This statue has been featured on STL DPB before. Aristide Maillol's La Rivière is one of my favorite works in Citygarden. I just liked the light and color as darkness approached. If the image looks a little disorienting, imagine rotating it 90 degrees clockwise. That's how it was shot and you can understand how the lamp sits in the water ... Lots to shoot in The Lou over our Memorial Day long weekend. Once again, the faeries (I kid you not) invited me to come shoot at the St Louis Renaissance
Well, my thanks to all of those who left comments on yesterday's theme day post. There were an awful lot by my standards ... Last weekend was photographically productive. I got some good stuff from the Renaissance Faire, the Gypsy Caravan flea market that benefits the symphony, and even the Cardinals baseball game. I'll bounce around among these for a while. The two men above, Randy and Chuck, were selling motorcycle stuff at the Gypsy Caravan. They were willing to pose with a little wheedling
Just cheering myself up ... View full size photo » ... I'm not going to talk about the game last night. It was far too frustrating, and I seriously doubt my ability to be even somewhat rational about it. So I just won't even try. ... I also won't talk about how frustrating it was to see, after believing my team smart enough to have finally kicked him to the curb, Aaron Miles back in a Cardinal uniform. I won't talk about how much it pissed me off to see the ovation, either. Nope. Just not
Tom Gannam - AP ... St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright throws in the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Friday, June 4, 2010, in St. Louis. His wallet is the one that says "bad motherfucker" on it. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) ... View full size photo » ... it's been a good week, all in all, in cardinal nation. we went two for three against our temporary divisional nemesis, cincinnati. we stopped losing a starting pitcher every third day to injury.
More photos » ... Jeff Roberson - AP ... 5 days ago: ... St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan reaches for a line drive hit by Cincinnati Reds' Corky Miller for an out during the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 2, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ... Browse more photos » ... UTILITY INFIELD LOVER— ... A baseball team without utility ... is sandpaper worn smooth by stathead cries; ... slide rules and spreadsheets warn putatively ... that on this side
More photos » ... Jeff Curry - AP ... Browse more photos » ... You know what? F**k that game last night. We are paying Matt Holliday 120 million for the sole purpose of driving in runs and protecting Albert, and he strands two runners on in the bottom of the ninth in a tie game. That by itself doesn't mean much, but, Holliday ranks around 100th in baseball in RBI's this year (seriously) despite playing virtually every game this year and batting 4th in all of them, and Pujols is on pace
More photos » ... Tom Gannam - AP ... "Hey, did you know you look just like Nick? It's like Honey I Shrunk the Kids but you're an adult. I mean, I think you're an adult. Maybe you're just a really big kid. Are you just a really big kid? Are you Nick's little brother? I play second base. I'm also the one that all the women in the stands ogle. Probably some of the guys too. Ya, I'm that hot. I mean, wow, you look just like Nick. HEY, NICK! Come look at this!" - Skip talks at Aaron Miles as he
Tom Gannam - AP ... Here is a picture of a dog and some baseball players ... View full size photo » ... Housekeeping: I'm excited to be able to finally announce this, because it's been in the works for a while: This month SB Nation is launching its new regional hubs—here's Arizona, as an example—and I've been tapped to edit the St. Louis edition. It launches June 15. The immediate goal is to offer more breaking news and broader pieces there while keeping VEB (as well as our sister-blogs,
Dilip Vishwanat - Getty Images ... Chris Carpenter is 9-3 with a 2.03 ERA in his career against the Cincinnati Reds. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) ... View full size photo » ... ... Listen up now, CarpWe need you more than everStop Gomes, stop Rolen ...
Cueto Walters ... 5-1, 3.25 1-0, 2.25 ... Aaron Miles ... Skill-set files: ... Run slowly, hit poorly and play second base, ... convince certain coaches you can't be replaced ...