Sun-dappled Clover

I spotted (no pun intended!) this clover while cooking on the grill on our front porch. The sun was shining through a leaf that was partially insect-eaten, producing these tiny points of light on the clover leaves!
Luckily, the kebabs didn't burn as I ran to get my camera.

Field Trip to the Beach/Coneheads

While on our recent trip to California, we were eating breakfast across from the pier in San Clemente when a school bus pulled up, disgorging a whole bunch of kids ready for a day at the beach. I especially liked these "coneheads"!
I'm posting this for the "Baggage" entry into Photo Hunt .
More pix from San Clemente coming soon to my Flickr page.

King without his Crown

While doing some work-related surveying in Port Colden, NJ (a small area just outside of Washington, NJ in Warren Co.) I noticed this steeple sitting under a tree, next to a church. Further investigation revealed it's orginal home behind the church. As I lined the shot up, the Matisyahu. song "King without a Crown" occurred to me (hence the title of this post).
I don't know the history of this oddity (and had no opportunity to research it at the time), but I think it makes for an interesting shot.

Cohshohocken's Soap Box Derby

It was the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, and the need for speed all rolled up into one great event: Conshohocken's annual July 4th Soap Box Derby!
Part block party, part the human drama of athletic competition, this was a fun way to spend the morning of Independence Day.

Tons more shots coming to my Flickr page..

In the future, all churches will look like this...

... parking for flying cars & jetpacks in rear.

This interesting geodesic dome church is in Lake Havasu (visible in background).

(I was shooting through a truck windshield, hence the small blurry spots.)

Partying on Lake Havasu

For the Photo Hunt Season 6, week 1 subject "fun": this shot of folks enjoying Lake Havasu in Arizona. I know we certainly had fun tooling around the lake, dropping anchor & hanging out at the sandbar, and just taking in the spectacular scenery!
Thanks again to our gracious hosts Darcy & Fernando - it was a great day, guys!

More shots to come, both here and on Flickr.

"Real" Stained Glass

Having attended a "modern" church while growing up (or as my sister succinctly puts it, a church that "looked modern in 1960"), I've developed an appreciation for more traditional churches. Especially the stained glass - modern churches usually skimp on this detail.
The examples above are from St. Francis of Assisi in Norristown, PA, one of the most beautiful and striking traditional churches I've ever been in.

For more pictures from St. Francis, see my Flickr page.

Venus over Philly

Another shot from Camden - showing the planet Venus (top center) high over the Philly skyline.

For more skyline shots, see my Flickr page.

Old Ben

I don't know whether it's ironic or appropriate that one of the best places to view Philadelphia from is Camden, NJ. Whatever the case, here is a shot I took from that vantage point of the Ben Franklin Bridge.

[Side note - sorry for the lull in postings for April. Early in the month, photographic opportunities seemed to dry up, and I felt that I could use a break, anyway. Now that I've built my photo stockpile back up a bit, I'll hopefully begin posting more - as long as time permits!]

Just Married: Dina and Carl!

I had already enterred this shot for this week's Photo Hunt subject: something in motion.

But I got this unexpected panning shot from Dina & Carl's wedding this past Saturday, so I'm switching. Less potential bonus points, but sometimes, you just gotta go with your gut.

Congratulations, Dina & Carl!

Moon & Venus

From 2/25/07: this was my 2nd attempt at capturing this pretty pair. A month prior, the crescent Moon and Venus were much closer together, but I didn't have time to set up my tripod and all my shots were blurry.
Even with the tripod, I still experienced some camera jiggle (gotta remember the Timer next time!) - but a few shots - like this - came out ok.

Liberty Challenge - HOLD IT!

A couple of weeks ago, St. Joseph's University hosted the Hawk Classic - a massive high-school cheerleading event. After all the junior varsity squads performed their routines, they held the Liberty Challenge. All the Varsity squads performed a "liberty" - the move shown above - at the same time, and the squad to hold it the longest won.
Congratulations to the Kennedy Kennrick High School Cheerleaders for winning the "Lib" Challenge, and for placeing 2nd overall in the JV comp! Go KK!

Guy Fawkes

No, I am not the terrorist known as Codename "V," but I did play him for Halloween last year. Alas, no parties to go to, so only the neighborhood children witnessed the visage of Guy Fawkes in full "V for Vendetta" regalia.

I thought the mask (and some of the regalia) would make a good entry for this week's Photo Hunt.

3/20/07 - Woohoo! This photo earned 2nd place in the Week 10 Photo Hunt challenge!

Thanks to everyone that voted for it!

Tiles & Shards

From the same Philadelphia Area Photobloggers excursion that produced my Olde City Gravestone shot comes this cool wall mural. Note the reflections in some of the mirrored pieces.

I can't remember exactly where it was (perhaps Jorj can recall), but it's in the vacinity of 3rd & South. I'm using it for this week's Photo Hunt.

Update - 5/12/07: having been in that area recently, I can report that the above mural is at the Northwest corner of 4th & Gaskill, a half block above South.
For more photos from this jaunt, see my Flickr page.

I See(m) Red...

Portraits: definitely not my thing. Especially self-portraits. Eek.
So when Jorj posted "A Portrait" as this week's subject for the Photo Hunt, I blanched. I mean, the Hunt's been hard enough this season without having to shoot something I'm not into and don't think I'm particularly good at.
No wonder I'm angry!
But this Friday night, a bunch of the Philadelphia Area Photobloggers got together in Center City, and I saw an opportunity: the light from restaurant sign across the street was coming in through the window, and I thought it might make for a dramatic shot.
I might post more of my "typical" shots from that night here soon. Also - look for more on my Flickr page.

Trippy Rose

This past summer I was playing with the macro setting on New Camera, trying to get a good shot of the blooms on our rosebush. For reasons I'm still not sure of, I couldn't get the exposure settings to sync-up, resulting in shots like the one above.
In the words of the immortal Bob Ross: "We don't make mistakes, we have happy accidents."

I'm using this for this week's Photo Hunt .

Lighthouse Shadow

I dug this Old Camera shot from our 2005 Cape May trip for the week 6 Photo Hunt subject: a shadow. This was taken through one of the Cape May Lighthouse's windows, about two-thirds of the way up.

Pistachio Pac Man

Since I've been a bit lazy of late with my Photo Hunt entries, and with this week's subject being "Nuts," I figured I'd be a bit nutty and stage this shot. That's a big ol' honey-roasted Macadamia serving as the "Power Pill."

Of course, the hard part was not eating these before taking the pic.

Sitting Surfer (re-post)

For the week #2 Photo Hunt subject "black & white," I'm being lazy and re-posting this post-processed b&w shot from our California trip.
This is, however, one of my favorite shots from that series, so I don't feel too bad about giving it another go in the spotlight.

Triple Seven

For my first post for '07, I present 3 sevens.
This is the address for an apartment building in Plymouth Meeting, PA. It is also my entry for the first week of the Jorj.Org Photo Hunt, Season 4.