Category: buildings
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Lines and Angles at the Garrett County Courthouse, Oakland, MD
The Garrett County Courthouse in Oakland, Maryland is a fun building to photograph with its numerous angles and levels. At times it reminds of something you would see in a M.C. Escher piece. Please see a second more drawing-like version below.
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2013 Year in Review Framing Pittsburgh
Before the new year starts, I thought it would be fun to look back on some of the most viewed and most “liked” posts on this blog. I may also throw in a couple of my personal favorites that may have not received that much attention their first time out. For some of these Year…
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A Pyramid in Western Maryland?
This past fall I went on a short photo drive through the small town of Lonaconing in Western, Md. Lonaconing is well known to area photographers as the location of an Lonaconing Silk Milll, where for a fee, photographers can photograph a historic silk mill that was closed in 1957. (please see more photos and…
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Wordless Wednesday: Pittsburgh, A Model City
(please see below for short description)
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Weekly Photo Challenge : The Hue of Blue- Churches and Model Living Rooms
My favorite color has always been blue and its many hues. I shot this photo this past summer of a church in rural Garrett County, Md. It was a beautiful day and the sky was such a dark blue I rarely see. It looks as if there is wiring on this church that enables the…
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Wordless Wednesday : Lincoln Memorial in Black and White
Please see second photo below.
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Photo Tips : No Tripod, No Problem
I have a confession to make this morning. I am not a big fan of tripods. In fact I rarely use them. Let me explain…. (see more text and examples of long exposure images taken without tripods below)
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Suburban Landscape Photography Starring Canadian Geese and Ducks
After moving to Northern Virginia as a little boy, I remember visiting a local park and seeing Canadian geese. A park naturalist pointed to one of the geese and told me, “that is a Canadian goose, it flies down from Canada every year to dodge the cold weather up north and enjoy the warm weather…
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Wordless Wednesday: More Framing Pittsburgh
One Way Sign in Pittsburgh by Rob Paine (please see below for second photo)
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Framing Pittsburgh
The more time I spend in Pittsburgh the more I am of the opinion that the Steel City is one of the most photogenic towns in the country. How high on my list is it? I would include it in my top three, with Boston, 2, and San Francisco, number one. Two of my favorite…
I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine 