The Captains' Return

Sculpture under the Eads Bridge
Photograph by Tom Atwood

My guess is you probably have never seen this sculpture in person, unless you were wandering under the Eads Bridge for photos, or on your way to the President's Casino, which is now shut down. It is billed as the "second-largest monument" on the St. Louis riverfront. (The Gateway Arch is number one.) Twenty-six feet high, "The Captain's Return" depicts the end of Lewis & Clark's expedition west 200 years ago. Maybe it was placed at the exact spot where the explorers landed with their dog Seaman, but Harry Weber's sculpture seems almost hidden away to me. Shutter: 15 seconds; Aperture: f/8; ISO: 100; Focal length: 18 mm