Experiencing the Beauty of Baltimore's Inner Harbor

For years I took the Inner Harbor for granted from the perspective of it's beauty and utility. I attended the opening in 1980 and spent several years with a compelling view from my IBM office in the 80's and 90's. But it wasn't until I began to take my camera along on my many visits to the harbor across the previous decade, capturing many compelling and breathtaking shots with my Nikon D7100 that I realized what a gem Baltimore's Inner Harbor really is.

I've entertained friends and family from around the globe and if you ask them about Baltimore, you won't be able to get them to shut up about the Inner Harbor - they don't seem to remember anything else.

This project represents those precious and beautiful moments I was able to randomly capture during my many visits to Baltimore's Beautiful Inner Harbor.

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I took this shot in October of 2014 in the evening while in Baltimore for a conference. The temperature was crisp yet the sun was bright followed by the dark cloud cover in the photo. I took this and several other shots from the Pratt Street Pavilion side looking south east perfectly timed with the gathering dark clouds.
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I had never seen a sunset quite like this on on this Fall day on October 20, 2014 and it didn't last long since a storm began to form. I caught the sun emerging from the main National Aquarium building.
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Here is another great shot as the storm built in intensity from behind the World Trade Center at the Dragon Boat dock and it took my breath away! I used some mild pixel manipulation to reflect the true intensity of the storm.
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I moved quickly around the Inner Harbor to anticipate the gathering storm so I could get the best shots and this one really highlights the cloud activity. Also shot on October 2014.
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Seems like every time I was at the Inner Harbor, a storm was brewing. The clouds behind the Seven Foot Knoll lighthouse are very dramatic and noisy with thunder. This shot was taken in August of 2018
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While at a conference at the Pier 5 Hotel in July of 2019, I took this shot from the balcony of their round conference room. I learned later that the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse featured here was relocated from the Chesapeake Bay to Pier 5 in recent years. It was originally built in the bay in 1855.
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This shot was taken on one of my many strolls around the harbor in the summer of 2018. The cloud formations were amazing that day.
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While sitting on a bench on the Harbor Walk on the Key Hightway side I took the shot in remembrance of the many lunchtime sailing excursions I was blessed with while working on Pratt Street for IBM. I have always found these views around the Inner Harbor relaxing and regenerative. This shot was taken in September 2019
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If you want to get an amazing view of Baltimore in all directions, be sure you go to the top of the World Trade Center. I took this shot from to top in May of 2015 looking out over the harbor
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This view of the USS Constellation and World Trade Center in the back ground was taken in August of 2018. I guess its pretty clear that I always check the weather before going to the Inner Harbor beause I always have an amazing backdrop for all of my shots!

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Experiencing the Beauty of Baltimore's Inner Harbor