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 [...]
MIT Campus at Night (Building 10)
MIT Campus at Night (Building 10), originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). This is a night shot of the "Great Dome" and columns of Building 10 (The Maclaurin Building) on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as seen from the south side of Memorial Drive. The red and orange-ish/white [...]
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.
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.
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.
Memorial Drive and Boston Skyline at Dusk
Memorial Drive and Boston Skyline at Dusk, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). Yup. More light trails. Taken on a stroll up the Charles River in Cambridge around the Longfellow Bridge on a chilly February evening.
Blue Fireworks – New Year’s Eve 2009, Boston Common
Blue Fireworks – New Year’s Eve 2009, Boston Common, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). We went down to some of Boston’s “First Night” celebrations on and around the Boston Common on New Year’s Eve this year (or I guess I should say “last year,” as it was still 2009). The weather was (relatively) [...]
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 [...]
Greenway Fountain & Custom House Tower at Night – Boston
Greenway Fountain & Custom House Tower at Night – Boston, originally uploaded by briburt. This is the final photo in a series of black & white shots I took of the Boston Financial District skyline as I was wandering around the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway one night last summer. This is such a great location [...]
Custom House Tower at Night – Boston
Custom House Tower at Night – Boston, originally uploaded by briburt. Another in a series of black and white explorations of cityscapes at night, this one taken near one of the fountains on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in Boston. Hard to believe that it was not that long ago that this shot would not [...]
Reflecting Pool – Christian Science Plaza, Boston
Reflecting Pool – Christian Science Plaza, Boston, originally uploaded by briburt. It was just starting to rain, and I had just gotten my umbrella out. At first I thought that the raindrops hitting the pool would ruin the reflective qualities, but in the end I liked how they added a bit of variety to the [...]
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 [...]
Charles River & Western Avenue Bridge at Sunrise
Charles River & Western Avenue Bridge at Sunrise, originally uploaded by briburt. 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 [...]
Foggy Boston Back Bay Skyline at Dusk
Foggy Boston Back Bay Skyline at Dusk, originally uploaded by briburt. 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 [...]
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 [...]
The First Church of Christ, Scientist at Night, Boston
Christian Science Church at Night, Boston, originally uploaded by briburt. 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 [...]
Rowes Wharf and Custom House Tower at Dusk, Boston
Rowes Wharf and Custom House Tower at Dusk, Boston, originally uploaded by briburt. 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 [...]
Boston Financial District Skyline at Night
Boston Financial District Skyline at Night, originally uploaded by briburt. 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, [...]
Back Bay Skyline at Night, Boston
Back Bay Skyline at Night, Boston, originally uploaded by briburt. 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 [...]
Custom House Tower & Greenway Fountain, Boston
Custom House Tower & Greenway Fountain, Boston, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). 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. [...]
Boston Skyline at Dusk
Boston Skyline at Dusk, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). 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, originally uploaded by briburt (Brian Burt Photo). 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 [...]