The Steamboat “M/V Samuel Clemens,” Boston Harbor
The Steamboat "M/V Samuel Clemens," Boston Harbor, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). The 72-foot, 3-deck ship is run by Massachusetts Bay Lines and is a replica of an old-time steamboat. It actually does not use steam for power, though it does use a paddlewheel. I saw this vessel from a distance while wandering [...]
Boston Skyline and Two Bridges
Boston Skyline and Two Bridges, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Another shot of the Boston skyline taken from the Moakley Bridge (which is the bridge with the blue lights on the left) over the Fort Point Channel. I was standing on one of the small viewing platforms they’ve built for pedestrians right over [...]
Moakley Bridge and Boston Skyline at Dusk
Moakley Bridge and Boston Skyline at Dusk, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Another dusk shot of the Moakley Bridge in Boston bathed in that wonderful blue light that I love so much. Don’t know why they have the blue floodlights on the bridge, but it certainly does catch my eye when I’m there.
Red Line Sign
Red Line Sign, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Taken on the commuter rail platform at the MBTA’s Porter Square station in Cambridge, MA. This was at the end of an afternoon-long photowalk wandering around Cambridge, near MIT and the Charles River, on which I was feeling a bit down on myself about my [...]
Red Line, White Coat
Red Line, White Coat, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). A shot of a random commuter waiting for an an MBTA Red Line train taken on the platform at Alewife Station in Cambridge, MA, with my iPhone camera. There’s something about this shot that I find appealing, but I can’t quite put my finger [...]
Boat and Boston Skyline
Boat and Boston Skyline, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Taken on the Cambridge side of the Charles River near the MIT boathouse while I was just wandering around and wondering if I really should be doing this whole photography thing.