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SaintLouisBlues

(1,244 posts)
Sat Dec 3, 2022, 06:15 PM Dec 2022

St. Louis Man Captured Epic Fog Photo on His Phone

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Dense fog blanketed St. Louis on Saturday as Patterson's plane flew over the city — so much so that Patterson's flight had to divert to Kansas City to wait for the fog to lift.

But in the meantime, Patterson, who dabbles in photography as a hobby, snapped the most otherworldly pic of St. Louis on his phone.

It's a view of St. Louis as most have never seen it before. Patterson's picture shows only the city's tallest buildings peeping through Saturday's fog, as if the city ascended into a sea of clouds.

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/st-louis-man-captured-epic-fog-photo-on-his-phone-38977388
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St. Louis Man Captured Epic Fog Photo on His Phone (Original Post) SaintLouisBlues Dec 2022 OP
The arch really give it scale. underpants Dec 2022 #1
Man, no kidding! calimary Dec 2022 #12
I was just about to complain that I couldn't find the frog but then went back Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #2
Me too, lol uppityperson Dec 2022 #5
I'm even worse...at first glance I thought it said "epic DOG photo"! Tanuki Dec 2022 #11
I bet if we could look through the fog we would see several dogs and frogs!!! Maraya1969 Dec 2022 #14
🐶🐶🐶🐸🐸🐸🤣🤣🤣 Tanuki Dec 2022 #15
It's right there under the fog IronLionZion Dec 2022 #18
I "almost" did the same thing. Ferrets are Cool Dec 2022 #21
Gimme an "r", My kingdom for a hard consonant. jaxexpat Dec 2022 #22
That is a wonderful photo. brer cat Dec 2022 #3
Yes, definitely! ShazzieB Dec 2022 #6
I'd been driving into Cleveland Ohio Marthe48 Dec 2022 #4
Looks like high water. HubertHeaver Dec 2022 #7
Stay tuned... Evolve Dammit Dec 2022 #8
I was just up in the arch a few months ago. tavernier Dec 2022 #9
Same situation once in college...... MyOwnPeace Dec 2022 #10
If it weren't for the arch in the upper left hand corner, generalbetrayus Dec 2022 #13
That made me laugh! nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #24
I've spent a lot of time in holding patterns going into KSTL .. Bo Zarts Dec 2022 #16
Bee-yootiful. That is exceptional... and very lucky!! Beartracks Dec 2022 #17
fooooooo og. fooooo og. fooooo og. AllaN01Bear Dec 2022 #19
It really does look other worldly. yardwork Dec 2022 #20
Wow! nightwing1240 Dec 2022 #23
I had a flight out of Philly one 4th of July. The Jungle 1 Dec 2022 #25
Harbinger of total ice cap melt? GreenWave Dec 2022 #26
Looks like a preview of global warming sea level rise... Martin68 Dec 2022 #27
Beautiful. murielm99 Dec 2022 #28
at first i read "captured epic fRog picture" and i opened thread expecting to see an epic frog orleans Dec 2022 #29
Wow. A neat picture! I'm a STLMO native, so this picture is a really neat treat! Thanks! SWBTATTReg Dec 2022 #30

ShazzieB

(16,412 posts)
6. Yes, definitely!
Sat Dec 3, 2022, 08:05 PM
Dec 2022

This is an amazing photo, and there are people in the photography group thar would really appreciate it. 😁

Marthe48

(16,963 posts)
4. I'd been driving into Cleveland Ohio
Sat Dec 3, 2022, 07:41 PM
Dec 2022

pretty often in 2019 and I loved seeing the city come into view as I drove down Broadview Road into the valley. I was driving in early one day, and fog had entirely enveloped the city. It was like it had been erased. No pictures, just the memory of a cityscape, missing.

Thanks for the reminder

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
10. Same situation once in college......
Sat Dec 3, 2022, 08:20 PM
Dec 2022

in a dorm room up on the 'bluff' of Pittsburgh - Duquesne University - and a fog was covering all of downtown - except the new U.S. Steel building - standing out there in the midst of nothing but a blanket of fog. Obviously a moment and view to never forget.

GREAT PICTURE - thanks for posting...............

generalbetrayus

(507 posts)
13. If it weren't for the arch in the upper left hand corner,
Sat Dec 3, 2022, 08:44 PM
Dec 2022

I would have mistaken it for Denver the day after marijuana was legalized in Colorado.

Bo Zarts

(25,397 posts)
16. I've spent a lot of time in holding patterns going into KSTL ..
Sat Dec 3, 2022, 09:03 PM
Dec 2022

Such is the nature of Mississippi river ground fog. You can see stuff through it, and sticking up above it .. but RVR (runway visual range) is zero. I'd usually get in, when the vis improved slightly, flying a Cat-3 autoland approach. But sometimes it was off to the alternate .. usually KMCI (Kansas City).

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
25. I had a flight out of Philly one 4th of July.
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 10:52 AM
Dec 2022

We took off at dusk when the fireworks were starting. It was very cool.

orleans

(34,053 posts)
29. at first i read "captured epic fRog picture" and i opened thread expecting to see an epic frog
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 01:31 PM
Dec 2022


great picture (even if there is no frog involved!)

SWBTATTReg

(22,130 posts)
30. Wow. A neat picture! I'm a STLMO native, so this picture is a really neat treat! Thanks!
Sun Dec 4, 2022, 03:27 PM
Dec 2022

It just goes to show how small Mankind is when compared to Mother Nature.

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