A week ago Friday, we went to St. Louis to the zoo. Last year, Ron began to take an interest in high dynamic range imaging or
HDR photography and he wanted to pictures of the animals. He had the day off and I just wanted to get out of the house. It was was a beautiful day and ideal for animal watching.
 |
| Antelope? |
 |
| Gorilla |
We didn't get to the
zoo until midafternoon, but I had my scooter so we were able to get around comparatively easily. Besides the usual number of mothers with young children, there were several young couples. Despite being pressed for time, Ron got some pretty impressive pictures.
 |
| House of the Future |
 |
| The Twistee Freeze |
On the way back we stopped at an antique mall near Highway 55 that has taken over a deserted school. The mall was closed, but we stopped anyway. To attract the attention of the occupants of cars on the highway, the mall has acquired several large statues, like a giant man and a pink elephant. The most recent acquisition is a house that Ron said he remembered going through at the state fair years ago: the
House of the Future. It looks quite dilapidated now, and makes me remember a trip to Seattle years ago where I visited the
Space Needle and rode the
Monorail. In the 60s, we really thought our lives would be like that: How wrong we were! Anyway Ron got a good picture of the house and we also had ice cream from the place next in school.
For a first outing after the trauma of breaking my hip, it was great! Now for a vacation...
If you copy these images, please credit Ron McDonald and link to this website.
No comments:
Post a Comment