KICKBALL IN THE PARK

TAGGED “K” I remember growing up in the public housing projects of the city of Pittsburgh, where neighborhood children would gather at the local ball field for a friendly game of kickball to pass away the summer days. We would choose two people to act as captains.  They would stand in the middle of a […]

ENCOURAGEMENT

TAGGED “E” – ENCOURAGEMENT HANG IN THERE BE ENCOURAGED! ( click on below video to see more photos ) DON’T QUIT When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,  When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,  When the funds are low and the debts are high,  And you want to smile, but you have […]

GET HIGH….

GET HIGH . . . . UP Photographing people and things from a high up approach can give you a different prospective of things and situations.  DPS encouraged us to look for opportunities to get up above the subjects we are photographing and shoot from that vantage point. In the below photos, notice the different […]

POWER BOAT RACES AT REGATTA

The 4th of July featured P1 Superstock and Formula 3 Powerboat speed races at this years EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta.  The Allegheny River at Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh was blazing with speed on a very hot day with temperatures reaching close to 98 degrees. I hope you enjoy the video I put […]

A-Z ARCHIVE: A CHALLENGE

ACROBATS AT  EQT THREE RIVERS REGATTA Another week and another challenge sponsored by FrizzText.  This week it is the letter “A”.  See more articles under his link. In Pittsburgh on the 4th of July, EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta presented The 2012 Beaverland Must-skis’ performance of The Magic & Illusion of Snow Skiing on the […]

EQT PITTSBURGH THREE RIVERS REGATTA

I live in a beautiful city with three rivers and when it comes to summer fun on the water there is no other place to be. Celebrating 35 years of free family fun the EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta started off with a musical treat from one of the military’s most elite group – “The […]

FOUNDING FATHERS

A few days from now our Nation will celebrate the birth of our country on the 4th of July.   Helping to recognize this historical occasion at the Three Rivers Regatta a sand sculpture out of 160 tons of sand depicting the Founding Fathers gathered in Independence Hall in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence. […]

SCULPTURES AT THE ART FESTIVAL

This is the second day of the Three Rivers Art Festival and the weather is holding up.  The festival is so big I decided to break up my posts into little segments.  Today I would like to feature the Sculptures by Seward Johnson. Best known for his life-sized cast bronze sculptures of ordinary people expressed […]

WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: TODAY

Today! This week’s theme is a bit different (but you like that, don’t you?) – it’s about TODAY. This day. The day you’re reading and reacting to this post. No rules or guidance on what to post other than the photo must be taken today! Don’t cheat, don’t go into your photo archives on your […]

RIVERS OF PITTSBURGH

This weeks A-Z ARCHIVE CHALLENGE : R, is sponsored by Frizztext.  Check out other related articles on his site highlighted above. I have chosen photos of the Three Rivers of Pittsburgh taken from my archives to use for this weeks challenge. The Three Rivers of Pittsburgh are well-known for the commerce, recreational and sporting environment they provide […]