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Let the SUN SHINE

© Michelle Alton

Let the SUN SHINE

Uploaded: September 27, 2010 09:59:42

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Just one tiny isolation of wonderment at Philadelphia's Magic Garden on 1022 South Street. This was the place that Sean could not wait to show me.
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(from a Google Search):

Covering an indoor and outdoor space equivalent to half a city block, Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens glisten with creativity, urban renaissance and a hint of madness.

Isaiah Zagar, a local artist who began tiling South Street in the 1960s and never stopped, constructed the space out of cement, bicycle spokes, bottles, ceramic shards and other artistic knick-knacks.
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Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 320, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D

Comments

Gord MacEachern September 27, 2010 0

Hi neighbor, a little bit of everything here. Great find and capture! #1312015

Jack Gaskin September 27, 2010 0

A cool capture for sure.
As for a half city block of it. As they say art is in the eye of the beholder. My eye screams Sanford & Son
the old TV Show and it's Junkyard Location.

Happy Shooting
Jack #8931793

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe September 27, 2010 0

What a great place - Very interesting! Excellent capture and info Michelle! Jeff #8931833

Tiia Vissak September 27, 2010 0

cool colors, light & compo! #8931837

Ellen Hodges September 27, 2010 0

Super beautiful light and color, Michelle!! #8931844

Jean-Pierre Ducondi September 27, 2010 0

So cool Michelle. Beautiful colors and presentation. Great effect.
JP #8931924

Julie Burnett September 27, 2010 0

Fantastic composition, color, and light, Michelle. #8931940

John Rivera level-deluxe September 27, 2010 0

Great perspective and work here Michelle! #8931964

Barbara Waldoch September 27, 2010 0

Glass and colour-wonderful! #8931970

Nikki McDonald level-classic September 27, 2010 0

Almost an abstract, Michelle -- very nice colors and perspective and a cool place for sure. #8931976

Val Feldman level-classic September 27, 2010 0

A genius of a comp and the perfect angle to catch all the wonderful light thru the myriad of different colored glass..Austin has it's own "Cathedral of Junk" on the same order but Mr. Zagar has him beat hands down - this is a glorious feast for the eyes - he has quite the artistic flair...and the quirky "madness" is right up my alley...Great find, super capture, Michelle! #8931990

Ron McEwan September 27, 2010 0

Great capture of light at its finest hour. Just enough sky to ad reality to the shot. WTG #8932019

Alan L. Borror September 27, 2010 0

What a fantastic find, Michelle! Beautiful composition and great light and color! #8932031

Danny B. Head September 27, 2010 0

I hate the overused word "awesome", but I'm goinfg to use it anyway!!! #8932128

Linda D. Lester level-classic September 27, 2010 0

Love the full frame of these "awesome" colors! LOL! Great find! #8932155

Marilyn Cornwell September 27, 2010 0

This image has so much vibrance - colour, forms, flow, and shapes! #8932243

Jack Ryan September 27, 2010 0

An excellent image of a very cool location...great work! #8932341

Laura E. Swan level-classic September 27, 2010 0

Whoa! Cool find Michelle! If not for that dreamy sky there I would have had a hard time with perspective! WOW! Love it lots! The variety of colors, shapes, the comp & TREATMENT! Very well done!!!

-Laura :D #8932404

Carol Eade level-classic September 27, 2010 0

What a find, Michelle, terrific comp and colors! #8932419

Lorna Shutter September 27, 2010 0

Wow! I've never seen anything like THIS before! What an "AWESOME" creation of mad genius! We couldn't put this together even if we tried! Ha! Ha! The bottles really do make this image shine! Love the wonderful colours and your fantastic POV! Beautiful capture and effects! Excellent work, Michelle! :) #8932468

Stan Kwasniowski September 27, 2010 0

Michelle, beautifully done #8932601

Mike Clime September 27, 2010 0

Really nice capture and so colorful! Lots of photo ops there. #8932745

Ann Coates level-classic September 27, 2010 0

I can see why your grandson wanted to show you this place. What an interesting and intriguing place to have a look around. Love all the colours in this image Michelle. #8932768

Terry Cervi level-deluxe September 27, 2010 0

I love it, Michelle! And I love that garden. I'd love to visit some day! #8932819

isabel C. Zepeda level-classic September 27, 2010 0

Michelle.

It so unique and diferent,lots of colors and shapes.

Ysa...

Thanks for your visit :) #8932898

Hal Bambrick September 27, 2010 0

Vincent would be Proud of this Michelle! #8932997

Kerry Hill September 27, 2010 0

A great capture full of wonderful interest and colours Michelle! #8933066

Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 27, 2010 0

AWESOME! #8933285

Kaye Burazin September 27, 2010 0

this is beyond artistic and your capture of it is outstanding with detail #8933379

Tammy Espino September 27, 2010 0

A neat capture :) #8933464

William C. Raco level-classic September 27, 2010 0

What a great scene and photo
Very cool, Michelle
Give your grandson extra points for the heads up. #8933471

Randy D. Dinkins level-classic September 27, 2010 0

Great find, comp, color, details and overall capture. Very cool! #8933475

Ian M. Hill September 28, 2010 0

Well,the sun shines here Michelle,this is simply adorable!! #8933631

Jessica Jenney September 28, 2010 0

Must be a fantastic exhibit! Beautiful capture, Michelle! #8933638

Tamara K. Walker level-classic September 28, 2010 0

Very unique and interesting! #8933652

Renata Gusciora September 28, 2010 0

Wow!This is so cool!LOve it,Michelle!What a unique find and fabulous capture with wonderful colors! #8933681

Derek D. Dafoe September 28, 2010 0

Very unique indeed! nice catch as always Michelle! #8933736

David Phalen September 28, 2010 0

Awesome find and capture with terrific light, colors and shapes!! #8933741

Rona L. Schwarz September 28, 2010 0

Colors and light are fantastic here, Michelle! Almost like an abstract painting, but all the more special because it's real! Marvelous find and excellent composition! #8933874

Tommy E. Burgess September 28, 2010 0

What a fantastic scene and capture Michelle!! #8933937

Robert K. Bemus level-classic September 28, 2010 0

Great find, color and comp, Michelle!! Sort of reminds me of the Watts Towers in South Central L.A... #8933986

Brett Dolsen September 28, 2010 0

Not only a great find but a winning composition here Michelle! #8933999

Dick W. Wyatt September 28, 2010 0

Everyone has said it all on this one, Michelle.
Bet you go back for more. #8934017

mike dougherty September 28, 2010 0

I love the magic garden.. beautiful capture. #8934360

Randall J. Scholten September 28, 2010 0

Fascinating photo! #8934627

Kathy Reeves September 28, 2010 0

As usual you captured this BEAUTIFULLY! #8934662

JO ANN CLEVELAND September 28, 2010 0

How cool Michelle, great find, beautifully done..

jo ann c. #8934825

MELODIE C. ROBERTS September 29, 2010 0

I would have been in Heaven here ;0)

Awesome find and capture Mickey!! #8935739

Sam Britt September 29, 2010 0

Very cool, unique & colorful find. Great capture, Michelle. #8935741

Karen Celella September 29, 2010 0

Very interesting and fun find, that you present beautifully, Michelle. #8937061

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic September 29, 2010 0

Another beauty..fantastic lighting, colors, detail and effects. #8937448

David Van Camp September 30, 2010 0

This is a really cool, WILD comp! Great colors and comp, very interesting with lot's of details, nice image, really caught my eye, Michelle!! #8937854

Daniel Ruf October 02, 2010 0

Very, very cool image, Michelle. #8942415

Mitch Spence level-classic October 03, 2010 0

What a marvelous melange of shining glass and rough stone texture, put together in a great composition against the sky. #8944356

william r. griffin October 03, 2010 0

fantastic shot Michelle, love everything about it !!!fav #8944448

Karen Bacon October 06, 2010 0

What a great way to recycle!!! Wonderful composition Michelle! #8951532

Carolyn J. Connolly October 07, 2010 0

Wow, Michelle - this place must just be SO amazing to see in person!! A really FABULOUS capture here, my friend!! :o)

BTW, I nearly wore out my scrolling finger getting to the bottom of your comments - mine is No. 58!! Lol!! ;o) #8953573

Anita Tykwinski October 10, 2010 0

Stunning capture of this colorful mosaic....love it!! #8957112

Terry Cervi level-deluxe October 15, 2010 0

Congrats on this very cool Finalist, Michelle! #8968409

Tiia Vissak October 15, 2010 0

Congratulations! #8968418

Stan Kwasniowski October 15, 2010 0

Michelle, congratulations #8968532

Nancy (Peaches) Harker October 15, 2010 0

Photobucket

WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE CONGRATS on your finalist!
Best of luck in the next round!

Photobucket
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Kaye Burazin October 15, 2010 0

beyond exceptional...congrats #8968763

Douglas Pignet October 15, 2010 0

Congratulations on your Finalist Award!
#8968777

Tammy Espino October 15, 2010 0

Congrats on this awesome finalist :) #8968781

Carol Eade level-classic October 15, 2010 0

A terrific finalist, Michelle, congratulations! #8968906

Stefania Barbier level-classic October 15, 2010 0

congratulations on your gorgeous finalist!!! #8969129

Jack Ryan October 15, 2010 0

Congrats...very much deserved. #8969460

Jeffrey R. Bange October 15, 2010 0

Congratulations Michelle on your finalist award and best of luck in the next round. #8969608

Lydia Williams level-classic October 15, 2010 0

This is so neat, Michelle. Congratulations on your finalist! #8969630

Dick W. Wyatt October 15, 2010 0

Congratulations ! #8969759

Lorna Shutter October 15, 2010 0

WTG, Michelle!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your two great FINALISTS this month!!!!! :)
Photobucket #8969762

Marilyn Cornwell October 15, 2010 0

A celebration for you and Isaiah! Congratulations! #8970032

Brett Dolsen October 15, 2010 0

Awesome finalist Michelle!!Hope to see this among the upcoming winners!!! #8970283

Rona L. Schwarz October 15, 2010 0

Super CONGRATULATIONS on this very unique Finalist, Michelle! Hope to see it again! #8970347

Deborah Lewinson level-addict October 15, 2010 0

Fabulous find and capture, Michelle! Congrats on this beautiful finalist!

Debby #8970861

Carol L. Fowler October 15, 2010 0

Congrats! WTG! #8970917

Ann Coates level-classic October 15, 2010 0

Congratulations on your terrific finalist Michelle. #8971087

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic October 15, 2010 0

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your very deserving FINALIST! 8o) #8971088

Patti Coblentz October 16, 2010 0

Wow...it is amazing! Congratulations on your finalist, Michelle! #8971680

Ian M. Hill October 16, 2010 0

Congrats Michelle,I knew I would see this again,best of luck! #8971799

Barbara Waldoch October 16, 2010 0

Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Michelle! #8972403

Beverley Scott October 16, 2010 0

Congratulations on this great finalist, Michelle! #8972632

Boyd L. Alexander October 16, 2010 0

WOW! WTG Michelle! Stunning Finalist! #8973122

Mukesh Srivastava October 16, 2010 0

Congratulations on your fantastic finalist Win,Michelle!!! #8973212

Linda Blair October 16, 2010 0

Wonderful and fun finalist...congrats!!! #8973219

Merna L. Nobile October 16, 2010 0

Every month, with our camera in hand, we go out and find what we hope will be the “winning photo.”
Those of us that don’t get recognized, just continue to search for that special image, until one day the Congratulations come pouring in from some of the best artist and friends anyone could image.
So to the Better Photo winners for the month of September, I congratulate you on a job so well done.
My very best to all of you, Merna Nobile
#8973535

Debra R. Harder October 16, 2010 0

LOVE this, Michelle! So artistic and creative!! Huge congratulations on your brilliant finalist! Deb #8973900

Kathy Coombs October 16, 2010 0

Wow..that is a cool shot! Congratulations! #8974344

Nadia Paul October 16, 2010 0

What a wonderful place and beautiful capture Michelle - congrats on your finalist! #8975065

Tamara K. Walker level-classic October 17, 2010 0

CONGRATULATIONS! #8975103

Rony Sagy October 17, 2010 0

Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist, Michelle. #8975725

JO ANN CLEVELAND October 17, 2010 0

Big Congratulations on this awesome finalist Michelle!

jo ann c.
#8977060

Patricia A. Stalter October 17, 2010 0

This deserves to win! #8977162

Courtenay Vanderbilt October 18, 2010 0

Oh, thank you so much Michelle! And you have a spectacular piece of art work here! Congratulations yourself!! #8978352

Sharon Sawyer October 19, 2010 0

WTG, Michelle!!! HUGE congrats on your fantastic & well deserved finalist!!! #8982170

Ujjwal Mukherjee October 19, 2010 0

A wonderful image and finalist,Michelle!! Congratulations!! #8982209

Mitch Spence level-classic October 19, 2010 0

You bet, it's a winner. No suprise there. #8983356

Donna La Mattino Pagakis October 21, 2010 0

Such a cool image and creation, congratulations Michelle! #8988174

ALLEN O. HOWARD October 22, 2010 0

WoW!!! Awesome Michelle! Congratulations! #8988616

Laura E. Swan level-classic October 22, 2010 0

HUGE Photobucket on your BEAUTIFUL and COLORFUL Finalist, Michelle!!!

-Laura

#8988811

Tommy E. Burgess October 23, 2010 0

Belated congratulations on your fantastic finalist Michelle!!! #8990773

Kate Jackson October 25, 2010 0

Amazing! Love the way you've caught the light! And belated congratulations Michelle! #8995060

Rosemary Sampson level-classic October 26, 2010 0

Awesome capture! Love the colors, shapes and lighting! Well done! #8996494

Rosemary Sampson level-classic October 26, 2010 0

Awesome capture! Love the colors, shapes and lighting! Well done! #8996495

Patrick Rouzes level-classic November 08, 2010 0

Michelle, I absolutely love this! You know, I have always wanted to creat something like this! WOuld love to visit that place!
CONGRATULATIONS on this exceptional Finalist! WTG! #9021207

Lorri Shane November 22, 2010 0

A very busy scene but you framed it so well! Nice job. Congrats on the FINALIST! #9057286

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