It’s time to pause and give thanks to all of those who serve and defend our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Happy Veterans Day and thanks to all.
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
Category Archives: Commentary
Regent Square
If you follow this blog you know we have settled in to our new neighborhood in Pittsburgh. It is one of the three neighborhoods we wanted when we decided to relocate and was our first choice. We are only two blocks from Pittsburgh’s largest park and less than a half of mile form stores, restaurants and our very own movie theater that is the home of The Pittsburgh Film Makers. One of the things that makes it so special are the cobblestone tree lined streets.
A neighbor told me that the stones are actually Belgium block. Pittsburgh would ship steel to Belgium in the 1800’s and they would line the return holds with blocks for ballast. To maintain the neighborhood feel they don’t pave over the blocks. If there is a depression or hole, they remove the block, put in fresh fill and reset the blocks. This helps the neighborhood retain its old time feel.
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
Regent Square
The Stanley Theather
It is now known as the Benedum Center named after some wealthy Pittsburgh oil man from the 1930″s. However to us oldtimers it will always be the The Stanley Theather. Prince, King Crimson,Bob Marley, Syanley Clarke and dozens more performed at the Stanley in the 70’s and 80’s before the theater was closed and then remodeled in 1987. Now it is one of the theaters of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. It is still a wonderful place to see a concert and the new ceiling is magnificent.
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
The Stanley Theather
Halloween House Tour-3
In my neighborhood we can expect about 300 kids this Saturday. Seems like everyone decorates a little bit but there are certain houses in Regent Square that are Legend. So over the next few days I will be posting a few of the more dramatic Houses of Horror! This Zombie Rehab is on the street directly behind my house.
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
Zombie Rehab
Halloween House Tour 1
In my neighborhood we can expect about 300 kids next Saturday. Seems like everyone decorates a little bit but there are certain houses in Regent Square that are Legend. So over the next few days I will be posting a few of the more dramatic Houses of Horror!
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
Scary House
Best Year for Color–2012
Every year people flock to our state to see the beautiful Autumn foliage. If you don’t live in Pennsylvania you will be awed and happy you made the visit. However observing this every year makes some people, especially photographers obnoxious and cynical critics. Different weather factors impact the color. The temperature, humidity, rain fall and wind all impact how colorful and widespread the foliage panorama will appear.
2012 was the perfect storm for fall color in The Northeast. Of course it is a regional thing, one year the color may be better in Maine than Pennsylvania or New Hampshire may be the best. However, in 2012 it was prefect throughout the region. This is a 2012 flashback taken in October 2012 in the Pocono Mountains.
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
Pocono Mountains in the Autumn
Cruz Bay…St. John USVI
St. John in the United States Virgin Islands is one of the most laid back places on earth. 60% of the island is protected as Virgin Islands National Park, administered by the United States National Park Service. There is not a stop light on the island. There are two major resort hotels and a variety of restaurants and cafes. You get around the island by taking open air jitney cabs, walking or riding bikes. The snorkeling, hiking and beaches are some of the best in the world. I can’t wait to go back.
I just found this picture which was taken in Cruz Bay from the balcony of Pusser’s Grill in 1996. The restaurant is no longer there but I am sure the sunsets are still beautiful. I have posted this sunset before from the same dock on a different day.
Cruz Bay 1996
Frick Park Fairy Doors
Frick Park in Pittsburgh is over 650 acres and the largest in the city. It has a wonderful collection of trails, two dog parks,playgrounds, baseball fields and even an occasional black bear can be spotted along with deer, rabbits and other forest creatures. Unknown to me until recently is that apparently fairies or Leprechauns also live in the park.
Along the Tranquil trail you can find many of these doors built in to tree stumps or even living trees. I have asked people about them and some say that parents construct them with their children. I don’t believe that for a minute. They must be fairy doors. I mean what else can they be?
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
Fairy Door
Spade Art
How do people conceive of this sort of artistic project? To me this is like inventing the wheel. Did this artist start as a sculptor? Was this done by hand or by some programmed cutting laser? We found these at a local antique store in Evans City during Living dead Weekend. I guess I will have to go back to find out the answers to my questions.
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
Spades
More from Evans City
Evans City Pennsylvania has long been the epicenter of the Zombie culture. It was here that George Romero largely photographed Night of the Living Dead which is the movie that really started the zombie phenomenon. A few years ago The Living Dead Museum moved to Evans City. The museum had previously been in Monroeville Mall. Over the last three years they have had had a free three day event which features location tours, photo ops with the stars from the films,costume and car parades and other fun events.
This year I went with friends to promote my book Zombie Nights and of course I took a few pictures. Here are a few more images from the event.
To see other images and buy apparel or prints, please visit my commercial gallery.
Imagery Photography 