Architecture

Autumn Skyline – Boston Back Bay Panorama

Autumn Skyline - Boston Back Bay Panorama

Taken from the Longfellow Bridge in that wonderful, warm late afternoon sunlight just before dusk, this photo shows the banks of the Charles River in Boston at pretty much the peak time of the autumnal colors here in New England. The green skyscraper on the right-hand side of the photo is the John Hancock Tower. [...]


Blue Dawn, Charles River & Western Avenue Bridge at Sunrise

Blue Dawn, Charles River & Western Avenue Bridge

Pulled myself out of bed way before dawn today and drove into Cambridge for the “Head of the Charles” rowing regatta. This is one of the first shots I got just before daybreak of the Charles River and the Western Avenue Bridge. I was standing on the Weeks Footbridge that crosses the Charles near Harvard [...]


Foggy Boston Back Bay Skyline at Dusk

Foggy Boston Back Bay Skyline at Dusk

Here’s a shot of the skyline of Boston’s Back Bay area taken from the Longfellow Bridge. It was just starting to really rain out, but the light was very interesting, how the orangeish-pink glow of the city bounce off the low-hanging clouds as the fog descended on the skyscrapers. I don’t know why, but I [...]


Ghost Train on the Longfellow Bridge

Ghost Train on the Longfellow Bridge

This was made on an evening that was supposed to be a photowalk in Boston for the Boston Photo Peeps group on Meetup.com, but the meetup was canceled at the last minute because of adverse weather, which was quite disappointing to me. (How often does the forecast say 100% chance of rain before it has [...]


Runner Crossing Bridge at Sunset

Runner Crossing Bridge at Sunset

I took this shot on the banks of the Charles River on the Boston side while heading toward the Charles River Esplanade for some night shots. The sun was just heading for the horizon, and the bridge made a nice silhouette with all that brightness behind it. It just so happened that a runner was [...]


Boston Skyline in the Blue Hour

Boston Skyline in the Blue Hour

This a shot of the Boston skyline taken from one of the best locations for skyline photography in Boston: the Boston Harborwalk near Moakley Courthouse. I just love the changing light during the blue hour, as the sky deepens in its shades of blue and the golden lights of the city begin to appear. For [...]


Reflecting Pool at Dusk

Reflecting Pool at Dusk

This is another in a series of photos taken in Boston at the Christian Science Plaza. I was pretty lucky this particular evening, as it was raining a bit, which gave me the added benefit of scaring off all the tourists who are normally wandering around the place in the evening AND coating the pavement [...]


The First Church of Christ, Scientist at Night, Boston

The First Church of Christ, Scientist, at Night, Boston

This is a panoramic, wide angle shot of Boston’s Christian Science Church at night. I made this photo by stitching together two wide angle shots in Photoshop, blending them together, and then processing as black & white in Adobe Lightroom. Had a lot of trouble initially getting the exposure the way I wanted it across [...]


Rowes Wharf and Custom House Tower at Dusk, Boston

Rowes Wharf and Custom House Tower at Dusk, Boston

This is a shot of the Boston Financial District skyline taken on the Boston Harborwalk near Moakley Courthouse. The clock tower in the center-right of the composition is the Custom House Tower. The tower has been through various iterations, but now houses a Marriott hotel. I love taking photos of the city during the “blue [...]


Boston Financial District Skyline at Night

Boston Financial District Skyline at Night

Here’s a black and white shot of the Boston Financial District skyline under night skies taken from the Boston Harborwalk next to the Moakley Courthouse. It was a blustery evening with a storm front moving in, and I was afraid I would get rained on, but I managed to just get this shot in under [...]


Back Bay Skyline at Night, Boston

Back Bay Skyline at Night, Boston

This is a shot of the Boston Back Bay skyline at night from the west side of the reflecting pool at Christian Science Plaza in Boston. The tall building in the center is the Prudential Tower. The round-ish building on the right-center is 111 Huntington Avenue, AKA “The R2D2 Building,” which is part of the [...]


Dusk at Splash Fountain, Boston

Dusk at Splash Fountain, Boston

This is an evening shot of Splash Fountain at Christian Science Plaza in Boston. This fountain design allows 180 water jets to shoot directly out of the ground and is (obviously) illuminated at night. The plaza itself was designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei.


Custom House Tower & Greenway Fountain, Boston

Custom House Tower & Greenway Fountain, Boston

Taken as part of the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk on July 18th, this is a panoramic view of the Custom House Tower looking across a cool circular fountain located on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in the Financial District in Boston. Of course, one of the Big Dig‘s freeway tunnels is right below all of [...]


Boston Skyline at Dusk

Boston Skyline at Dusk

Taken on the Boston Harborwalk near Moakley Courthouse. The light was stunning that evening, and I couldn’t take photos fast enough. I felt like I was taking photos while inside a jewel box, and my photo here barely begins to capture that feeling.


TD Banknorth Garden & Zakim Bridge at Night

TD Banknorth Garden & Zakim Bridge at Night

This is a shot of the sports arena currently known as TD Banknorth Garden (home of the NHL’s Boston Bruins and the NBA’s Boston Celtics) with a bit of the south section of cable stays on the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge. Taken on an evening photostroll through Charlestown and Boston with fellow [...]


Drain Sign & Brick Wall

Drain Sign & Brick Wall

I just liked the textures and colors of the brick wall and the painted sign. Click here to see those details up close. Taken in low light on an evening photowalk with fellow fabulous Flickr-ites ms2thdr, jimmike, and nolanstern in the old Navy shipyards in Charlestown, MA.


Custom House Tower at Night – Boston

Custom House Tower at Night - Boston-1

This is the Custom House Tower as seen from across the inner harbor at Piers Park in East Boston. The tower has been through various iterations, but now houses a Marriott hotel. The clock is pretty amazing to see at night, and I’m sorry I couldn’t zoom in any closer than I did, but you [...]


3 Park Benches at Night – Piers Park, Boston

3 Park Benches at Night - Piers Park, Boston

This is one in a series of shots of these awning structures over the park benches in Piers Park, Boston. I liked the sort of retro, yet other-worldly, look they had. Taken on the waterfront in Piers Park in East Boston.


Boston Night Skyline with Bench, Piers Park

Boston Night Skyline with Bench, Piers Park

This is the Boston Skyline as seen from across the inner harbor at Piers Park in East Boston.


“Cloud Gate” – Chicago

Cloud Gate

After yesterday’s self-portrait of me reflected in “Cloud Gate” in Chicago’s Millenium Park, I went into my archives and found this shot I did last year of the sculpture. This provides a much stronger sense of just what an awe-inspiring achievement this piece of public art really is. (And from this angle, as some people [...]


CITGO Sign on a Foggy Night – Fenway Park, Boston

CITGO Sign on a Foggy Night - Fenway Park, Boston

This is a shot of the famous CITGO sign that sits near Fenway Park, the home of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox. The sign has a very interesting history and is considered one of the iconic landmarks of the Boston skyline. That is the Harvard Bridge in the foreground with the red streaks from [...]


Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge at Twilight

Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge at Twilight

This is the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge (aka the “Zakim Bridge”) in Boston as seen from North Point Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Another one taken during a Flickr meetup with the folks from the Boston, Massachusetts, Flickr group. Thanks again to Greg for organizing this!)


Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge at Night

Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge at Night

This is the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge (aka the “Zakim Bridge”) in Boston as seen from North Point Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This was taken a little bit later than some of the previous shots I took, and I pulled back a bit to capture the reflections on the water.


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Route 128 Station just outside of Boston, MA