Urban Richmond

Refreshing View

The ornamental fountain is flowing on this autumn day in Libby Hill Park, in Richmond, Virginia. This vantage point has views of fall foliage surrounding Rocketts Landing and the James River

Big Blue

The afternoon sun and clouds are reflected in blue glass façade of Dominion Energy's new 20 story building, now named 600 Canal Place. The Dominion Energy building comprises one entire block, and this view is from 7th street in Richmond, Virginia

Canal Place

Dominion Energy's new 20 story building at 600 Canal Place stands out among the other Richmond, Virginia skyline in Central Richmond. One cannot miss its blue glass architure. This view of 600 Canal Place is from Kanawha Plaza in Richmond, Virginia

Sunset Views

Libby Hill Park is located at 28th and E. Franklin Street, in Richmod, Virginia.. The view from Libby Hill Park is said to resemble Richmond on the Thamse in England. It is said that this resemble gave Richmond, Virginia its name. This public park offers views of the Richmond, Virginia skyline with great views of colorful sunsets.

Shrine of Memory

The glass and stone walls in the Shrine of Memory are engraved with names if Virginians who died as a result of hostile action in the wars of World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf. There are close to 12,000 names on these walls at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia.

A view of the Richmond, Virginia skyline from Gambles Hill Park on a spring evening. This view is of the central Richmond, Virginia financial district, that includes Dominion Energy, Federal Reserve Bank, SunTrust, Westrock, the Riverfront Towers and the Virginia State Lottery buildings. In the foreground is the American Civil War Museum.

Sunset Over The Compass

The sun sets and reflects an orange glow along the major, decorated pedestrian walkway, The Compass and buildings at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia

A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood

Blue sky and white clouds are reflected in Shields Lake. Shields Lake is one of the three small lakes in William Byrd Park, in Richmond, Virginia. This lake is open to anglers and is a 7-acre lake.

James Cabell Library

The entrance to the new Cabell Library faces The Compass, a brick pedestrian walkway. The Compass are decorative bricks in the shape of a compass; and The Compass is the hub of the VCU Monroe Park Campus. The James Cabell opened in 2015-2016. I'm a graduated of VCU and I was very pleased at the modern changes I saw when exploring the urban Monroe Park campus, in Richmond, Virginia

Memory

Memory is a 23 foot tall statue, that reflects the sorrow and pride felt by Virginians for their fallen brothers and sisters. At the base of Memory is an eternal flams knows as the Torch of Liberty, that represents everlasting patriotism. The Memory statue is located at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. I have visited the Virginia War Memorial several times, but on this evening, the Memory statue was illuminated and surrounded by the blue evening sky.

Surrounded

A wooden gazebo in Maymont Park is surrounded by lantana flowers, green grass and the green foliage on the nearby trees. Maymon Park is located in Richmond, Virginia

Rays of Hope

Pink clouds and evening lihgt illuminate the Richmond, Virginia skyline, like pink rays of hope. Traffic is speeding along the Downtown Expressway on a late summer evening, viewed from the Fourth Street overpass.

Hello Summer

The Manchester Bridge at 9th street in downtown Richmond, Virginia has some of the most spectacular views of the James River, the Richmond skyline, Brown’s Island, the T.Tyler Potterfield Bridge, the Lee Bridge and the CSX viaduct railroad tract. The Manchester Bridge carries traffic from 9th street to Commerce Road in south Richmond, Virginia. In 2018 the Richmond BridgePark Foundation has proposed creating a portion of the bridge into a park for walking, biking, bird watching and running. On this hazy summer evening I was able to capture an image of the City of Richmond from the 20th floor balcony of the West Tower of Riverfront Plaza

Richmond Virginia Skyline

Richmond is the capital of the State of Virginia, and also known as the River City, because it is built along the James River. This view of Richmond shows the financial distract in the background, and views of the Northbank Trail, which is one of the locations in the James River Park System. The CSX train tracks separates the Kanawha Canal and the James River from this view in Hollywood Cemetery.

Spring In The Italian Garden

Greenery and spring flowers surround the pergola in the Italian Garden at Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia

Rocketts Landing

Blue skies and clouds surround The Boathouse restaurant at Rocketts Landing along the James River.

Deer On A Rainy Day

The deer at Maymont Park were out in rain and ready to munch on the spring foliage. This was my first time seeing several deer enjoying a rainy afternoon in Maymont Park, in Richmond, Virginia. These three deer spotted me and seem to pose for my camera.

Holiday Love Lights

Several buildings in the downtown Richmond, Virginia are adorned with holiday lights. These building turn on these lights on the night of the grand illumination and remain on throughtout the Christmas holiday season.

The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing

There are views of the scenic James River, boating and people walking or biking the Virgirginia Capital Trail as they dine in the Boathouse Restaurant at Rocketts Landing. On this October afternoon the puffy white clouds drew me to this location to capture a few images.

Early Morning

Early morning light surrounds the small barrier island of trees in the James River near Brown's Island in Richmond, Virginia. The James River is calm in this stretch of the river known as the Falls of the James.

Rush Hour Traffic

Traffic speeds along Interstate I-95 north and south and passes by the Main Street Station Clock Tower, leaving red and white car light trails in Richmond, Virginia

Fading Fall Reflections

The Klause Family Children's Tree House is reflected in Lake Sydnor. The fall foliage is slowly fading around the lake at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia

Aboretum Office Park

The landscape at the Arboretum Office Park in Chesterfield County, Virginia reflects the last days of fall foliage. The maiden ornamental grasses color is fading but still holds their beauty as they reflect in the pond at the Arboretum

The Last Day of Autumn

Autumn colors are still prevalent at the Arboretum Business Park in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Traces of yellow, red and the landscaping ornamental grasses are reflected in the fountain pond.

Autumn Here to Stay

The autumn colors have remained vibrant on the trees through the wind and rain through late November around Fountain Lake in Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia.