Taken with Canon EOS Rebel K2
July 2010
“Placebo”. A stainless steel sculpture over 50 feet tall by artist Roxy Paine.

Taken with Canon EOS Rebel K2
July 2010
The Grand Basin in Forest Park.

I’ve been adding to my collection of film cameras. A couple of months ago, I purchased a Canon EOS Rebel K2. I like this SLR immensely. It’s so much lighter compared to the Pentax K-1000 and it is really nice to have automatic functions at times. However I am still completely in love with the photographs I can capture with the Pentax. The clarity seems just a notch better.

These photos were taken outside the St. Louis Art Museum. The first is a photograph of “Placebo”–a stainless steel tree sculpture that was commissioned by the Art Museum a few years ago for its contemporary collection. This sculpture feels magical to me. Although it is a stark contrast during the summer sitting among growing, living trees, I always feel there is some sort of secret hiding within when I see it. The second photograph is a view of the Grand Basin taken from in front of the art museum.

These are both without any photo editing. The one of the Grand Basin could probably benefit from a little cropping and some color adjustments.

I was only on the outside that day, but a week or so ago, I went back and walked around inside. As accessible as it is and as much as I like it, it is difficult for me to set aside time to actually go to the art museum and enjoy it. They had a special exhibit, “The Mourners: Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy and Bill Viola: Visitation” which was rather spectacular.