PirateFest

TOP: Former Pittsburgh Pirate Al Oliver signs a baseball for J.C. Schmidt, 8, of Elizabeth as his father, Charles, watches on at PirateFest on Saturday afternoon at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. MIDDLE: Jacob Booth, 24, of Toronto, OH., plays Minute to Win It at PirateFest.BOTTOM: Alex Angevine, 10, of Moon and his sister, Izabella, 9, try their hand at broadcasting at PirateFest.

Steeler Rally

TOP: Pittsburgh Steeler Brett Keisel shows off his t-shirt to fans at Heinz Field on Friday night during a pep rally for the Steelers before heading to Dallas for the Super Bowl. BOTTOM: Pittsburgh Steeler LaMarr Woodley greets fans at Heinz Field.

Steeler Babies

Aptly named, Frank Harris, one of seven newborn babies, sporting the black & gold and covered in Terrible Towels, lie in the maternity ward of Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Oakland on Friday afternoon, January 28, 2011.

Steelers in Ice

Mike Gladkowski, 45, of Export adds some touch-up paint to a snow sculpture of Troy Polamalu at Boyce Park on Wednesday afternoon, January 26, 2011.

Seattle

Here are a few images I made while walking through Seattle today.

Seattle Skyline

A panoramic photo of the Seattle skyline taken from the Space Needle and made by stitching together 8 separate images.

My Grandparents

These are photos of my grandfather and grandmother taken on a medium format camera a few years ago.

Pittsburgh

This is a composite image with 8 separate photos that create this panorama of Pittsburgh's skyline as the Winter Classic gets underway at Heinz Field on Saturday, January 1, 2011.

Winter Classic

Fireworks light up the sky above Heinz Field in Pittsburgh as the Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals gets underway on Saturday evening, January 1, 2011.

New Years Baby

Dayna Pasquarelli, 40, of Peters Township holds her newborn twins, two first babies of 2011 in Pittsburgh, Mateo Domenico (left) and Natalia Ami (right). Her husband, Piero, 34, holds a photo of their other child Enzo, 2, as they sit in Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC on Saturday, January 1, 2011. Mateo was born at 12:44am and Natalia was born at 12:47am.