This week's theme of my personal photography project, the 52 Weeks Pet Photography Challenge, definitely took me out of my comfort zone and off my usual "track" of session locations and I LOVED IT! Cityscape was the prompt and is defined by the visual appearance of a city or urban area; a city landscape. I recently did a session at a graffiti covered location in downtown Dallas but I didn't want to repeat that so started to research the best locations from which to photograph the Dallas skyline and headed out there early one morning this week with my favorite model Ginger.  

After a few wrong turns I finally found the well-hidden Trammel Crow Park which is located under a bridge in the flood spillway of the Trinity River. Since I often photograph alone and Ginger is off leash, I wanted a safe area away from traffic.  She's well trained, but you never know and it's not work the risk.  This area had a few joggers and bicyclists and the occasional dog so it was perfect and offered a terrific view of our skyline.  I would love to return at night and see the lights reflecting off the water, but I'll wait until I find someone to join me as it's a bit remote. 

The sunrise at just after 7am was nuclear and the atmosphere quite hazy so it wasn't ideal conditions, but we made the 30-mintue drive and were committed to bringing back something in the camera.  I thought a crisp black and white edit suited the harsh lighting conditions of the morning (check out Ginger's loooong shadow!).