Baltimore Harbor

Last weekend I completed a little road trip with Jason Pohuski and Jake Mysliwczyk.  We traveled to Baltimore to take some photos and videos around the city’s hot spots and photograph the Steelers-Ravens game on Sunday.  We had a successful and fun trip….regardless of disaster around Jake’s wallet.  I’ll leave that story for another day. 

I captured this photo late Saturday night while we explored Under Armour’s headquarters on the harbor.  I am grateful to Under Armour for their sponsorship of the trip.  Big thanks to them and I hope they like the final product.  More to come on that another day as well.

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Haden

I captured this photo pre-game last Sunday in Baltimore for the Ravens vs. Steelers game.  It rained all day…….. 

This is Joe Haden who plays as a defensive back for Pittsburgh finishing his 10th season.  Now he and all the other Steelers will have time to relax…no playoffs for them.  Until next year!!

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Pripyat Restaurant

I loved the stained-glass windows in this abandoned restaurant along the river in Pripyat, Ukraine.  Before the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, this must have been a great place to enjoy a meal.

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Ford Field

I love my Detroit Lions, but I can honestly say we’ll never see anything called the “NFL Super Bowl Detroit Lions” in this building or any other.  We won’t see any banners hanging from this ceiling more recent then the 1957 Championship banner for many, many years.  Probably long after I’m gone from this world.  So the question is why does anyone, including me, continue to cheer for this franchise?  I don’t have an answer to that question…..  They’re just my team…  It is, what is it!!  

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Regensburg Follow Up

Yesterday I posted a drone photo I took in Regensburg Germany.  Today’s post is a small video from that same evening flying along the Danube River in Regensburg.

Christmas Gift

MJ and I haven’t gotten each other Christmas gifts for many years.  Instead we travel throughout the year.  Occasionally during the trips, one of us will lean over and tell the other “Merry Christmas”.  We had some great trips last year including a great river cruise down the Danube (from Regensburg Germany through Austria and Slovakia with the final stop in Budapest Hungary).  That was a great Christmas gift!! 

I took this photo with my drone during that trip in Regensburg Germany. I can’t wait to see how the 2020 trips turn out…  We have some great trips already booked with a few other potentials. 

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PPG Tree Again

Okay.  Next year I either need to get out and take a ton of holiday photos from numerous spots or just post fewer holiday photos…..  But this year I didn’t get out much, so you got stuck with numerous photos from PPG Plaza….

Merry Christmas.

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Down View

Keeping with the Christmas theme, here is a unique perspective of the PPG Christmas Tree and Ice Rink.  I’m sure this view has been captured before, but probably not by many.  Happy holidays to you and your family.

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Santa's House

There is this little Christmas Village inside Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh.  This is the featured hut within the village.  About the only time to catch it without a line of people is the middle of the night or very early in the morning, which is when I captured this.

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Presby Again

Keeping with the season, here is another holiday photo from within First Presbyterian Church in downtown Pittsburgh.  It’s a great facility and they do a nice job decorating it for the Christmas season.  I took this one from the balcony.

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Tree Reflection

How’s your life going right now during the holiday season.  My December seems to be crazy this year.  Too much going on at work and home…..

……I’m ready for things to slow to their normal fast pace.  In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. 

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Christmas Lights

Last weekend, I captured this photo in Market Square in downtown Pittsburgh.  Brad Truxell spotted this composition.  I just copied his idea and captured the scene with my camera.  So, I want to give him credit for the idea.

Happy Holidays

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Holidays in the City

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.  This is of downtown Pittsburgh with the PPG Place building in the foreground and the Pittsburgh Christmas tree at the Point State Park in the background.  Of course, the photo also includes the three rivers (Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela).  Anyway, enough of that….again enjoy your weekend.

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First Presbyterian

Here is a holiday photo from years ago.  This was taken many years ago now….  Brad, David and I got access to this church at something like 7am in the morning on a weekday before work.  They had the church open for homeless to come in to get out of the winter weather.    Good times.

Anyway, I reprocessed it using today’s technology and software.  It’s amazing how much better it looks. 

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Holidays in Pittsburgh

It’s late on Friday and I’m very tired after a couple of extremely long weeks.  So tonight is short and sweet.  This photo is from downtown Pittsburgh.  This Pittsburgh City Hall.

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Seafire Pool

MJ and I spent some time recently at a Seafire Resort in the Cayman Islands. That trip and my crazy work schedule have been the cause of my online absence. I’m sorry about that.

I took this photo at sunset with the ocean and the sunset in the background. This resort had an amazing pool, which we took full advantage of during our time at the resort.

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Been Busy!!

Sorry!! I’ve been traveling and busy with work. I’ll have a new post for you soon….probably tomorrow night. Sorry again.

Bradley Elementary

It’s been a while since my last Detroit Urbex trip.  Way to long, but I still have tons of great shots from the last time.  This is from within Bradley Elementary.  I’m not sure if this was an office or a small science classroom.  Regardless, I loved the fire place in this old structure.

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Allegheny River

It’s been far to long since I posted a Pittsburgh bridge.  So tonight, you’re getting the Clemente Bridge taken from the North Shore looking back at the city.

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Thankful

On the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the following things (by the way….many of the items in the categories cross over, which I find interesting):

FAMILY:

MJ in South Africa

Rusty Gold with Blair

Blair in Detroit

EXPERIENCES:

Tulum Mexico

Chernobyl Ukraine - following a ride on an Ukrainan APC

Dr. Gibson & I waiting for scuba divers who are at depth in Lake Michigan

MJ and I in Europe

Fun in Cabo

FRIENDS:

MJ, Blair, and I with the Neighbors (Kris and Scott). We hang with them as much as possible. This photo was in the SVU on the way to a Pearl Jam show.

Sporting Clay shoot with Blair, Terry and Rod

Urbex photography in Detroit with Blair, Michael, Bob, Luis & Jacque

OPPORTUNITY:

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I’M THANKFUL FOR PEARL JAM!!!