Optics and Exposure

Kyle, battling with Jack Frost

You may have heard…there was a bit of a storm in the northeast this weekend.  A lot of my friends took to calling it Snowpocalypse.  Pittsburgh got hit with one of the 5 worst snow storms it has ever seen, other regions set new snow records.  Regardless of the history books, this snow was epic.  We woke up to the most compelling winter wonderland I’ve ever seen.  To the right, you can see a shot of Kyle taking some of the first shovelfuls off our walkway, keep reading to see some more shots from the couple of blocks around my house.

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I obtained another set of photos from Rankin’s Carrie Furnaces, two decommissioned steel furnaces from Homestead Steel Works, which are located on the northern shore of the Monongahela River, outside Pittsburgh, earlier this week. It’s my second such set, and I must say that the revisit has brought a lot to my attention that was missed the first time.

Blueprints discovered in one of the offices at Carrie No. 7

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I took some photos at the strip district on Saturday, for the gallery. Here’s my favorite shot, don’t know if Kat will want it in the show or not, but I like it either way. It’s a ferry boat, long abandoned, half-submerged, and covered in graffiti.

That sinking feeling...

-aigulf

Nothing's forever...

Carrie Furnace, a derelict remnant of Homestead Steel Works, in Pittsburgh, was named a historical landmark a few years ago, and is set to be renovated as a museum sometime in the near future (although, how near that is may change with the current economic status). I recently came across some photographs of the furnace, showing the decay and graffiti that has peppered the remains of the furnace that created the skyscrapers in many of America’s cities. Continue reading

The largest full moon in 15 years drew me out last night. I wasn’t howling, I was shooting. Unfortunately, the clouds over Pittsburgh would not relent, so I was forced to satisfy myself with some snow shots at Schenley Park.

Not just green

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