Early in the pandemic I visited this classic Pittsburgh location. It was a former performing arts theater. Now its rotting away.
Wonderful Dome
This is the entry to the Pennsylvanian building in downtown Pittsburgh. This building was originally a train and bus station. Today it is a event venue, office building and has apartments inside it.
Cloud Covered Pittsburgh
How was your week? I’m glad the work week is over…. Happy thoughts the rest of the weekend is my only goal. This photo represents a past happy moment when Blair and I were hanging out at the Point State Park taking photos and just talking. If you look close, we’re the two people in front of the fountain.
Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
Pittsburgh was Mr. Rogers hometown and they have this statute of him along the river. It’s a nice tribute to him and his approach towards life. The city looks pretty good in the background as well.
Homer
The morning of New Year’s Eve, Blair and I walked around Lawrenceville taking photos of graffiti/murals. We found this painting on the side of a building. Homer’s hand is reaching for the donuts which if you look closely is a shipping container. It wasn’t the best mural we found that day, but I loved the Homer.
Heinz Field Postcard
I don’t think I’ve ever posted a photo of the stadium from the outside; despite the fact I’ve probably posted hundreds from inside. If I have, I don’t remember and I’m too lazy to go back and double check.
Regardless, I took this photo last July on a day with wonderful clouds. Frankly, when I look at this photo, my eye goes to the clouds, and I don’t really see the stadium as the area of focus. What about you?
Ben's Farewell
Tonight, is expected to be Ben Roethlisberger’s last home game with the Pittsburgh Steelers before he retires. I’m not a Ben fan, but I can respect his talent and accomplishments. After this season, the Steelers will be looking for their next quarterback, who they hope will be the next superstar. There was almost 20 years between Terry Bradshaw and Ben. For Steelers’ fans, let’s hope it doesn’t take another 20 years to find another Pro Bowl QB.
Pittsburgh Dawn
This photo isn’t from today (Christmas day), but it could have been. It has been overcast with no snow here for most of December. Regardless, it’s a beautiful city and photo. Have a great holiday weekend.
Happy Holidays
From my family to yours, we hope you have a wonderful holiday season and happy new year.
At this time of year, I always go back to photos I took of this church many years ago with Brad and Dave. I like them because they are rich, and they scream winter holidays. But it’s also because I haven’t taken many holiday photos over the years.
Two Sides of Joe Haden
I didn’t go to the Steelers vs. Titans game today. I’ve been dealing with a cold for two weeks, so I skipped it. It didn’t seem like a smart idea to sit outside for 6 hours in the near freezing temperature while I’m fighting this small illness. I’ve made good use of the extra time and have been editing NFL photos much of the day.
Here is an unusual edit from a photo I took of Joe Haden during the Steelers-Bears game about a month ago.
Alcoa Arconic
I hope everyone in the United States has a great Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow.
Today’s photo is an image I took a few months ago in downtown Pittsburgh. This building sits on the North Shore next to the 7th Street Bridge. I took this photo at sunrise to get the sun reflecting off the glass.
Layers Of Water
I took this photo a few months ago during sunrise at the Point State Park. The water fountain at the “point” can make for some great photo opportunities throughout the day. Plus, you have the river in the background, which adds another layer of depth to the photo.
Clemente At Dawn
I took this photo last Saturday when I met Brad Truxell downtown for the sunrise. This is the Clemente Bridge.
Heather & Jacob
I dropped MJ off at the airport very early this morning so she could go visit Blair. Afterwards, I went into downtown Pittsburgh to meet Brad for some sunrise photography. After the sunrise, I captured this photo on the Clemente Bridge. Of course, Heather & Jacob made it here before me.
Iconic Urbex Cathedral
This is the beautiful St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral. I’ve been to this spot numerous times. Its an iconic urbex location.
Maximum Security
After taking this photo of this prison cell, I went into the cell and took it from the opposite direction. When I did that, I closed the door 75% of the way closed. Good thing I didn’t close it completely because it wouldn’t reopen. I almost locked myself in….. that would have been a huge problem.
This is the Maximum-Security wing of an abandoned Pennsylvania prison.
64th
I hope you’re having a great weekend. We had family in visiting for the weekend. It was nice spending a little time with them and attending the WHS Foundation Annual Sporting Clay Shoot.
Here is an old photo (which I didn’t post in the past) from the US Steel Building in downtown Pittsburgh. As you may or may not know, the UPMC Executive offices are on the 64th floor. In addition, they rent a bunch of other floors inside the building.
Sunrise Point
Brad, Blair and I met way, way, way too early this morning (my sleep will be messed up for a week) to photograph the sunrise in downtown Pittsburgh. For those of you who don’t know, there is a Pennsylvania state park positioned where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers come together to form the Ohio River in the heart of the city. The park’s name is Point State Park for obvious reasons.
Anyway, at the “point” in the park where the rivers come together is a large water fountain. They turn it on right after sunrise each day. We wanted to capture the sunrise reflection in the water of the fountain. Fortunately, it worked out since I’ve failed to capture this a few times in the past. We finally got a nice sunrise and sky, which made this image powerful.
PNC Park at Dusk
Here is another drone photo of downtown Pittsburgh. During games this is a “no fly zone” so getting this slightly before, during and slightly after a game is difficult without special approval. But I think the photo is more interesting when the stadium is empty.
Pittsburgh Rooftops
What to post for you tonight? That wasn’t an easy question tonight. I have a bunch of Iceland photos, but I don’t want to just post them over and over. So I selected this Pittsburgh photo. Enjoy.
