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[Views of Cincinnati] Ferris Wheel With No Riders, Newport Shore

The closest you'll probably ever get to seeing something resemble the Santa Monica Pier on the shores of Cincinnati.

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[Views of Cincinnati] #44 Untitled

Don't have much to say about this photograph.

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[Views of Cincinnati] Soul to Squeeze Sunrise

I've loved the Red Hot Chili Peppers since I was a kid.

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[Views of Cincinnati] Desert Island Initials

My initials on a desert island the Kentucky shore facing The Skyline.

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[Views of Cincinnati] It's Always Sunny in Cincinnati

No. 34 - Pathway

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[Views of Cincinnati] Bill Paxton Style

It was the first Friday night that I had off in a long time.

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[Views of Cincinnati] Van Meter Street

Van Meter Street separates I-71 and Mt. Adams. It has one of the best views of the city - a view that really shows off Cincinnati as a big city.

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[Views of Cincinnati] Captain Ross

Midwestern redness sunset on Cincinnati. Taken from a bridge in Fort Thomas, KY. named in memorial to Captain Joseph Shaw Ross. I find it only fitting that this photograph in the series be dedicated to him as well.

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[Views of Cincinnati] Grit-cinati

View of the Great American, URS and Kroger buildings with a small sliver of the Chemed Center from the gritty underbelly of the city. An overcast sky turns to a pale shade of blue as the sun goes down a cold April day.

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[Views of Cincinnati] The Fleet of Covington

They're the two of three boats docked on Covington's shore - the "fleet" if you will. The third boat is another closed floating restaurant down river. The only active boat in the armada is the fire boat.

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[Views of Cincinnati] #21 - 25

Cincinnati on a sunny, Spring evening with harsh blue skies that were reminiscent of a winter we never had. Closed bridges, country music, fences, bigger cities and Brutalist reflections.

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[Views of Cincinnati] #19 & #20

A "Pennsylvania Petit" style truss on the Newport-Southbank Bridge silhouetted along with the Skyline in the distance.

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[Views of Cincinnati] #18 - Barrier 2

I pulled out of the parking garage at work. It had been raining all day. I had the song "Who Can it Be Now" by "Men at Work" stuck in my head. I pulled into a gas station and got out of the car to fill it up. That same song is playing on the Shell station radio. I then went out and shot some photos.

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[Views of Cincinnati] #17 - Barrier 1

I stood on Columbia Parkway for over an hour trying to line up a shot.

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[Views of Cincinnati] #16 - Tonight, Tonight

I was listening to the Smashing Pumpkins song of the same name when I sat down to write the words to accompany this photograph. I'm at a loss for words tonight, so some Smashing Pumpkin lyrics will have to do - they're pretty indicative though.

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[Views of Cincinnati] The Road

"The Road" looks more like some post apocalyptic scene after the dust has settled and the world has gone quiet. The faded yellow lines, rusted railings and slowly tilting light poles frame a view of the Skyline from the West. While this particular ramp hasn't been used in decades, the viaduct itself is still very active. It opened in 1940 at a time when traffic speeds were slower, cars were smaller and there was less of both on “The Road.”

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[Views of Cincinnati] Basic Training

There was a swarm of photographers at Devou Park that night. Many of them were all gathered around one guy with their cameras in hand, he seemed to be giving them a lesson.

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[Views of Cincinnati] Before the Bridge in Brooklyn

Before the bridge in Brooklyn, John Roebling designed the Cincinnati-Covington Suspension Bridge as a prototype and it's now named for him. There's no doubt that the "buzzing bridge of Cincinnati" offers some wonderful views of the city from its walkways just as its sister in New York does. If you take the time too look closely and see the gritty details of its structure and how it frames the city's skyline, you can truly appreciate it.

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[Views of Cincinnati] Left Behind at the Landing

I had been planning to shoot from the river overlook off Madison Ave. at night, but figured I'd walk down that way anyways. A touristy spot, it had the usual nice weather crowd of onlookers out there while an employee of the nearby hotel enjoyed his cigarette. I walked around for a bit, thinking of shots for the future of the project while trying to avoid the goose shit on the ground. I had been here plenty of times, but never noticed the path on the left where I would find the rusted mooring cable that frames the above photograph.

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[Views of Cincinnati] Directly South, Pointing East

A view from atop the Covington Transit Center parking garage that appears directly South of the Carew and 4th and Vine buildings. Normally views from Kentucky feature the river in the foreground. Not here. The river is replaced by the concrete wall and its piping, the rusted copper of the lightning rods has begun to leave green stains on top of the wall and the markings on the ground point Eastward.