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Processed in Rodinal, 1:75, 21 minutes, 70°F.

1. Pedestrian – I hyperfocused with the 25 Biogon at f/5.6, put it into Autoexposure and then shot. The woman never noticed. The woman walking toward me may or may not have been paying attention.

2. Liberty Avenue building – This is one of Pittsburgh's bizarre buildings. because the streets converge as they reach the point, you have some oddly shaped intersections, and this is a building that was erected at one of those. I believe this is at Liberty Avenue and Stanwix Steet. Biogon, f/11.

3. Sixth Street Bridge plaque – The Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Street bridges are similar in design. I didn't know they were historic landmarks. Nothing notable. A tourist shot with the 25m Biogon, probably f/4.0.

4-6. Leaves with Sixth Street Bridge in the background – Three separate shots. First, the 50mm Planar wide open, followed by the 25mm Biogon wide open and then at f/8. All shot from the same position.

7. Ducks and the Sixth Street Bridge – I'm not a big fan of water fowl shots, because they all tend to look the same. And even though the horizon is in the middle, the span of the bridge with the 25mm Biogon at f/11 make it a bit interesting. Sort of.

8. Peeling bark – Another shot testing the 50mm Planar's closeup abilities. Shot wide open. I think if I were to shoot this again, I would try with the river in the background. But there it is.

9. Wet leaves on the walkway – Stopped the 25mm Biogon down to f/8 and shot. I think this would have worked better in color. Even so, I like the challenge of shooting colorful objects in black and white.

10. Between the Sixth and Seventh Street bridges – Tried to see how much of each bridge I could get into the photo with the 25mm Biogon. Probably f/8 or f/11. By the way, the bridges are bowed upward in the center. That's how bridges are made.

11. Broadway Outdoor Store – Obviously, with the 25mm Biogon (at f/11). Although there is perspective distortion, it doesn't bother me. The Biogon has provided a lot of contrast. The other shots were a bit flat because it was such an overcast day.

12. Another triangle – Another oddly shaped building. Again, with the 25mm, f8 or f/11. I like the composition.

13. Methodist church – This is with the Biogon, and it's a real tough shot because the church is almost black and the sky is white. In a darkroom, you could do a lot of work. I probably could do the same, but not worth spending the time on a 400-pixel wide JPG.

14. Look, up in the air – Or did they say, "Look, up in the sky?" That's from the old Superman television series with George Reeves. I had just reloaded, saw the plane and quickly raised the camera and popped off a shot with the 25mm, f8, I think although I'm not sure. I like the composition. Maybe I should shoot everything in this manner.

15. Interesting doorway – This doorway led into an alleyway. Sort of interesting for a side door. 25mm Biogon, f/11. Nice detail and contrast.

16. Wood Street marker – I was really hoping for more foot traffic, but there just weren't any people nearby. And the few who were there were being too polite. Darn Pittsburghers. 25mm Biogon, f/11.

17. Wood Street buildings – In an ideal world, I would 15-feet tall, and buildings wouldn't look like they're falling over. In the real world, I'm 5 foot 10, and so this is what happens. Another tourist shot with the 25mm Biogon, f/11.

18. Bank buildings – I think this used to bankers' row at one time. There are a bunch of bank buildings on this street. 25mm Biogon, f/8.

19. Fort Pitt Boulevard – These buildings are along Fort Pitt Boulevard. However, I really need either a wider lens or to be standing in the middle of fast-moving traffic. Even the 25mm Biogon at f/11 wasn't wide enough. Maybe I'll try again with the Contarex Hologon.

20. Sidewalk closed – The thing about city construction is that they push pedestrians right into traffic and don't really care if you get flattened by a car. OK, that was a mini-rant. In this shot, you can see how the contrast in the center of the photo is lower, particularly in the center of the photo. Still, performance was very good, if you consider that it was a backlit subject the sun was in front and just above the horizon. I had overexposed by about 1 1/3 stop. 25mm Biogon, f/8.

21. Walkway to the Point – This time I actually saw the plane. As you can see, the light was fading fast. I think I'll go back and reshoot the area. Give it some thought beforehand. 25mm Biogon, probably f/5.6.

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22. Downtown – This is a different view of Downtown Pittsburgh, from the Ninth Street Bridge. The city has renamed a couple of these bridges, but I can never get the names straight. Some P.C. thing politicians are always doing – ugh! 25mm Biogon, f/8.

23-24. Mount Washington – Shortly after dodging traffic, I did it once more to capture the interesting clouds. Once with the Biogon and because I like to live dangerously, again with the Planar. You can really see what a wide view the Biogon offers. The Planar almost looks like a telephoto lens.

25. The Point – The fountain you see on television with Heinz Field in the background – that's where the Pittsburgh Steelers play. Last year, the fountain broke and the city had no money to fix it. How embarrassing is that? The light was nearly gone by the time I shot this. It's with the 25mm Biogon at f/8 for 1/2 second with the camera sitting atop my camera bag (the Tamrac Velocity 7 sling bag).