Philadelphia Metblogs » phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:08:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Attention Philly photographers http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/08/08/attention-philly-photographers/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/08/08/attention-philly-photographers/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:39:56 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/?p=3126

Beginning in September, Philadlephia City Paper will select a photo a week for publication in our paper in exchange for a photo credit, bragging rights, glory, etc.

to enter, add your photos to the Flickr group: Philadelphia City Paper

http://www.citypaper.net

]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/08/08/attention-philly-photographers/feed/ 0 Goodbye, Wanamaker’s Cafe http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/08/01/goodbye-wanamakers-cafe/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/08/01/goodbye-wanamakers-cafe/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:05:44 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/08/01/goodbye-wanamakers-cafe/ Today  was the last day for the cafe.  The first restaurant inside a department store was in the original Wanamaker’s Grand Depot.

I bought out all their wonderful scones (to freeze) and had their carrot cake for lunch. Wednesday, I had my last tea there, complete with tea sandwiches.  I will miss the cafe…

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]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/08/01/goodbye-wanamakers-cafe/feed/ 0 Storming the Bastille http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/07/12/storming-the-bastille/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/07/12/storming-the-bastille/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:58:17 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/07/12/storming-the-bastille/ My first post today, the storming of the ‘Bastille’ (Eastern State Penitentiary) is reflected in this costume contest winner’s sunglasses.  Much merriment, Tastykake throwing, and watermelon beheading…

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]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/07/12/storming-the-bastille/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/07/12/photo-of-the-day-28/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/07/12/photo-of-the-day-28/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:55:12 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/07/12/photo-of-the-day-28/ <>As I’m a bit behind, two photos today. One is the ‘photo of the day”; a quintessential, moody “profile of a drinker” by Ted Adams

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See the original on Flickr here

]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/07/12/photo-of-the-day-28/feed/ 0 Swann Fountain from City Hall http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/24/swann-fountain-from-city-hall/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/24/swann-fountain-from-city-hall/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:54:58 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/24/swann-fountain-from-city-hall/  

 

I shot this from up in City Hall Tower; definitely worth the $5 elevator ride! I like the way the distortion makes the flat street look like a steep hill, and the graceful lines of the road.

Swann Fountain from City Hall

 

 

 

See the original on Flickr here

]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/24/swann-fountain-from-city-hall/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/15/photo-of-the-day-27/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/15/photo-of-the-day-27/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:30:41 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/15/photo-of-the-day-27/ The amazing Rainbow Explosion, by Phillybits

Rainbow explosion
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]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/15/photo-of-the-day-27/feed/ 1 Photo of the Day http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/12/photo-of-the-day-26/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/12/photo-of-the-day-26/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:57:55 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/12/photo-of-the-day-26/ The self-absorbed joy of the little boys playing in the Rittenhouse (?) fountain shines through in this photo by egnarorm

Fountain play

 

See original on Flickr here

]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/12/photo-of-the-day-26/feed/ 0 Ice cream sodas http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/07/ice-cream-sodas/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/07/ice-cream-sodas/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:29:16 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/07/ice-cream-sodas/ What better on a ridiculously hot weekend than ice cream sodas from the fantastic Franklin Fountain?  For those of you who haven’t been there yet (go!), the Fountain is a authentic Victorian-style ice cream parlour at 115 Market Street.

 ice cream sodas

]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/06/07/ice-cream-sodas/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day: Safecracker http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/05/16/3082/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/05/16/3082/#comments Sat, 17 May 2008 00:48:16 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/05/16/3082/ Photo of the Day:

I couldn’t resist this wonderful capture by Brooklyn Bridge: read the gravestone carefully!

safecracker?

SAFECRACKER???

see the original on Flickr

]]> http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/05/16/3082/feed/ 0 http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/05/08/3075/ http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/05/08/3075/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 23:04:47 +0000 phi_ruth http://philadelphia.metblogs.com/2008/05/08/3075/ I love the lines of the wires and the orange tones in ‘Philly Sunrise”, by Jason Rafferty.

Philly Sunrise

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