The Stone Arch Bridge in January - Photos by Ric Rosow

Submitted by Ric Rosow

Dusk on the Mississippi River

This photograph was taken about 2 & 1/2 hours before the nighttime photograph below. I took photographs of this scene the day before, but the sky was cloudy with little interest. I was pleased to see a blue sky earlier in the day and hoped it would continue that way as late afternoon and evening approached. In this image I like the sky, the water vapor coming off the river, the texture of the Stone Arch Bridge, the golden glow of lights near and far from the river, the white arch of the Lowry Avenue Bridge and the smoke cloud coming from a flue stack in the upper right. They create areas of interest throughout the photograph. 

Night Lights on the River

On the night of January 14th, the lights under the Stone Arch Bridge and the lights in the City all around the river illuminated a beautiful scene. I used a neutral density filter which allowed me to take a 15 second time exposure of the scene. The filter helped in softening the glow of the lights under the bridge and the water coming down the slope of the concrete apron of the dam. It appears that the City or Park Board replaced a light under one the arches that has been dead for quite a while. I want to thank whoever did that, as it makes photographs of the bridge and river better looking.

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