Back in Spring my family spent a quiet few days out with my wife’s parents. They live near Hershey, and the shift in culture from Philly/South Jersey to Philly/Central PA 1 is a wonderful change of pace. Folks out in the Hershey area enjoy a more “rustic” feel to their homes and landscaping than is…
Category: Photography
Imagine Contrast
The other evening we were outside talking to our neighbors when one turned around and suddenly walked away. I called out to him, “Hey, what’s up?” In response he pointed to the sky and said, “I’m getting my camera.” He had a point, the clouds were impressive. There were a number of storms roaming through…
Bank Avenue, a South Jersey gem
Down by the border of sleepy Riverton, NJ is one of the most lovely spots in South Jersey. It’s hidden out in the open, literally, as everyone coming over the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge can glimpse it during their free entry into the state 1. This spot is, appropriately, nestled along the Delaware River – it’s called…
Walking the Planks
Like many people from the Philly area, I grew up going “down the shore.” I’m not much of a beach goer, and wasn’t even one as a child, but I have always loved walking the boardwalk. I grew up going to Avalon 1, where my grandfather owned an old beach shack two blocks from both…
Hanging out at Old Sturbridge Village
During the second leg of our vacation we were able to travel North and visit several spots in Massachusetts, the first of which was Old Sturbridge Village. Having just returned from Colonial Williamsburg, it was fascinating to jump not only the hundreds of miles North of that site, but also fifty years into Williamsburg’s future….
Geotagging DSLR photos
One of the only aspects of digital photography I missed after taking up a DSLR was automatic geotagging. Yes, there are modules which can be attached to a DSLR to add geotagging data, but they are expensive and clunky so I wasn’t interested. I had just about given up on tagging my photos, which was…
