Custom House, Side View

A view of the U.S. Custom House, a "testament to the city's maritime history," viewed from the cobblestoned Custom House Street.

And just because I can, here is a black and white version of the same photo:

Wonderful Wintertime

Some alternate angles and post-processing of a photo I shared a few days ago. Which one(s) do you prefer?

I'm kind of partial to black and white photos of snow, so I think I like the last one most.  I am all over the place with my approach to taking and editing photos (as you already know) and I enjoy the challenge of capturing each scene in as many ways as possible.

Stairway to Snow

The steep steps of the Civic Center, looking towards the Time & Temp Building and Monument Square. 

And on an unrelated note, I once again have a photo on the front (and the back too, this year) of the annual Office Market Survey by CBRE | The Boulos Company, Portland's leader in commercial real estate. You can view the document in PDF form on their website if you are curious. The Office Market Survey gives an in-depth analysis of Greater Portland's real estate market plus predictions on where its heading.

Enter Here

A vintage entrance sign on an old brick building off of Park Street.

I See Snow in Your Future

The always scenic corner of Exchange and Fore Streets.

A Heavy Snow

One of my favorite stretches of State Street

Headquarters of Portland Magazine. 

Let There Be (More) Snow

Another weekend, another round of snow.

Cathedral Church of St. Luke on State Street.

Building Boom

For a city of its size, Portland is doing quite well in the real estate department. Here are the major projects now under way around the peninsula. These photos were taken this morning, so pardon the overcast sky.

123-room Canal Plaza Hotel on Fore Street, includes some retail space on the corner of Union and Fore Streets.

The Bay House Condominiums in the Eastern Waterfront neighborhood:

131-room Courtyard by Marriott plus apartment residences and a restaurant on Commercial Street

Danforth on High residences on the corner of (any guesses?) Danforth and High Streets.  You can see the recently completed Elm Terrace across the intersection. 

The $40 million renovation of the Eastland Park hotel into a Westin property is still underway. Shown is this photo is part of the expansion to the "Top of the East" restaurant and lounge area. 

Phase one of renovations to the Civic Center, involving a new entrance and administrative offices on Free Street.

Who Will Stop the Snow?

Yes, I am still posting photos from the blizzard that happened like a month ago...

Monument Square,  Blizzard.

Congress. 

State Theater

Rope

Looking through a rope ladder next to the Back Cove trail. The rope ladder and a few other obstacle course objects were placed here last year through a federal grant to help promote the city's anti-obesity efforts. 

Low Tide

Portland's Back Cove during low tide.

Shade of Blue

I was recently uploading and editing some photos from October. Here's a keeper from the Eastern Promenade: