This is one of my favor spots in Pittsburgh….on the North Shore between the 6th and 7th Street Bridges.….. Of course, I haven’t visited it recently. I took this photo last fall during better times…
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Melk Abbey
From a better time in our lives…. One year ago, we went on an European River Cruise. One of our many stops was at this wonderful Abbey….
This is a Benedictine Abbey looking down on Melk, Austria. The Abbey was founded in 1089….. the first portion of the complex was built long before that.
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Havana Bar
This bar isn’t in Cuba…. This bar and restaurant is in downtown Kralendijk Bonaire. They have a great menu and outside dinning area. MJ and I have had dinner here twice on two different trips to Bonaire, but we’ve never been there for the nightlife. Apparently, after dark it turns into a hopping night club and is open all night. I haven’t experienced that portion of their business. This is what the bar area looks like before the party starts.
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US Capital Building
It’s been over a year since I was in Washington D.C. last. Which for me is a long time since my last D.C. trip. Not counting the cities I have lived in, D.C. is the location I’ve visited most by a long shot (90% of my trips to D.C. were work related).
I captured this photo on my last trip in 2018. Like most situations, I’m usually the only person standing in the dark or near dark waiting for just the right moment… This is the result.
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St Michael's Ceiling
Here is something a little different for you. This is the beautiful ceiling inside the Church of St Michael in Passau Germany. This picture doesn’t do the actual church ceiling justice. It was outstanding.
By the way, I took this photo last summer during a European river cruise with MJ and “The Neighbors”. “The Neighbors” refers to Kris and Scott who we travel with frequently and who used to be our actual neighbors. They travel with us so much and know I love photographing churches. So Kris refers to them as “ABC”…which stands for Another Big Church.
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Lions Flashback
Flashback: Detroit Lions during the 2016 Preseason at Heinz Field.
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Detroit Reflections
Long before our current worldwide lock down….. a few of us went to Detroit to explore some abandoned buildings. This is from one of the abandoned auto manufacturing facilities. It rained hard the day before and that morning, which made for some great puddle reflections. This was from the attic space in the large factory. I loved the freight elevator in the background.
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Welcome to Baltimore
Tonight, I’m sharing a photo I captured in Baltimore while we filmed “Shutter Rush – Baltimore Edition.” Our film crew was walking around the Baltimore Harbor taking photos and video until after sunset. Afterward, walking back to the hotel, we came upon this spot, which I almost missed since our back was to it as we walked down the street. Somehow it caught my eye and the rest is history.
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Trolley
This is from my last trip to San Francisco. Better times. All the times I’ve been to San Fran, I’ve never ridden on the Trolley, but I have visited Alcatraz Prison (seen in the background).
Simply Ben
This is a throw back to last season when Ben Roethlisberger was injured all season. His beard got longer as the season progressed. If we have a 2020 season, it’ll be interesting to see if he has healed completely or not.
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Seafire Sunrise
Here is an early morning photo from in front of the Kimpton Seafire Resort in Grand Cayman. I started shooting right before sunrise and kept shooting until well after. I’m not sure how much I like this photo. Is it a okay photo or an terrible one? Thoughts?
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Liberty Bridge
The Liberty Bridge’s name in Hungarian is called (Szabadság hid). They call it Liberty Bridge or Freedom Bridge in English. This bridge spans the Danube River connecting Buda and Pest. It was the first bridge rebuilt after World War II in 1945. The original construction started in 1894 and ended in 1896. It is a beautiful truss bridge in a beautiful city.
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Cadillac Stamping Plant
I hope everyone is safe out there…. We’re doing our best to follow the rules (stay home, etc…). Of course, I am still going to work and helping a wonderful team deal with the world-wide crisis.
It’ll be a long time (I think it could months yet…maybe into the fall) before we’ll be allowed to return to normal. So, I’m preparing myself mentally for that potential outcome. One technique I’m going to use is my photography. It’s great during normal times to help reduce my stress, so I’ll continue to use it. Each photo reminds me of a trip, location or photo op from a safer time in our world history.
This photo is from a prior trip to Detroit, when a small group of us explored a few wonderful sites.
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City Methodist Church
I’m going to do my best to relax this weekend and reduce my stress level. I hope you do as well. I’m starting my long weekend by posting this photo from Gary Indiana. I took this photo during the filming of “Shutter Rush – City of Abandonment” which will be released later this spring/early summer.
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China Factory
Tonight’s photo is from the abandoned china factory outside of Pittsburgh. This is a large complex with very little areas of interest. But there is a small area upstairs with all these good abandoned supplies and items.
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Aerial Downtown
Here is a photo from last spring looking down on downtown Pittsburgh…..
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Point To Downtown
An aerial view from the Point State Park to downtown Pittsburgh. This was captured in the past during an overcast morning. So nice to see the city and not just the inside of my house or work, even if it is via video from happier times.
Sedona Airport Mesa
Sedona is truly a beautiful place as many of you know. This is the view from atop a bluff where the airport sits. It has to be the best airport view in the world. I’d bet money (a small amount, I’m not crazy) that more people go to the airport to watch the sunset everyday than they do to fly. There were tons of people up there, like us, for the view….of course this was long before the COVID-19 outbreak.
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White Rhino
I keep searching for happy photos to post since there is so much darkness in our world right now. So tonight, I’m posting this photo from our 2017 trip to South Africa. We came upon this White Rhino during one of our safari rides. Wow, 2017 seems like 20 years ago right now…
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Graffiti Alley Sparks
When we (Jason, Jake and I) filmed “Shutter Rush – Baltimore Edition” we captured some steel wool photos and video inside the famous Graffiti Alley. This is an unedited cut of footage that didn’t make it into the film. This is Jason spinning and I filmed this video. By the way, big thanks to Nanuk Cases and Under Armour for sponsoring the film. “Shutter Rush” is available on Amazon Prime.