Architecture Garry and I used to go into Boston to shoot city pictures at least once or twice a year. As the traffic has grown so enormously since we moved out here, we’ve gone into Boston less and less frequently…. Read More ›
Beacon Hill
LINING THEM UP – FENWAY AND BEACON HILL – Marilyn Armstrong
Photo Challenge: The Line-Up I’ve always loved the way entryways to brownstones line up in old parts of the city. These pictures were taken on Beacon Hill, so these are very classy and tidy brownstones. Some of them pay more… Read More ›
JUNE IS SQUARE – ROOF 2 – Marilyn Armstrong
It’s that time of year again and squares are back! This is a roof in a lovely brick mansion on Beacon Hill. It amazes me how beautifully maintained these old houses are … but then I remember how incredibly wealthy… Read More ›
THE 7-DAY BLACK & WHITE CHALLENGE – DAY 5
Here’s the challenge: Black and White Photography Challenge: Seven days. Seven black and white photos of your life. No people. No explanation. Challenge someone new each day. Since I’m an old time player at this game, I’m letting people in as… Read More ›
ON BOSTON STREETS – BEACON HILL AND FENWAY PARK
I’ve been continuing to experiment with processing. Not so much with Photoshop which has now become more or less the “legs” of my process, but with Topaz Studio. Last year, when it first emerged, it was hailed as a stand-alone… Read More ›
ANGLES ON BEACON HILL
CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE: ARCHITECTURE When all is said and done, there’s no better place to shoot architecture than Boston … and no place in Boston more interesting than Beacon Hill. Beacon Hill is the “original” Boston. From here, Paul Revere… Read More ›
CEE’S WHICH WAY PHOTO CHALLENGE – TRAVELING ON
CEE’S WHICH WAY CHALLENGE: 2015 WEEK #20 This week, it’s Boston. You’d think being on the road would be the best time for posting these pictures, but it usually means I don’t have time to process most of them. I did… Read More ›
A BIT OF BEACON HILL
We went photographing in Boston yesterday. It turned out to be as close to perfect a day as you could ask for. Quite warm, but not humid. Brilliantly sunny, a classic late spring day with everything in full bloom. Our… Read More ›
DANGEROUS BLACK TRASH BAGS
When Garry and I were first married and before we owned a home, we rented a tiny, adorable, over-priced apartment on Beacon Hill. Since it was on the ground floor, privacy decreed window coverings. I bought curtains and drapes for… Read More ›
BEWARE THE TREACHEROUS BLACK TRASH BAG
Long ago, when Garry and I were first married, before we owned a home, we rented a tiny, adorable and over-priced apartment on Beacon Hill. I had bought curtains and drapes — nice ones — for all the windows in… Read More ›
