Spring in Philadelphia
Uploaded: March 11, 2012 05:46:40
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This was yesterday. I had attended a fascinating afternoon performance (NOT as a photographer) at the magnificent Free Public Library on Logan Square, and was walking back to the train station on Ben Franklin Parkway. This was City Hall, looking straight through "Love Park." You can just barely see the famous red "LOVE" sculpture in the distance.
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Here's another little tid-bit. That's William Penn on top of City Hall, sculpted by Alexander Calder. From this view, the scroll that Penn is holding in his hand may appear to be, well, "something else."
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I first learned of this "view" two years ago when I was photographing the building. A sneering middle-aged man asked me if I was taking "dirty pictures" of William Penn. And then I found the explanation on Wikipedia. You must be standing on Ben Franklin Parkway to discern the "joke."
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Jeepers. Is NOTHING sacred?
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Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 160, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 23.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
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