Architecture
Transmission towers, power stations, and complex electric poles will forever interest me. I’m particularly fond of orange and white transmission towers against a blue sky. But, in general I appreciate these structures, especially those of the truss style construction. In the below image, the patterns of glass insulator stacks shining in the sunlight caught my attention.
1/320 sec at f/5.0, ISO 100, 28mm, Leica Q2
A few images from a recent trip to Chicago where I walked around downtown and Navy Peer with a very close friend.
1/500 sec at f/5.0, ISO 100, 28mm, Leica Q2
1/500 sec at f/5.0, ISO 100, 28mm, Leica Q2
1/800 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100, 28mm, Leica Q2
Passing through Port Crane, NY, on my way home from the Adirondacks, this set of attractive buildings had me pulling over to make this photo. What first caught my attention was the set of windows on the front face of the blue building. The weathered tones on it’s side further drew me in and the complimentary colors of its red accents and neighboring building sealed the deal on this scene as a must make photo.
1/1000 sec at f/4.8, ISO 200, 40mm, Leica MP
While visiting with my sister Mary, she took me on an art walk around Summit, NJ where she owns and operates an incredible frame shop; Frames For You. It’s always fun visiting her shop because she frames a lot of very cool pieces from modern/pop artists to iconic classic pieces. It’s not uncommon to see originals from BÄST, Shepard Fairey, Josh Keys, Jeremy Geddes, and others for sale on her walls. She doesn’t always have them, but she certainly handles a lot of very cool pieces.
The cool parking garage below was painted by Hellbent. Love it.
I’ve made images of this bridge before. I really like this 1.2 miles of steel truss construction. Completed in 1906, it is still in use by Amtrak today.
1/2000 sec at f/4.0, ISO 200, 40mm, Leica MP 240
This morning, I spent a little time in the Callowhill area of Philadelphia, at the Rail Park, before the rain got too heavy. I’m not overly-jazzed about this image though I do really like this building and look forward to going back under better lighting conditions. This was shot with my Leica MP240 using a 28mm pancake lens. The trade off for the super tiny size of this lens, is the lack of detail in the corners of the frame. The transition from sharp to soft is, unfortunately, quite pronounced.
Sometimes it’s the colors that compel me stop and make a photo. Driving through Warminster, PA this afternoon, the blues of this Catholic High School caught my eye. The uniform symmetry and pattern of shapes & color are so pleasing to me.
Last week’s business trip took me down to Jacksonville, FL and then over to Chicago, IL before returning to Philly. I took my Leica MP and my 23mm & 40mm prime lenses with me. I’m still getting a handle on how to best operate this digital rangefinder but thoroughly enjoyed using it to make the below travel photos.
