Category Archives: Locations

Landscape and travel photos.

Photos: Visiting the lush island of Kauai, Hawaii

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We were so lucky to get a chance to visit the beautiful island of Kauai in Hawaii. It was our first vacation where we both brought our Nikons and decided to shot in manual. The island winds and beautiful skies were magical. These are some of our favorite shots from our excursion. And suffice to say, we can’t wait to go back!kauai-1-4

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Lillian has always loved astrophotography, and while she doesn’t yet have the equipment she needs, she couldn’t help but try out some long exposure shots like the ones below. kauai-1-5

(And she couldn’t help but jump into the photo! ha!) kauai-1-6

Could you tell we had fun? 🙂

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Photographing locations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Built in 1989, this 848-foot building towers over the Philadelphia, Pa. skyline along with its mate: One Liberty Place. You can tell the difference of the two buildings by the spire atop One Liberty Place, which used to hold the title of tallest building in Philly until the Comcast Center was erected in 2008.

TWO LIBERTY PLACE: Built in 1989, this 848-foot building towers over the Philadelphia, Pa. skyline along with its mate: One Liberty Place. You can tell the difference between the two buildings by the spire atop One Liberty Place, which formerly held the title of tallest building in Philly. (The Comcast Center stole the crown in 2008.)

 

My husband has always wanted to taste an authentic Philly cheesesteak. So, for his recent birthday, a couple of us took a fairly descent, 90-mile trek down to Philadelphia. We met up with a group on City Food Tours and tasted some of the best Philly has to offer including tomato pie, the best donut I’ve ever had in my life, and of course, the infamous cheesesteak (one whiz with!).

While the food was wonderful, the sights were amazing! These are two of my favorite photos from our trip. Above is Two Liberty Place, which stands alongside One Liberty Place (the building with the spire.)

Philly also has amazing murals throughout the city. Below is a mural of Edmund Bacon created by Gaia, a Baltimore-based street artist.

Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) was a noted American urban planner, architect, educator and author. During his tenure as the Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970, his visions shaped today’s Philadelphia, the city in which he was born, to the extent that he is sometimes described as “The Father of Modern Philadelphia.” The mural was created by Gaia, a Baltimore-based street artist.

Edmund Bacon, sometimes described as the father of modern Philadelphia, was an urban planner, architect, educator and author. During his time as the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission (1949 to 1970), his visions shaped today’s Philadelphia.