Tag Archives: Philadelphia

Happy 4th of July

Have a great day today everyone; hopefully you are fortunate enough to have the day off.  Be careful around fireworks and don’t burn yourself or the food on the grill 🙂  I felt this image I took of one of … Continue reading

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I’m taking a picture of you having your picture taken by her

And if that wasn’t confusing enough, take a look at the image and it will all become clear.  I didn’t realize I was capturing a photo within a photo until it was up on the big monitor and I noticed … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday – Monochrome in Chinatown

F 7.1 – 1/200 – ISO 100 – Sigma 50mm Art – Canon 5D III – Topaz BW effects  

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Good eats at the Reading Terminal Market

I won’t go into the historical detail of the market other than give you this link about it – Reading Terminal Market.  Besides all of the other historical places to visit in Philadelphia this is one I highly recommend that … Continue reading

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The Streets of Philadelphia

Always something going on and even more so when there are big conventions in town.

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The children of cosplay

I’m not quite sure how many of these little ones fully understood what was going on; if their parents just put them in costumes or if they took the event as just a fun day to wear a costume that … Continue reading

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Harleys and Witches

When it comes to comic-cons and cosplay there are no set rules as to how you may portray a character.  Some people come to the cons in store bought costumes; others meticulously hand craft theirs (they are the ones who … Continue reading

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Cosplay the video game way

When attending a comic con you will find many different genres of characters: Steampunk, comic book characters, movie characters, popular television characters, original concepts, sci-fi, video games, anime and more.  A lot of these can and do crossover such as … Continue reading

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We have a winner!

No, I haven’t run any contests but this young lady did win one of the categories in the adult costume contest at the con.  She is the Starship Enterprise of Star Trek fame – how cool is that?  Her costume … Continue reading

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Steampunk

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery,[1] especially in a setting inspired by industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century’s British Victorian … Continue reading

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