Lower Akron Falls at UniversityBuffalo Metro Rail, University Station The Saturday weather really sucked! I am not sure if that is wording appropriate for a photo blog but that is how I felt, so there you have it. Who needs 50°F and rain in winter, especially when you're in Western New York? It was the second time this season we lost a beautiful dose of clean white snow. I could not watch it and headed for cover.

In 2013, my photos went on display in two highly frequented locations. First, the Mall at Greece Ridge in Rochester, NY included two of my photos as large-size murals in one of the mall's wings.

Later, NFTA (Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority) included two in the subway of Buffalo. I spent several hours on Saturday hopping station to station trying to find them. I was only successful with one, of the Lower Akron Falls, but found it in three copies at the University, LaSalle, and Summer-Best stations. The first one here is from the University Station with an arriving train.

Lower Akron Falls at LaSalleBuffalo Metro Rail, LaSalle Station The photographic panels are placed on the walls along the platforms of the underground stations in both directions, and also in the above ground concourses. I did not count but am guessing there are about 10 photographs per station. With 8 underground stations that comes to about 80 photographs. They are placed under the lights illuminating the station names, which makes them stand out nicely. However, since the lights are fluorescent tubes the photos take on a bit of green color cast and lose some of their original warmth. For the photos on this page I have used the fluorescent white balance thus restoring the colors back to what looked right (to me).

Lower Akron Falls at Summer-BestBuffalo Metro Rail, Summer-Best Station