Sunset Lovers

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In addition to the several photos I shot behind the Philadelphia Art Museum, there was a couple that hung out for a Romantic sunset gazing. So, I just kept shooting my photos WITH them in the frames.

Compare these to my other Photos behind the Art Museum at Sunset: 


Same day


The previous week

Sunset Behind The Philadelphia Museum of Art: Schuylkill River (With Humidity)

Sunset Behind The Philadelphia Museum of Art:
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The gazebo I shot from is actually called The Mercury Pavilion.

It's dated as 2007, however, I used to frequent the gazebo since 1998, and I can tell you both gazebos are OLD! Older than 2007! 


So, even tho' it's a week AFTER the ideal week to shoot from, and the humidity was about 44% (higher than my last photo shoot) I still got some reds. I would've preferred higher humidity, and also last week, but there's always next year!

If the humidity was as high as it was a few days ago, I could've shot much more reds  in the sunset. But, oh well, that's the nature if it all.

The clouds worked out really well for these.

This first one here, I used a filter. The rest are natural.

 Compare these photos to my previous photo shoot behind the Art Museum.

Misc. Philadelphia Photos

Just a number of Photos of interest throughout Philadelphia in the past week.

July 4th, Philadelphia Art Museum Fairmount Park Block Party. Various Musicians/artists playing live. Literally ON the Ben Franklin Parkway street.

 Block party in the day time on Ben Franklin Parkway.

July 4th, 2012 

 

 Carnival on Ben Franklin Parkway July 4th 2012

 Logan Square, Center City Philadelphia,
July 2nd 2012

July 2nd Behind the Art Museum at the LARGE Gazebo by the River.

I had an interview in Manayunk in the morning, and I was stuck in these clothes all day, sweating my life away.

Regardless, after I went to Starbucks, I got majorly bloated due to hormones. :-/

Found the drinking fountain on the other side of the Parkway AFTER I desperately needed it, and spent my money on salty soda.

I also didn;t go to any of the Occupy protests. I thought about it... but, no...

Face Painting in West Philly Clark Park

 

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Summer Solstice Festival in Clark Park, West Philly w/Pirate Pebbs







I tried to dress light, but still sweaty, n getting used to heat.

They had a cart there with THE BEST falafels EVER!

June 30th, I think this was.

We made the costumes ourselves more or less.

July 4th Art Museum Firework 費城!

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Well, I guess this is the best I could do. I had a REALLY great time!

The musicians/artists playing live:

Lauren Hill, Queen Latifa, Darrel Hall, The Roots, Jonas Brothers, and MORE. But, I couldn't get close enough to shoot any.

BIGGEST block party EVER!




The humidity was PERFECT for photography! RICH SATURATED COLORS, full atmospheric density. 52%+ humidity

 

 

I had no control over who's heads were in the frame. So, whatever. They're all shot on manual on various exposure lengths.  If you want to look at more check 'em here. 

Anyways, still learning...