Monthly Archives: August 2011

Welcome Back

Posted on August 31, 2011 by GLSmyth

It is difficult to imagine an image more iconic than this.  Unfortunately, the significance cannot be seen in this size. To date I have made twenty 8×10″ Bromoil prints related to this project as a prelude to making 11×14″ prints … Continue reading →

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The Braddock Project

Posted on August 30, 2011 by GLSmyth

I have started a project on which I expect to be working over the next decade.  Braddock, PA was a steel town located east of Pittsburgh.  The years 1900 through 1960 show that between 12,000 and 20,000 people lived there.  … Continue reading →

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From The Street

Posted on August 26, 2011 by GLSmyth

There are numerous ways to shoot street photography and a while back I started to put together a list of things that I do. Most street photographers do a good bit of walking, but I like to combine that with … Continue reading →

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Chess In Portland – Part III

Posted on August 18, 2011 by GLSmyth

Okay, I have already offered two other pictures with the same subject, so why a third one? Well, to tell the truth, I liked it and it appears to nicely capture the activity of the day. I have experienced this … Continue reading →

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Tugboat On The Monongahela – Color

Posted on August 18, 2011 by GLSmyth

The Tugboat On The Monongahela image to which I pointed in my last post was a Van Dyke print was made from the original slide, that I am showing here.  In the past I had to work around the face that … Continue reading →

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Mary B

Posted on August 16, 2011 by GLSmyth

One final picture from Portland. One of the last days had me well off course in wandering the city. I had moved well away from the areas I had previously explored, but figured out where I was and began the … Continue reading →

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Time Traveler

Posted on August 11, 2011 by GLSmyth

There are a number of ways to shoot street photography. Oftentimes I wander about the streets looking for something interesting, occasionally I follow someone, and at times I stay in one spot, waiting for the picture to present itself. In … Continue reading →

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Chess In Portland – Part II

Posted on August 8, 2011 by GLSmyth

A couple of posts back I noted that Portland enjoys chess and showed a large set. This image is of a normal sized set in a public area, with a rather intense game in progress. This was one of three … Continue reading →

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Two Thousand Words

Posted on August 4, 2011 by GLSmyth

It is said that every picture tells a story and is worth a thousand words. If that is the case then this diptych should do twice as much. While on the trolley in Portland, Oregon, I was shooting HDR images … Continue reading →

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Chess In Portland

Posted on August 2, 2011 by GLSmyth

I spent last week attending a conference in Portland, Oregon. The differences between that city and Baltimore would take a book to innumerate, so I will not try doing that here, but it was a great deal of fun to … Continue reading →

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