difficult to convey the feeling through stills. And technically… a photograph is “supposed” to have a single subject. But personally I enjoy the above sort of image, where the subject isn’t distinct but at least a couple if not several things are happening and clearly portrayed. This one grabbed me but I had to choose from dozens like it. My favorite such composition I’ve taken is the women trying on Japanese robes at the MOBOT Japanese Festival, which you can see either in the ‘gallery’ tab or in the post I made on that festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f77473f2-45a9-4876-ae14-214a87457f6d/_J8A7974.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bd712733-df38-4365-866a-9952fa6a79a2/_J8A0926.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/79f1b4c6-8f79-4db2-9c1d-54548b779ef6/_J8A8919.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/612bf139-855b-4b50-86b2-407e0919b14f/_J8A8439.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/86605a8d-8b51-4bbb-b13e-18c4cdd2279f/_J8A8635.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7b84be52-cae0-4870-bf94-78c59f39ba70/_J8A8797.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 85mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/815d9589-a340-44df-9c41-4b0d18ee056f/_J8A8190.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/91bcb5f7-4110-4c6b-b39d-2c897ce41e9a/_J8A8960.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f23e1224-6470-4f98-879d-47dce7309ecb/_J8A0871.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/280bf710-e558-4a85-89ad-1bfaa88c19d9/_J8A0538.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0299b077-b5ac-47e3-9b42-1e3ad1c2de9c/_J8A0806.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b72b69b3-00c5-433a-acd5-c30a4967384f/_J8A9861.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5f9d79e5-c926-41ac-af5f-e1308b7f8652/_J8A9003.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6dc51e8f-8820-4b14-8fa3-054686a078b7/_J8A9170.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1fede2f9-4340-49aa-a791-8be20d65a225/_J8A9221.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bf3471bc-26d9-4175-9f50-dd6e6d277f50/_J8A9899.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b9d55a5b-d84d-4e78-a28e-f32b69d1337b/_J8A9765.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 24mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/27328800-e5c4-439a-a3b4-dec1ad82beb0/_J8A8570.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ed99cf93-abb4-46ee-bff2-e3a29d7f38d4/_J8A0819.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 The gentleman above was one of the two I mentioned that was there in counter-protest. And when I say it was tens of thousands on the one side and two on the other, in DC that is a precise breakdown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f5729a31-b0ef-42c9-abfb-c6f2b4666f1c/_J8A0199.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/42ecf0e5-a7a9-4014-bb64-6f174e7d6edd/_J8A8001.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4fba378e-1b2d-4e1d-9816-16a6e03d557d/_J8A0994.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/242f9adc-02e0-4593-892e-fc7397010c7e/_J8A8299.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1d08cbf1-72ed-44c5-a5e3-7ce97f8a9ae7/_J8A8685.jpg Blog - 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Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/511e0787-5e57-4575-ba76-4a63e21eef66/_J8A8090.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4591c9d5-0f01-4236-8140-f2b3df9a6998/_J8A8009.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/47356b98-a715-4f01-b447-0525c7fe7f8e/_J8A0599.jpg Blog - Washington DC - ‘Hands Off’ Protest - Make it stand out 50mm, f/14 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/spring-storms monthly 0.5 2025-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3b3dcd09-85e5-4de7-90ca-5806612a03c6/_J8A7502.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/11 A couple taking a selfie under a blooming cherry tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/88e75e90-0308-4c56-815e-d42b56491dce/_J8A7592.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fa1231e8-b13b-4a71-9ce2-978130df6578/_J8A7550.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2 I stumbled on a bag pipes player at the Turkish pavilion. He marched a bit back and forth and I tried to get permission for some shots with eye contact, but he neither declined nor nodded. But this was definitely the most happening thing on that side of the park at the moment, so… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bd5ab573-e9bc-4372-a00c-c51c8de87f3e/_J8A7569.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/70d61c6c-2e3a-47bb-a8d1-8f1ebde69d92/_J8A7782.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5ec07900-90b1-47f9-bada-3f00561935a0/_J8A7628.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f09ddcce-c6bc-496b-b8b8-047bce6b22e2/_J8A7687.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/13 This group of four chickens greeted me over by the Scottish Arms on Sarah St. I used to tend the little garden here and came by to see if anything was planted when I met these ladies. I wish for this one I’d gotten even lower, like eye level with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cd6cd150-8f1f-4f45-851c-aff5648b5443/_J8A7700.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b0adf28c-f013-4d1e-b9f5-7816c6dc8f2c/_J8A7730.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 Forest Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/202e4577-837d-4148-b62c-d177191b6095/_J8A7747.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 The flower beds in front of the St. Louis Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f2a469dc-1882-44ec-b60d-c76086e074c0/_J8A7630.jpg Blog - Spring Storms - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 I drove out about forty five minutes west to the Shaw Nature Reserve in Franklin County for the first time and decided to drive a bit around the area. I found this lot not far from the Reserve where one of the tornados ripped through a couple of weeks ago. There was quite a bit of damage besides in the area. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/qeabsc1xz0rd3vcdkp7tkupgndn0ua monthly 0.5 2025-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0788592c-2c92-465e-8b2a-04dfa6321e31/_J8A4040.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c5d4abc6-7579-41b3-b862-c843d438797d/_J8A4050.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f2739020-52d6-4c2b-90ce-d976e97df8b4/_J8A4064.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 Sledding at Art Hill is a beloved pastime for St. Louisans, on the usually rare chance we see snow. Often enough, though, that I saw several out with serious looking toboggans of all sorts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c57dc95d-4726-4786-b2b5-283d4a473806/_J8A4175.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0a933c80-700a-4034-9201-af5c5f0cc3a9/_J8A4344.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/17dba0c5-4a72-476b-b28a-41b2d89d6799/_J8A4450.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9e73d91c-a2f9-45c5-ab09-3da097817d0f/_J8A4473.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5501f09b-0e2e-4a71-b2f8-0f68c7cfa289/_J8A4512.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9f323454-ade2-421e-aaf3-e6fce9d37def/_J8A6437.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 This was a snowfall later in February after the previous storm finally cleared. I went out driving in it just to see what I could see as I figured it would be the last of the year and snapped this one. It’s a statue at the church on Boyle just south of Manchester. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/614595d5-0df5-4ea0-a5de-2fdb63448eab/_J8A6455.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/675b641f-542d-40f9-94af-d9e2ad746e97/_J8A6744.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 From a visit to the St. Louis Art Museum earlier in March. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d2e38de7-a772-4fcb-9b65-96465917fb57/_J8A6761.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 24mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e03399cd-99c9-490c-98b9-10ee6e989c20/_J8A6922-2.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 After the storm this past Friday night I wasn’t sure I’d be up for doing any photography, but I thought it would feel good to get downtown and it did. The St. Patty’s celebration was a bustling sea of green on either side of Market St. It felt lively and friendly, with the smells of hotdogs, brats, burgers, steaks and joints. Musket fire from marching colonials, go carts and race cars roaring. All along the parade route families set up tents and barbecued. There was also a dusty haze in the air from dust clouds kicked up by droughts further west and it was a bit tough to shoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/34ab7220-60e2-4e5b-972c-4e3edc95f0b6/_J8A6960.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 85mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/157af66b-0554-44b1-8acb-299bf1b49de7/_J8A7174.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1bbe115a-935d-4d7e-a471-544651e8fa39/_J8A7192.jpg Blog - February & March, Stray Shoots - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/0xyhhsrm26mr6ecfevcjtfx7flnna6 monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3a74607e-4a1c-4d49-924f-6bb1e4ada10e/_J8A3919.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 This was taken on Sunday at Arsenal and Grand, long before things got out of hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9e748d2d-2806-43d3-b16f-ee309299601e/_J8A3955.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/790a5764-a8c6-4fec-9700-0bd94e7d564c/_J8A3972.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 You might say that George Bernard Shaw was touched with the spirit of Capability Brown. You might say that if, for example, you recently watched a British murder mystery show where Capability Brown—whose name is so delightful it bears repeating—was mentioned and you then geeked out on him and the history of English gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5aee85e6-d353-44a5-a3fe-ebd46cdbfd06/_J8A4008.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6f03e50d-46a2-4681-81b2-090752b6601a/_J8A4027.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 I took the wrong approach with this. I’d thought about swinging by some night to see about shooting that red neon circle in HDR and figured it would make a nice contrast with the snow, but by the time I got here I was freezing and just shot this one unflattering angle—and from way too far away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/90fbc891-7199-41a2-b139-4447faa1f275/_J8A3496.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 Early December, Tower Grove Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/efe13fe5-d65c-43ee-a1e2-4c62b66b520a/_J8A2597.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 85mm, f/11 Missouri Botanical Gardens toy train display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f3b41333-b71f-4730-97cc-9bb87c9ea205/_J8A3737-2.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 85mm, f/7.1 A man and his keytar. Cherokee Street Print Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/be62c764-2c05-4b10-857e-ccc53a8cdd46/_J8A3759.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/40f24bfe-c8ba-44d8-9f08-b36491036afd/_J8A3553.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 Previous snowstorm, early December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1dd62d5e-10a8-4705-b207-870dbe69dcae/_J8A3577.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/636e4d2f-ad51-4281-b505-21332aef145c/_J8A3580.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/67c60fe7-f2de-41c7-a2cd-9c7bfd70cc72/_J8A3597.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5ca7354d-1ab0-4818-b8e9-7b2cabbd18c6/_J8A3602.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/008a5979-4835-400f-bab3-8b080012ccd1/_J8A3621.jpg Blog - Winter Storm 2025, & Previous Weeks - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/halloween-a-hike-a-river monthly 0.5 2025-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4aad9950-736e-4783-bea9-3b7114348219/_J8A9765.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 My first time up in the downtown ferris wheel during a visit from my parents in early October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/561f2dc2-9497-40f4-a153-7e1d25b27885/_J8A9805.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 View of the Meramac river valley from Lone Wolf trail in Castlewood State Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4fb830ca-343d-496a-8a2f-657445611610/_J8A9874.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1d198fa9-1f95-43df-ae2d-e42529169d6b/_J8A9898.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bcc38cea-a826-4502-80ef-f1e2df60f295/_J8A9964.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 I knew the Central West End Halloween Party would be an opportunity to try out some night photography with interesting subjects. While a fun shoot, it was also challenging. The party bottlenecks at the intersection of Euclid and Maryland where the stage hosts a (rather lengthy) costume contest followed by DJs. 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Shortly after I took this picture I was informed by a biker that I wasn’t allowed to do that. I was, in fact, allowed to do that… but took that as my cue to head out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c99c97c3-e873-490f-9016-2e7ffeb542d1/_J8A1838.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 This past weekend I went on an overnight kayak trip with a friend, covering 22 miles of the Current River. We paddled from Akers Ferry to Round Spring, camping maybe a mile shy of Pulltite campground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/561a1ab4-4961-4b28-ba9f-901e7c2b6669/_J8A1896.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ae1ff6a1-804f-45d3-999b-9207c7c7bd01/_J8A1935.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/48fab5f0-6a3d-4f95-b34e-80eb75511127/_J8A2004.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/11 This spring, aptly named Cave Spring, opens up off an inlet and winds back maybe twenty yards. You can paddle right over the source, a sizable (+10’ radius) hole doling out over thirty million gallons of fresh water a day. It’s equally fun and unsettling to park your kayak over it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/22339e30-ca33-45ed-8ed6-0222b23a9bda/_J8A2064.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6d92b8b0-8bf9-4946-baa1-38a37c35046b/_J8A2096.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/11 This tent has served me well for over twenty years! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d63cfc00-3c24-44d1-806a-b67a66ef023b/_J8A2118.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 50mm, f/11 The ripples emerging from the moss-covered rocks mark another spring. It was sprinkling on us Sunday morning, which turned into a downpour just two or three minutes after we reached Round Spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/57d8dda4-5e97-4195-a481-89fc77a7867e/_J8A2199.jpg Blog - Halloween, a hike, a river - Make it stand out 85mm, f/7 We saw a group of four bald eagles (one pictured here) watching the river together, along with half a dozen otters, several doe, and one buck. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/oaxaca-4-final-days monthly 0.5 2025-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b9aa8fa7-e62c-4963-b607-aaf78cacbea5/_J8A7424.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b4270c37-6984-4390-9021-0a61b73faf15/stlouis_J8A7515-topaz-denoise-color.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/525b4832-f6b8-4d33-b063-3c5574570092/_J8A7826.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 24mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/aaf0535e-6243-4c89-bcab-27e981c641aa/_J8A8504-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/45340a2d-b353-433e-8839-0f744fab823b/_J8A8652.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 On the road up the gentle mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/45258a12-05c5-486b-a13b-92091a15461f/_J8A8864.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/47a0ddb0-d0e8-44c4-8957-de92d7be3bcf/_J8A8883.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8d4f426e-698b-40a9-882f-4653c84eace2/_J8A8885.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4ccff271-b687-44aa-8548-fcbbd03bf3f4/_J8A8912.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 28mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a3153e66-fa4e-4e75-ba0f-52825c353dd4/_J8A8928.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/617c7b31-3a21-4f4d-80d0-2d3aebf5db89/_J8A8934.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4 Ambrose sniff-checks the coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1a8e3434-553d-4c0b-be1f-6c9f7402f75c/_J8A8941.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4 You'd like to think this might be the last pic of this view, but sadly no, no it's not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ceca5ac3-18d8-4e20-9909-dc728e10cc61/_J8A8953.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 Sleepy Ryan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9c68a3be-f6e6-48f4-8658-9989b06f7ce3/_J8A8963.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 The clouds just seemed to sit. They'd barely move at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/92b78ad6-54c1-4ad9-a6f9-ea881b6bcfe2/_J8A9022.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5b1dbcfc-0310-4ecb-b471-1244f36fe1a6/_J8A9051.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 Walking down to Reforma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4dbb3756-e106-4066-9d28-9085bacc4936/_J8A9073.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b86c36e4-a569-499b-9b44-b4fcccb35f2e/_J8A9089.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0537b176-68ab-4243-bdea-ae8ca7552429/_J8A9116.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5797c624-dc9a-4343-8674-b2771c8a9258/_J8A9211.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 28mm, f/4 Itanoni in Reforma. Definitely one of my favorite meals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2e1acf86-5bf3-4229-93ae-496015da36c0/_J8A9236.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7407fb50-9e98-4952-9f45-234cf5cb8151/_J8A9260.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5fb0a75f-8a8d-4f0b-ae4b-559e3b786bea/_J8A9469.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 This and the final two below were taken on a solo hike our last night. The path was part of a rural pedestrian highway between the bustling Reforma neighborhood and Guadalupe Victorial Segunda Seccion. I didn’t realize this at first and thought I’d simply accessed a charming private trail behind the rental, but on the way down to Segunda Seccion I was passed several times by others who appeared to be walking home after working in Oaxaca all day. Oaxaca was both generous and honest with us, which in my limited experience with travel is a rare combination. And in light of that, I think that walk may be my favorite memory from the trip. I got to experience about half of the journey that many Oaxacans make every day, year round. Maybe I would say differently in a freezing rain, but on that evening I found it far preferable to taking Interstate 44 into work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/95dace71-8888-480d-b77e-71c316052ac5/_J8A9472.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ea428177-b1c5-4202-abc5-c5137dbd7ff1/_J8A9473.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #4 - Final Days - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/oaxaca-3-of-4 monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8012a04d-d4cd-429a-912f-a4b50568f596/stlouis_J8A3085-topaz-denoise-sharpen-enhance-2x-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 Casa Oaxaca El Restaurante, nearby el Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, and for the next several images. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f138ea30-bfd1-46fb-a059-41570819d2d0/_J8A3184.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/93a8fd70-cc9c-404f-b499-f8838e5d087d/_J8A3195.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6644c098-13c5-453d-aa8e-1522d1310d6d/_J8A3212.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50m, f/1.6 Still at Casa Oaxaca, but taken from the terrace of the temple's side steps across the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4aa1b3bd-24e9-4c6b-8db2-563fb0b4f6bc/_J8A3225.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8cf4b40a-494f-4534-99ca-06158cb3a7bf/_J8A3351.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7d4a6e49-b4b1-4b77-8cca-a57ac8cb3ead/_J8A3394.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/86c9867d-49e8-429e-a375-61c07562f719/_J8A3472.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 I guess I shot at 1.6 for a long while there. Here we're back at Centro Gastronomico for a kimchi workshop with Sophie Eng. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/93045dd2-658f-48dc-a69e-1544b0e42d61/_J8A3495.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 This photo was taken mere moments after a professional chef, pictured here, gently informed me that I was basically just moving stuff around with the pestle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/93959912-2dc1-4b62-bf81-08d0a2aaa99c/_J8A3498.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/99408518-4151-488f-a2bd-dc0ab9a97dbc/stlouis_J8A3766-topaz-denoise-sharpen-color-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 I changed focal lengths! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2645c0b4-47a3-4502-a30a-e939f8a73cb1/_J8A3781.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d2bc0e9b-3f7d-4bef-aef4-d678e680c2b6/_J8A3795.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c265ad52-78c5-4b5d-b5e6-728ee599c4da/_J8A3803.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/469f8abf-d648-4ea8-bd51-46c567d94a16/_J8A3810.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1fcf4abf-df1d-4208-a3f1-e3a2226949d1/_J8A3839.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e1caa1ed-884f-4550-8f6d-0475c340f206/_J8A3873.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d18ccdfd-d827-4a76-92d5-dd5a7cf0b541/_J8A3928.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d8bdb009-0dea-47c1-bdaf-d4080df40c60/_J8A3962.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/16a074da-67f5-43f7-89ba-46cbc3cbdc1d/_J8A3982.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/19ff4d77-8409-44f6-a42d-090a9ca981d0/_J8A4044.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e7bf8db2-aa89-4831-b1a9-ad61d5dc5685/_J8A4049.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/44e8e464-4926-4d8b-95c7-2a303a7af0a0/_J8A6453.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 35mm, f/8 The tomato dish at La Levadura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/490dcf6b-f97e-4412-a31e-34b234e0a6ba/stlouis_J8A6777-topaz-denoise-sharpen-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 That lit up circular object in the background is a giant mezcal bottle bus situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f0afd765-fd2d-43f0-858e-af9560168a31/_J8A6907.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c76fffae-f12d-4dbd-9b9e-07a0e02e56e6/_J8A6938.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 This and the rest of this set are from a solo photowalk I did in parts of Oaxaca we hadn't yet visited. I found myself mostly shooting the murals I came across. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4aaeb03b-147c-4e6d-83ba-be7a4c8425b6/_J8A6947.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/39bf5f06-e43b-4f47-ada3-d2f4d53a94ef/_J8A6965-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4d1b6525-5541-43c1-82cd-04082187e584/_J8A6980-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2d83f4bf-5aea-47a8-9d8e-be7b3d1a2008/_J8A7081-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c1554788-b29d-4549-b30c-c395ed9f8da9/_J8A7084-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/669e7019-dc48-415f-91cc-e2bfa1e72541/_J8A7098-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d4ab5493-b8cc-4f3f-a3e0-104bcce78f3f/_J8A7131.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7bccefb7-420c-45b0-a46d-2761b9612b55/_J8A7152-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c0d4293d-76e2-4ba5-8f0b-da3d035ea1cf/_J8A7164-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4ad18709-0399-43b4-b0f5-5586a1f43028/_J8A7170-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e4baa89b-2ad2-4783-bc79-e1aeb2ef4b4f/_J8A7174-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0d4d1669-e2ad-4929-bdbc-931e9aa5a1bf/_J8A7181-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/123860a2-afe5-4e91-af2b-c1a9d082c429/_J8A7185-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8e4ea735-ab72-4c6b-ab78-30e19999a5e8/_J8A7200-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3f85ab92-cf10-4114-83f0-02ff634144ee/_J8A7201-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/50989824-3ba2-4b4e-8c16-000e397c9c61/_J8A7212-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 There were a number of murals to this effect, either overtly or subtly alluding to the dangers of alcohol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dbfbf07d-ebe7-4da5-a923-cfada00db29b/_J8A7218-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/29b19c00-1b93-40b0-abef-e099ad113a0a/_J8A7221-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f11a8aa8-6728-4128-b434-19a6599855de/_J8A7230-2.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #3 (of 4) - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/oaxaca-2 monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7707b265-3ef4-4d30-a4cd-6e68a289d2d9/_J8A1444.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 Diego from Labo Fermento generously took us through the facilities after dinner. They have an incredible setup and a pantry crammed with inspired projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/eea2cb47-0014-45c6-8210-305dfb2d0a46/_J8A1389.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/79de1987-e17f-4f5f-ad7d-01d9d47e3870/_J8A1428.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a14ad31a-54e7-4aae-8f91-c2889fd4bcd2/_J8A1420.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cff4c7f9-7636-45dc-92d4-5543567d7337/_J8A1401.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 Corn fermenting into koji, likely to be used for either their in-house miso or shoyu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/105c62e5-6e21-479d-80c0-04a518cd9188/_J8A1402.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1f75dff2-816f-46ba-b4df-438105f0c7f7/_J8A1662.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e88b1f93-4e10-4dcc-8476-0ac29b8eb71c/_J8A1686.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/aff16578-1aa0-43cc-84bf-74ae66047ee8/_J8A1694.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/55b3d342-0929-4f6c-808c-2ef274e2aaf5/_J8A1740.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b15fe4bb-5fda-49d7-b5f7-a56468cf2769/_J8A1850.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5788369e-ca31-4970-81bb-354a3a92ca12/_J8A1929.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 The outdoor kitchen at Centro Gastronomico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/62e171cd-0968-43eb-9f60-1d20344092da/_J8A1752.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 French chef Hugo Chaise setting up for a workshop on using ferments in the kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/102afee5-156d-4b29-8ba1-e2dc8df0156f/_J8A2079.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 Ambrose at Mercado Benito Juarez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/855feed8-11a9-40fa-b049-f6eec1a3e999/_J8A2115.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4903c62e-bd38-4f6c-9cbd-bb3d42ca1601/_J8A2142.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3fdc89ca-7fcc-4708-bc1b-c557a74dcfba/_J8A2124.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b216072e-3ceb-4231-b731-6f8476b4d30f/_J8A1970.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 Metalic sculptures by Alberto Aragon Reyes on the Zocalo plaza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d3e8c9b3-0562-495e-8130-d3e1147050fd/_J8A2026.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e3aecd0e-62cf-4d35-9d92-60ca935c61ae/_J8A2163.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7c960df3-b428-4d88-b152-05f2772e956d/_J8A2183.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c28c064e-5094-4417-aa7a-21c1476c871a/_J8A2171.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4e5309dc-2dee-4e6a-8e25-df5c974adf45/_J8A2209.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 An open-faced tlayuda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3bfbf9ec-dcf1-4c4b-b124-939aedd9829b/_J8A2155.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1e3ebb34-5c37-4ffe-b709-353ed2742093/_J8A2248.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 Museo de Arte Prehispánico de México Rufino Tamayo. Beautifully displayed collection of pre-hispanic art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2134848d-13f6-4342-937c-16402700e625/_J8A2264.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8edddaa9-2b5f-4a53-ba56-5705ad239376/_J8A2232.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/890bff21-f91a-4f08-b8f5-5727f3d807c9/_J8A2368.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 A light fixture above the small, private-feeling bar in the back of Boulenc (an excellent restaurant). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/01cabf04-fb06-4bcb-8a57-c11d42e901ad/_J8A2373.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/000e84e4-8eb8-46b0-85a6-3ee2c8af736f/_J8A2432.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 Oaxaca boasts a wild amount of artist shops, print makers, galleries. Just craft of every sort imaginable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/91ef43c0-9e93-4acd-95cf-e17dd89ec9ca/_J8A2391.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 We only saw this once, but I like to imagine there is a whole society of roof dogs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0350b577-21a8-4ad1-aedb-9878abc06c53/_J8A2374.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 A company making naughty mezcal popsicles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8e352cc7-68af-4850-b091-45cff1a808fc/stlouis_J8A2465-topaz-denoise-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 A shot from the roof where we were staying on the 800 block of Rufino Tamayo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d98fcfca-8689-48d3-bb92-a0512039d1d3/stlouis_J8A2493-topaz-denoise-sharpen.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d647512c-8bf6-436a-841c-8a4f83b1623d/_J8A2624.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 This parade swelled into the hundreds marching right past our AirBnB, so of course I had to go see what I could see. It was for a 40th anniversary celebration of a dental assistants group. 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Atole is a hot, wintry corn-based beverage that can be flavored with vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon, amaranth, and so on. It's similar to hot cocoa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d4694292-c0c8-4466-a416-c5a197156e51/_J8A3032.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.6 That's all for this batch. I'll post the final part sometime over the next couple days. Still sitting with all of these experiences and letting them percolate. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/oaxaca-1 monthly 0.5 2024-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a89138c1-e469-4c02-9a6d-fb9c3fed64b7/_J8A0039.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.2 First meal in Mexico. After settling in with our AirBnB host, Guadalupe, we went to a Mezcalaria and on her recommendation ordered tlayudas (pronounced more like "clai-uda"). 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Oaxaca #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 Some diners enjoying Santisima. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6dbf775b-9864-4759-9987-510a86d41adb/_J8A1291.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #1 - Make it stand out 28mm, f/5 The courtyard of the incredible culinary school which is hosting Ferment Oaxaca 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3e585b04-16c4-48b7-95fd-0aba485f87ad/_J8A1361.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.4 A display in the front of Labo Fermento, a fermentation forward restaurant that blew us away with their generosity, food, and service. The next batch from Oaxaca will have several more images from this place featuring an impromptu behind-the-scenes tour of their fermentation setup. This wan't even a part of our conference! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a4cee4c7-0aef-41a1-a4fb-c8b08ee48bb8/_J8A1370.jpg Blog - Oaxaca #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 The beautiful ceviche at Labo. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/balloon-glow-hispanic-fest-arnold-days monthly 0.5 2025-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e3d1b66d-d064-4dd0-a351-34332abdacc4/_J8A2759.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5 Balloon Glow was wild and mostly a bust. I did meet Everett who runs a YouTube called Wing Watchers Aviation and had a good conversation about that platform, photography, aviation and so on. But that was really the highlight! Otherwise it was overcrowded and you were set quite far back from the balloons. 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I loved the hammy drama and facial expressions and the crowd reactions, the whole thing was just a delight to shoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9b8c1e4c-9e44-4c9e-9b8c-a49bada22a9d/_J8A3944.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0ecbc12a-4361-4baa-acc0-f673b5f02ba4/_J8A4071.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/37b1cd7a-c532-44bf-92c1-29b9a3205cda/_J8A4498.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/733194d6-0bd7-46c0-b2fc-81d29e4ec35b/_J8A4043.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3d853476-0e8c-407d-8996-e82a2c1bb83a/_J8A6183.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/31efe594-3900-418a-a52f-714797704d88/_J8A6314.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f671aed9-c269-4f93-9ea1-c3fb9cdfd93e/_J8A5856.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d3c5b7c0-76d1-49e7-aa93-dadc08327b1e/_J8A5676.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b5cfd437-e7dd-4389-a6db-309c4e105e3b/_J8A5742.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a4b99f17-9a43-4884-8667-fcc700316bc9/_J8A5636.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/073234fb-c0b0-4d9a-9c23-df43b03ffc72/_J8A5470.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a9512c36-e0d4-4301-94c1-59256f7b7d31/_J8A4844.jpg Blog - Balloon Glow, Hispanic Fest, Arnold Days - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/music-at-the-intersection-amp-assorted-happenings-around-stl monthly 0.5 2024-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/89b0b572-be70-4a83-ab5c-19924d87457c/stlouis_J8A0342-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-exposure-color-enhance-2x.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 This man I met at Taste of Black St. Louis--whose name I honestly don't recall, as I meet a lot of people these days--was one of the best interactions I've had so far. He was supportive and a fun conversation, a local DJ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bdce4fca-a978-4326-b598-4e1e6d0a5e5a/_J8A0120.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b6a22520-361e-4d47-a12e-bada4f612bb8/_J8A0255.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 85mm, f/3.5 Mayor Jones, the first Black female mayor of St. Louis. Which is worth noting... she wasn't sworn in until April of 2021 despite St. Louis being 44% Black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7c104692-b183-45b4-a9d1-6fa7c53fb114/_J8A0379.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fac42cd0-eae3-48c9-b949-a20329645b47/_J8A0410.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 Centered is Alfred Montgomery, who recently beat incumbent Vernon Betts in the race for St. Louis City Sheriff. This photojournal isn't the place for it, but it's a story worth googling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4e579481-cffe-4a2d-bd86-c020aeff1bae/_J8A0460.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/51004fa6-47b9-4538-add6-570e977f558a/_J8A0536.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ad955633-5e90-4d47-bbdd-5fc12e6e6ebe/_J8A0564.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 Mayor Jones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/29e38ad7-b259-468b-8a5e-2b58d411ff7a/_J8A0597.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 Walking to the Lebanese festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/28ec0426-e250-404d-a924-dc77b8e0b447/_J8A0607.jpg Blog - 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Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5e17f01e-0563-417b-a547-857abb7f72f8/_J8A1301.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/22dde984-5047-4b9d-83e1-a5307e04252f/_J8A1334.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 New construction at Powell Hall, an approximately $100mn project, $70mn of which was donated by Jack Taylor, now deceased but the founder of Enterprise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e7db5825-7110-4890-8cb9-f1f47662e9c3/stlouis_J8A1960-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-exposure.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8ac5bb5d-7d55-4e21-b2e0-3380f627e998/_J8A1343.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 A teenage blues band playing outside Music to the Intersection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/946359b1-b647-4e8b-9535-648153813c64/_J8A1411.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 From here on out, images from Music at the Intersection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5a241fec-6a94-44bd-b61e-e43aeb7269c3/_J8A1424.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/be19e208-1799-4ddb-89fb-fc363ce3fda3/_J8A1470.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bd96567a-38d1-407a-8f8c-ddbe06aa3b3e/_J8A1604.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b5bb42fa-d569-4449-84b1-25555ff2d8c3/_J8A1711.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/72651474-14c6-4c20-a266-1752e2427086/_J8A2029.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 My friend Ryan's portrait of me after I made the poor choice of getting a Turkey leg on a 90 degree day at a music festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7650152d-6682-4cc4-8d05-f842751a00fa/_J8A2094.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 My counter-portrait of Ryan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fc242b3a-df3b-4e69-8d3f-1e19f8a00584/_J8A2067.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b862867c-0e35-4947-bb29-f81494f7c364/_J8A2437.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 85mm, f/8 Just a quick note as I've mentioned elsewhere, when I shoot on an 85mm it's an EF mount of the Canon family--which apart from the smaller frame size requires a lens converter that changes the focal length to 135mm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ecbeba91-5565-48f2-880d-465f06940cba/stlouis_J8A2493-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-exposure.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/efe4f738-dff2-4013-9446-2380147d01cb/stlouis_J8A2617-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-color-exposure.jpg Blog - Music at the Intersection & Assorted Happenings Around STL - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/das-bevo-oktoberfest-begins monthly 0.5 2024-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7c582964-cace-495b-a2a3-2b8a6fce9caf/_J8A9718.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/43b39d4d-4355-4c29-8d02-7104f95510ab/_J8A9734.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/594f3209-cc0f-408c-a8fe-bb55e326a928/_J8A9346.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 85mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8076e322-96c9-4bf0-a35b-f30b5c779359/_J8A9392.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/114452ba-96d4-45aa-93ce-0d6ee7954e7b/_J8A9394.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 85mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/804f1cb4-04de-4704-82cc-d9cced073fe2/_J8A9428.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 24mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f338c44a-a5b6-45ec-8575-c77282a89262/_J8A9517.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 Several audience members were invited up to try their luck blowing and holding a single note on the Alpenhorn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2aaf4352-35b3-4b5c-b8de-4f33681931b3/_J8A9541.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f7076b5e-4763-4190-a145-dfead37b7e67/_J8A9639.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/871c8906-7a80-4243-8fe0-9aab37d52f1f/_J8A9693.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/95bbe8b0-590f-418a-9e2c-f51687d9cf39/_J8A9694.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3de5cf9a-9dde-4106-88b7-527e7a490060/_J8A9700.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4 A couple of things I noticed on this shoot. First, even though the prevalent advice I read is to simplify your shooting by sticking with a single focal length (or at least a single lens), I find that I'm happier when I get home and see results across multiple focal lengths. They have their different purposes, and there's a good reason that a wedding photographer for example isn't going to just shoot everything at 85mm or whatever. Second, the more comfortable I am in a given setting, the easier it is to get the images I want, a set of images that fairly portrays an event. Because much more often than not some of those need to be intimate moments, and it's hard to get those if you don't feel that you have license to raise the camera and get the shot. It's not up to the crowd to make me comfortable. It's up to me to arrive early, make some small talk, get to briefly meet a few folks, mill around, get people used to me as a benign, friendly presence. I find that if I lay a bit of groundwork it is indeed possible to get to a place where it feels like I'm doing wedding photography--as in, I'm supposed to be there, and you're not supposed to hate my guts for it or get uncomfortable if I snap a couple of shots of you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/aa60ba33-0198-43da-abf2-d7ee96868741/_J8A9705.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 Dipping my toes into Gravois. I feel like there's more than one project on this street, as long and wild and weird and varied as it is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f666fda8-8a6e-40ff-b616-26c312eedc44/_J8A9727.jpg Blog - Das Bevo - Oktoberfest Begins - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/soulard-2 monthly 0.5 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f5e969bd-ab67-410e-8ed1-9ca499230f5a/_J8A9264.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/682c674a-73f6-43c2-9d5c-4cf7db674d20/_J8A9302.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c0bb08a3-151e-4904-8b0a-64979abe0ea3/_J8A9290.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f1f8276c-44de-4b76-82a6-49a93d081083/_J8A9281.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 21mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/421dbbed-2773-40f2-8c22-8e0a56083b84/_J8A0030.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 Protagonist Cafe, right near the farmer's market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d66c3219-f82e-4f67-96ec-66b092d70097/_J8A9898.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/12feade4-6f85-4462-a204-da0b03af407f/_J8A9756.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/640b26df-9282-4f0c-af55-c1d80144a33e/_J8A9804.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/96317163-6d17-44ac-9040-56daa962c136/_J8A9794.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/50525441-1801-4956-889c-e49293070ff6/_J8A9861.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0ff26140-f43d-48ad-9e2d-9e2b92973b4f/_J8A9949.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0824d880-5d8c-4c02-8c5f-169dcf306a3d/_J8A9877.jpg Blog - Soulard #2 - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/jerseyville-county-fair monthly 0.5 2024-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/215068d9-5fa5-4bb1-9122-1f296d696283/SJ8A3494.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 95mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5cc0007e-20d9-48d4-a23a-e57f38195fe8/SJ8A3574.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 14mm, f/4 I don't think I've written much about this, but it's not the easiest thing to take pictures of strangers. It's challenging. A thousand hesitations flood in. I remember the seconds leading up to this shot where I observed this woman alone on the concourse looking for someone, what she would think if she 'caught' me, what others would think if I raised the camera. But ultimately, I liked that she was alone, I liked that she was looking for someone, and I took the shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/35abd768-9058-4a4f-bd86-e1901a9193d1/SJ8A3646.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 205mm, f/5 A driver inspecting his ride, post-destruction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/eb8be5fa-5ac6-4752-a000-c6dc0e91131e/SJ8A3722.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 35mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/86097257-8e70-40e0-895a-95e7990ae086/SJ8A3727.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6aa84230-8f63-4d85-922d-a26c1c31328c/SJ8A3792.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 85mm, f/6.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/45ad700f-387b-44e2-998c-c74feec22439/SJ8A3851.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 85mm, f/5.6 I love this one. Brother and sister, which I know from having watched them and their parents a bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d053b271-26ff-42d6-8132-7cc9a31945e3/SJ8A3863.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 85mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ea831997-95a9-46df-a59b-7e617c7354e7/SJ8A3876.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/71796d69-cbfb-4f59-a91f-0917283cb684/SJ8A4147.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0d709d9b-ea4f-463c-91fb-b26f07247092/SJ8A4150.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 85mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/48c50df5-d6f2-4fd5-8563-7399d0793b30/SJ8A4244.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 18mm, f/8 A long row of trailer beds parked side by side acted as a secondary stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2bc63e88-a73e-49d9-9181-5a1d0cf4b013/SJ8A4272.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 85mm, f/5 Almost always when I go out a person or group of people will ask that I take their picture. I don't totally get it, but I'm happy to oblige. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/04a5d3b9-531f-4dad-9f8d-e140f0e24f90/SJ8A4277.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 85mm, f/5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3b154bd4-e68d-4958-9755-29f6a2f54c0e/SJ8A4293.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 35mm, f/5.6 That young sir at center has a very long gait! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7cd9edf1-731b-44f2-845f-151125f91649/SJ8A4398.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 35mm, f/6.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b1fd2b86-448d-4f57-bdcb-a229026574f4/SJ8A4623.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 170mm, f/6.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b1f7b2cd-f2c8-451b-9f7e-d63e6ec60c20/SJ8A4974.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 35mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f34ea37e-4b02-4e12-be1a-9d6944863241/SJ8A4984.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 35mm, f/9 Presumably: take America back... from democratic elections? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fb2320d7-be69-4595-b856-8fde317725eb/SJ8A5047.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 14mm, f/6.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ca4b121f-8aac-4852-893a-dd9ab33b86ed/SJ8A5105.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 35mm, f/6.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6b64b711-1149-481e-adea-ad563a8ca7ce/SJ8A5120.jpg Blog - Jerseyville County Fair - Make it stand out 35mm, f/7.1 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/elephant-rocks-amp-johnson-shutins monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0d4cbf00-af37-48b0-b116-ebc4fcb7148b/SJ8A1580.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 35mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3e084fa1-494c-4200-98d8-e6120b0c330c/SJ8A1578.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 14mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6e43b550-51e3-40d6-a79e-663ee47fc750/SJ8A1585.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 35mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bf21be45-fc34-4c69-92d9-7d81d920207f/SJ8A1677.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 35mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2030c0f2-257f-41de-b9cc-3b3302c52111/SJ8A1704.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 35mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9caad0be-aa51-482b-b627-a1eb4e484709/SJ8A1734.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 85mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cce4d1f8-99fd-4fda-b177-0d3798d9deac/SJ8A1787.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 I really loved shooting the Shutins. Both parks were a lot of fun, but my preference is to have people in frame and everyone is having a blast at the Shutins! I meant to make it back this season, but it's likely too late now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8308fd8e-a182-442f-8352-6979e9d61bdf/SJ8A1791.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 85mm, f/7.1 This remains in my top 10 favorite photos so far. Often photographers are aiming for depth of field. This image has almost none, but to my eye the 'flatness' is what makes it work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/121f0f64-ed41-4da4-a3b4-58e3406631b2/SJ8A1800.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 85mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4459e0e4-3fb7-454c-bf74-4a092ba4a058/SJ8A1806.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 85mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bc2e2615-5581-49d6-9e24-3184eb6a50a0/SJ8A1807.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 20mm, f/6.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4b4543b8-bb31-449a-826e-0806281d2b6d/SJ8A1817.jpg Blog - Elephant Rocks & Johnson Shutins - Make it stand out 85mm, f/6.3 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/soulard-1 monthly 0.5 2024-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/19fd7132-24ea-4839-842e-dc6772b0ebcd/_J8A9109.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/405febde-c461-4a6c-8a04-71ddba406236/_J8A9141.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 Tile work from the 1930s on the 'Smile' building. Originally a German social hall, then the headquarters of Smile Soda, and now condos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2f1c7e41-216a-4a4a-863a-3236cf5a60c5/_J8A9111.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 Facing Eat Crow gastropub at S.12th and Allen (the blue awnings). Three things struck me on this walk: the amount of bars and restaurants, the golf cart culture, and the architecture. I saw not fewer than two dozen golf carts on the road. I see this in my neighborhood, Tower Grove East, but maybe once a month or so. An hour into my walk a younger guy asked me what I was doing, which happens at least once when I go out. I explained and assumed he lived in the neighborhood, and remarked on how many golf carts I'd seen. It turns out he was visiting from Atlanta (hello if you're reading this, it was good to meet you!) and said he had the same first impression. It's definitely a thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9b70e083-d461-4663-8970-fa609ac63a5f/_J8A9122.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 Notice the three cake statues in front of the Soulard Art Gallery (and one more further down the sidewalk is pictured next--along with a golf cart). The city commissioned 250 of these for the 250th anniversary of the city's founding. Initially they were scattered all about. Many are in their original locations, some are unaccounted for, and some are clumped together like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/33a3fb45-59de-4bdc-bb2d-988a8e80916d/_J8A9121.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e904e71e-8ad0-45ef-9f27-45867fd9b28f/_J8A9127.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c72745d5-7d69-46a9-ae62-a277dfa20fe3/_J8A9132.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 Golf carts everywhere. And an attractive abandoned property. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8dede0d7-a26b-4b1a-bbed-9eeaad35a151/_J8A9137.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 At first I thought this cart misbehaved and got the boot, but more than likely this is the owner's security measure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/48a1544c-6a9b-4c25-bb9b-6b65dc09e6a1/_J8A9148.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 Even just a little pop of color can make me happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/934533e7-0fc4-4091-b2d4-2566ba34c3fa/_J8A9150.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/22ebe219-97c2-432e-8c4a-cf6869291e2c/_J8A9153.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/81de034d-77c5-4c16-a432-84736ff0150e/_J8A9158.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 The spire of Trinity Lutheran. Founded in 1839, they built a new church on 8th street in 1865, which was then destroyed by a tornado 1896. They rebuilt on the same property, pictured here. The next few shots are on 8th as I made my way towards a triumphant return to the Soulard Farmer's Market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/68037083-aefd-4202-8546-962af7f22860/_J8A9160.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 8th street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6790c3bd-f856-4268-b536-686056020536/_J8A9165.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 This front yard blew me away. The next image is to the right of these stairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7e902bfe-2eb3-4a18-9224-3771b97bd634/_J8A9166.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 Right before I took this I had to wait because someone was approaching the shot. Not just someone, but a photographer clearly also on a photowalk, a young woman. We smiled and looked quickly at each other's cameras. I find that when you see another photographer in the city it's cats circling each other, as my friend Ambrose says of INFJ personality types meeting. Another incident happened on 8th. I clocked a couple on the opposite side of the street standing in their doorway, the woman holding the man from behind and both smiling and just taking in the beautiful night. They had seen me. I really, really wanted that shot, but I find it's especially difficult to take if you've already been spotted and once I was directly across from them I didn't have the guts to raise the camera. I've been kicking myself ever since because for me it would have made the walk. I guess I'm feeling extra chatty tonight... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/46a29c6f-b6db-4e8b-8969-6a56089c153b/_J8A9225.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 Looking down one wing of the market. There are several. I saw a poster for a Hispanic festival the weekend of September 20th which I'll definitely be returning for! This is the oldest farmers market west of the Mississippi. I underexposed almost this entire shoot, after reading some advice that it's a good idea to do so. It's not a good idea, it turns out, as while I like this shot many were unusable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d626c02d-7a50-45a8-aced-300e88e48f62/_J8A9220.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 The broadside of the market, although this is less than half of the length of the structure. And a guy with his doggos. He arrived here by way of golf cart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ea42ccc0-d94e-48eb-8caf-5b49989fa332/_J8A9244.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/30fe8c51-7cfb-4bb4-8f37-ead07a8a2705/_J8A9255.jpg Blog - Soulard #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/save-him-from-the-thing-he-loves-the-most-but-we-know-will-betray-him monthly 0.5 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dad9ee45-5638-4163-8cd4-aa79427ed1a2/_J8A8355.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 I stalked this trio for awhile as they tended to walk single file and all shaded their eyes and just thought it made for an interesting capture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/36f4a73e-36df-4c9a-85b7-e9c51bfc907d/stlouis_J8A8377-topaz-denoise-faceai-sharpen-enhance-2x.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a610353d-8734-4593-aaa8-b0f2d93553a8/_J8A8348.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4a5518b2-f83a-46ba-a3e8-3c00e18bbbe1/_J8A8342.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0c1e8a89-ec14-4d78-aa96-c10e1ffaca4c/_J8A8338.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 This isn't my normal editing style. I like big, beefy colors, but this is what's in vogue and I do like it. I think it's the sort of thing that alludes to film photography. I may end up incorporating more of it over time. Also just to note it, I know this isn't a good shot and so it's also a poor example of this particular style--just want to throw it in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f165eae3-34b2-49c6-8d23-66dffee9c6c6/_J8A8494.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e700be43-7552-46d6-b362-7498f20f914d/_J8A8438.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/adbb1f2f-09a5-4a66-8389-f722c454a266/_J8A8451.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bfc74c42-175e-4444-bd1b-aa20ad47ccfc/_J8A8584.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ede4868e-7065-4ab7-bafc-895dc6dfcc06/_J8A8566.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2db8d6bf-02c9-4b8c-bc35-1feec1c802e9/_J8A8562.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0b6370e5-16f1-45e9-9d4c-6f603c4696a2/_J8A8546.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7f0e6776-861a-4b83-a6c7-bb0b959f87a1/_J8A8529.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/18e161c6-e63f-4151-a2d8-9448c00944f4/_J8A8509.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/842250ac-fa05-4fa2-b32d-dfc82ed08992/_J8A8510.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9f8b056e-a13c-4329-99e0-950bf5f0aff6/_J8A8515.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/045e4704-be2b-4980-815e-6c00249c9aa6/_J8A8523.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/50fd0589-0415-4fc3-b959-8f9fcf97b68d/_J8A8543.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/13adca6d-95da-4a38-8d41-07bee50b1a27/_J8A8326.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/25d81390-0664-4560-8b1f-0c32aecc340e/_J8A8938.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8a3630fb-f719-4d49-be22-bd3cc761daae/_J8A8822.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dceccf40-c436-4a1c-8305-3db7ec4f27a0/_J8A8704.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4.5 If you know photography, you can tell that a bunch of my 50mm shots are cropped somewhere between a touch and aggressively (50mm is maybe what the eye sees, but with around a 1.5X zoom). This one isn't cropped. There's a quiet little alcove by the large Riverside Crossing lake at the STL zoo that the pelicans seems to enjoy and my guess is get fed from. Nothing but a short plastic fence between you and them. This is the full frame of the shot, no cropping, just a few feet from me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0dbacaca-4944-4cfb-a481-82c4f4825d85/_J8A8644.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b407984e-0c98-4d30-8289-cc6376800ce5/_J8A8974.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c9a98b5a-b989-48a1-9c1b-4ea466e2e709/_J8A8994.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 This and the rest are from the Jazz and Blues fest at Euclid and Laclede. It was small-ish but very well done https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f231ceb6-0e25-40c9-b6fa-f5a285c4b0a7/_J8A8999.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/14d985b3-7505-4e50-962e-73a5bacd66c8/_J8A9038.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/aeb7fb63-7db6-419b-ac63-e4c883669d65/_J8A9066.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8cc81215-8351-41f3-86ee-ea63e4ef9de1/_J8A9078.jpg Blog - Art Fair, Zoo, Market, Jazz & Blues on Euclid - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/new-orleans monthly 0.5 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2d9f8fcd-6774-4b4f-9b08-08e7a0a4db8d/SJ8A8170.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c1c6c5b7-a535-46c4-a4d5-aba459b7dc7c/SJ8A8141.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bd106780-6dce-4d4f-b439-13a0153efaab/SJ8A8116.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8cdce0f9-9759-4f8d-98da-010dcfe2e79d/SJ8A8189.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 I've tended to shoot slightly overexposed. I'm working on it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9b0120fa-19a4-4060-a5a6-29f76ada90cc/SJ8A8191.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/6.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f7c8a0ab-dc55-4ab6-a021-c8191f657aee/SJ8A8219.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/7.1 There's live music near constantly in the French Quarter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7d8a68a3-3e26-4cfa-83dd-3fd351a74709/SJ8A8240.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 This one is too tightly shot I know, but I still like the moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/35c5a0dc-0fc8-4bc6-a6e2-c47fcaf50eb7/SJ8A8274.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/09f3b489-c3c2-4e96-975a-3811df545b1d/SJ8A8283.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/6.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/293cd92a-20af-4e9f-afc7-944ffd951881/SJ8A8249.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6b67842d-417a-4c02-b0b6-2d465b358ae7/SJ8A8286.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/742b804c-8054-4689-a967-264948b1b1d0/SJ8A8317.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4.5 The French Quarter Marriage Chapel was kind enough to let me in from the rain and take this shot. They normally don't allow folks in unless you have nuptials in mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dfcbe087-68b3-4ea5-bb26-0a0eefabd28a/SJ8A8336.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/feb15d45-d751-4c5e-98c1-6cdc98cdfb08/SJ8A8345.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/823102b7-a66b-40dd-9100-1429d339ed59/SJ8A8355.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 22mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/50388b76-320c-499f-9a56-b6dba5654678/SJ8A8377.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/67eeaa0f-f17e-4a29-82e2-046675bfd14e/SJ8A8386.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fbf239d2-4fff-4dd0-8ee3-34afd5f77c05/SJ8A8436.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 19mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dc6a812f-dbfc-4f2c-b8fe-142f238b679e/SJ8A8448.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b3d83e2d-a19e-4b4d-9cd6-449d1366b2d7/SJ8A8521.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 Touring the NOLA float 'museum,' which is also an active warehouse where next year's floats are designed, built, and painted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3a34d919-b531-4083-b209-df7dd0d74f71/SJ8A8599.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/65fb8929-d121-4507-ad8f-d712310cfa50/SJ8A8607.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3ba87735-22c7-4782-bab9-f2c622283216/SJ8A8745.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 24mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4a3358c2-81a1-4fc6-be38-9c9e34e22a05/SJ8A8793.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6e59762b-b08d-4a0f-b46d-b9cf747435a4/SJ8A8804.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 24mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/77a4412d-7ba6-4dd9-84be-d2100cbe6132/SJ8A8813.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/99d50c61-4c60-47b7-8803-9238beac7b46/SJ8A8828.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1c184ff0-2f11-4b00-b275-4fa3e96c324e/SJ8A8835.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0b96cc80-7693-457b-b5ed-560aa049a4ca/SJ8A8849.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 18mm, f/2.3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8d21a1b8-5ea2-49ab-b533-d4b65c8355af/SJ8A8940.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d12c028f-29ac-4552-876d-c0cda97e8eaa/SJ8A9038.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5bfe52fd-de87-48d3-a29e-d18faae425e7/SJ8A9209.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f91c26cb-a7ad-4044-97d8-6914d03faeec/SJ8A9432.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3761bf06-0bcb-4baf-9312-5737b0e243d8/SJ8A9456.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a5d61381-091d-4481-b936-9aa81fd02e8b/nola3SJ8A8981-topaz-denoise-sharpen-faceai.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a1f55c5a-06e0-4499-b1f1-ea6c6d768437/nola3SJ8A9476-topaz-sharpen-faceai-denoise-exposure-color.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/291894fa-515f-48be-8485-7461e1508be8/SJ8A9402.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/db21bacb-549b-4c33-affd-68c3715e0161/SJ8A9491.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 So chess was happening all hours of the night near the intersection of Iberville and Bourbon, but what really grabbed my attention is that while these were games for money, none of the boards used a clock. I have no idea how you can play for money without a clock involved. It's not just the money--time is resource in chess, same as pieces and board control and tempe. Total anarchy without a clock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/46851db0-c519-4f7d-9192-17ff527e1566/SJ8A9518.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/48b95f11-74bb-4674-b284-79d9ca0304b2/SJ8A9579.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/70fb4a0a-7e16-432b-81c3-09fcd65b976c/SJ8A9585.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 Grainy, I know. Leave me alone I still like it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4161db42-f9fa-458d-b046-877116c3f0b4/SJ8A9615.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 85mm, f/2.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/468ea3f5-aae7-4745-9f8c-92968b33d6ce/SJ8A9624.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/be6cad29-c6ec-4ebb-acf4-bde33d9971a5/SJ8A9629.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4.5 A lot of posterior expressiveness on Bourbon St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/590e0966-6b42-4174-b0b0-96ddef52366e/SJ8A9633.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4f7e9dc6-7c2d-476c-aab1-e2d96c203a8e/SJ8A9664.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 85mm, f/3.2 Like... a whole lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9a877146-d666-49df-9693-138a4275ce0d/SJ8A9690.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 30mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f2065377-bb14-4daa-bdde-bb55faa2ba0f/SJ8A9731.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3cc804b1-c6db-40ab-9b4c-1b4e935e4514/SJ8A9776.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 19mm, f/8 The National WWII Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c27be7e0-2ca7-41e5-8b1d-b15d07685b45/SJ8A9782.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 Experience a twenty-four hour layover in Houston. Got bored, had camera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/77bec179-6c83-44dc-a290-a67ddfd00843/SJ8A9780.jpg Blog - New Orleans - Make it stand out 25mm, f/5.6 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/n4zt83yqs70y8zs4p717o2d3vbg7b7 monthly 0.5 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7ab57511-3c1a-44af-bda3-64d0644ab108/_J8A7981.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 19mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/566ca2fc-7496-48fb-8c1a-fcbbddff1334/_J8A8010.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/93f53100-1a3b-4b73-8b43-2b306f54e863/_J8A8189.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fd42975d-7c93-460b-ba4a-90164e076b73/_J8A8117.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fc3a7cb0-1a4d-4598-8676-0b956d605aa8/_J8A8066.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/05e873a5-96b3-4e3d-a596-65f175ab103c/_J8A8158.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 85mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/382944f3-52ef-45ae-b0b7-1189e15e3983/_J8A7976.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c5ff1798-54f3-4136-b69d-2c54e92ca01c/_J8A8248.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dd0ad904-d0cd-481c-a7a7-71ceeb0cba77/_J8A8262.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 Afterwards I parked over on Euclid and walked around for an hour or so. There wasn't much going on, just some folks enjoying dinner and drink, some out for a stroll. I just took a few quick ones. The light tonight was beautiful--my favorite conditions are partially cloudy and the hour before and then during golden hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/803bc949-fe48-4f48-a326-b90056de24d5/stlouis_J8A8278-topaz-denoise-sharpen-faceai-exposure-enhance-2x-2.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4b956428-6ec5-409e-afc1-419b7bc87f17/stlouis_J8A8280-topaz-denoise-sharpen-exposure-color-enhance-2x-2.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2d4c01d9-dbdf-4c5a-b28a-81f5c1208752/_J8A8270.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4.5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d4699e5e-757e-46d8-b1bf-bafe6d96a863/_J8A7962.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 This and the next few are from the previous evening, shot in Maplewood. I went to visit their farmer's market. It had cleared out by the time I arrived so I fixed on a polarized lens and decided to shoot through some windows, and then visit Side Project--a small brewer voted best in the nation two years running. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1397b04f-32db-4042-b9d8-d89ea4c4ae7c/_J8A7950.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 A desk in a lighting design firm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7d5bcc2e-86f2-49d5-b8ed-642430a9d6a1/_J8A7961.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/df675c8a-0590-4c68-94aa-a94926850b78/_J8A7946.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c4131ad3-e9b3-4a96-a286-24ac846f4009/_J8A7938.jpg Blog - Twilight Thursdays - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/greek-festival monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9b6aedbf-d899-4c77-843d-62ee03d26f70/_J8A7642.jpg Blog - Greek Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/06b757d9-04c9-4066-b9ce-82711faeec04/_J8A7650.jpg Blog - Greek Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/7.1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5b826c64-1313-462b-8518-ba682c8501f7/_J8A7679.jpg Blog - Greek Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 There's nothing really to draw the eye in this image, but I'm sharing it out of humility for what happens when you 'fail.' As in, this might as well have been me or anyone raising an iPhone and snapping a quick image. There's nothing at all wrong with that. But I think the difference between someone whipping out a phone and someone going out with a camera is intentionality, not equipment. That's a bit glib--someone could go out with a phone camera with the same level of intentionality of course. Most of the time, however, our phone cameras are for "taking pictures of things" or selfies or generally portraying our lives in a certain way. Not for portraying life. What I do like, if anything, about this image is mostly nostalgic. Here I was at essentially a very large church cookout, and it plucked my heartstrings to see people queuing up in the church basketball court and plastic tables and chairs set out. But a compelling image it is not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/45e263fd-55d7-4eb8-8f9a-7c60cf7277c3/_J8A7785.jpg Blog - Greek Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5ecd5232-a924-45c7-bbf0-749df0f2db0f/_J8A7810.jpg Blog - Greek Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7d210093-10f3-4530-aed1-6051cc0e9f45/stlouis_J8A7666-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen-exposure-textai.jpg Blog - Greek Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/93212b45-00a5-4680-866f-b2a4a0e7f00f/stlouis_J8A7832-topaz-denoiseraw-sharpen-denoise.jpg Blog - Greek Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/88ab05d3-c7c9-42aa-b756-26e4e3b5bd2d/stlouis_J8A7839-topaz-denoiseraw-faceai-sharpen-exposure-sharpen-denoise-color.jpg Blog - Greek Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/10 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/august-18-25-slam-tgp-page-blvd monthly 0.5 2024-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9e016e4d-7c2a-4b1c-9859-c7f8f45d51c1/_J8A6433.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 Just a random pickup game at Love Bank park, Cherokee St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/57f530d4-31da-4f5a-934d-acce92387644/_J8A6450.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5820fba7-1ecd-4f92-a60c-235e75e9ab60/_J8A6470.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 Cherokee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a561d0b3-2b50-4133-a999-055edbc70e01/_J8A6478.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/29ee4e77-3d95-4a11-ba8d-d67f95696119/_J8A6551.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 I visit Cherokee pretty often, and there's something about this particular spot, Don Carlos at the intersection with California, that always draws me in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a286d3f3-9d4d-42b9-8f4a-ed4203d5e039/_J8A6578.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 Some people may think this DJ is wearing the jersey of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. To me, he is wearing the jersey worn briefly by the District 5 Mighty Ducks in the movie "D2: The Mighty Ducks" after they decided to take the ice in a beefed up uniform rather than their Team USA uniform. Those were the days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5e56de76-2ab6-4ebf-bf83-9496eb82f00c/_J8A6596.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 Yaquis on Cherokee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6d077808-33ef-437e-9e37-9482029bd081/_J8A6783.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 The grounds outside the St. Louis Art Museum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0569301f-f94c-49d6-b1f7-ffefbe1c3abd/_J8A6816.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7ef4411b-120c-4740-891b-140d67eb6277/_J8A7158.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d9aab0f9-66e5-4a11-93f6-681c3a176c84/_J8A7506.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 Page Boulevard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f637dc7f-a736-4580-ab6d-033c216ca1a1/_J8A7530.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ed01ff84-f66a-4933-8edc-ed586e5e5ad9/_J8A7561.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/164f5274-fb82-4478-9372-e5013fbe9b42/_J8A7603.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/327c6b81-cffb-4c0d-b22f-e074c02cd164/_J8A7732.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 A completely random capoeira practice at the Tower Grove Park pavilion. I hadn't looked at an event page to find this, just stopped on by--there is nearly always something going on in this park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5366fb20-e4cc-4ba9-ba7b-213ee3d80b1a/_J8A8100.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/55338ba9-aadb-4848-b326-04a4ebbc79c6/_J8A8576.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 Now, I was aware there's a Tuesday evening farmer's market at TGP, but I didn't realize there would be free swing lessons this particular Tuesday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/dcce08d4-dded-45db-873a-e0e5b88613d2/_J8A8728.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7a0be3d2-0496-43c8-9816-2d7efdcaee71/stlouis_J8A8883-topaz-color-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f1a3f586-42cb-4a26-97c3-90c1072cbf61/stlouis_J8A8885-topaz-color-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 These two were a pleasure to shoot! They were having a blast, being weird and experimental with swing, didn't at all care what I was doing--in general just made it really easy to work with them as subjects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6b2b0a82-af8a-44cc-a475-65c222332c20/stlouis_J8A7181-topaz-denoise.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a0c971d2-5bdc-4898-8460-fe2f80c4713d/stlouis_J8A7226-topaz-denoise-enhance-2x.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/526065e5-a82e-4853-a693-6efafbcb53d0/stlouis_J8A9042-topaz-denoise-color-enhance-2.1x.jpg Blog - August 18 - 25: SLAM, TGP, Page Blvd - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 Leeks: my favorite allium! https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/festival-of-nations monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cfa7e019-ee60-40a9-bc1a-54ac5678fb02/_J8A0372.jpg Blog - 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Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/287a1bf4-0ac9-4406-af6d-c62c41152946/_J8A9636.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/696a8d69-0889-4997-94f0-18db75ba45e3/_J8A9653.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6c93f78a-f3c9-4dfd-8b27-b02a594cb199/_J8A9669.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/234173f5-c742-4baf-b5e9-d4dac73f30f7/_J8A9779.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7f2f5c17-b2a0-4523-9355-4b38101f22e6/_J8A9926.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e73cc637-ef48-4588-9a36-8a27c647a4a7/_J8A9959.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3f0f2b93-e807-46a4-9353-c503e6198e49/stlouis_J8A3627-topaz-faceai-denoise-sharpen-exposure-exposure-color-enhance-1.8x.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b261d5ce-e5ff-45ab-aa0d-a0aa234ab205/_J8A9516.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8da26656-e9b1-499d-ac00-fb0408f3d7f3/_J8A9317.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/772e71b6-9d1b-4684-a992-b016959a3468/_J8A9337.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7958efe7-3d0b-4b8c-acc1-d0d700fa12d1/_J8A9344.jpg Blog - Festival of Nations - Make it stand out 50mm, f/1.8 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/japanese-festival monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/860d0cc5-a29e-47f6-b027-09f845321231/_J8A4642.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/079d05c2-3d47-4f16-a7eb-b3698ab1cbd3/_J8A4680.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1743e4be-bae4-4ff9-8041-0108a8ae0ff1/_J8A4808.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/04c2438f-d25e-40b0-8de7-60301dcc09d2/_J8A4841.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8073a1d2-5b45-40f3-aca0-e0dce2438d07/_J8A4897.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/badbb0ab-a918-4e67-b942-e71735999505/_J8A4916.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/74d39a68-54f4-4c4c-b90a-ffadd960cf46/_J8A5162.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fc45fbaf-b883-4f0c-8647-7a6c9216cf64/_J8A5244.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e634590c-f601-405c-902f-3863a074aefb/_J8A5381.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/be5a7a59-e9fc-4f3e-bb28-80e4072135a1/_J8A5436.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5.6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c3f38ed1-8c5c-4c09-a083-41de2bba3251/_J8A5562.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/74cc7c6c-460a-48b7-a3e0-73f3308954ed/_J8A5575.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c265a7bd-d6c9-4498-a7e8-c4c54e266a15/_J8A5624.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5 This might be my favorite shots so far. There's a lot going on without it being noisy, several 'moments,' all distinct, some overlapping, and I like that it's representing this corner of feminine expression. To me it almost looks posed, like I set the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cf83593a-96b2-437e-8fed-6ed2841df6f1/_J8A5642.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e0dcd8ed-d938-42e8-8e79-73d1c02a8fbd/_J8A5651.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8165a65e-3a5c-43e4-be85-f6cd5d75a73a/_J8A5685.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ecfe11f6-cae3-4331-94fb-88775970b3f8/_J8A5693.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/5 I like this one, too. This gentleman sitting alone, doing something on his phone but with a new friend on his lap that he'll need to take care of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9d5cc561-e32a-4670-9d48-96f926ac0d6d/_J8A5860.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fa35fafa-cbfe-4267-879d-1bcc5f234829/_J8A6087.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 85mm, f/8 This one is special to me because the woman dressed as a geisha on the right had noticed me shooting and chose to look over her shoulder right at the camera, when she was supposed to just be staring straight ahead, showing the back of her ensemble to the crowd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f75a22af-375f-447f-9fb6-164cca65d9a3/_J8A6312.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 A magician working the crowd. I'd been trying to find a way to get a decent image from his impromptu performances. He wasn't on the schedule. He would just wander around the grounds and decide when he wanted to perform and he'd start. I'd tried a number of things and nothing was working. Stood up on a bench here and grabbed this when he began running this young sir around in circles, and while normally I don't like subjects looking at the camera it sometimes makes the shot a touch better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/40ea0312-9c01-4807-9041-721bad9f4d08/_J8A6507.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/840e6a61-4ad2-4588-8628-ae8934bf35a0/_J8A6606.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 Another 'off the schedule' performance. I love that they worked in these little moments of surprise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e5256db3-1918-42e3-b6e8-c413491c8d20/_J8A6703.jpg Blog - Japanese Festival - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 The dashi procession. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/paint-louis-2024 monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/94756eb0-8644-464a-91e2-2d5781926593/_J8A6819.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/8 I'm pretty sure I used the 50 and set to f/16 for this whole shoot, but I'll note where I switched it up. I think I often fall into the amateur trap of tending to shoot wide open and I've been trying to course correct. f/16 is maybe going in the opposite direction a touch too far, but I didn't want to have to think about aperture when the idea behind this shoot was to keep moving, not be precious with my shots, and not have to worry too much about focal points. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/14973dc0-e9c3-42b3-874f-a288fed36cf7/_J8A6825.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9bc8666f-5f01-4cf3-8ba3-bd897e4da1b9/_J8A6852.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/049b0116-983b-49fd-be9e-c7d099dd891d/_J8A6872.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/37e337a7-9bc7-4928-863f-ab4aee1ca3fe/_J8A6901.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2fd5f7a4-6cfa-4ff0-8033-49029ba5d4d5/_J8A6953.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/78ac044f-c7e3-45f2-a516-ac5d92287a5e/_J8A7046.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/290b1359-313f-491a-ab85-6a295f022dd8/_J8A7116.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f178ae7e-7409-4d66-ad7f-9846b54d8bee/_J8A7146.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out 20mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3c03b4ca-75d3-42b2-83b4-653d691397f8/_J8A7158.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/85fb1270-eb3d-42a1-a427-ff0098b134d5/_J8A7168.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1b2bcb36-ace0-4491-824a-2b0a3be5469f/_J8A7214.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c82520fa-2edc-4a28-8fa5-c16a078dfd2a/_J8A7250.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out 20mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/88ab084c-95a6-485a-ac3d-c6edc3fa4149/_J8A7265.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out 20mm, f/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5522a7e7-7de7-4831-866c-02ceff0eeff5/_J8A7293.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1085b77a-75d1-4a0b-bff5-f89e0a292655/_J8A7296.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f7dae31a-8caa-4a19-9aef-552b7600c6e8/_J8A7302.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/15afd9e3-1ec3-4c8d-acac-76a237145a53/_J8A7313.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5f1faf88-028f-4d50-a440-65f909c7be17/_J8A7314.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b79ea30d-b900-445e-a429-9a95b7d1bdaa/_J8A7552.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/33e42eb7-9c42-4a6c-bd08-fb8034af964a/_J8A7328.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out 18mm, f/16, I was lying in the gravel off the main path for this one https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/76f48f54-f1a5-4bb0-8f12-a7d934d4291b/_J8A7331.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a6785b52-73c5-4476-83d3-310f3abc3750/_J8A7336.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b425b134-d10b-4ae2-9fdf-52fe5ac1eb05/_J8A7367.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4defd4cf-80f8-4277-b8f6-921f0cc64460/_J8A7381.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bcde6ad1-fabf-4967-bc91-413fc7111853/_J8A7397.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1315b5a1-5784-4a64-b1b9-7eaf606f9254/_J8A7400.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d652e583-4da8-446c-a70c-d92d46c9318b/_J8A7440.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d40ae6d9-0d26-4be3-9ac8-0ffa46b5641e/_J8A7465.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b915c7b5-69e9-4ac0-bb11-6195e1dc732a/_J8A7470.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d36b1138-fa4b-4042-bf30-57106c5374a1/_J8A7500.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1b55f4cf-4ee1-4efe-85b5-56bfb7bba356/_J8A7512.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2959d813-af2d-4a95-b24f-92844697b6aa/_J8A7525.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e2a5532d-d001-490e-bf33-4bb990d642b7/_J8A7551.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/456d9860-f710-4bdf-99dd-aae4181e954e/_J8A7594.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1a045a01-12a4-414d-9d91-059be79e159d/_J8A7618.jpg Blog - Paint Louis 2024 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/herman-and-jeff-city monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/68109f18-6e9b-4828-86a3-b843f2c03b19/SJ8A5899.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 35mm, f/22 Downtown Herman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/87cc36d2-0a40-4a93-805c-373d4fea2119/SJ8A5990.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7e175fc0-3fdb-4baf-b5f2-84103f9a0a13/SJ8A5765.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 24mm, f/11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/75778ed4-10db-451e-9a24-f393667a1a20/SJ8A6108-2.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 A view of the Hermanoff Inn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3c361970-3ef9-4c00-989b-27e25cf855cb/SJ8A6168.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 50mm, f/2.8 In the wine cellars of Hermanoff Inn. Before heading down I was carefully https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/82ed674e-7d44-4cf5-9d8d-37a33fcaa3f4/SJ8A6283-2.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/34ac533f-a35d-463b-903e-0116c492fa1b/SJ8A6410-2.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/932dd3f1-8fad-400c-b08b-c6c23dd0e6dc/SJ8A6549.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 24mm, f/4 Just outside of Herman, oon MO-94. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5b58e1ea-058d-41ee-95ec-f967e1b89f98/SJ8A6749.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 24mm, f/4 Jefferson City, Capitol building of MO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/556065b8-d19f-4fc8-aa2f-606297ab1e72/SJ8A7347.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 24mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2ccc12cc-ae53-4c1c-8a18-45b5023709ff/SJ8A7424.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 14mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ca2f4322-02c3-4d54-ac38-555edba3ed3c/SJ8A7103.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 50mm, f/3.2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b7fabaa5-83af-4a3d-aeac-d55eacb77627/SJ8A7711.jpg Blog - Herman and Jeff City - Make it stand out 35mm, f/11 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/s-kingshighway-1 monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/772557d4-722f-4a96-94c6-79eac789c430/SJ8A7751.jpg Blog - S. Kingshighway, #1 - Make it stand out 35mm, f/7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8776119d-f187-49bc-ab5e-d2584c4a64dc/SJ8A7748.jpg Blog - S. Kingshighway, #1 - Make it stand out 24mm, f/11 Professionally maintained flower garden off an empty lot and alley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/58277859-b783-457b-998e-361b2ba3f4d6/SJ8A7756.jpg Blog - S. Kingshighway, #1 - Make it stand out 50mm, f/11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9c8e9bf5-8e49-47c4-b0db-841a313d5962/SJ8A7768.jpg Blog - S. Kingshighway, #1 - Make it stand out 20mm, f/10 What the heck is this? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1b4e5a29-da6c-45ff-aa76-459ea2e0f4fb/SJ8A7776.jpg Blog - S. Kingshighway, #1 - Make it stand out 24mm, f/10 In the center off in the distance there is a huge graffiti mural, I think reading “CDEEZ” with a row of signatures beneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e4b5ae07-d9bd-41be-9c23-d262e696ed27/SJ8A7780.jpg Blog - S. Kingshighway, #1 - Make it stand out 35mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0b5e37c7-9f70-46c1-9ed1-1076e368dc33/SJ8A7784.jpg Blog - S. Kingshighway, #1 - Make it stand out 30mm, f/4 The former Jefferson Cafe (so yes, this is Jefferson Ave, not Kingshighway but was the last shot I took today), which burned the morning of June 7th after years of neglect, resulting from out of town ownership. I took this about 11pm, both because I wanted to try out the Manfrotto tripod I picked up today from Schillers and also because this is such a common story in St. Louis. https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/alton-and-grafton monthly 0.5 2024-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/15017489-e0fa-412d-964f-9631672e27d3/SJ8A1508.jpg Blog - Alton and Grafton - Make it stand out 35mm, f/9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fc113a5f-f6a2-438d-a018-72095a43d979/SJ8A1505.jpg Blog - Alton and Grafton - Make it stand out 35mm, f/10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/93ffa228-7ce3-4428-bda2-43a887cd9dae/SJ8A1485-2.jpg Blog - Alton and Grafton - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2d2559d0-dce6-44ad-b4a4-b04836201bf2/SJ8A1432.jpg Blog - Alton and Grafton - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/daeb017e-8204-451a-b604-4aec9558310e/SJ8A1439.jpg Blog - Alton and Grafton - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7a39f3d2-3ad1-4692-91a1-46ffe3c5a965/SJ8A1385.jpg Blog - Alton and Grafton - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8dfa0017-4d9f-4d48-bc7b-35271a23cafd/SJ8A1377.jpg Blog - Alton and Grafton - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/7e6de40f-d21f-424f-89dd-5a28e3266aba/SJ8A1389.jpg Blog - Alton and Grafton - Make it stand out 35mm, f/4 https://twelvepavilions.com/blog/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://twelvepavilions.com/gallery daily 0.75 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e78879fc-cafd-4051-ad18-ac885ac2b27c/_J8A6920-2.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/adf4583a-5272-4dda-96ec-b71a286c86e8/IMG_2387.jpg Gallery A kitchen destroyed by the EF3 tornado in St. Louis, MO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/cac290ef-15b9-4ae7-abb1-f2d6b12a0a26/_J8A4072.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d0af51a6-f942-4090-87f7-75f4b19549d9/_J8A5198.jpg Gallery A person dressed in a pink unicorn costume holding an American flag at a protest or rally with signs and crowd of people holding signs in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a02dcebd-557f-4bbb-9548-1fcfe8452c0a/_J8A7252.jpg Gallery A person working in a kitchen seen through a doorway, with stone walls and warm lighting in the foreground. Street photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/137f46d5-7ec9-4317-802e-01a99332dcc7/_J8A8034-3.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a4787867-659f-4b4c-a8e2-d6f865d96109/_J8A0911.jpg Gallery View of a busy indoor market with fresh produce, including tomatoes and other vegetables, seen through torn and partially collapsed black and grey plastic tarps. Several people are shopping and interacting, including a woman sitting at her stall and a man in a black jacket and hat looking at the produce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5a9a2860-9319-404b-9df6-d1cbbd807487/_J8A0237.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b75e2c47-8faf-4a41-a899-76933303c3f7/IMG_2881.jpg Gallery Two people in winter clothing operating a white-colored ice auger on a snow-covered frozen lake during snowfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/63183c77-31b2-466f-bf98-b857d180b2c0/SJ8A1791.jpg Gallery Four people on a large rocky hillside, some sitting and others standing or climbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/46f79295-562e-44e0-8ec6-383dd75ed9a8/001625650008.jpg Gallery Shot on a Pentax 6.7 Kodak Ektar 100 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8ca8652a-e516-4480-9b2c-adcd16b18a6f/IMG_2396.jpg Gallery Workers repairing or demolishing a brick alleyway between two brick buildings, with debris and bricks scattered on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ad029d42-bc6c-4698-9adf-a831c86194a7/_J8A7741.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9d8db19f-ae87-41e4-a9d6-4464a70ef05a/stlIMG_0442-topaz-faceai-enhance-2x.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/9e3feaca-2bc9-4eb3-b1d2-9016906a2218/SJ8A9491-2.jpg Gallery Two men play chess with physical pieces on a street table at night, surrounded by onlookers in a lively urban area with neon signs. Street photography. New Orleans https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2ba18f8f-ff80-4237-9fc0-259abb9c8c84/_J8A9473.jpg Gallery A narrow dirt trail through a hillside covered in tall grass and white flowering plants, with various trees and a cloudy sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3a27d538-a64d-4bce-a709-c2b2e969b269/_J8A8504.jpg Gallery Group of six diverse people posing together in front of a blue textured wall, some sitting, some standing, in a casual setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ac608a3c-00bb-44c4-afc3-7f207aa42f2e/_J8A6281-3.jpg Gallery Crowd of protesters on a city street in St. Louis holding signs and flags, with traffic lights and tall buildings in the background. Street photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/f7b920f4-f7a8-4cfe-9567-bc1608823bd8/_J8A8960.jpg Gallery A woman protesting with a megaphone at a crowded rally, surrounded by signs demanding 'HANDS OFF.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b541606b-688f-4831-ac4d-30498fdd9a0b/_J8A1180-Enhanced-NR.jpg Gallery A young woman smiling at a nighttime outdoor event, wearing a black hoodie and a purple velvet cape, with a crowd of people and stage lights in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4e5fb632-8beb-4342-916b-0b7c2884ea9f/_J8A7746.jpg Gallery A group of protesters holding signs during a demonstration near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. Street photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/781a7328-64cc-4c0e-91eb-5acd92341287/_J8A2872.jpg Gallery Young boy walking with a basketball at an outdoor market or fair on a sunny day, with vendors and people in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3b6822fd-2aef-48f9-bc9f-f1032a35a4e8/_J8A1140.jpg Gallery Open stone gate revealing a festive outdoor restaurant decorated with colorful banners and ribbons, with a large tree in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fc28f062-e057-4a34-a98b-178424e46da8/SJ8A1305.jpg Gallery Outdoor multi-level parking structure with metal stairs, enclosed balcony, and string lights, with several people walking or standing on the stairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/23cb76ed-8e9b-4e67-ba45-3e92d16edd16/_J8A2698.jpg Gallery A crowd of people gathered outdoors at night, with one woman in the center smiling at the camera while others are engaged in conversation. A person is holding a smartphone above the crowd, capturing the scene. The background features blurred colorful lights and a wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/860affc9-dd07-46c4-96fb-14314676cbef/IMG_1867.jpg Gallery Silhouette of a person surfing near rock formations at sunset on the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ddb16eb5-2992-4040-96b4-f0ff3bcbcc25/_J8A3982.jpg Gallery Colorful street decorated with rainbow streamers and vibrant buildings during daytime with people walking and mountain in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/da582e97-c16c-4232-a0ba-ee75429b5efc/_J8A5258.jpg Gallery A person riding a bicycle along a riverwalk near a modern building with large windows and brick accents, viewed from underneath a bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/22f8f2e8-1d00-4a91-b117-c739cf43ff05/_J8A0570.jpg Gallery Street scene with a motorcycle parked on the sidewalk, a delivery bag attached, a man wearing a helmet and jacket looking into a building, and a bus in the background on a cloudy day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bc97f9f5-a808-4539-9c93-8a499e40beee/_J8A7185-2.jpg Gallery Colorful street scene with yellow and green buildings, cactus plants on yellow wall, and a person walking on cobblestone street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/91881c49-7dcb-4e39-bc2e-5392763cff93/_J8A5624.jpg Gallery Group of women and children at the St. Louis Japanese Language School clothing stall, choosing and trying on colorful kimonos and yukatas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/51e42dab-6e5f-4033-8a49-b3ce2afd1799/_J8A8797.jpg Gallery Group of people protesting outdoors, holding signs supporting workers' rights and education, with some raising fists and shouting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/40102d5a-9523-45c8-960f-42094b3e34d0/stlouis_J8A3085-topaz-denoise-sharpen-enhance-2x-4.jpg Gallery Four men standing together near a doorway marked 'Bar', inside a restaurant or bar setting. Three men are looking and talking to each other, with one man looking downward. The image is in black and white. Street photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/4667a79c-8c28-483d-ac10-25ce92991017/_J8A6450.jpg Gallery A shirtless young man with dreadlocks playing basketball on an outdoor court, two other young men nearby, and a chain-link fence in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e89639ad-bd5e-49d9-a646-ae27faeed4f5/_J8A7170-2.jpg Gallery Colorful mural depicting a woman with green, leafy hair adorned with stars, surrounded by animated, smiling vegetables and a banner that reads 'Las niñas tienen el poder'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/16070073-6697-474c-b0c6-98726a74ec74/_J8A7561.jpg Gallery A house with a partially destroyed front wall, showing the interior rooms with damaged ceilings, furniture, and debris on the floor outside the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/bd1f2f6f-b63e-4ae2-b8af-a0d6cc878e2b/_J8A8529.jpg Gallery Woman in a dress made of pink, purple, and blue balloons standing in a street parade, surrounded by spectators taking photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d74804cb-4337-4cdd-abcf-2cf81267aa48/_J8A0225.jpg Gallery A young woman with a backpack touches the face of a young man wearing a motorcycle helmet and a backpack, sitting on a motorcycle on a city street with old buildings and storefronts in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/389a8e92-e4fb-4bca-a734-5a96225144d9/IMG_3150.jpg Gallery Night market on a busy city street with vendors selling food and goods under colorful tents, with illuminated signs and people walking and shopping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/c20ba7a3-2d13-4705-ad0d-665f63edb277/stlouis_J8A8883-topaz-color-enhance-2.1x.jpg Gallery People dancing outdoors under a pavilion, some holding hands, in a lively and social setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/2202e55e-0557-4883-b9d9-001305ae1afd/_J8A9516.jpg Gallery A large, spherical sculpture resembling planet Earth, with North and South America visible, situated outdoors on grass, with a woman and a child walking nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/59259eda-ce9a-495e-9883-c470afc15c96/oaxaca_J8A7314-topaz-denoiseraw-exposure.jpg Gallery People sitting around a long dining table in a brick arched cellar with candles in the center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1466ebc3-ae40-4039-847c-a59a3e951558/IMG_2032.jpg Gallery A snow-covered mountain landscape with a cairn of rocks with ice formations in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3558a829-410a-4b9f-80eb-b06437338e2f/IMG_2510.jpg Gallery A landscape with a calm lake in the foreground, a green forested hill in the middle ground, and a sky filled with dark clouds and patches of blue sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/a7fc8d20-f01b-468c-bcc0-4c8bb331df6d/_J8A5510.jpg Gallery View through a stone and glass architectural corridor showing a green tree and blue sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1725849399408-J5L4KQFUC4U13ZX7IQGA/IMG_2967.jpg Gallery A white dog with one black ear looking out from a window in a weathered wooden building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/161336f0-1e32-4fcd-b475-c5dea026cf90/_J8A3048.jpg Gallery A row of large, unglazed pottery jugs on a wooden counter, illuminated by hanging pendant lights in a warm-toned interior with a waitress walking in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/8ff9d011-4ad2-48db-aa55-3e5299370ba4/_J8A5456.jpg Gallery People participating in a protest march holding various signs and American flags outdoors, in front of a large building with ornate windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1725849675247-ZFUD36YJUSD6YYMO80PO/SJ8A0478.jpg Gallery A girl running across a grassy park with the Washington Monument in the background on a sunny day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d70e19d5-6c00-4b48-bc57-533060a0e3c7/_J8A3212.jpg Gallery Night scene of a paved street with an old stone wall, illuminated by a tall streetlamp. Two men are sitting on the steps near the wall, and a woman is walking past on the cobblestone sidewalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b897ca33-1c8f-48c9-9eae-d1f11ed64149/SJ8A0574.jpg Gallery Black and white aerial photo of three women walking on the sidewalk outside a building with outdoor seating and large windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/97197c2d-677a-427b-a9c2-4dd0d0af6770/_J8A0538.jpg Gallery Crowd of people gathered at a protest with various signs and flags, including the American flag, LGBTQ+ pride flags, and a blue flag, with a large stone monument in the background and an overcast sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/88b1ee1e-eeef-4379-8305-bb593b63bc9a/_J8A2679.jpg Gallery A woman in a blue strapless dress kneels on a stage, singing with a microphone in her hand, surrounded by musical equipment and trees in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/93ccccd2-32a5-42a6-87ca-fb00879bd777/SJ8A1950.jpg Gallery A historic stone building in the middle of a frozen river with a long shoreline of trees in the background and cloudy sky above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/531ccff3-cda2-48d5-acb6-22b3ea821608/SJ8A3333.jpg Gallery A man with tattoos and a beard, wearing a helmet and black t-shirt, sitting alone at a wooden picnic table in a lush green garden, looking at his phone, with a glass of beer on the table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/450827ff-d2b5-4ab5-92b5-9e0be128d8ef/SJ8A2039.jpg Gallery Colorful row of buildings with green, beige, orange, and blue facades under a partly cloudy sky, with an American flag in front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/628e6b21-179b-4593-9724-ce1bdd344ad1/SJ8A2234.jpg Gallery People playing mud volleyball outdoors under cloudy sky, some with mud-covered bodies, a volleyball in midair, spectators on grassy hill, and a volleyball net in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/5c02173f-06a7-43ca-bcc2-33c436070088/_J8A6907.jpg Gallery A modern architectural structure with wooden and concrete elements, surrounded by greenery and stonework. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b56b1223-633a-46d0-b7a1-93506d140a45/_J8A1266-2.jpg Gallery A woman holding an American flag in a park during a gathering or protest with many people in the background and overcast sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/86340e2c-fd1c-40a7-a055-0b47ada82d60/SJ8A5307.jpg Gallery Cityscape with tall buildings, including a prominent Art Deco skyscraper, under a blue sky with some clouds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/16e91cf6-7cab-4612-8db5-8b4fccb595ca/IMG_4967.jpg Gallery Workers on a suspended platform trimming plants on a modern building's vertical garden exterior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0555bfe6-f61e-4a18-a61d-3e1bd4f32cad/IMG_3224.jpg Gallery People exchanging money for fresh vegetables at a market stall with lush green trees in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/d892c29e-1685-446c-bc8c-f1866cdeab5e/_J8A4467.jpg Gallery People enjoying a gathering in a park with tall trees and lush green grass, some sitting on chairs, children playing, and a band performing in the background on a sunny day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/0765be22-46ef-4c14-95f6-778b99759ed8/SJ8A9633.jpg Gallery A group of people standing outside a building lit with red and yellow neon lights at night. One person is performing a dance move on the wet street, bending forward with hands on the ground, while others watch or take photos. The building has large windows and a menu board visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/517719b3-b808-421e-a170-82d8897c0d8c/SJ8A2804.jpg Gallery A small makeshift tent made of tree branches in a dense green forest with a dirt path nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3c1988ad-730b-47bb-bb57-d26ae2f1bfc9/SJ8A9476.jpg Gallery Night scene of a lively street filled with people, colorful neon signs, and illuminated buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/190ecfe9-ac76-4ba7-b620-194f69eb5646/SJ8A3267.jpg Gallery A person wearing a blue cap, black T-shirt, and khaki pants, with a black backpack, is standing in a shallow stream, leaning over and touching the water with one hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/68317197-14c8-4381-b8b4-190f80b1900e/_J8A3873.jpg Gallery People waiting in line outdoors, with some dressed in colorful, traditional Mexican attire and others in modern clothing, near a rustic building with graffiti https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/fa39b87f-463c-4ec8-ba3f-223e05e5323a/SJ8A3574.jpg Gallery Crowd sitting in bleachers at a dirt racetrack, with a woman walking through the aisle holding a purse, in a sunny day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/e721df60-7275-44f0-ade0-4e3807f246f7/IMG_2615.jpg Gallery A small barber shop with a bright yellow sign and two men seated in chairs inside, getting haircuts, seen through a large mirror. The shop is lit, and there are some furniture and items around the entrance, including a red chair, a scooter, and various objects on the sidewalk. It is evening or night outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/1dc4f3f0-07d2-4924-8d2d-64e6c8e22397/SJ8A5178.jpg Gallery A woman walking along a city sidewalk, wearing headphones, carrying a backpack, with a brick building in the background. Shadows cast across the scene, with large planters with plants on the sidewalk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/893ea8fa-89ce-40a2-9b6a-4448b2c51c40/IMG_2430-2.jpg Gallery A woman standing at a street food stall with large bowls of prepared food, in an outdoor market setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/517ec1cc-a052-42f1-b596-238423e51eee/SJ8A7789.jpg Gallery Four pairs of ballet tights hanging outside a building window with a brick facade, and an electrical cord with a plug below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/3017c93d-408f-4e73-ba06-865240e4f848/SJ8A9038.jpg Gallery Inside a lively bar or club with four women in colorful costumes and accessories, lively conversation, posters on the walls, and a stage in the background with illuminated lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/095ef75d-ca39-4955-996c-f3adcf345b20/stlouis_J8A7181-topaz-denoise.jpg Gallery A person wearing a white outfit and a hat stands in an art gallery, looking at classical paintings and sculptures displayed on the walls and in glass cases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/ac62050a-5c88-4617-9542-8c69682b6917/IMG_1712.jpg Gallery Three people in a small boat on a large body of water with mountains in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b8b9fa46-0314-41e7-834b-ba5ac4b433c5/SJ8A5236.jpg Gallery A concrete parking garage with curved levels, graffiti, and a sign for Tortilla Grille at street level, surrounded by tall office buildings in an urban cityscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/6dd22e42-b443-4d99-84d6-682e4f3c7927/_J8A6455.jpg Gallery Snowy city street at night with snow-covered sidewalk, leafless trees, parked cars, and moving vehicles, illuminated by streetlights and building lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667908d053cf596bdb6f1c10/b57de851-6160-4183-af0c-7e1a066d811b/_J8A7294.jpg Gallery A person walking up illuminated stairs at night, with a stone wall on the left and potted plants at the top. 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