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This is another in the series of images from Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia PA. This place was a treasure trove of photo ops. Such interesting light and textures, and such a grim mood there, yet at the same time totally captivating. It was such an odd juxtaposition. I felt excited by the possibilities and yet the gloom did instill a creepy uneasy feeling.

This was taken on a photo meet up with Betsy Barron, Dan Creighton, Pat Shorten, Ed Heaton, Kelly Heaton, Paul Michko, Lindsay, Russ Devan, Russell Jackson, and Mark (Sherpa) Jackson, at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia PA on June 5, 2009. It was raining and nasty out which was the perfect weather to be in this place. Check out the slideshow page for more.

Nikon D700
Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8
1/200 second
F/3.5
ISO 6400
28 mm

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I want to take a moment to express my sympathies for the people of Iran during such turbulent times. I hope and pray that they have their voices heard and that the terrible violence against them is ended. I am including some links in this post at the request of a fellow photoblogger.

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Following the theme of the previous post this is a view of a cell just beyond the Death Row Gates at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.

This was taken on a photo meet up with Betsy Barron, Dan Creighton, Pat Shorten, Ed Heaton, Kelly Heaton, Paul Michko, Lindsay, Russ Devan, Russell Jackson, and Mark (Sherpa) Jackson, at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia PA on June 5, 2009. It was raining and nasty out which was the perfect weather to be in this place. Check out the slideshow page for more.

Check out my new slideshow page. The link is here and at the top and bottom of every page. I am testing out several formats for the slideshows each with their own advantages and disadvantages. It will be an evolving process and I will add new ones from time to time. I hope you will stop by and check them out and feel free to leave me some feedback.

I want to take a moment to express my sympathies for the people of Iran during such turbulent times. I hope and pray that they have their voices heard and that the terrible violence against them is ended. I am including some links in this post at the request of a fellow photoblogger.

http://onlymehdi.aminus3.com
http://photoblog.com/onlymehdi
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This was taken on a photo meet up with Betsy Barron, Dan Creighton, Pat Shorten, Ed Heaton, Kelly Heaton, Paul Michko, Lindsay, Russ Devan, Russell Jackson, and Mark (Sherpa) Jackson, at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia PA on June 5, 2009. It was raining and nasty out which was the perfect weather to be in this place. Check out the slideshow page for more.

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4
1/100 second
F/4.5
ISO 6400
50 mm

Check out my new slideshow page. The link is here and at the top and bottom of every page. I am testing out several formats for the slideshows each with their own advantages and disadvantages. It will be an evolving process and I will add new ones from time to time. I hope you will stop by and check them out and feel free to leave me some feedback.

I want to take a moment to express my sympathies for the people of Iran during such turbulent times. I hope and pray that they have their voices heard and that the terrible violence against them is ended. I am including some links in this post at the request of a fellow photoblogger.

http://onlymehdi.aminus3.com
http://photoblog.com/onlymehdi
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I am continuing to make my way through the backlog of images that I had not posted but intended to. This is from November in New Hope Pennsylvania and the New Hope Ivyland Railraod. These are the guys that run things. From the looks of it they were changing shifts. These guys always look happy so it is my guess that they love what they do.

Nikon D700
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/200 second
F/6.3
ISO 200
62 mm

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I recently discovered a backlog of photos that I had not posted, so the next few posts will be an effort to get them off of my pending list.

This is a shot of the Riegelsville Roebling Bridge in Riegelsville PA. I shot this on an early September morning outing with Mark, Betsy and Russ. It was the day after really heavy rains and it started out really cold and dreary but it did warm up nicely as the day went on. Of course the morning light was rather dull and flat.

Nikon D200
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/125 second
F/6.3
ISO 400
28 mm

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This rather large tin soldier stood guard at this little ice cream shop called "Pigadilly's" in Peddler's Village.

Camera Settings:
NIKON D700
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/100 second
F/2.8
ISO 6400
42 mm

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This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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Aren't they beautiful? This is a greenhouse at Peddler's Village. It is connected to a really beautiful gift shop with some of the most amazingly beautiful home decor items I have ever seen. I saw so many things I wanted to buy there. I dropped a few hints to Mark while we were there. I also got a few ideas for gifts to give.

Whenever I see a greenhouse filled with Poinsettias I think of Frosty the Snowman and how he melted in one when he took Karen in to get warm and the evil Professor Hinkle slammed the door on them locking them inside. I always cried when I saw that as a little girl.

NIKON D700
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/100 second
F/2.8
ISO 2800
52 mm

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This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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This is another shot from Peddler's Village taken the same day as the previous shots. There are lots of vendors out serving all sorts of goodies all over the Village, including hot cider cooked in iron pots over open fires. It is a wonderful place any time of year but it is especially wonderful this time of year.

This was shot at ISO 6400 in extremely low light. Even under these conditions the D700 produces a pretty decent image although a bit softer than the previous ISO 6400 shot.

I have a Seasonal theme going, as if you haven't already figured that out! I hope to be able to continue the theme throughout the month all the way to New Year's Eve.

Camera Settings:
NIKON D700
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/100 second
F/2.8
ISO 6400
56 mm

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This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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Another shot from Peddler's Village taken last Saturday evening. This is a favorite little pub in the Village. This woman who was checking out the menu caught my eye. Unfortunately the pub closes early. But there is another pub just up the hill in the same building and another nice restaurant to the left also part of the same building. There is no lack of places to duck in out of the cold for a bite to eat and a drink be it warm or cold.

Camera Settings:
NIKON D700
Nikkor 28-70mm f2.8
1/100 second
F/2.8
ISO 6400
28 mm

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This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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This was shot the same day as the 2 previous posts but at Peddler's Village in Lahaska PA. This shopping village is so beautiful during the holiday season and it was quite packed with shoppers that day.

I love the way the stores' windows look this time of year and took quite a few shots of them while in the Village that evening. I thought this pottery was particularly sweet.

I know that there are some scratches and smudges on the windows which you can see in this shot. I decided to leave them rather than clean them up. I think it adds authenticity to the scene.

Technical Details:
NIKON D700
Nikkor f2.8 28-70mm
1/100 second
F/2.8
ISO 1600
70 mm

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This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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This was shot on Saturday afternoon in New Hope PA. It is the New Hope Ivyland Steam Train as it gets ready to take tourists on another run. It is quite a charming scene especially this time of year with Thanksgiving having just passed and Christmas just around the corner.

NIKON D700
Tokina f2.8 80-200
1/640 second
F/4.5
ISO 200
145 mm

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This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos on "Parallel Universe" as I do here. It has become too complicated to maintain two different photoblogs on a regular basis. Feel free to visit "Parallel Universe" and look through the portfolio/archives since there are quite a few photos there that were never posted here. I will continue to post on both since each one gets different viewers. I have also changed the title of Parallel Universe to Capture This Photography 2.

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This is also from Marsh Creek. It was shot at about 8:50 PM in the last few minutes of waning light as I was walking back to the car after the Park Rangers had come to chase us all away. I would have loved to just sit there a few more minutes. The girl standing in the water was reluctant to leave as well. Who could blame us?

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This is another shot from Marsh Creek Park taken at about 8:45 PM about 15 minutes later than the previous photo. I love how the color shifts at dusk. It's like an ever changing painting.

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This was shot last Friday evening at about 8:30 PM in Downingtown PA. I went to the Eagle Gallery to see Betsy Barron at the opening of her group show. She is such a sweet person and just a pleasure to meet. I really enjoyed talking to her and seeing some of her beautiful prints. They are indeed beautiful.

She told me about this beautiful little park that is just around the corner from the Eagle Gallery and she mentioned that sunset is particularly beautiful there. It was late but I caught a little bit of light and a few photos before the Park Rangers chased us out. Some day I will have to go back.

I found this little birdhouse with it's lovely view of the park to be quite amusing with it's "Do Not Disturb" warning penned on the outside. There were several like it with #'s. I do not know what kind of birds are or were nested in them. They certainly had some prime real estate with great views though.

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This was shot the same day as this shot. This was the engineer for the New Hope Ivyland train the day that I was there a couple of weeks ago. He was doing his inspection of the engine while the it was taking water and preparing for its next run.

I haven't been out to shoot in quite a while, since I was sick. All of my cued-up archive shots somehow don't seem to fit for me right now so I am running out of things I want to post. I think I will have to deal with that this weekend, or maybe even tomorrow. We are supposed to get some snow!

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I am continuing with some more candid street shots. It's not something I do very often but I thought I should do more of these since they really give a view into the diversity that I experience every day in my travels around the area I live, work, and play.

This was shot on Saturday in Peddler's Village PA, which is a touristy, and beautiful, shopping village in Lahaska, Buck's County PA. Even though I don't live in PA, I do spend a lot of time there. I have since I was a little girl. I have friends and family there so it definitely feels like home to me. I was passing through Lahaska when I saw they were having their anual Scarecrow Competition and Festival in Peddler's Village, so I though I would just stop in and have a look. I hadn't been there in years for the festival and thought it could be fun.

At the festival, besides all the fun and creative scarecrows, there were also all manner of street entertainers. I got there really late so most of them were packing up for the day. I did have the pleasure of coming across these fantastic musicians. They had a table set up with some of the most beautiful instruments I'd ever seen. They drew quite a crowd with their musical talent as they played some of the same instruments that they had for sale.

I feel awful because I forgot to grab a card for this pair of wonderful musicians. In reality I should have bought one of their CD's but I was short on cash so I didn't, figuring I could contact them later to purchase but I don't have their card and don't remember their names. I will say that the music was soulful and very moving. Just beautiful. If anyone out there knows who they are please, please, tell me. I tried doing a search but got nowhere with it. I plan on calling the shop where they were set up in front of to ask if they know. I will update this post with the information.

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This was shot last fall near New Hope Pennsylvania and quite frankly I forgot I even had it. It was one I had meant to post way back when I took it. I think this canoe had fallen victim to one of the many floods suffered by the area in recent years. It was petty banged up.

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