January 28, 2016

Picture A Day Project

Birds Eye View Of The Generator Floor

I’m still schoolgirl giddy about this location. It has been a bucket list location for me from the first image I saw of the interior. (even though it is extremely recognizable and easily found through the Googles, I’m not naming the location) The difficult entry (and exit.. sorry, Derek) was entirely worth it. No image can express the immensity of this room. It is by far the largest open air room I’ve ever been in. The snow on the equipment was a special bonus, as I’ve never seen another shot like it. We spent over 5 hours here, which is about 48 hours to few.

Bird's Eye View Of The Generator Floor
Bird’s Eye View Of The Generator Floor

January 27, 2016

Picture A Day Project

The City Of Brotherly Light

The search for an angle on the city of Philadelphia began during golden hour. This view presented itself as we drove over the Schuylkill River past the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I quickly found a space to park and we walked over, sans tripods, to grab a few quick shots. Once we got there, it was decided that we needed to go and get the tripods and come back to capture the first moments of twilight including the light trails of the evening rush hour. Useless fact: the dashed line of red light on the right side is an ambulance.

City Of Brotherly Light
City Of Brotherly Light

January 26, 2016

Picture A Day Project

The Shimmering City Across The Hudson

At the end of day 2, we found ourselves too close to NYC to pass up. Google Maps provided a few really fantastic spots to view the Big Apple from the Jersey side of the Hudson river. Fortunately for us, the recent snow (and the need for snow removal) forced a gated community to be wide open for two opportunistic photographers. I love reflections on water and foreground elements that anchor views even more.

The Shimmering City Across The Hudson
The Shimmering City Across The Hudson

January 25, 2016

Picture A Day Project

BethSteel

The first stop on a trip to Philly, Bethlehem Steel, didn’t fail to impress. This old blast furnace has been preserved and is available to tour by the public. We visited on a very cold and icy evening during the rise of a nearly full moon. You can see it peeking out from behind the center feedstock inlet. The contrast of the reddish orange and the blue, for me, provides a natural vignette forcing the viewer’s eye to the center of the image.

BethSteel
BethSteel

Philly trip

Travel Photography

I returned almost a week ago from a photo trip to Philadelphia with a fellow photographer. Derek (of Chase Images). It was intended to be a trip to visit a lot of abandoned spots, but turned into much more. In addition to visiting an incredible industrial location, a school, a hospital, and a church (the UrbEx superfecta) we managed to get New York cityscapes from 3 spots in New Jersey, images of the Statue of Liberty, Cityscapes in and around Philly, and even a Navy shipyard.

Eye Love New York
Eye Love New York

I’ve been sifting through all of the images at random, like a distracted child looking at a multitude of available toys to play with. I’m going to have to tighten up my focus and work on one set at a time to make them ready to share. It is a most difficult thing to do.

January 24, 2016

Picture A Day Project

The Last Leaf

I really wanted to get a shot of trees casting long shadows on untouched snow today. It wasn’t meant to be. I did, however, manage to walk through the woods close to sunset in some gorgeous warm light, both in color temperature and degrees Fahrenheit. I happened upon a branch that still had one little leaf attached. It just glowed in the afternoon sun. I switched to my macro lens and got in real nice and close. I love the shallow depth of field, the soft out of focus area (known as Bokeh), and the curl of the leaf’s stem where it meets the branch. Long shadows can wait for another day.

The Last Leaf
The Last Leaf

January 23, 2016

Picture A Day Project

Winter Morning Colors On Sixth

Snowpacalypse twenty sixteen! The roads were far better than the drivers this morning as I headed into the city to attempt to get a photo of a snow covered Clemente Bridge. Of all of the roads in the city, the one that was the best maintained was, sigh, the Clemente Bridge. I’m still very pleased with how this came out. The soft colors of blue and yellow looked like a pastel drawing. I shot this with my 70-200 lens to add a bit of compression and to get the 2nd arch of the bridge a little closer inside of the “frame” of the first arch.

Winter Morning Colors On Sixth
Winter Morning Colors On Sixth