Comments on: Looking over St. Louis

By: Vladimir Sterkin

Vladimir Sterkin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:58:48 +0000

I think there are even more interesting shots of St. Louis from this altitude. If you ever get a chance to fly over the central and north side of St. Louis, you’ll notice how gray and rustic the city is. Almost looks like a city from the 1950’s with it’s checkerboard industrial warehouses, abandoned railroad network, and just what can be described as an ‘abandoned’ look.

By: Ucup

Ucup — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:53:10 +0000

If you use RAW format, the result is natural, but the size of the photos are too big

By: Doc Searls

Doc Searls — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:05:35 +0000

Thanks, Will. The CDHK site is here. I'll download it and see how it goes.

By: Will Crawford

Will Crawford — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:49:13 +0000

Honestly, not sure – I haven’t installed it. Although my intuitive (i.e. – not based on any actual knowledge) sense would be that it might actually be a little faster, at least with a fast SD card installed. More data to write, but less processing that has to be done beforehand. I keep meaning to re-flash the camera and actually try it, but I since I use a big Nikon for major photo projects, the Canon tends to be the party camera.

By: Peter Meng

Peter Meng — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:34:17 +0000

Doc, Thanks for the fine pics of my home town. I’ve heard you say on various podcasts that you have posted photos of your aerial shots. Could you point me that way? I too have a thing for shooting out of plane windows..

By: City Museum

City Museum — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:49:34 +0000

Doc Searls,

Thanks for the mention and the cool photograph. We hope to see you back at the museum again soon.

-City Museum

By: Andrew Pass

Andrew Pass — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:34:04 +0000

Doc,

There’s an even easier way to get such great pictures: Google Earth.

Just kidding!!

By: smick

smick — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:09:01 +0000

That’s my town! On my wedding day I went on a helicopter ride over that very area with some family members. Nice spot for a fly over. Helicopter is the way to fly (and shoot.)

Along with the City Museum, if you are bringing kids to St. Louis, you gotta check out the Magic House. I haven’t been there in over 20 years since I was little, but it was always cool then and it’s expanded 5-fold or something since the ’80s.

By: Doc Searls

Doc Searls — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:18:49 +0000

Will,

How fast is the camera shooting RAW? A problem with some of these smaller cameras is that they don’t have the processing power to shoot pictures in a series. Many seconds need to pass between one shot and the next.

By: Doc Searls

Doc Searls — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:17:27 +0000

Clay,

One of the reasons I was eager and pleased to shoot this series was that my 12-year-old kid loves the City Museum. He helped me spot and tag the museum on these shots.

When we drove across the country in September ‘07, we made a point of stopping and spending a day in St. Louis, just so the kid could go to the City Museum, and go up the Arch. Of the two, the museum was the big winner. He can’t wait to go back.