PNC Park- Pirates Beat St.Louis

When you take a photograph, you realize the limitations of the medium. One tries to capture the scene for the viewer to share later.
The photographer chooses what to focus on and catch- and it’s exasperating at times.
The frozen frame can’t recreate the moment, the atmosphere and surroundings entirely.
The sound of boat horns, traffic rushing by below, a blimp circling overhead, the thousands of fans roar or collective sigh….

Take one

The tug and barge in the river are set for fireworks night by the Zambelli
Family

Option two- iPhone panorama

Another panorama

Read the New York Times article and see a video – Pittsburgh’s Stirring Leap from the Abyss

September 2, 2013September 2, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, PhotographyTags: Allegheny River, barge, Baseball, city, fireworks, night photography, NYTimes, Pittsburgh PA, travel, tugboat, Zambelli 9 Comments

Little Italy Days Bloomfield Neighborhood, Pittsburgh PA

Saturday afternoon I went to Little Italy Days in Bloomfield with my friend V and this evening I went over with Steve.

The street was blocked off and it was quite festive. Can’t put up the aromas of the various food items.

Maria Merante with a tray of Lemon Knots at Merante’s on Liberty Avenue

Violinist Through the East End Book Store window

At the rectory- Formerly St Joseph’s

Live entertainment at Center Stage

Simon and Garfunkel Cover

Grass Fed Beef and Free Range Chicken without Antibiotics Right on Liberty Avenue at DJ’s Butcher Block.

August 24, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, PhotographyTags: bakery, baking, balloon man, Bloomfield, Bocce, books, butcher, East End Books, food, Italian, Italian Cookies, Little Italy Days, music, neighborhood, postaday, sports, travel, violinist, West Side Story 14 Comments

Just Past Midnight- Columbus Ohio

My son Mark drove me and my sister downtown so Mary could catch a 1:10 AM bus to DC to visit some friends. We’ve had a nice couple of weeks together, first in New York City and then with the family in Columbus.

After we dropped her at the Greyhound station, he drove me around the downtown area so I could get a few nighttime shots of the city. The Ohio Statehouse- just a bit of it as I shot it from the car window. Had the 70-200mm Canon L series lens on the camera. I should have gotten out of the car but we were on our way to take Mary. I had envisioned flags flying as they had been the last time we drove by in the daytime, but not even a breeze.

Ohio Statehouse (Greek Revival) Built 1839-1861

Christopher Columbus in front of City Hall- a 3-ton bronze statue- Uncrated Oct 10, 1955 A gift from Genoa

LeVeque Tower- second tallest building- Art Deco with red white and blue lights on it tonight for the upcoming Fourth of July

The Palace Theatre

The Columbus Fire Department Memorial Eternal Flame

(You hear about “noise” in a photograph. This is a fine example of “noise”)

The Santa Maria in Battelle Riverfront Park on the Scioto River

City buses lined up headed north

The Columbus Dispatch Neon Sign across from the State Capitol Building

Thanks Mark for the just past midnight tour of Columbus downtown.

June 30, 2013June 30, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, Photography, TravelTags: architecture, Art Deco, available light, Christopher Columbus, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus Fire Department, Columbus OH, downtown, eternal flame, neon sign, night photography, Ohio Statehouse, Palace Theatre, Santa Maria, signage, theater, tourist, travel 9 Comments

You Write the Story

Here’s the scene.

Found on a New York City Sidewalk on Bleecker Street- Night time- a tad grainy and soft.

High Chair and TV Tray Table.

May 16, 2013May 16, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, PhotographyTags: baby, Bleecker Street, city scene, curiousity, Greenwich Village, highchair, new york city sidewalk, photography, postaday, sidewalk 11 Comments

Pyramid of LED Lights on the Gulf Tower, Change with the Weather

Dear Blog Readers,

Thank you for the thoughtful expressions of sympathy, your comments and emails yesterday, on the passing of Murphy the Airedale.

It means a lot to the whole family to read such an outpouring of love, care and concern. Your words offer comfort and understanding. xxoo Ruth

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For years the Gulf Tower Building ( built in 1930) had a beacon that displayed the weather- red lights for fair or blue lights for precipitation

Now The Gulf Tower has a fancy installation of programmed LED lights that change with the holidays, sporting events and special occasions but still tell the weather at five minutes before the hour. The combination of lights can produce any color.

Designed by Cindy Limauro, professor of lighting design at Carnegie Mellon University and husband, Christopher Popowich, partners in C&C Lighting LLC.

Read more: at the Post Gazette article with a chart telling how to”read” the lights.

This photo was taken from my car window while waiting or my sister to buy her train ticket back to NYC at the AMTRAK station downtown.

April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Airedale Terrier, Night Light in the City, PhotographyTags: architecture, beacon, Carnegie Mellon University, Cindy Limauro, city lights at night, downtown, lighting, pet loss, photography, Pittsburgh skyline, postaday, pyramid of lights, skyscraper, sympathy, travel, UPMC building, weather 8 Comments

Vampire’s Assistant at Midway Theatre, Forest Hills, Queens

A theatre lit up at night attracts my eye. (Is it theater or theatre? This sign ends in tre) I see theaters transformed and repurposed all the time so want to preserve the genre before they all disappear.

I shot the Midway Theatre when I visited my sister in NYC and we went out to Queens on the subway to meet friend Matt and eat at Just Like Mother’s Restaurant. You can read a blog about the mostly Eastern European fare, see some Borscht- if you click on the name.

I took this about three years ago (11/2009) but came across it when I was looking for a response to a weekly challenge and since theaters are a vanishing breed, I like to photograph them, read what’s playing. Thought this was an interesting selection. Always like to work on my night photography and think about how I would change the settings next time.

February 4, 2013February 4, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, Signage, TravelTags: film, Forest Hills Queens, Just Like Mother's, movie theater, movies, New York City at Night, night photography, NY, postaday, Queens, signage, theatre, travel, United Artist Theatres, Vampire, Vampire's Assistant 10 Comments

City Rooftop Night View

Thank Kathryn for sharing your hotel room view. I love the night sky and lights.

January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the CityTags: architecture, city at night, downtown, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Renaissance Hotel, skyline, travel, UPMC building, USSteel 11 Comments

Roberto Clemente Bridge at Night

Roberto Clemente Bridge from a different angle. High up! What a view.

Photographed from the lovely Renaissance Hotel’s fourteenth floor – my fellow blogger’s room. The Allegheny River looked pretty chilly.

If you follow me you know how I enjoy working on my night photography. Love all the lights’ reflections, especially in the water. Too bad it wasn’t baseball season as we could have watched the game from her room!

I was telling Kathryn about how the bridge is closed when there are Pirates Games and you can walk across to PNC Park. Thanks for inviting me up to see the city at night. What fun. I think I need to book a corner room with a river view and just take photographs at different times of day.

January 17, 2013January 17, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, PhotographyTags: Allegheny River, architecture, blogging community, bridge, city at night, night photography, photography, Pittsburgh PA, PNC Park, Renaissance Hotel Pittsburgh, Roberto Clemente Bridge, travel 13 Comments

Madison and 57th, Looking West

A week of bright shining stars.

The Weekly Photo Challenge: Illumination inspired me to post twice and then I received these photos in my email.

I love it when my friends, family and followers respond with a photograph.

My college friend/ artist/ photographer Joyce Grasso sent this to me. I wrote back and she graciously consented to be guest blogger.

Shot through a car window with a cell phone. Last Spring my sister and I met Joyce at MOMA and toured the Cindy Sherman exhibit.

Thanks for sharing your illumination capture of the star in New York City, Joyce!

January 15, 2013January 15, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: architecture, Christmas decoration, college friend, illumination, Madison Ave, New York City at Night, photography, postaday, travel, weekly photo challenge 12 Comments

There are at Least 14 Ways to Spell It!

And here is an article explaining the most popular and the second most popular way to spell- Hanukkah or Chanukah? The Festival of Light.

Tuesday- the fourth night.

I was invited for potato latkes and the lighting of the Hanukkah candles at my friend’s house. We taught together these past 6 years until I moved to the high school this year. The first photo is her beautiful Menorah on the mantle. Her kids are grown up and out of town, too. She and her husband and I sat by there fire and then she lit the fourth candle. It gets dark so early now as we approach the shortest day of the year. The warmth of the fire and the glow from the colorful candles was lovely.

After we ate the latkes(served with sour cream and or applesauce) Ann lit the fourth candle.

We left for an adventure, traipsing around Squirrel Hill, Murray Avenue and Forbes. Up and down trying to decide where we should eat! At least it wasn’t raining. We had a nice evening, catching up on our families and school and mutual friends. When we walked by the Giant Eagle supermarket and a young man asked if we were Jewish and she said, yes and he asked if she had candles. Then we saw the table set up in front of the market with another young man cooking latkes on a griddle. They had applesauce available and their organization had a big sign on the Menorah. They told me they were “spreading light in the world.” I asked if it would be okay to blog them and they gathered to gather for a group shot. Pulled out the cell phone camera. Yep, my camera was back by Ann’s house in the back trunk of the car.

Thanks Ann for including me in the candle lighting and for taking me on a good healthy walk around the neighborhood to find the best dinner.

December 12, 2012December 12, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: candles, celebration, Chanukah, Festival of Light, friendship, Hanukkah, holiday, menorah, neighborhood, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, potato latkes, Squirrel Hill, travel 6 Comments

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