Author Archives: Michael Gulledge

Year ago: Chain of Rocks Bridge

Digging through old photo, I found these from Nate Papes and I’s trip to the Chain of Rocks Bridge a year ago today. The bridge, built in another era, closed years ago, but carried traffic for Route 66. The entrance on the Missouri side  was closed, but the bridge can still be accessed from the Illinois side.Continue reading “Year ago: Chain of Rocks Bridge”

Basketball: Hickman at Incarnate Word

Full photos and story can be found at STLhighschoolsports.com Despite the gym being dark and difficult to shoot in, this was one of the best high school basketball games I’ve seen. It was my first time to Incarnate Word and the two highly ranked teams did not disappoint. The gym, with it’s dark reds andContinue reading “Basketball: Hickman at Incarnate Word”

New Melle Christmas Tree Lighting

We attended the New Melle, Mo., Christmas tree lighting Saturday night. It was right at twilight and all of the images were handheld, so I had to use 6400 and 8000 ISOs to get the shutter speed up to 1/60th of a second. While there’s a little grain, I think the results turned out prettyContinue reading “New Melle Christmas Tree Lighting”