Fairmount Water Works - Long View
Uploaded: September 03, 2013
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Yesterday's post isolated a single element of the most brilliant view (better than Boat House Row IMHO) on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia.
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Today I'm providing a view of the historic Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (rear view), which sits upon Fair Mount, a rocky bluff on which the original reservoir stood.
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It was on the FRONT steps of the Art Museum that Rocky Balboa trained for his famous boxing match (in the movie).
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The view of this scene from the Schuylkill Expressway or the I-676 off ramp to I-95 is nothing short of jaw-dropping.
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There are no good places to park your car to photograph this site. The best way is to park near the Art Museum and hike down to a path that leads to a foot bridge over the river to the opposite bank (alongside the highway).
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Exif: F Number: 10, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 125, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 43.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
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