PPG Paints: Pittsburgh Hockeytown (v.2)
I grew up in Detroit during the days of Scotty Bowman and the Russian 5, Mike Vernon, etc. Hockey in Detroit and Hockey in Pittsburgh share many similarities which I find wonderful and interesting and very me-at-home.
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Highmark Lit Red for American Heart Month
I like this view a lot. I took an image very similar last October when the Highmark Building was lit in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. I took another one similar the month before when it was lit its normal blue. This was the first time I lowered the camera all the way to the ground and I like the strong pavement details quite a lot.
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Sandusky St - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
I was actually going from one location to another when I happened to glance over and see this street. I came back a half hour later and captured this.
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North Side and Downtown Pittsburgh
From the staircases behind Allegheny General Hospital the view of downtown is really magical and full of detail and color. The Rachel Carson bridge (which is now shut down for the next year for repairs and renovation) stands above the buildings and really adds a unique and wonderful detail to the incredible richness of the image.
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Bridge Reflections in the Allegheny River - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The reflection of one bridge and the shadow of the other (with contrasting colors) make this an interesting shot, in my opinion. Long shutter with moving water make for really nice lines.
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Pittsburgh North Side at Night
This really might be my favorite overlook of the city. I just love all the buildings extending to the city in the distance. This is one of the many reasons I really enjoy photographing the city at night.
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American Heart Association - Highmark Building, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
February is American Heart Month and the Highmark Building in downtown Pittsburgh was lit up red. Normally I don't care for selective color images, but occasionally (like in this case) it makes a lot of sense.
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Pittsburgh and the West End Bridge - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The Polar Vortex left the city and the temperature rose to the point where it seemed like middle spring. It was glorious. I went down to the West End bridge to try and get some images on the bridge during the beautiful weather and just had a really nice time. I like the layers of this image. Road-Barrier-River-City makes for an interesting composition I think.
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Roberto Clemente Bridge Spanning the Allegheny - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The ice on the river had jammed up next to the River Safety Center near the Ballpark on the downstream side of the Roberto Clemente Bridge. The wind was blowing enough to make the steam from the steam plant really magical.
There is so much color and light in this image. I don't remember so much color as just brutal cold.Allegheny RiverNorthsidePittsburghPennsylvaniaRiverreflectionsnightRoberto Clemente BridgeBridgeInfrastructureHighmarkGulf TowersteamUPMCUS Steel TowerKL GatesPPG PlaceIceRiver Ice
Ice and the Roberto Clemente Bridge
While not the coldest weather I've ever photographed, it was darn close. The temperature was -2 ºF and the wind chill was near -20 ºF. The Roberto Clemente bridge with the city behind it is perhaps my favorite place to photograph. The addition of the ice makes it that much better. But wow it was cold.
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Crossing the River - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
While not the coldest weather I've ever photographed, it was darn close. The temperature was -2 ºF and the wind chill was near -20 ºF.
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Southside Flats near Station Square - Pittsburgh Pennslyvnaia
The walk across the Liberty bridge was really brutal with the wind coming straight down the Mon from the Ohio River.
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Hamilton at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
We were fortunate to see it earlier this month.
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Winter Dawn on the Roberto Clemente Bridge
After freezing out in the cold photographing the city from the north shore, the sun (still below the horizon) was illuminating the sky with fire. It was absolutely magical and only lasted for a brief minute before the light changed and was gone. What was not yet frozen of me managed to get this shot before I called it a day and headed to work.
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Downtown Pittsburgh during a Freezing Dawn
The sun was just about to emerge above the horizon. The colors and the reflections and the ice were perfect.
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River Ice on the Allegheny River - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The sunrise over the city was magnificent. I absolutely love the ice on the river.
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Venus, Jupiter and the Roberto Clemente Bridge
There is something so incredibly special about photographing the city when the temperatures are THIS cold. The river ice is really beautiful and the CRYSTAL clear blue sky with the Venus and Jupiter conjunction was really gorgeous.
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And the Snow Moved On - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
An hour after the snow stopped, I was at the Duquesne Incline. The temperature was at 17 ºF with a windchill near 0 ºF. The sky and clouds were beautiful and I love how the Ohio River is split down the middle with the Allegheny green water and the Mon brown water not mixing at the confluence.
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Pittsburgh from the South Side Slopes
Pittsburgh during a cold rain from the south side slopes. There is nothing quite like it. Miserable weather usually results in good images.
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The Classic Pittsburgh Winter Scene
This scene has been photographed so many times over the past many years, I had to try and take one myself.
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Reflections on the Allegheny - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The wind was calm and the steam was rising from the generation plant nearly vertically when I started this exposure series. The river was smooth, but not quite glass smooth, still, it makes for a good reflection. It was also cold. Not horribly cold, but cold none the less.
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Pittsburgh before the Storm
The front is moving in and the clear sky had just started to give way to the high, thin clouds that are the harbinger of the first snow storm of the year. It's likely that Pittsburgh won't get much snow, but, like, who knows.
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Heinz Field and Pittsburghs North Shore - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The City and the Stadium lit up.
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Looking North West for 245 Seconds - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The shutter was held open for 245 seconds (which is just shade over 4 minutes). Note the solid light trails for both the headlights and taillights from the traffic traveling on PA65.
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Heinz Field and Pittsburghs North Shore - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
I captured two images of the stadium. This is the second one. I would be very interested in seeing which one is generally preferred.
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December 30, 2018: The Day Pittsburgh (briefly) Became Cleveland Browns Fans
For a few beautiful, but very odd minutes at the end of their victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, the entire city of Pittsburgh became ardent fans of the Cleveland Browns. Additionally, in this brief, but all too real reality odd things happened: Primanti Sandwiches were made with Slymans Corned Beef and Heinz Ketchup and Bertmans Mustard were applied on Italian sausages across the two valleys.
Moments later it all ended and the reality that we knew before had returned.SteelerspittsburghsteelerspittsburghstillersHeinzheinzfieldtributetochildrenfredrodgersrogersalleghenyriveralleghenyrivernightdowntownurbancityofchampionshard lossCleveland BrownsPittsburgh loves ClevelandClevelandOhioOhio ValleyCuyahoga
Pittsburgh: Love is Stronger than Hate
I really love small details like this.
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Traffic - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
There were a lot of people getting off at Exit 2B (E. Ohio Street) to PA 28 North.
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Crescent Moon over Steel
The moon was low on the horizon and it just happened to catch my eye as it sat just above the Roberto Clemente bridge.
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The Pittsburgh Creche
I've been meaning to come down and take a photo of the Creche for a while now and tonight I got the opportunity. This was much more difficult to shoot than I was hoping, but I'm pretty happy with this result.
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Pittsburgh From the North #3
It's been while since I was last up at this particular location. It's still a wonderful view and it was CRYSTAL clear this night. I really like the look of the traffic and the business of the city.
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City Highways at Sunset
The more I look at this image the more I like it. The leading lines of the highway headed ultimately north of the city give this a really strong visual flow. The sunset - while I missed the glorious colors by a few minutes, still glowed on the horizon during early blue hour.
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Skyline from Parkway North
Over the walkway and through the hole in the fence there is an absolutely beautiful view of the city.
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Heinz Chapel and Cathedral of Learning
The open sky between Heinz Chapel and the Cathedral of Learning on Pitts campus. Looking upwards sometimes yields interesting and unusual images, particularly if you have equipped with a VERY wide lens.
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Highways through Pittsburgh
The sunset was gorgeous tonight and I totally missed it. I got this instead. I think it came out pretty good.
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Football Night in Pittsburgh - December 2, 2018
Football in Pittsburgh is a big deal.
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Christmas Wreath - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Christmas in the City is a really neat time. In this case, there was no snow which would have made this image REALLY magical. As it is, I think it's only MOSTLY magical. I think this needs to be a Christmas postcard or Christmas card.
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Roadways on the Point - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
I really like the giant S curve of the highways from I-376 to I-279N
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Duquesne University - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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Ft. Pitt Bridge - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The Fort Pitt bridge in downtown Pittsburgh is a really wonderful structure. Tonight I had the opportunity to go under the bridge near Station Square on the south bank of the Monongahela River just upstream from the confluence of the Ohio River.
The high key black and white really makes the leading lines of the bridge stand out and the structure under the road deck pop.ftpittbridgeinfrastructurePittsburghPennsylvaniaohioriverDowntownUrbanCityscapeLandscapeSouthsidehighkeyhighmarksteelersSteelernationsteeltrussengineeringmonongahelaconfluenceI376parkway eastparkway
Hornes Christmas Tree - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
The Hornes Christmas Tree up close.
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Horne's Christmas Tree - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
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Ice Skating and the Joy of the Holidays
I went back downtown tonight to try and reshoot some of the images of the ice rink. I'm significantly happier with this image.
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Ice Skating at PPG Place - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
I guess at this point its difficult to hold on to the notion that its still "practically Summer". Pittsburgh's "Light Up Night" was last night to mark the start of the holiday season and the ice rink at PPG Place was quite packed. I really like how the motion of the skaters is really apparent.
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House in the Snow - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Here is the first snow of the Autumn 2018.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Polish Hill - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
I was wondering around and found a neat view down Brererton St. The neighborhood is quiet as most people were either sleeping or watching Netflix (or so I would assume).
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