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Prickly Fruit
Wire and Rods
inter twined circles
Dragon Tunnel
purple leaf veins
Bolt of Lightening
Window Reflection
Street Mural
The Round House
Pink Lights
Brown Masked Frenchie

Chinatown June 2023 w/ FPC

Our monthly walk somewhere in Philadelphia. This Month we visited Chinatown. It was crowded with shoppers picking up their goodies. We decided to head East towards Liberty Park to view the Chinese Light Festival.

 

monkey
Eyes have it
frog
Hanging on the glass
pig
From the Pig Shed
monkey
I want to come out and play
bird
What's Uuup?!

Cape May Zoo 2023

Really fun day spent down at the Cape May Zoo in February. The crowds were at bay and the animals were enjoying themselves.

 

plant
Photographers Choice
Palm leaf
Cornered Palm
flower
Opening Bud
christmas tree
Center Tree
ornaments
Christmas ornaments
flower puff
Ohia Lehua
flower bud
Hanging bud
orchid
Orange Orchids
flower
Anthurium
tree, pond
Christmas Tree at the pond
flower
Bird of Paradise

Longwood Gardens 2022

A long waited trip to Longwood Gardens in Kenneth Square, PA. It was an icy, rainy day, so I spent the majority of the time inside the Conservatory.

window
Photographers Choice
window
Blue and gold slanted reflection
Boat
All Moored up
building
Purple shadow hotel windows
Window
High Key Window Reflection
walk way
double exposure on the walk
building
slanted building in purple and orange
building
Reflections upon Reflections upon reflections
Corner Office
building
Purple and orange building
building
light posts
tree reflection in window
sign
Safety Signs
Boat
Purple and yellow Aircraft Carrier
plants
Between the Trolly Tracks

Kelby World Wide Walk - Philadelphia Navy Yard 2022

Spent a Saturday with photographers all across the world for the Kelby World Wide Walk. My choice of location in my area was this marvelous place the Philadelphia Navy Yard.  There are always new ways of looking at things and then I decided to add my personal creative twist to some of the images. 

flower
Orchid 1
flower
orchid 2
flower
orchid 3
flower
orchid in Black & white
flower
From the stem side

Orchid home grown

I have a passion for trying to grow Orchids. The difficulty is quite high for most. I have four plants that I give a great amount of my time and effort to keep them going. Carefully watering and feeding them and placing them in the right lighting. I have been so fortunate that I had one plant bloom in March 2022 and as of July it still has the same blooms and going strong.

amusement ride
Ferris Wheel in Black & white
amusement ride
the dream catcher
amusement ride
Ferris Wheel from afar
amusement ride
aliens in a bubble
amusement ride
feet in motion
Ferris Wheel
leading to the Ferris in gold
Amusement ride
Ferris in the Green and Gold
amusement ride
Alien Black & white
amusement ride
Purple and Green swirl
amusement ride
in the red
Ferris wheel
round and round we go

Carnival Night

After the threat of a severe tornado forecast and getting away with some rain, I headed out to the local Carnival in Bensalem, PA. I set myself up to practice some in-camera motion (ICM). With the help of a fellow Camera club friend, I did pretty well. It was a new learning experience and I had a blast.

car seat
Car Seat
ornament
Hood Ornament
Flames
Furious Flames
Ornament 2
Hood Ornament
Car Grill
Auto Grill Abstract
lines
Hummer Hood Vents
car grill
Grill Reflections
abstract
Abstract car vent
hood emblem
Hood Flags Emblem
wheel
Cycle Wheel
Wheels
Yellow door Graffiti

Off to Morgantown, PA to the Auto Mall.

The harsh lighting is not great for Photography but great for showing off the shiny vehicles for sale. I managed to find some interesting things I felt were in my wheelhouse.

chair
Repeating chairs
ship
Moored at the dock
umbrella
Framed Umbrellas
paint
Paint 3
chairs
Yellow Adirondack
door
Gate and green door
building
Metal Yellow Building
building
door ajar
paint
Paint 1
paint
paint 2
window
Yellow door Graffiti

Seeing Yellow in the Philadelpia Navy yard

A trip to the Philadelphia Navy yard is always a treat. On this trip you can focus on the colors. The color chosen on this day is Yellow.

building
Balcony above
window
Different Windows
building
Open Windows
dog
Doodle or Poodle
chairs
Stacked and Chained chairs
Metal grate door
Slotted Grate Door
window
Power line window reflection
wall
Man and green wall
buildings
up with the power line
octopus
Octopus Mural
building
Men at work
window
Window Lower Left
face
Beard and Stash
door
White Wood Door
biker
Fro Knows Photo
fabric
Canopy and Metal
woman
Morning Jo and read

A Day in Fishtown, Philadelphia PA

You never know what you will find or who you will meet on your photo ops. Today visiting Fishtown after a 2-year hiatus…what a surprise to see how much it has changed, so much rejuvenation. Always something interesting to photograph. On my journey, I hear a shout-out…make sure you are shooting in Raw. I see this biker ride by, and suddenly I recognize the voice. I’ve heard it before, but not in Fishtown. Ha, it was Fro Knows Photo, taking his morning ride. He came back to do a little have a nice conversation with our group. Cool. If you are drawn to windows and what reflections you could see. this is the place to visit, Fun Day. Finished with Lunch at the Front Street Cafe.

doors
Ceiling, Balcony, doors
stairs
Coming down the rickety stairs
stings
broken wires of the piano
piano
wires and nubs
piano
The sound no more
tools
Paint and Spackle
stage
Auditorium with framed friends
flowers
Flowers in the weathered window
stairs
On the way up
tools
Wrench and Wire Nuts

A cloudy day at the School House

Spending a cloud-covered day in a faraway abandoned schoolhouse in the coal country of the Northern part of Pennsylvania. 

It is worth the trip and the dust and dirt. A day well spent when you come home with dirt on your pants because the best images may be the ones you sat on the dusty floor.

flower
Purple Duo
face
Lowered Lashes
leaf
Veined Leaf
plant
Air Plant
flower
Cascading Petals
flower
Tulip Garden Party
flower
Rain Drenched Pod

Taking an adventure to the Meadowbrook Farm in Abington, PA. The weather was drenching. The sun was non existent. Despite the wet and uncomfortable conditions…The gardens were spectacular to photograph. The rainy weather enhanced the colors of Spring. Well worth the trip.

pond
Pods from the Lotus Pond
building
Diagonal lined path to the Arbor
sculpture
Sunburst through the trees reflecting on the metal shapes
sculpture
Roll of the Dice, pick 6
stones
Rocky path through the mirror ball
sculpture
Reaching for the Sun
fish
Reflections in the Koi Pond
people
Framing of a Photographer
feet
Are these feet a reflection? Are they on the Ground?
bicycle
How did that 10 speed bicycle end up at that tall tree?

Many interesting images are to be found in Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton NJ.

Springs
Mattress springs
Rolling door
Through the metal grate
Rusty wire on metal
paint
Yellow Paint Swish
wire
Rusty Wire in the Snow
Wire Art
window
Shattered Glass Window
Ice
Icy Forms

Mixed abstracts

Mixed abstracts that can be found interesting on journeys taken from your home and to many places that can be explored.  Some are New Egypt Market – NJ,  Carbondale – PA, Paxon Hill Farms, New Hope – PA, and maybe a local Junk Yard

tree
lone tree on a foggy day
Road
up the foggy road
trees
Birds in flight
bird
Egret on the water
house
Birding Box on the pond
trees
Through the trees on a foggy day
water
Fall colors and bubble on the water

Take the opportunity to visit Middle Creek, Pennsylvania. It happens to be a drizzly and quite foggy day. Looks gloomy, but it was a fabulous photo opportunity. The fog lasted until 2 pm that day. Enjoy the open space of farm country.

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