city at night – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Pittsburgh Monday Night Football

The evening felt like summer, this last night of September. Steve and I had a great time thanks to my son sharing his season tickets with us. The city skyline so colorful and bright against the dark sky. It sure gets darker earlier and the game didn’t start until 8:15 so definitely Monday Night Football.

It was a good game for the Steelers as they were 0 and 3.

Tonight’s score Pittsburgh Steelers-27 Cincinnati Bengals-3

At halftime we saw the four inductees of the class of 2019 being inducted into the Pittsburgh Hall of Honor — Elbie Nickel (his son was there to represent his deceased father) , Larry Brown, Bill Cowher and Hines Ward. #86 got the loudest cheers.

A blimp overhead as we walked over Roberto Clemente Bridge to Heinz Field

A sliver of a new moon in the sky

Boats moored on the Allegheny River edge

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Two levels of fancy suites.

A bronze tribute to Franco Harris and the Immaculate Reception .

Honus Wagner Statue guards PNC Park until next Spring’s baseball season.

Downtown park has Eyeball Seats by Sculptor Louise Bougeois

Fancy crosswalk

A favorite parking garage is being demolished.

September 30, 2019October 1, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Photography, sportsTags: Allegheny River, baeball, bridge, Cincinnati Bengals, city at night, city scene, fireworks, football, football game, Heinz Field, Hines Ward, Louise Bougeois, Monday night football, new moon, parking garage, Pittsburgh Steelers, PNC Park, sculpture, sports 8 Comments

April Showers

Liberty Avenue. Downtown Pittsburgh. Friday afternoon.

Bradford Pear Tree and Blossoms Reflection in a Puddle Downtown.

The rain stopped but the pavement was still wet and the lights reflected in it as it grew dark.

Pedestrians closed their umbrellas.

Puddle in a downtown alley.

The Greyhound Bus Station, photographed through the windshield. I liked the blue and the sky.

Silhouettes in a downtown alley.

April 26, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, PhotographyTags: April showers, bus station, city at night, lights in the city, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, puddles, reflection, travel, umbrella, waiting for the bus, walking, wet pavement 10 Comments

Baseball in October

Steve and I went down to PNC Park and the Sixth Street Bridge and walked along the Allegheny River.

We could hear the roar of the crowd- 6-2 over Cincinnati tonight. It was an energetic and enthusiastic crowd. First time there’s been baseball in October for the Pittsburgh Pirates in TWENTY ONE YEARS!

Fireworks are shot off for every home run so it was a loud night.

Oh, and we saw the Forty Foot Duck, moored at the Point by the fountain.

Pirates on the Allegheny River with their own version of the Rubber Duck

Burgh Man with a lit up cape, skating by in a blur

Everyone is hoisting the Jolly Roger

WPXI Channel 11 News filming the exciting news of a win over Cincinnati and the Pirates are going to St. Louis on Thursday

October 2, 2013 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, Photography, Pittsburgh RiversTags: Allegheny River, Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, city at night, fans, Jolly Roger, Pittsburgh Pirates, Playoffs, PNC Park, Raising the Jolly Roger, Rubber Duck 13 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

Incline Operator

Meet Chuck Wise. He says his job has its “ups and downs.” You can find him on youtube he told me! Thanks for the tour, Chuck. I was showing fellow blogger Vastly Curious around the Burgh Wednesday night, all the fine sights ( the city view on Grandview Avenue in Mount Washington)

Brrrr it was windy out on the platform.

Churck Wise (like the potato chip he reminded me so I’d spell his name right) has been operating the incline for about 15 years, just as his Great Grandfather did.

He graciously allowed me to photograph and blog him.. Thanks Chuck.

Facts from the Official Site of the Duquesne Incline.

Opened to Public: May 20, 1877

Cost to Build: $47,000
Length of Track: 794 feet

Elevation: 400 feet

Grade: 30.5 degrees

Speed: 6 miles per hour

Passenger: Capacity 18 per car

January 16, 2013January 16, 2013 by Ruth Categories: People at Work, PhotographyTags: architecture, city at night, city lights at night, city view, Duquesne Incline, night photography, people at work series, photography, Pittsburgh PA, transportation, travel, Vastly Curious 18 Comments

The Swimming Pool in Raging Bull

My sister walked with us from the Parking Lot on the West Pier. We walked down St. Luke’s Place as we made our way to her apartment. Film locations abound in New York City but she thought this one especially interesting looking at night.

Mary goes to the library and can watch the swimmers right from the library window.

AND- Audrey Hepburn’s Wait Until Dark was filmed across the street on St Luke’s Place.(click to see location)

The pool location is Carmine Street Pool(click to see the scene from film) and it was about two am Monday night/Tuesday morning and really dark. There were some bright spotlights, too, and didn’t have time to monkey around with the ideal settings.

I set the camera on the timer so I didn’t get camera shake. Propped it on a concrete ledge of the fence base.

I took it from the angle where the Keith Haring Mural wasn’t visible and didn’t go back in the daytime as I’d planned. Next trip.

A personal note-

Drove home from NYC Thursday afternoon and Friday morning at 7:30 I start a new job as the Digital Photography Teacher at Carrick High School. After 20 years in Elementary Art it is going to be different and I am quite excited. Thanks to everyone for the good wishes and emails and for following the blog, leaving thoughtful comments and being patient when I don’t reply to each note. Making adjustments to the daily post as no more staying up past midnight to blog since I have to leave my house so early.

August 24, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, PhotographyTags: available light, Carmine Street Pool, city at night, film, Keith Haring Mural, Martin Scorsese, movies, New York City, night photography, NYC film locations, postaday, Raging Bull, Robert DeNiro, travel 23 Comments

St. Paul Cathedral at Night- Pittsburgh PA

Oakland section of Pittsburgh. Looked like Europe to me. I was surprised to see it so bright as I guess I haven’t driven this route at night lately.

After the poetry reading at Pitt, I was driving by last Thursday night and noticed the illuminated facade so drove around the block and photographed the cathedral at night.

The building history is available here. The date of the building on their website is 1906.

June 24, 2012June 24, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Night Light in the City, Photography, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: architecture, available light, cathedral, church, city at night, history, night photography, Oakland neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, St. Paul Cathedral, travel 13 Comments

Night Game- Pirates 5 – Mets 4 – PNC Park – Pittsburgh PA

It was a beautiful night, capturing the sunlight as the sun went down. And it ended up being an exciting game with a win by the Pirates. A few fireworks. Perfect weather. They close the Roberto Clemente Bridge for pedestrians to walk across to the Park. Reggie Howze is the saxophonist standing on the bridge.

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May 22, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, Photography, Pittsburgh Photos, Pittsburgh RiversTags: Allegheny River, available light, Baseball, Canon 5D, city at night, night game, NY Mets, photography, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Pirates, PNC Park, Reggie Howze, Roberto Clemente Bridge, skyline, slideshow, sports, street musician, travel 14 Comments

Yes, That’s Crabmeat on the Asparagus- La Cucina Flegrea

V and I went La Cucina Flegrea on Murray Avenue for a decade and then it closed. We had missed going there for the Spaghetti Arugula and Rigatoni in Vodka Sauce. J and I took a cooking class there, you might remember that post click here

Well, Chef Anna is back and she was glad to see us. Our first visit to the new place. She opened last November but it was Laura’s wedding and all. It was my friend R who told me about this new location. Here is the website for the new one, complete with menu-La Cucina Flegrea to downtown’s Market Square. We were celebrating V’s birthday. Happy birthday V!

We started with the 5 Fagioli soup and then because we ordered the Baccalá with Sweet Onion and Shrimp Sauce, a Mozzarella Wagon with Fresh Tomato sauce came as an appetizer- 4 balls of mozzarella breaded and fried and accompanied by a delicious sauce. Here’s a shot of the Asparagus with all the lovely, succulent crab meat on it.

Dessert was Baba au Ruhm. Whipped cream and raspberries, a rum sugar sauce. And a cup of hot tea.

It was a happy birthday dinner and we were glad to eat at La Cucina Flegrea again. Everything was delicious.

La Cucina Flegrea in Market Square — The La Cucina FLegrea entrance is the Pumpkin colored awning

March 10, 2012March 9, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Cooking and Eating, Night Light in the City, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: asparagus, Chef Anna, city at night, dining, downtown, food, La Cucina Flegrea, Market Square, Pittsburgh, postaday, travel 15 Comments

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