Photo Flood St. Louis, a surge of images along the banks of the Big Muddy

I joined Photo Flood St. Louis in the fall of 2014. This organization strives to improve the perception of St. Louis by spending weekends photographing specific neighborhoods and events in the St. Louis area. The members of this group are both amateur and professional photographers and are organized by the intrepid Jason Gray. Before each flood of photographers hit an area, a map is drawn and the photographers are confined to capture images within the map area. After each event, jurors select the best images and the winners are posted online.

My first photo flood was of The Trestle in North St. Louis. The Trestle is an old train trestle which spans highway 70 and will eventually be converted to an urban park. You may recall that New York City converted a train trestle to a park with much success. Hopefully St. Louis' trestle will be just as grand! The Great Rivers Greenway will connect The Trestle with the bike trail that runs along the Mississippi River from the Chain of Rocks bridge to the Arch. I decided to break out my infrared camera for this adventure. And although I didn't have the dramatic puffy cloud skies that make infrared images so interesting, I did manage to squeeze off a few good shots. It was so interesting to see St. Louis from this elevated level.

Looking forward to many more Photo Floods in this amazing city-St. Louis.