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St. Louis Park
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During my last trip in the USA I took several walks in the parks around St. Louis. I took this picture in one of them (Missouri Botanical Garden, Seiwa-en Japanese Garden) during a rainy day.
The parks serve as a natural oasis for the city, an important source of green space, a respite for migrating birds, and an integrated ecosystem where humans and nature interact. You can find there monuments, historic buildings, wildlife, waterways and landscapes combine to form a unique cultural institution that is vitally important to the entire St. Louis region. The parks are recognized as an important gathering place where people of all ages, races and economic backgrounds can gather and mix in a positive way.
A few lines about St. Loius from the Internet:
Saint Louis, as sometimes written, is named for King Louis IX of France. St. Louis is known for its French and German heritage and Victorian past. Two events at the beginning of the 20th century, the 1904 World's Fair and 1904 Olympic Games (the first ever held in the United States) are of particular pride to St. Louisans. In the 21st century, St. Louis has transformed from a manufacturing and industrial economy into a globally known locus for research in medicine, biotechnology, and other sciences.
The city has several nicknames, including the "Gateway City", "Gateway to the West", and "Mound City". It is called "Gateway to the West" for the many people who moved west through St. Louis via the Missouri River (first leg of the Oregon Trail) and other wagon trails. "Mound City" originated with the Native American burial mounds that once were common in the city (visit also Cahokia Mounds , the site of the largest prehistoric Indian city north of Mexico, eight miles east of downtown St. Louis across the Mississippi River in Illinois). |
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Hello Stella,
A genuinely beautiful image from 2 1/2 years ago. The composition is flawless, the colors are vivid, with the brilliant red of red of that one bush gaining the role of focal center. A little increase in contrast and in color saturation, however, would make the picture a bit more dramatic. The image, even its present form, gets this professor's A.
Warm regards, and best wishes for a good week.
Bulent
Hi Stella,
You captured a nice spot. However, there are a few technical flaws to my eyes. First, the trees look a bit weird, perhaps due to oversharpness or excessive noise reducing. I don't know what it is, but it is visible if one pays close attention. Also, as Bulent mentionned, a little increase in color saturation and contrast would help. I did a workshop, wich I absolutely dislike, but at least you can see what the saturation and contrast can do. I will also say that I think there is a lot of water, which is empty space since there is nothing going on there. Maybe a little zooming on the trees would have done the trick.
Anyways, I'll leave you with that. As I said, the workshop is only to show you what the contrast/saturation will do because your photo is way better than my workshop as you can see.
Good work.
Cheers.
Louis
Hi , Stella .
What a beautiful and peaceful place to rewind and enjoy nature at it's finest - even on a rainy day !
HAve a nice weekend ,
Dorte.
Cara Stella
una foto stupenda con bellissimi colori in serenita. Compozisione e POV son eccellenti come tutto il resto della foto. compimenti ihsan
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