Just one quick shot tonight. This is the courtyard of Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio. I love the moss growing in the cobblestones, and the light rain really makes the color stand out. Someday I’ll have to come back to this shot and add in a non-blah sky, but for now… just look at everything else. 🙂
I saw this bit of ridiculousness in the Buffalo News today: The eastbound entrance ramp to the Thurway at Exit 49 (Depew-Lockport-Route 78) will be temporarily closed from 8 p.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday, due to a maintenance project, the state Thruway Authority announced. A signed detour route will be in place for motorists…
Michael Rebmann over at North Buffalo Journal and Review is fighting the battle against net neutrality. He posted a video from NetCompetition.org to aid in his argument that the government must remain hands-off in this debate, no matter what. Now I understand that Michael’s a Libertarian, and while I agree with many aspects of the…
I love architectural photography. For this trip I rented a Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens to take with me, and I wasn’t disappointed. Most of the photos you’re seeing in this series were taken with this lens, as it’s great for walking down narrow European streets and pulling as much into the frame as possible. It…
I’ve always wondered what this building was, because I drive by it every day. Now, thanks to Buffalo Rising, I know. Update: Thanks to a commentor for posting this link to a UE’rs photographs of the inside. Looks to be in much worse shape than the Terminal, but hard to tell whether it’s salvageable or…
I work in a corporate environment. Things are done for reasons that often baffle the masses. I’m generally pretty good at understanding both sides of an issue. Today’s just took the cake, though. Everyone in our office today walked in to find their normal sized garbage cans replaced with these, seemingly from the world of…
As I mentioned before – being on top of the Duomo is just amazing. Several of my favorite photographs from the trip come from this vista. We spent over an hour here, and if we had more time I would have spent longer. This is the type of stuff I love taking photos of. This…