Sunset over Cambridge
Sunset over Cambridge, originally uploaded by briburt. Sunset over Cambridge, Massachusetts, that is. A panoramic shot that also includes the Longfellow Bridge & Charles River — plus a couple of sailboats heading back to the MIT marina. I struggled mightily to get the exposure correct on this one, as the sun is generally known to [...]
Autumn Skyline – Boston Back Bay Panorama
Autumn Skyline – Boston Back Bay Panorama, originally uploaded by briburt. 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 [...]
Red Line Train on the Longfellow Bridge at Sunset
Red Line Train on the Longfellow Bridge at Sunset, originally uploaded by briburt. A Red Line MBTA train reflects the sunset as it crosses the Longfellow Bridge from Boston into Cambridge. This was merged together as a panorama in Photoshop from 5 different overlapping portrait exposures. I’m completely astounded at the fantastic job Photoshop does [...]
Autumn Swim at Walden Pond
Autumn Swim at Walden Pond, originally uploaded by briburt. This is another photo from my stroll earlier this week around Walden Pond in Concord, MA. Besides being a serene and peaceful place all year round for hikers, Walden is tremendously popular among local swimmers (and fisherman as well) because of its calm, relatively warm waters [...]
Autumn Sunset at Walden Pond
Autumn Sunset at Walden Pond, originally uploaded by briburt. If the phrase “Walden Pond” sounds familiar: yes, this is the same Walden Pond made famous in the book Walden, or, Life in the Woods by Concord’s own Henry David Thoreau. I’m fortunate in that I live just a few miles down the road from Walden [...]
Summer’s Day on Cape Cod
Summer’s Day on Cape Cod, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). OK. I was up before dawn this morning, photographing the sunrise, and it was 10 degrees Fahrenheit. So what did I do when I got home? Started processing photos of Cape Cod from last summer. Makes sense, I suppose. This is one of [...]
CITGO Sign on a Foggy Night – Fenway Park, Boston
CITGO Sign on a Foggy Night – Fenway Park, Boston, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). 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 [...]
Inner Harbor at Sunset – Gloucester, Massachusetts
Inner Harbor at Sunset – Gloucester, Massachusetts, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Went out to Gloucester, Massachusetts, on Cape Ann last weekend and headed straight for the water. It is one of the great fishing ports on the Eastern seaboard of North America. Found the Inner Harbor area and managed to get some [...]
Sunlight and Clouds on Beach 4
Sunlight and Clouds on Beach 4, originally uploaded by briburt. Now that I’m out here in New England, I thought it might be time to revisit some shots I took when we were out on the Pacific Coast last fall. Going through my Lightroom library revealed a number of shots with potential, and this was [...]
Dreamscape, Ruby Beach
Dreamscape, Ruby Beach Originally uploaded by briburt Well, this one now seems to be gaining some popularity out on Flickr. When I took it, I didn’t think the light was right, but thanks to some (subtle) HDR processing, I managed to bring the light out of the foreground and get the clouds and mist just [...]
Sunset Walk on Kalaloch Beach
Sunset Walk on Kalaloch Beach Originally uploaded by briburt Had a lot of good light out at Kalaloch on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s quite a dramatic place no matter what the weather, and I tried to capture this feeling in all of the photos I took on Kalaloch Beach, Beach 4, and Ruby Beach. This [...]
Large Seastacks at Ruby Beach
Large Seastacks at Ruby Beach, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Seastacks on Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park on the Pacific Coast in Washington.
Ruby Beach Seastacks
Ruby Beach Seastacks Originally uploaded by briburt This is probably my favorite photo from my latest foray into high-dynamic range (HDR) photography. Taken on the rough and wild Washington coast in Olympic National Park at Ruby Beach, I think it captures that sort of other-worldly, almost prehistoric feel to the place. When you are here [...]
Seattle skyline, with cloud
Seattle skyline, with cloud Originally uploaded by briburt Just a recent photo I took + a little editing in PhotoShop = not a bad picture at all. (Taken from the balcony of a friend’s house in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle). Even though I didn’t specifically process it as an HDR shot, it has [...]
North Sea from Bamburgh Castle
North Sea from Bamburgh Castle Originally uploaded by briburt I wish I could achieve the simplicity of this composition more often. The funny thing about this shot was that it was taken as more of a snapshot in just a moment of time. I didn’t think about composing it first. I just ducked my head [...]
Wall & Sky, Northumberland, England
Wall & Sky, Northumberland, England Originally uploaded by briburt This one makes a very nice iPhone wallpaper. I have got to get back to northern England again soon! Northern England had the most dramatic skies. I tried to capture this drama as best I could when we were there last year, and I am just [...]
North Sea, Near Bamburgh Castle
North Sea, Near Bamburgh Castle Originally uploaded by briburt Yet another attempt to capture the dramatic sky and landscape around Bamburgh castle in Northeastern England when we were there last year.