La Sainte-Chapelle
After some Googling I came across this church as a great place to see (and photograph of course) that I haven't been to yet. 90% of the upper floor is encompassed in huge stained glass windows like I've never seen before. So after seeing a few photos my mind was made to check this place out.
When I finally found it, it turned out it was also next to La Concierge, which was where the famous Marie Antoinette was kept imprisoned before she was beheaded, and they had a savings if you purchased both together, so I did.
La Concierge was my first stop, and it was very cool and I have a photo up from there as well. After some time in there I was ready to head to La Sainte-Chapelle !
I entered the first floor to be greeted with some interesting artifacts and architecture and then I spotted the small spiral staircase that leads up to the chapelle itself. I make my way up the very tight spiraling stairs and enter the main chapelle only to see that the entire left wall has been blocked off and covered due to "renovations and maintenance". I was more than a bit disappointed, but I didn't let it ruin my time there, so I made due with what I had available, to leave with some great shots anyways.
I often seem to be left with a love/hate relationship with Paris attractions, as their often under renovations and never care to inform you before you purchase your entrance, and especially this case where HALF of the church was blocked by an ugly giant sheet of some sort.
500 Boylston
So the same night I took one of my new favorite shots at the Public Gardens, A Night at the Public Gardens, I made my way to Boylston Street as well during my wanderings.
The 500 building has actually won quite a few prestigious architectural awards, and it really is quite a building when you take the time to really look at it, especially at night time.
A Night at the Public Gardens
After quite the day and night of wandering through and around Boston I ended up back at the Public Gardens. It was about time for me to take another iPhone shot to share a snapshot of my wanderings, so I framed up a quick shot, took it, and was off towards the common. Once I got about halfway through the common I sat down to upload the shot I took but I couldn't see it since my brightness was down so low, so I turned up the brightness and saw the photo I had taken, and wow was it great ! I jumped up and headed right back to the gardens to shoot the same shot with my actual camera !
It was a tough shot to get, I was there for a good 30 minutes or so playing with the scene trying to get it just right, and even with the post processing, it was rather tricky.
But once I got everything the way I wanted it, I knew this was one of my favorite shots of Boston.
A Night at the Public GardensA beautiful moonlit night at the Boston Public Gardens.
Restoration Hardware
This was another discovery I made one night wandering the streets of Boston. I had no idea what it was but it caught my eye so I had to get a shot. After I got home I was searching, trying to figure out what this place was till I found out it was a gallery for Restoration Hardware at the Natural History Museum.
The building had some great lighting features, especially for what you normally find in Boston, it was a great building to photograph at night :)
The Armenian Genocide Memorial in Boston
This is the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Boston on the newly formed Greenway. It's really nice to see Boston adding all these new features, especially on the Greenway.
The sculpture is a dodecahedron, and it's reconfigured annually to a new shape, symbolic of all who were pulled apart from their country of origin and came to these Massachusetts shores, establishing themselves in new and different ways.
If you've yet to check out the new Greenway path in Boston I highly recommend you do so. Especially at night time, it's truly a pleasant walk, with some very interesting pieces.