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.
©2012 Zach Frailey, all rights reserved. Please do not use without permission
’The House of Champ-yinz’ | Heinz Field, Pittsburgh PA
I apologize for being MIA for the past two weeks, I was visiting family in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was able to grab a ton of new shots. I had the chance to spend an evening shooting dahntahn (pardon my Pittsburghese) with the very talented photographer Dave DiCello. We were treated to a great sunset over Heinz Field. After firing off several brackets from the Fort Duquesne Bridge, we continued to trek around town. Despite living in the area for 20+ years, this was the first time I really just walked around town. You’ll surely see more HDR images from our photowalk here soon, and I look forward to seeing what Dave shot as well!
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Beached | Abandoned on the Neuse
Walking along the ocean, sound and river shorelines can be a fun thing; you never know what you’ll find. This old abandoned sailboat has found it’s final resting place along the Neuse River. I’m not sure how it got there, but it may have come loose during a hurricane or storm, maybe set adrift, or even just dumped there like people sometimes dump cars on dry land. Despite the fact that it has been gutted of everything and every window has been smashed out, it still looks as if it could float. Future project for me?
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