AllanThinks

Neogothic

The photograph is, as always, clickable.

This is the PPG Tower in downtown Pittsburgh. It is the centerpiece of PPG Place, a complex of six buildings that is the headquarters of PPG Industries, one of the world's largest glass manufacturers.

The complex was designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee, and was completed in 1984. The tower is 40 stories, and rises 635 feet above ground level. I took this photo from atop Mt. Washington, across the Monogehela River from downtown Pittsburgh. Alison and I try to make it up there every time we visit the city. Luckily, Sunday was a beautiful, if cold, day.

And for the photogeeks:

Exposure:      0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture:     f/8
Focal Length:     170 mm
ISO Speed:     100
Exposure Bias:     0/6 EV

Above Pittsburgh

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Aperture:  f/22
Focal Length: 15 mm
ISO Speed: 100

A three exposure HDR, combined and tone mapped in Photomatix Pro.

Easter Sunday was a gorgeous day in the Burgh.

Just Testing

Just testing Typepad's new iPhone/iPod Touch interface.

I don't know how often  I will make use of it, but it is very cool.

It's one more reason to love the iPod Touch. And there are already many reasons to love it.

Stones

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We went out to the Lexington Cemetery the weekend before last with a friend who was visiting from out of town, who wanted to take photos there.

This is one of the shots I took that day. We had had 4 inches of snow the night before. It had been many years since I was there after a snow storm. It looks completely different, but no less beautiful.

Exposure:  0.006 sec (31/5000)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 82 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Reach

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Exposure:  0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -7/3 EV

Mr. Jones poses for The Friday Ark and the Carnival of the Cats

Micro Cosmos

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I was looking on a DVD for another older photo to try a crop on when I ran across this one taken about the same time.

I don't know why I didn't post this back in September.

Exposure:  0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority