Hungarian Parliament
Our trip in 2019 to Hungary was wonderful and we got a chance to experience this building inside and out. The Hungarian Parliament Building is a landmark gothic revival style and is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary. It sits on the Pest side of the city on the Danube River. This is one of hundreds of reasons to like Budapest along with the food, skyline, history, etc…. I could go on forever. Great stuff!!!
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Fort Pitt Bridge
I need to think about some happier moments right now. There are to many negative things in the news and around us all every day at the moment. We all need a little positivity. So, I’m posting the sunrise photo from last spring in downtown Pittsburgh.
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NYC At Dusk
Here is a photo that’s been sitting on my hard drive for a couple of years waiting for it’s turn to shine. I took this just after sunset from the Top Of The Rock.
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Kiev Skyline
During our trip to Kiev Ukraine, we stayed in a hotel overlooking the Ukrainian Soccer stadium. I posted a photo of this perspective last October taken at sunset. Now you’re getting a version from later that evening.
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Andy Warhol Bridge
What should I share with you tonight??? Honestly, I’m probably not in a good frame of mind to share much without sounding negative. Therefore, I’ll just leave you with this nice photo of the Pittsburgh skyline with the Andy Warhol Bridge in the foreground. That’s it. I’m out!!
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412 Christmas
Merry Christmas!! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season (however you celebrate) and have a great 2019.
I took this photo from Mt. Washington looking towards downtown Pittsburgh with the PPG Holiday tree displayed on Market Tree.
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Manhattan Skyline
We don’t have a trip to NYC this year and that’s a little sad. I understand why some individuals would not want to visit a “big city”. It just not for everyone, I get that. But I really enjoy my visits and am looking forward to our next visit…whenever that may be. Anyway, I took this photo from on top of Rockefeller Center right before sunset.
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NYC Skyline
Pittsburgh Skyline
Here is a slightly different Pittsburgh perspective. I took this down near the Clemente Bridge on top of an abandoned building last year. It was a great evening and we captured some great pictures that night.
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Pittsburgh Skyline
Manhattan Bridge
Today’s blog post if one of my favorite photos from our last New York City trip. Like in the past, I went out on a solo photo walk at night to capture some great cityscapes at and after sunset. This time I walk over the Manhattan Bridge and found this great shooting location. I hope you like it.
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Pittsburgh Skyline
I took this photo last summer with Michael Shilo Luzano. I met Michael in Peru and we setup a time for him and I to shoot together a few weeks later. We spent a good part of the day photographing many of Pittsburgh’s most popular spots. I particularly liked this photo from that day.
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Top Of The Rock View
Quick post tonight. Prior to our trip to NYC, we purchased tickets in advance so that we could be at the Top Of The Rock observation Deck (Rockefeller Center) at sunset. I heard from another photographer that it would be very crowded. So as soon as we got there, I should find a spot at the railing and not leave that spot. Otherwise, I’d never get a spot to photograph from again with all the people.
And I can tell you, that was great advice. We got up there about 1 hour before sunset and almost didn’t get a spot. Once I secured my spot, I couldn’t really move even if I wanted to. It was so crowded up there and at times it was six people deep all the way around the observation deck. MJ was a super wife and patiently waited at the top of this building with me for over two hours while I took over 900 photos. I photographed the skyline as it changed from full sun, to sunset, then blue hour and finally to full night sky. I just took a ton of photos as the sky changed. I loved it. MJ tolerated it, but as always she didn’t complain.
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Seattle Skyline
As you probably read in my past blog posts, I loved my time experiencing and photographing Seattle. Why??? Because of the great locations like this one. I took this photo from Kerry Park looking back at the city skyline so that I could see the Space Needle, skyline and Mount Rainier in the same frame. What a cool location!!
This specific photo was taken at sunset. I shot from this site on my visit during a sunset and sunrise. I think I got lucky, since a local photographer told me that they only get about 10 good days per year, where you can see Mount Rainier this clear. On both of my days, it was easy to see. Lucky.
Seattle Panorama
I got so many great photos while I was in Seattle. More importantly, I had some wonderful experiences. The only negative was that my time was limited.
At the end of my first day (after dark), I went to Harbor Avenue in West Seattle to get some photos of the city skyline across Puget Sound. If I had all the time I wanted, I would have visited this site at sunset, but I couldn’t be everywhere at the same time. So I had to prioritize my locations and make some choices. That meant I got to West Seattle after sunset and the next day at sunrise. Maybe next time, I’ll get there at sunset. Anyway, this is a great spot to view the entire city skyline and just relax on a park bench or put your toes in the sand.
This panorama is made from 25 different exposures blended together. As you can probably guess, it took some time to process. But I think the effort was worth it. What do you think?
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Emerald City
I finally got out to Seattle. What an outstanding city. It has been a little cold, but honestly, I got great weather for November (sunny, clear sky). It could have rained or snowed on me. I also have the best wife in the world. She is okay with me adding a few days on trips like this to capture some images (I am here for work). And I took advantage of every moment. I was up before sunrise every day and I didn’t get back to my hotel room until well after sunset. I may never come back to Seattle again, so I wanted to maximize the opportunity.
Today’s photo was taken from within the Dog Park on Beacon Hill just south of Seattle. The freeway in the center of the photo is the US 5, which I think makes for a nice foreground with the vehicle light trails.
Have a great Monday.
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Rachael Carson Bridge 2
I didn’t know what to post tonight. I looked through a few of my photo folders and nothing jumped out to me. So I settled on this photo of the Pittsburgh skyline with the Rachael Carson Bridge in the foreground. I hope you like it.
MJ and I didn’t have any plans today so we jumped in the Mini for a drive. We ended up at Cheat Lake West Virginia and went for a small hike along the lake. We had a great day and I hope you did too.
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Manhattan Skyline
Here is a photo I took of the Manhattan skyline and the East River. I was standing in the Brooklyn Bridge Park at around midnight at the time. This was a 7-exposure auto-bracketed (+4, +2, +1, 0, -1, -2, -4) setup that I converted into this HDR image. I hope you enjoy it.
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Pittsburgh Blue Hour Skyline
Today’s photo is from a photo walk I did with Brad and Dave Truxell last fall. We were checking out the Pittsburgh Convention Center, when we came upon this view. I liked the perspective of the office buildings and the composition with the plants in the foreground.
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NYC Skyline
When we were in NYC last year, we made the most of our time to see as much of the city as possible. I took this photo while we were on the Staten Island Ferry. When I saw that old looking sailboat heading away from Manhattan, I knew a perfect photo opportunity was about to happen. The sky was fairly boring that day, but I made the most of it.
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Chicago Skyline
Young (Trump Tower) vs. Old (Wrigley Building). Chicago has an amazing number of beautiful and historic buildings. These two are a mix of architecture styles, materials, thinking, purpose, etc….. I loved this picture for so many reasons. I hope you like it as well.
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