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Tag Archives: Philadelphia
Chinatown Express
This is one of my photo elective photos, but it was not shot in the Southern New Jersey town where I lived with my parents. This time I went wandering around the City of Brotherly Love just across the Delaware … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Asian, Chinatown, Chinatown Express, Chinese, city, film, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, urban, vintage, Willceau
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Day for Night
I had a bit of Photoshop fun with a lackluster photograph of a spectacular structure in South Philadelphia.
Up to Broad Street
Ellsworth Stop on the Broad Street Line.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged Broad Street, city, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, South Philadelphia, subway, tile, urban, USA
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Fiddling Around in Photoshop Alternatives
I have a number of less than great photos shot with point-and-shoot cameras, and I decided to have a little fun exploring the possibilities of image editors other than Adobe’s Photoshop. Above is a daytime shot of the Drake in … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, photo manipulation, Photography, Technique
Tagged Dracula, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, The Drake, urban, USA
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What Would Tippi Hedren Do?
Living dangerously at 5th & Washington.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, The Birds, Tina Garceau, USA, Washington Avenue
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Across the street from Philadelphia National Bank
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau. As I’ve said before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1981, analog, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tina Garceau, USA, vintage
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City of Mirrors
Emerging from the 16th Street Exit of the Market-Frankford El into the heart of Center City Philadelphia.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged city, commute, glass, Joe Williams, mirror, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, steel, urban
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Last Day at the Pool
As of yesterday, our neighborhood pool closed for the season. Due to budgetary limitations, the city can only keep them open for about six weeks in the summer. However, those six weeks are a little slice of heaven when the temperatures … Continue reading
Friday Five – Number Ninety Five
Ninety-fifth in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, News
Tagged Philadelphia, Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, vintage photos
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