What Do YOU Prefer?
Recently I have found myself doing more and more black and white photography and I must admit, I feel like I’m falling in love with it all over again. A lot of the people who have grown to enjoy my work, though, are used to my vibrant color style of photography. So, I’m interested to see- which version do you prefer?
Blue Hour Burgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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“Pittsburgh is a smoky, dismal city, at her best. At her worst, nothing darker, dingier and more dispiriting can be imagined.” -Willard Glazier, 1883
My, how the city has changed. Now a days, I can hardly think of a better place to dine, be entertained and just walk around than Pittsburgh, PA. I shot this image during a predawn photowalk with Dave DiCello and Ben Beard. Dave and I have met up on my last couple visits home now to shoot and it’s been great. It’s always fun to shoot with someone who shares the same passion for the city and shoots a similar style of photography as myself. I feel that even though we don’t get into the technical details of why we’re doing what we’re doing too much, I still learn a thing or two. Plus it’s fun to just get out and walk around town.
This image was shot from the North Shore. The bridge to the right is the Roberto Clemente Bridge, just beside PNC Park. I had never shot from this location and boy was I pleased! What a fantastic view of the city lights! I think that this eye level view rivals any other view in town, including the overlooks. I have a lot of images to process from this walk, but as of now this is my personal favorite of any image that I’ve ever shot of Pittsburgh. I have a feeling it may stay that way.
The shot: Nikon D90, 18-105VR Nikkor lens. Tripod mounted, remote fired. Single exposure (13 sec.), f/18, ISO 200. Processed in Lightroom, exported to Photoshop CS4 for completion. Nik Color Efex and Viveza filters applied before final save.
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Gotham City | Pittsburgh, PA
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Pictured is Fifth Avenue Place in Pittsburgh, rising above the Roberto Clemente Bridge. You may or may have not seen some awesome images this past summer of this building sporting a bat signal as The Dark Knight Rises was being filmed in the city. This was shot during a predawn photowalk with Dave DiCello and Ben Beard over the Christmas holiday.
I shot this with my Nikkor 50mm lens with a 20 second exposure at f/22. I love the detail and the shape of the flares that this lens is capable of creating. I admittedly don’t use it much, but these cityscapes make for a great time to break it out of the bag.
The Shot: Nikon D90, Nikkor 50mm f1.8 lens. Single exposure, 20 seconds, f/22, ISO 200.
I Love This City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I’m going back to Pittsburgh for today’s photo. I don’t know what more to say than, ‘I love this city.’ It’s so strange to me that in the 24 years that I lived there, I spent very little time exploring the city. Now that I’ve moved over 500 miles away, I find myself wishing that I had. Every time I visit home I make sure to take at least one photowalk around the city. This image was shot on one such walk. The Roberto Clemente Bridge is in the foreground and behind it, PNC Park. Perfect.
The Shot: Three exposures, hand held. Tonemapped in Photomatix and finished in Photoshop using Nik Color Efex and Viveza plug-ins.
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Urban Jungle | Chicago, IL
Today’s photo is going to take us on a little urb-ex in Chicago. These elevated train tracks immediately drew me in with their steel and iron work- perfect for HDR. I especially like the little puddle in the foreground. I’d love to shoot this same scene after a downpour and get the reflections of the underside of the structure on the ground!
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