Storm Front & Light Trails
Storm Front & Light Trails, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Well… so finally I’m getting around to saying a little something about this photo, which seems to have taken on a life of its own on Flickr.com, having somehow attained, and held, the rank of #1 most “interesting” photo on Flickr Explore for [...]
Marshall Point Lighthouse – Port Clyde, Maine
Marshall Point Lighthouse, Maine, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). When we took a mini-vacation up to the Maine coast a couple of months ago, I made a point to seek out as many lighthouses as I could to photograph. This one is Marshall Point Lighthouse near Port Clyde, Maine, and is quite interesting [...]
Red Line into the Sunset
Red Line into the Sunset, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). An MBTA Red Line train heads into a blazing sunset over the Longfellow Bridge from Boston into Cambridge. Featured on the MIT Engineering department’s home page.
Pemaquid Point Light Station – Bristol, Maine
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse – Bristol, Maine, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Took a needed break from the daily grind and headed up to the mid-coast of Maine with my family last weekend and decided it was time to check out some of the lighthouses that dot that part of the New England coast. [...]
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.
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 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 [...]
Boston Skyline in the Blue Hour
Boston Skyline in the Blue Hour, originally uploaded by briburt. 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 [...]
Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm, originally uploaded by briburt. This is a shot I got while wandering around the harbor on Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont, when we were on vacation there last week. A storm front was moving in fast, and I was afraid that we were going to get rained on, but as it turns out, [...]
“Cloud Gate” – Chicago
“Cloud Gate” – Chicago, originally uploaded by briburt. 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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Balloons and Cloudy Blue Sky
Balloons and Cloudy Blue Sky, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). I loved how these balloons were clustered against a backdrop of a summer blue sky. Processed a bit in Photoshop and Photomatix Pro to really bring out the rich colors of the balloons.