T.G.'s Photography Blog

Pulpit - Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal This side pulpit at the Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal (Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal) caught my eye while I was touring the basilica. I found the stairway leading up to the pulpit to be very intriguing. The stairway seems such an ornate design, with its wood banisters and railings twisting up, around, and even under itself. In the below photograph, the view is looking past the side pulpit's stairs toward the main altar of the basilica. Pulpit stairs and alter - Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal About the images Tripods and flashes are not allowed to be used inside the basilica, and the church is extremely dimly lit. So, I had to set the ISO to 6400, and hand hold the camera, shooting at 1/60th of a second, at F/4, for both photographs. Post processing was done in Adobe Camera RAW and Adobe Photoshop, utilizing the Nik Collection's Silver Efex Pro and Dfine (to reduce the noise a bit). Photographs taken: July 1...

Tram 7192 - Prague Tram 7192, a Tatra T3M model , makes its way west across the Mánesův most (Mánes Bridge) which crosses the River Vltava between Alšovo nábřeží (Aleš Embankment) and Malá Strana (Lesser Town/Quarter) in Prague. The bridge was completed in 1914, and is named for the Czech painter Josef Mánes. On the left side of the photograph are the two steeples of The Church of Our Lady Before Týn . The single tower in the center right of the photograph is the Prague Astronomical Clock Tower at Old Town Square. This photograph was taken from the grounds of Prague Castle. Photo taken: April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Stairway at Prague Castle A gated off stone stairway leading to an upper level in Saint Vitus Cathedral. Photo taken on, April 29, 2015, at Prague, Czechia.

Metra Electric Train 756 sits just north of the Harrison Street Pedestrian Bridge in downtown Chicago. Behind the trees, on the left side of the photo, you can see the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) reaching up toward the sky. Also, behind the trees, to the left, is the Congress Hotel. Photo taken: December 21, 2009, at Chicago, Illinois.

Seen here are the steeples of The Church of Our Lady Before Týn , standing tall above Old Town Square in Prague . Photo taken: April 30, 2015. Prague, Czechia.

Tram 727, running on the number 2 route, rolls by the Vienna Opera House, at the Kärntner Ring Oper tram stop. The tram is going against the flow of vehicle traffic. There is another tram line on the other side of the street for trams going with the flow of vehicle traffic. Photo taken: May 2, 2015. Vienna, Austria.

Looking up at the front of the Old State House Museum. October 12, 2016. Little Rock, Arkansas.  Photo © Tom Gatermann.

Theater signs - Boston, MA Signs hang on theater row on Washington Street, near the intersection with at Ave de Lafayette. Photo taken: June 2, 2017. Boston, Massachusetts.

Tram 4001, operating on Route 1, makes the turn from Opernring onto Kärntner Straße. In the background is the Vienna State Opera building. Photo taken: May 1, 2015. Vienna, Austria. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

Looking up the stand pipe inside the Compton Heights Water Tower. Once or twice a year the old water tower is opened up to the general public to tour. At the top of the water tower is an observation deck that looks out over the City of St. Louis. Photo taken: April 23, 2006. St. Louis, Missouri. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

Inside the Boston Central Library. May 31, 2017. Boston, Massachusetts. Photo © Tom Gatermann

May 4, 2017. Dallas, Texas. In this view from the Center Court of Praise, at Thanks-Giving Square, the Chapel of Thanksgiving and the Gables Republic Tower can be seen. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

Skylon Tower Elevator A yellow elevator makes its way up to the observation deck of Skylon Tower at Niagara Falls. The tower gives visitors great aerial views of all of the waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls . November 23, 2010. Niagara Falls, Ontario.

This is the Jan Hus Monument in Old Town Prague Square. Jan Hus was burnt at the stake after refusing to recant his reformist views, by the Roman Catholic Church. His death was seen as an outrage by the Czech people and was one of the catalysts that led to what would become known as the Hussite Wars. The building in the background is the Palác Kinských, and it is home to part of the National Gallery (Národní Galerie). The National Gallery is not housed in a single building, but multiple buildings around Prague and the country. April 30, 2015. Prague, Czechia. Photo © Tom Gatermann

Steeples of The Church of Our Lady Before Týn The steeples of The Church of Our Lady Before Týn stand above some buildings at Old Town Square in Prague. Photograph taken: April 30, 2015. Prague, Czechia.

Photo taken: July 16, 2014. Toronto, Ontario. Photo © Tom Gatermann

Toronto Power Generating Station at Niagara Falls Looking toward the unused Toronto Power Generating Station building that is upriver from the Horseshoe Falls , at Niagara Falls. The power station was shut down in 1974, and has sit unused since.  Photo taken: July 8, 2013, at Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Bridal Veil Falls This view is looking toward the American Falls (partially shown on the left) and the Bridal Veil Falls (on the right). The two water falls are separated by Luna Island. Both of these waterfalls are on the US side of Niagara Falls, however, I took the photograph from the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. The walkways and decks that the tourists are on are part of the Cave of the Winds experience. The three buildings in the background, from left to right, are: The Giacomo, a hotel in the former United Office Building, built in the Art Deco style; the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino; and The Niagara building.The United Office Building was built in 1929, and is listed on the United State's National Register of Historic Places.   Photo taken: July 8, 2013, at Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Hi-Railer - St. Louis, MO A Terminal Railroad Association (TRRA) hi-railer rolls south on the riverfront high line bridge of the TRRA's Merchants Subdivision. The hi-railer is above Washington Avenue, between the Eads Bridge and the north tunnel under the Gateway Arch grounds. This view is looking west from the middle of the Eads Bridge, which crosses over the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois. Photo taken: July 4, 2005, at St. Louis, Missouri.