Pittsburgh; not the Pitts

So, lately a friend and photographer has been posting these ahhhhmazing photographs taken in the good ol' state of North Carolina. The sunshines there and the grass is green. The sky is blue, sky blue! The back country roads can be transformed into gorgeous back drops and the beach is within reach. (Poet, I didn't even know it! had to be done..) Okay. So, I'm jealous. I'm jealous that 1.) He lives in the South where the smell of winter isn't in the air and 2.) that he has southern "stuff" to work with {old barns, dirt roads, school buses in the middle of a grassy field} and 3.) I'm jealous that there is sunshine. I can't even begin to tell you how many sessions have been postponed due to foggy, misty, disgusting Seattle....oops, I mean Pittsburgh weather. THEN, another friend/photographer who lives even further South commented on one of my photographs from an engagement shoot. She mentioned that the skyline of Pittsburgh made her homesick{she's orig. from the burgh!} I had other people comment that the places I have been using for shoots lately are amazing and that they have been looking for places like these...so...Okay. I guess Pittsburgh isn't the worst backdrop. Gorgeous Skyline, Crazy Steeler fans, amazing bridges and fantastic public parks. Don't get me wrong, I'm still jealous of the beach, back country roads, sunshine and warmth...but I can work with the world around me until I can make it south! Here are a few of my favorite Pittsburgh shots and some surrounding areas that aren't too shabby. Hell, if you drift far enough down Route 8 you can find some pretty COUNTRY looking places in good ol' PA! ha!