Category Archives: Adventures in Commuting

Ellsworth-Federal Stop

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Joe_Williams

What do you do when the train is late and you’re bored?

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Looking South, Philadelphia | Tagged Broad Street Line, commute, Joe Williams, perspective, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, South Philly, tile, underground, urban, USA | Leave a comment

Having basked in comic books and old movies my whole life, architectural details were what cities were supposed to be about. On a morning like the one above, the ornamentation would catch the light and look glorious. These details also … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Blast from the Past, Stuff Joe Likes | Tagged architecture, Delaware County, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, SEPTA, Upper Darby, USA | 2 Comments

Descent

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Joe_Williams

Beating up a boring photo with GIMP and Affinity Photo.

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia, photo manipulation | Tagged filth, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, South Philly, subway, tile, urban, USA | Leave a comment

Another Spent Sketchbook and Something Learned

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Joe_Williams

This was one of those Strathmore 400 Series Sketchbooks with the wire binding that I prefer. It laid flat; was easy to draw in and was a pleasure to sketch in. It measures 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches making it … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, It Came From the Sketchbook, Technique | Tagged analog, art, cartoons, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, monster, Philadelphia College of Art, USA | 2 Comments

The Sun Rises on Washington Avenue

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Joe_Williams

South Philadelphia

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Grotesques at Jefferson

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Looking up in Center City Philadelphia

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia | Tagged Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, USA | 2 Comments

Upper Darby Post Office

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Photography | Tagged bird, Delaware County, eagle, mail, nest, Pennsylvania, Post Office, Upper Darby | 2 Comments

Davy Jones’ Locker

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Joe_Williams

I came upon this fantastic memorial during a stroll through Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, PA just outside of the Philadelphia city limits.

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Photography | Tagged deep sea, Delaware County, diver, Fernwood Cemetery, graveyard, heroic, Joe Williams, Lansdowne, memorial, Pennsylvania, statue, USA | 2 Comments

Marlboro Country

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Joe_Williams

The Market-Frankford El had made an unscheduled stop along the rails due to one of those mysterious and omnipresent signal problems. Fortunately this delay afforded me the opportunity to shoot the three-dimensional cigarette sign I had always admired as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia | Tagged cigarette advertising, cigarettes, commute, elevated, Joe Williams, Marlboro, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, SEPTA, train, USA | 2 Comments

A Tree Grows in Lansdowne

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Joe_Williams

My favorite tree on the way to work. The sun was hitting it just right so I pulled out my camera and took some texture shots. A little bit of this and that in a photo editor and there you … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, photo manipulation, Photography, Technique | Tagged Joe Williams, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, photography, Photoshop, tree, USA | 2 Comments

A Convenient Market

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Joe_Williams

What more do you need?

Posted in Adventures in Commuting | Tagged 69th Street, Pennsylvania, Upper Darby, USA | Leave a comment

Stuck on a Stalled Elevated Train

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Joe

The train sat on the tracks outside of 69th Street for reasons unknown so the combination of boredom and the availability of a camera are why I present you this vista today.