Photo - Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri

Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri is a monument to those who traveled west to settle the United States west of the Mississippi river. It is 630 feet (192 m) tall with an observation deck at the top. It is located in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial which is part of the National Park System. Gateway Arch is not only the tallest man-made monument in the United States, it is also the tallest arch in world. It was built from February 1963 through October 1965 and opened to the public in June 1967. The skin of the arch is stainless steel.

Gateway Arch (5-shot panorama)
Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 15.1mm
Exposure: 1/320 second at f/8
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Gateway Arch through the trees
Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 20.2mm
Exposure: 1/400 second at f/8
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Gateway Arch overhead
Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 15.1mm
Exposure: 1/320 second at f/8
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Gateway Arch in one of the reflection pools
Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 16.8mm
Exposure: 1/320 second at f/8
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Gateway Arch at night
Lens: Internal 15.1-60.4 mm, set to 37.4mm
Exposure: 6 seconds at f/8
Camera Mode: ISO 100 RAW

Photographer: Rick Scott
Date: March 13, 2013
Camera: Canon PowerShot G1 X digital camera
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 for raw conversion and image processing