Below are two photos from my trip to the Carrie Furnace in the Pittsburgh area. To learn more about this location, click here: http://brook-ward.com/blog/2016/10/28/carrie-furnace-stack
Here is my photo.
My photo of the Carrie Furnace
Here is a photo my son (Blair Ward) took of my camera when I was taking the photo above.
My son (Blair Ward) took this photo of my camera setup for the photo above.
When the Jets were in town playing the Steelers, I focused my attention on Brandon Marshall (@brandonmarshall15). He is probably the Jets best player. As a wide receiver, he probably isn’t the best ever, but he is extremely good. Below are some of my Brandon Marshall photos from that game. Enjoy the Brandon Marshall series below.
Marshall and Williams
We had a great time walking the walled city of Dubrovnik Croatia. What an amazing place!!! If you ever get the chance to visit, don’t wait. Anyway, while we were walking down the main street within the walled city, we kept passing these little alleys. Some of them were empty, but some of them were being used for all kinds of things. This specific alley was being used as a café. You can see, the café takes up the entire space.
Fellow sports photographer Frank Hyatt sent me this photo. Its from the November 13th game when the Dallas Cowboys were in town to play the Steelers. Prior to the game, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones went over to the stands to sign autographs. So I ran over to capture the moment. I didn't know that Frank would capture a photo of me, while I photographed Jerry. So you get to see Jerry and I hanging out on the sideline before the game.
Jerry Jones with me in the back ground (tan NFL Media vest and camera in front of my face)
Here is another photo from the Ocean Coral Resort in Puerto Morelos, Mexico. This is one of five pools at the resort. I took this photo right before we had dinner at the restaurant on the left side of the photo.
Ocean Coral Resort
It was a chilly night at the office tonight (Heinz Field in Pittsburgh). The Steelers played pretty dominant, holding the New York Giants to just 14 points. But it was a nice opportunity to see a few great players on the Giants. One of them is Odell Beckham Jr. (OBJ). He is very impressive and reminds me of Antonio Brown. They are about the same size and play a similar style. So I thought I’d share one of my OBJ photos with you from the game.
Odell Beckham Junior
We recently spent a little time at the Ocean Coral Resort in Puerto Morelos Mexico. This was the first trip we’ve taken with Blair in a very long time. Blair and I took photos on a number of occasions and locations. We all had a great time and it was nice to get some warm weather.
I took this photo of “The Bridge” that connects the main building of the resort with Building 16, which was where our hotel room was located. So we walked this path a bunch over the course of our stay.
Ocean Coral Resort
We had a wonderful time scuba diving recently with 12 female bull sharks off the Playa del Carmen beach in Mexico. It was a nice relaxing; slow paced dive watching these great creatures swim around us (no cage). I can’t get enough of the sharks. I’ve dove with Great Whites, Tiger sharks, Sand Tiger Sharks, Bull Sharks, Reef sharks, Caribbean sharks, etc…. Such wonderful animals. Wow, what a great day diving with Phocea Mexico!! Check them out if you are ever in this area and want to dive with Bull Sharks, reef dives or in the cenotes.
Bull Shark
Bull Shark
A few weeks ago, I ran downtown to photograph the largest super moon in decades. That didn’t work very well (to many clouds), but I captured this beauty as the sunset was reflecting off the PPG building, turning it a nice red. Have a great Friday.
Sunset reflecting off the PPG building
Thanksgiving in the United States is a day to celebrate family and friends while being thankful for everything we have. It has also become a tradition to have turkey lunch or dinner, while watching American Football. There are three games today. One of the games is the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Colts .
Le’Veon Bell has been a monster running back since entering the NFL. Heck, he was a monster running back in college at Michigan State University. He was probably a monster running back in high school, middle school, grade school, and as a toddler. I wish he was on my favorite team (Detroit Lions). Anyway, the point is that he is good at his job.
I took this picture last weekend in Cleveland, when the Steelers beat up on the Browns.
Le'Veon Bell
Earlier this year, I spent a few days in Miami and I got the opportunity to photograph the very cool Wynwood Walls. This area of the city is covered with wonderful graffiti by gifted artists. These artists are sponsored and paid to create their art in this area. Today’s post is from that night. I got so many great photos that night.
Wynwood Walls in Miami Florida
The Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns game in Cleveland yesterday was an interesting experience. There were numerous story lines from the game. One of them was all the sacks the Steelers inflicted on the Browns’ quarterbacks. This photo is one from the first half of the game. Frankly, they all looked like they hurt to me.
Lawrence Timmons sacking Cody Kessler
You can tell it was a rough day for the Browns by looking at this helmet.
Here is another photo of Ezekiel. The Steelers did a good job limiting him in the first half of their game last Sunday. But the second half was a different story. He has his way and continued his great rookie season.
Ezekiel Elliott finishing a strong run against the Steelers defense.
I’ve had a nice relationship with Washington Financial bank for a number of years. They’ve been very good to me over the years by using my photos and commissioning me for their advertising photography work. Now we have a new and expanded partnership, which I’m very proud of and honored to share with you now.
Anyone who has a debt card with them can choose one of my fourteen photos to put on their debt card. You can see the debt card photos below. So if you’re local to Washington County Pennsylvania and want an amazing looking debt card with a great bank, please contact Washington Financial.
Washington County Court House
Pittsburgh Church
Pittsburgh's Downtown
Heinz Field
Grand Concourse - Pittsburgh
Heinz Field
Covered Bridge - Washington County PA
North Shore - Pittsburgh
Phipps Conservatory - Pittsburgh
PNC Park
Southside - Pittsburgh
Trolley Museum
Washington and Jefferson College
Pittsburgh's Downtown
Ezekiel Elliott (21) ran all over the field on the Steelers last night, including the game-winning touchdown with nine seconds left in the game. In this photo, you can see that three Steelers defenders tried to tackle Ezekiel and missed, which wasn’t uncommon during the game. What I liked most about this photo is the “action” displayed in the photo. You can see the motion, grass flying, etc…. Maybe I’m the only one who will like it.
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I took this photo of “The Lake” in Central Park during our last visit to NYC. This specific spot is just to the west of the Bow Bridge and Bethesda Fountain. I had to sit here for what seemed like forever to capture this photo without a bunch of pedestrians on the path. I like the Eldorado towers sticking up over the trees on the left side of the photo as a reminder that this quiet spot is in the heart of Manhattan.
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A few weeks ago, we were driving through West Virginia and we got a chance to stop at this great location. Unfortunately, the sky wasn’t very pretty while we were there, but I liked my photo regardless.
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I love this graffiti art, which we found inside the abandoned Fisher Body Plant in Detroit. The day we were there, there was a larger photo group inside the building as well. So it was a little hard to capture a photo without someone being in the way. Every abandoned location has graffiti, but some of them are top notch. That’s where I’d put this mural. Top Notch!!
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This has to be the best state park in Pennsylvania. It’s just amazing with all the waterfalls. It must be over the top when the fall foliage is peak. I’ve been there a couple of times. I could go back over and over. It’s worth the travel to see this wonderful spot. By the way, the state park is called Ricketts Glen State Park.
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I had a great time photographing the Steelers vs. Patriots game a few weeks ago because I enjoyed seeing the Patriots’ stars. Of course, their biggest star is Tom Brady. Maybe their second best star is Rob Gronkowski. He scored a touchdown against the Steelers and recently broke the record for the most receiving touchdowns in Patriots history. So there isn’t much more I can say….he is a great player.
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