Mississippi River Connections Photo Exhibit
Let’s congratulate Karen and Kenn for their photographs being selected to be a part of the Exhibit. Opening Day is March 20th, 2024.
Karen is so excited that two of her photographs have been selected for display National Great Rivers Research and Education Center World Water Day Photo Contest. The theme was “Mississippi River Connections”. The photos will be on display at their research station in Alton, Il.
The photo of the Short-eared Owl is in the “Wildlife Connections” category, which includes photos of living things connected to the Mississippi River or its tributaries. The photo was taken in February, 2024, at The Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary at West Alton, Mo.
The photo of the barge with the waving boat worker is in the “Cultural Connections” category, which centers on human life on the Mississippi River or its tributaries. The photo was taken in January, 2024, just below the Melvin Price Lock and Dam in Alton, Il.
Kenn has a photo featured in “Culture Connections, category. It is a beautiful photo taken of the night sky line on downtown St. Louis.
A big shout out to Lucas Munzlinger
Lucas is a storm chaser, that has been a member of the club for several years now. He has shown some really amazing photographs. The knowledge you need to have to be able to go into storm like this and be able to allow us to see these images, is just amazing. He is truly an talented photographer.
Congratulations to Karen Mathis
Several months ago I submitted a photo to Family RVing magazine. It was selected and included in the January, 2024, issue. The photo of the Ravenel Bridge was taken during a May, 2022, trip to Charleston, South Carolina. I had my tripod set up to take twilight shots when I noticed as the sun neared the horizon line that if I moved about a 100 feet to the left I could possibly capture the sun as it set between the legs of the bridge. I grabbed my camera off the tripod and ran (actually hobbled, as I had broken my toe just a couple days prior) to that spot just in time to get the shot. The original aspect ratio of the photo was 3:2 but was cropped to square by the magazine.
