Philadelphia Street

Philly as it is, raw and uncut.

Chinatown Philadelphia

I'm on the East Coast for a couple of days, working and enjoying the humidity ;)

Woman and Cat & Fattr Invites

Philadelphia, 2008.

Over the years the number visits to this blog increased to something between 100 and 300 a day. The statistics show that many of those visitors stay for not more than a second. Other really take their time and revisit, which is flattering. I'm more and more thinking about how to make this page more valuable to those who stop by here. Maybe you have things in mind you would like me to write about - I think reviews of photo gear are always interesting. Without further efforts, I do have something to share today. @flattr_e just sent me some Flattr.com invites. You can just grab one and sign up to this cool new system. I already charged my account with a few bucks and showed some love to artists I like.

Here are the Flattr invite codes. First come, first served:

bc7a84ab0a4416c46
cfbb076e03a4af078
3d554d620a6b2ce24
51262df53c49e3762
78bbcb41d4a5d39f0

Man with Umbrella

Philadelphia, 2009.

The larger my photo archive gets, the more fun it is to dig in it. I'm looking forward to the times when I'll be able to post images randomly from different decades. Matt Weber is doing this. From what I know, his work - all shot in NYC - is the most impressive and interesting street photography collection out there.

Philadelphia in Color

A new addition to the gallery.

Eastern State Penitentiary

Buying flowers on a rainy night

3hr Parking

Couple in Rain

I got this rain cape for my camera. It's basically not much more than an oddly shaped plastic bag that's open on both ends. It has a string on one end so you can tighten it where the lens sticks out, and a little hole for the viewfinder. It's probably the most overpriced product after movie theater popcorn, but just as the popcorn, it seems very valuable when you are in the mood for it :)

I'm probably not the only one who thinks that there is something romantic about heavy rain on a warm night. The old city of Philadelphia works perfectly for me to fit this mood.

Arranging Things

Philadelphia

Harry's Smoke Shop

Dark Blue

Comes in dark...



...and blue:


I couldn't decide how I want it, so here are both versions.
Which one do you like better? I have a slight tendency to the "dark side".

Strangers in the Park

Philly Fire Escape

Thanks to Steffi, Thomas and Chris for a fun photography dedicated Saturday.

Trinity Framing

A frame shop in Philadelphia. The busy stuff in the upper-left are leaves moving in the wind.

Did I unplug the iron?!

Initially, I just wanted to photograph this entrance which belongs to the Theater Of The Living Arts in Philadelphia. More and more often when people are around I start playing with settings and capture additional random images to see what happens.

Three Skateboarders

Seen in Philadelphia.

Skateboarders

An original exposure of "South Street Diner"

It's probably not a highlight in my portfolio, but I figured that I did so much editing on South-Street-Diner that it might actually be interesting to post an untouched exposure. Now don't tell me that the original looks better, that's the worst comment one can get!

OK, do it...if you think so.