Since one of my photog friends was a “car guy”, we decided to make another stop in Philadelphia at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. If you are a car person this is the place for you. I am not really a car person BUT I do like to make images of cars! My only...
Famous as the prison that Al Capone spent some time in, Eastern State Penitentiary is an interesting place to visit and an amazing place to photograph! The prison is located in Philidelphia with parking lots, restaurants, and other businesses adjacent. Some Details from Wikipedia The Eastern State Penitentiary, also known as ESP, is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
Longwood Gardens is one of those places that you have to go to over and over! This was my fourth visit, all have been in different months, and all have been very different. Longwood Gardens is one of those places you wish you lived next door to! Some Details from Wikipedia Longwood Gardens is a botanical...
On our second day in the Philadelphia area, we decided to pop over the state border to Delaware. On a dark and rainy day, our first destination was Winterthur Museum and Garden in Winterthur, DE. Some Details from Wikipedia Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library is an American estate and museum in Winterthur, Delaware. Pronounced “winter-tour,” Winterthur houses one...
Upon arriving in Philadelphia, PA in April 2022, the first thing my two photographer friends and I had to do was stop for a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. One of the guys made a phone call to a Philly ex-pat friend back in FL and got a couple of suggestions. We ended up at Leo’s...
When you think of the desert, the last thing you think of is mud! But sometimes there is rain and runoff in the spring and then you get mud. With some time and a bit of drying, you get mud cracks! So what is so great about mud cracks? They can be large (see...
On the last morning in Death Valley, we finally were hitting one of the most popular areas in the park, Artist Drive. I had visited this area on my last visit but like most of the other locations, the time of day we visited was all wrong! This visit was definitely showing me that!...
After spending several hours actually on the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes (see Part 2), I was surprised that our next shooting location was back at these dunes! This time our instructors were William Neill and Alex Noriega. Our goal was to get a view of the sand dunes from a different perspective. This change-up...
