Allegheny River – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Something there is that does love a bridge

Something there is that does love a bridge

The Pittsburgh Bridges galleries from the past two days have evoked a tremendous response from blog viewers. The views today add more weather and some are taken from the river while on the Ducky Tour or the wedding below.

Cheri Lucas Rowlands at WordPress really unleashed so many of the BRIDGE photos I’ve taken. And finding so many images with bridges makes me realize I have taken bridges for granted.

And my friend V is right about the photos- people respond to the the bridge structures, NOT the sunsets taken from a bridge.

Smithfield Bridge in the snow

Smithfield Bridge in the Snow 712

bridge PNC Park couple 709

roberto 711

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Pickle Bridge 718

SINGER SONGWRITER-Sue Gartland (Ford Fairlaine link)

Sue Gartland 716

bridge 707

Railroad Bridge Allegheny 715

cupples stadium bridge 712

Ready to lace up the panels for Knit the Bridge

cupples stadium bridge 711

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Kevin and Kat were married on the Three Rivers Queen and there are numerous shots with various bridges in their wedding highlights.

bridge at night 728

night bridge 726.jpg

July 9, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: Allegheny River, bridge, bridges, Ford Fairlaine, Monongahela River, Ohio River, photography, postaday, Robert Frost, Sue Gartland, wedding, weekly photo challenge 15 Comments

March Afternoon Light Cityscape

A partial panorama of Pittsburgh from West Carson-

the Allegheny River (L) meets the Monongahela (R) to form the Ohio River.

March 4, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh Photography, Pittsburgh RiversTags: Allegheny River, city, freight train, Heinz Field, Monongahela River, Ohio River, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday, skyline 10 Comments

200 Tons of Sand Divided by 5

My friend Roberta called me today. What a great find for the blog! She told me about the cool competition happening in front of the main Carnegie Library. Pittsburgh themed and sand sculptures being created by five international teams of two, right under a big tent in Oakland.

The competition is over Friday afternoon at three-“Trowels Down”

200 tons of sand from a quarry was delivered to the walkway in front of the museum, then moved by a front loader.

Each team received 40 tons of sand to sculpt.

International Sand Sculptor Katsuhiko Chaen has a Sand Museum in Japan

Teammate Bruce Phillips from San Diego concentrating on details of “Dear Andy”.

Teammates Andrius Petkus from Lithuania and Maxim Gazendam the Netherlands creating “The Pearl”“The Pearl”

“Master of Steel”

Jon Woodworth from Texas and Karen Fralich from Ontario Canada work on their sculpture “Master of Steel”

Fergus Mulvany from Ireland and Thomas Koet from Florida

“The Renaissance of Pittsburgh”

“Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio The Three Graces of Pittsburgh”

Teammates Ilya Filimontsev from Russia & Susanne Ruseler of the Netherlands

Sifting the sand to get rid of the rubble

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh- Main

If you want to try your hand at sculpting sand, here is a link from Katsuhiko Chaen to the Sand Museum in Japan on how to do it.

Sandcityspectacular

and FB page

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, sculptureTags: Allegheny River, Andy Warhol, art, Carnegie Library, design, International Sand Sculptors, KDKA, Monongahela River, Oakland, Ohio River, photography, Pittsburgh Photography, PopArt, postaday, Sand Museum Japan, sand sculptors, sand sculpture, sandcityspectacular, sculpture 16 Comments

Winter City Reflection

On the way home from the airport. Steve had picked me up. We stopped by the North Shore.

I’d just come from almost 70 degrees weather is Arizona and the winter city at dusk was such a contrast.

The beauty of winter.

Lone jogger on the trail along the Allegheny River.

Bill Mazeroski runs into home plate for a Pirates win- 1960 World Series

A bit of snow highlighted Mr. Mazeroski’s shoulders

From the North Shore.

February 2, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Pittsburgh Photography, Pittsburgh RiversTags: Allegheny River, Bill Mazeroski, city, January 2016, North Shore, Pittsburgh Photography, Pittsburgh Pirates, sculpture, weather, winter 15 Comments

Four out of Five

The 2015 Annual Report on the Blog came from WordPress .

Four out of five most viewed blogposts this year were NOT published in 2015.

Just one of the most viewed was posted this year.

Not sure what to think about the most popular posts viewed in 2015 date back to 2010. Huh?

1 Guess How Many Jelly Beans in a Glass Quart Jar March 2013
2 Jarrod and Lauren’s Wedding Day September 2015
3 The Extraordinary Art of Bodhi Wind 2013
4 My Bookshelf May 2010
5 Waiting for Barges on the Allegheny River Late in the Day 2013
and tied for fifth most viewed is I’ve Been Making Jamie Oliver’s Baked Orecchiette for 4 years Now

December 30, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Allegheny River, Annual Report, art, Baked Orecchiette, barges, blogging, Bodhi Wind, Jamie Oliver, jelly beans, My Bookshelf, photography, Pittsburgh Photography, postaday, recipe, Wedding Day 22 Comments

Heinz Stacks and Moon in the Clouds from Troy Hill Road

Left the Rehearsal Dinner at Penn Brewery to go across the street to my car. This is what I saw.

The scene was elusive in camera, not wanting to focus, but a spectacular view. I really enjoy night photography and need to make a point to get out more at night.