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Old City at Night

The title of this post might suggest that is an entry for last week's photo challenge. But it isn't. Last weekend, we celebrated Bhavna's 50th birthday by bicycling and bar hopping through Philadelphia's Old City. The we was me, Bhavna, her older sister, her younger sister, her brother, her three cousins, all their spouses, and Bhavna's best friend. Fifteen of us did the Big Red Pedal Tour around Old City. It was an entirely new experience for all of us.…

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My Best Images From 2016

📷 Every year Jim Goldstein runs a blog project asking his readers to list the year's best photos. He's run this blog project every year since 2007 and each year. Here are my best in 2016. It was tough. I took a lot of images this year. Per Jim's direction, I culled these down to ten. I enjoyed the process of culling the images. I had to focus on why I liked a particular photo and also on whether I…

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Boathouse Row at Night

One weekend this summer, I was on a photography field trip to Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Our guide, Richard Sherman, obtained private access to Boathouse #4 and, early in the evening, to a launch boat (the little boats used by coaches) from which two photographers at a time were able to shoot the boathouses and Philly skyline from a different perspective. Philadelphia's iconic "Boathouse Row" offers photographers a variety of colourful and interesting subjects, including the…

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