Hello Scott, There appears to be some nice shots in there. I sure wish they were just a little bigger. On my monitor, 19", it is really hard to see the details that I think are there. Any way to show some bigger ones?
-- Best regards, Bruce Monday, July 18, 2005, 8:51:14 PM, you wrote: SL> As most of you already know, six of us (four from the list, actually) SL> met in Philadelphia the weekend of July 9th. Just to spare those of SL> you who don't want to read the boring narrative, the entire gallery SL> can be seen here: SL> http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?list=16 SL> My arrival in Philly reminded me of rush hour traffic in St. Louis. SL> Never mind the fact that rush hour in St. Louis was never as bad as a SL> Saturday morning in Philadelphia. I circled the city center, found a SL> parking spot, and then met Rick, Tom, Susan, Nate and Amita at a nice SL> little restaurant for lunch. And beer. Nothing better than beer to SL> start off a hot afternoon on foot. SL> After lunch the rest of the gang went off to take photos. I went to SL> the hotel to check in and then made a rendezvous at Love Park. There SL> are quite a few very recognizable landmarks visible from the park. SL> http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=114 In my former city SL> life, I spent about seven years in St. Louis. I never once saw a SL> homeless person sleeping in public. (There is really no political SL> commentary intended. Merely an observation.) I saw several during my SL> short visit to Philadelphia. SL> http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=112 SL> Tom, Zen, and the art of camera repair. SL> http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=108 SL> Sometime after leaving Love Park and before arriving on Boathouse Row, SL> I shot another roll of film. It is fogged beyond my capability to SL> digitally correct. Maybe I'll try to fix it in the future. If you SL> need a visualization of this part of Philadelphia, watch "Rocky". SL> Our final leg of the Bataan........er :).......walking tour took us SL> down Boathouse Row. Rick told us that many of these beautiful homes SL> are owned by private rowing clubs. SL> http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=109 Nate, Amita and I took SL> a cab back to the hotel. Tom and Susan caught the train home. And SL> Rick, who later informed me that he was "wiped", went home to have SL> dinner with his family. SL> After a little relaxation, Amita, Nate and I ventured out of the hotel SL> in search of food. And beer. We didn't eat here: SL> http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=113 We found a nice quiet SL> Irish Pub a few blocks away. Amita let me play with her fish eye SL> lens. http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=111 At 9pm, the SL> fine folks from Molson started the money machine, which made it SL> not-so-quiet. But Molson drafts were two bucks, so we stayed a while. SL> The next morning I had breakfast at the hotel with Amita and Nate, and SL> then met Rick for a very interesting tour of the city near Washington SL> Square. http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=110 SL> http://twosixteen.com/gallery/index.php?id=115 Shortly after starting SL> the morning, I switched to chrome. I'll post some scans in a couple SL> weeks. SL> I had a wonderful time meeting a few folks from the list. It's always SL> nice to put a voice and a face to the email address. Many thanks to SL> Rick for organizing the event.
