Story Behind the Image: 6

This image was something I had thought about before. Never thinking about ever having the opportunity to take this photograph though. The idea came back when I was catching up with a friend when he started sharing about his flight experience in a Cessna C170B. Of course this conversation sparked my interest and I had to ask for a trip around downtown Pittsburgh. So then we started planning, he created a flight plan and I started researching angles I could possibly get from 3,000ft within the sky. This photograph however was the main one I wanted to capture throughout the whole flight. So when we went past Point State Park and the rest of downtown, the plane roll was a perfect spot to be able to capture the wing and the city within one frame from the window. The reflection on the wing was completely unexpected but brought another amazing detail to this frame.

I went about taking this photograph as how I would any take any photograph, figure out exposure, make any more adjustments and make sure I’m getting clear photographs through any possible obstacles such as the window I shot through for this frame. Once I have all of that figured out I just buckled down and started photographing as much as I could as we were moving pretty quickly around the downtown area. Being comfortable while taking photographs is not a must but it sure helps, with my fear of heights it took me some time to get over being suspended in air with mild turbulence, but after 20min or so I was comfortable with the discomfort and was able to capture some of my personal favorite images and perspectives I’ve been able to capture of downtown Pittsburgh.

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Ireland

Ireland quickly became a trip of adapt and create. From looking for new ways to get around to finding the best food around. There was not one day there was not a challenge to be conquered. These challenges easily slid aside when the green country-side revealed itself. This journey was significant for the amazing cliff-side views, cultural happenings, and exploring a country of friendly people. Starting off in Dublin there was a walk to a Hostel. From there it was time to explore and see what the Guinness Capitol had to offer. After was a trip to Belfast where the exploration of the Titanic Museum and Northern Coast happened. Then, puddle-hopped to Scotland and explored Edinburgh and met some fantastic people also along the way. Went back to Ireland to go to Galway and see the classic Cliffs of Moher, and then ventured down to Cork to create a home-point to explore the Dingle Peninsula and then make it back to Dublin for a final night of relaxation and final bucket-list-stops. Overall the trip was a success and brought many great images, memories, and sleeping after.

Dublin, Ireland: The Long-Room: A beautiful Library filled with 2000+ books.

Northern Ireland: Beautiful beach trees line a street in Northern Ireland.

Friendly sheep saying hello and posing for my photograph.

Edinburgh, Scotland: A crowded street in Edinburgh during an overcast day. Beautiful architecture lines both sides of the street.

Galway, Ireland: Streets of Galway, a colorful city.

Cliffs of Moher: The famous cliffs looking over the blue sea and blueish-grey life.

One of the stone walls in South Western Ireland showing off the years of history are packed into Ireland.

Dingle Town: A seagull walking away when I caught him stealing sharks from a fisherman.

Dingle Town: The Colorful town of Dingle still shining bright in the grey skies. A mountain pokes up behind.

Dublin, Ireland: People getting around a grey afternoon underneath to a beautiful sky-bridge.

Northern Ireland: Beautiful golden light hitting the side of the uniquely shaped basalt stacks.

Aerial: Ireland coastline and a small town complimented by the green landscape.

Edinburgh, Scotland: A beautiful tower dedicated to a famous historical figure.

Galway, Ireland: A blue and yellow house combining for great contrast on a Galway street.

Along the Dingle Peninsula this powerful wave crashes and erodes the rock.

Dingle Town: A representative of the fishing scene that Dingle has to be offer.

The Ireland Coastline from the Air. One of the most seas that meet with Coastlines I’ve seen.

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Story Behind the Image: 5

This is one of my favorite images I’ve ever captured. Going to Iceland was something I had wanted to do for awhile to explore the country and see what I could capture there photographically. One of the things I really wanted to photograph was the Iceland Horses that roamed the vast landscapes. So, when I arrived to Iceland one of my first stops happened to be a farm where I was able to experience my first group of Horses. I pulled off the side of the road and started walking closer to get the photos I could only dream of capturing for years until this particular day. I was enjoying photographing these horses, they were so friendly (I assume because they thought I would feed them).

But little did I know that I would capture this welcoming, calming, and funny photo. At first I didn’t realize I captured this moment, I was so excited to get back on the road I didn’t spend time reviewing my images and knew i would see more horses as I traveled around the Ring Road. It wasn’t till I got back home to the United States and I was looking through what I had captured from this amazing trip, that I noticed this frame. Now, one thing I have learned from photography is if you see the action in the viewfinder, you missed the shot… I most certainly did not see this moment happen and it took me a couple minutes to comprehend what I had captured from the week before. I was planning to photograph the one horse in the middle, but the second one jumped in and photobombed my frame with his pearly whites!

Ironically the photograph I thought I had I didn’t capture, but I definitely like this moment more than what I was thinking I’d capture that morning. This photo makes me feel like I am being welcomed to Iceland every time I look at it. These horses seemed so happy to be photographed and have this friendly photobomb portrait captured. I feel this photograph also captivates my energy in Iceland. I was like a kid in a candy store and I can’t wait till the next time I make it back!

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New York City

I had never experienced New York City on a sunny day in any of the times I’ve been there. So I made it one of my goals this year to capture the city in all of it’s glory in early Fall and finally capture a sunny day. I was able to accomplish this goal out of the weather giving me all the luck. Can’t wait to go back and capture more in New York, New York.

The trip started out with what looked to be a busted sunset. But I lucked out and was able to capture this beautiful red sunset from the Top of the Rock. The next day was a cloudy morning. So I went to the Oculus to capture the beautiful white architecture throughout the train station. After that the clouds cleared up and I was able to capture a beautiful sunset. Then on the last day I was able to capture a gorgeous Golden Hour after a cloudy Sunrise in DUMBO. After I went to Grand Central Station to finally capture the classic shot of the amazing golden Terminal. Then I ventured to Central Park to photograph the beginning fall colors around the Bow Bridge.

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