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Arch against the Sun
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Betty Leung (bleung) (110) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-05-20 |
| Categories: Architecture |
| Camera: Nikon D50 |
| Exposure: f/10.0, 1/400 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-06-12 21:29 |
| Viewed: 431 |
| Points: 3 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
| This is the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. St. Louis is the gateway through which many people passed on their way to the American West. The arch was built in stages from 1839 to 1862. It is 630 ft. (192m) tall. There is a tram you can ride up to the top. From the observation deck, you can get a very great view of the whole city and beyond. |
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Hello Betty,
A very imposing angle of this massive structure. It is remarkable to think that there is a lift all the way to the top, but how it navigates the parabolic curve to me is a mystery. The structure blocks out the sun here allowing us to look at the pannels in greater detail, this 'eclipse' effect reminds me of photographing tall buildings in Sydney and Auckland. Your colour tones and blue gradient is very well displayed. I think it would help a great deal if you included some extra information about the arch, e.g. when and why it was built and how tall it is? Thanks for posting.
Matt
It was actually built from 1963 to 1965. See www.gatewayarch.com for more info. By the way, it is a catenary curve, not parabolic. The "elevator" is really more like a train, with several cars in sequence on a track. The track follows the curve of the arch. The cars are cylindrical and can rotate in a mount so that the ride is always relatively level.
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