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Category Archives: Adventures in Commuting
The Sun Rises on Washington Avenue
South Philadelphia
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Grotesques at Jefferson
Looking up in Center City Philadelphia
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, USA
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Upper Darby Post Office
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Photography
Tagged bird, Delaware County, eagle, mail, nest, Pennsylvania, Post Office, Upper Darby
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Davy Jones’ Locker
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
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Marlboro Country
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
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A Tree Grows in Lansdowne
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
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A Convenient Market
What more do you need?
Posted in Adventures in Commuting
Tagged 69th Street, Pennsylvania, Upper Darby, USA
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Stuck on a Stalled Elevated Train
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.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged clouds, Market-Frankford, Philadelphia, SEPTA, sky, Upper Darby, winter
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Fox Cleaners
Off of my beaten track but it’s Philadelphia just the same. 7343 Elmwood Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged drive, Fox Cleaners, Island Avenue, Joe Williams, letters, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, urban, USA
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