LOVE Park Goes Green in Philadelphia

I'm actually pretty confused about WHY specifically the water was GREEN, and when I say GREEN I mean, that sucker was GREEN! Like green Kool-aide!

I was actually in the City a few days before I shot these, and there was just NORMALLY colored water, when I shot a whole project at Logan Square which I also had to pass by on the way to, and on the way from.

So, when I researched it online, with varying news article citing different dates, and reasons... According to local Philly news articles, they seem to be reporting it was ALL ABOUT the Philadelphia Eagles... by that I mean the Football team! :)
(American Football)

Now, I shot this on September 12th, and I'd also heard it had something to do with 9/11 (September 11th).

Whatever the actual reason is, I'm unclear... but, HEY, the water is friggin' GREEN!!!!

FOUNTAIN OF LIGHT!

So, these exposures were some from my experimental photo shoot at Logan Square of the Swan Memorial Fountain.

These exposures make the fountain appear to be shooting light.
It reminds me of the types of New Age-ish meditations/visualizations I would do about 5-10 years ago.

   

  

 

LOVE Park in Philadelphia

Yeah, I did a quick photoshoot in Philadelphia last Sunday morning.

I was shooting for the yahoo Weather App/Project Weather.

I used a blue gradient filter in these to help enhance the sky colors, and the clouds.

 The really nice homeless man shot some photos of me. He kept insisting to, but I didn't have any money.

I've been on a diet all summer.

Collins Park: Chestnut Street Philadelphia

John F. Collins Park: 
Chestnut Street
Center City Philadelphia 費城! 
(Not far from Rittenhouse)

 Collins Park is 1 of those special hidden gems in Center City. It's located on Chestnut Street. You would never know it's there unless you stumble upon it, which is literally how I found it in in 1998. Altho' I remember it differently. Somehow in my mind I remembered it with spheres on the fountains/pedistools. I went looking for it, but I couldn't quite remember it clearly in my mind, nor where exactly it was. So, either my memory was off (which very well could be) or it changed.
But, I KNEW it was the right place when I saw the gate! There's a special gate, and at certain times the gates are closed. You never really know why, because I've been around during various parts of the day or night when it was open or closed.

 Collins Park is like a secret garden, with a modern art zen fusion. I could easily see it in video of my friends belly dancing or doing a yoga class video, or even an MTV video... maybe 1980s-1990s synth Pop... who knows?

I wish I had sought out this place earlier because they have a live music series of musicians playing music inside the small park. I had JUST missed it when I got there.
Maybe I will try again to catch it tomorrow.

 For more info about the live music series see information here.

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