Yikes! It’s past time to post something… that’s what happens when I start working at dusk. It probably also means I’ll be fixing all kinds of mistakes tomorrow. If I’m awake.
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
I couldn’t find the name of this pedestrian / suspension bridge… it’s located near ‘Picnic Island’ in Forest Park, though. And it’s quite bouncy in parts.
About this image: digital photograph taken and modified with smart phone
It’s been almost a year since I posted a more neutral version of the above, so I figured I’d share this colorful edition today (and, if my computer remains unconscious, you might see a yellow version sooner than later, too). Have a great weekend, everyone!
Trinity: “Déjà vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something.”
– Carrie-Anne Moss – The Matrix
About this image: digital media – vector art created with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Here’s an old shot of ‘The Gateway to the West‘ I’ve re-edited. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Cameron Tucker: “Sidenote: We’re very good friends with a couple named Lewis and Clark. Clark bought a big, sparkly belt in New Orleans that he calls his Louisiana Purchase.”
– Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
More train bits! Details below for fellow rail enthusiasts like Martin.
Dr. John Watson: “Did you just kill my new wife?!”
Sherlock Holmes: “Of course not!”
Dr. John Watson: “How can you say that, when you just threw her off a train?!”
Sherlock Holmes: “As I said, I timed it perfectly!”
Jude Law & Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop
The following Information is from The Museum of Transportation, St. Louis:
‘# 170 – New York, Chicago & St. Louis (Nickel Plate Road) 1927 – Built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), this 4-6-4 “Hudson” type locomotive was originally used in heavy passenger service until 1947 when the Nickel Plate Road converted to diesels. It went to light freight and passenger service. Altogether this locomotive traveled over 2,000,000 miles which is the equivalent to 80 trips around the world. It weighs 536,000 pounds, has 74 inch drive wheels, 25 x 26 inch cylinders and has a tractive effort of 42,000 pounds. The smoke deflectors on the front along the smokebox, often called “elephant ears”, lift the smoke over the cab and out of the faces of the crew. Donated in 1957 by the Nickel Plate Road.’
A fake ambrotype of stairs at Fort Belle Fontaine. I wanted to grab a few photos of the cannon too, but it must have fallen into enemy hands, because it was… totally… not… there.
Capt. Jack Aubrey: “Right. Starboard battery, FIRE!”
2nd Lt. William Mowett: “One minute and ten seconds!”
Capt. Jack Aubrey: “Well done, lads. Extra ration of grog for all of you!”
Crew: “Huzzah!”
Russell Crowe & Edward Woodall – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
About this image: digital photograph (Canon 300D) heavily modified to replicate wet plate collodion
This doorway is built into the side of a ‘tunnel’ in/under the Eads Bridge, downtown STL. Kinda interesting. I wish I wasn’t so shaky, though (as you can see the following conversation didn’t work out very well for me).
Me: “Sooooo… do you… come here… often?!”
Tripod: *sighs & rolls eyes* “Puhleeeze.”
About this image: digital photograph, lightly modified
A somewhat non-typical view of the Gateway Arch. Kinda fun. All in all.
– all in all it was…
– just a brick in the wall…
– all in all it was…
– all just bricks in the wall…
– Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd
About this image: digital photograph, lightly modified
With all these flowers I’ll probably post a color version of the Eads Bridge too, but being its completion was way back in 1874 I couldn’t resist sharing a fake wet plate version first.
Sherlock Holmes: “Look at those towering structures. It’s the first combination of bascule and suspension bridge ever attempted. Most innovative. What an industrious empire.”
– Robert Downey Jr. – Sherlock Holmes
About this image: digital photograph heavily modified to replicate wet plate collodion
I made some wildly colorful versions of the above vector drawing, but… eh. You can scroll down a bit for color. Also, I took serious liberties here, including a fairly impressive civil engineering project – moving the Mississippi River – because that’s how I roll float.
Alright already, we’ll all float on…
No don’t you worry… We’ll all float on...
Alright, already… We’ll all float on...
Alright, don’t worry… We’ll all float on…
– Float On – Modest Mouse
About this image: digital media – vector art created with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Refrigerator Magnate 