Early Morning

You’d think with tons of photos to choose from, I’d have an easy time selecting a photo to post.  Honestly, sometimes I struggle with the selection.  I think my struggle comes from doubt about whether any of them are worth sharing.  I’m never very confident with their quality or appeal.  Unfortunately, I let self-doubt creep into my thoughts.  With that in mind, I hope you like tonight’s photo. 

I took this photo from the West End Bridge looking back at downtown Pittsburgh very early in the morning.  Have a great day.

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Heyward

Cameron Heyward is a huge defensive end for the Steelers.  The Steelers drafted him in the first round of the 2011 draft with their 31st pick.  He played college at that terrible school called Ohio State.  Regardless, during his time in Pittsburgh, he’s been a force to reckon with…..  

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End Zone

Last football season was filled with lots of great experiences for me.  The highlight for me was my road trip to Ford Field in Detroit Michigan.  I loved getting a chance to photograph the game, but I also enjoyed capturing photos of the facility long before the game started.  Right now, the country is focused on NHL playoffs, NBA and the NCAA March Madness, which is fine.  But personally, I’m ready for the football season to start.

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Corner

As I probably shared with you in the past, I spent many hours exploring Ford Field prior to the Lions vs. Steelers game.  I took photos from every angle, location and floor.  I think the security and stadium crew thought I was weird, but I don’t care.  I was having fun.  This photo was taken about 4 hours prior to the start of the game.

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Shallow End

At times, everyone needs the shallow end.  Maybe something isn’t going as planned in your life.  That’s when you need the shallow end….  We all do from time to time.  Of course, when life is in full swing, then you can risk the deep end.  Just don’t spend your entire time in the deep end….remember the shallow end is your friend.    

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End Of A Beach Day

Sorry for the recent absence from the website.  Work has me busy right now.  I’ll get you more routine postings and longer blog descriptions in the near future.  So for now, please enjoy this sunset photo I took from my last trip to Barbados.  What an amazing island….

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“The Catch”

Well, maybe calling it “The Catch” is taking it a bit far.  This is another photo from last Sunday’s game (Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts).  I love everything about this photo. 


·      The fact you can tell Tight End #83 Dwayne Allen is going to catch this TD pass

·      How you can feel LB #94 Lawrence Timmons frustration

·      You can feel the action based on numerous elements in the photo including the dirt flying up at their feet.

·      How everyone in the stands is watching closely

Maybe you won’t like it as much as I do.  At the very least, I hope you can appreciate it. 

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REPOST:  I posted this message and photos below yesterday on Facebook and am reposting it here for you:

At the request of a few friends, I wore an orange hat at the Steelers vs. Colts game so they could try to find me on TV. As you've probably guessed, that is nearly impossible since close to 100 other photographers are forced to wear the same tan NFL vest. I've seen myself on TV watching a recorded game, but that's because I know where I was standing during specific times and plays. Well last night I found a photo on line of Big Ben and Andrew Luck talking after the game and I am in the photo. You'll have to look close and I've added some aids to point you in the right spot (remember the orange hat). Plus I'll post my picture of this same moment.

I found this funny, but I'm not right.

Can you see my orange hat?

Can you see my orange hat?

Here is my version of this event.

Here is my version of this event.

The Touchdown That Wasn’t

This play happened in the first quarter of the Steelers vs. Browns game yesterday at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.  I was covering the game from the sideline for a local newspaper.  I am very blessed this year, since the paper got me the entire season sideline media pass. 


Anyway, I was in the back corner of the end score and it appeared I was in the exact right spot to capture the touchdown.  And I was, except for the fact that LeGarrette Blount (#27 – Steelers Running back) didn’t make the catch.  By the way, on the next play, the Steelers scored on the opposite side of the end zone…..  That’s football photography for you.


Regardless, I really liked this photo.  It’ll never make the cover of Sports Illustrated or even get used by a newspaper.  But I liked the way the picture has a 3D appearance (very little editing…more on that in a second), you can see the players fighting for the ball and the ref is in the background watching closely. 


Editing…. I know what you’re thinking.  That I edited the photo a bunch to make it appear 3D.  Not true….  It was so bright in the afternoon sun, that I lowered the exposure slightly and then did a little cropping.  Otherwise, this is right out of the camera. 


Now…I’ll going to post this and enjoy the rest of Monday Night Football.  Go Lions!!!!



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Pittsburgh's West End Lights

Tonight, I present you a HDR panorama picture of Pittsburgh taken from the West End Overlook where the three rivers come together.  You can see the West End Bridge, Rivers Casino, and Heinz Field (this is where the Steelers and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers play football) along the river on the left.  Of course, you can also see The Point with the downtown behind it.  On the right, you can see Station Square and Mt. Washington.   

I posted a similar picture in a previous blog post that you can see HERE.

http://brook-ward.com/blog/2012/12/1/lazy-saturday-night

This was taken about 30 minutes after the sunset with a long exposure to capture all the traffic lights streaking around the streets.  This is a 5-bracket set (+2, +1, 0, -1, -2) merged in Photomatix Pro and edited in Photoshop CS6.  

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