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Alpine flowers at Summit Lake on Mount Evans.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
Photo Phriday - 2015 01 23
Beautiful Arizona! I just got back from Scottsdale, but I haven't had time to review/post my photos yet. This is a photo I took outside of Sedona back in 2012.
Friday, January 16, 2015
Photo Phriday - 2015 01 16
I took this photo last January at Castillo de San Marcos in St Augustine, FL. I overheard a Park Ranger telling a few others with point & shoot cameras (or cell phones) how to get the best shot of the cannon going off. Burst mode? No way; one shot!
Here's the trick: press the shutter half way (auto-focus), then wait for the explosion. When the cannon goes off, you'll jump and 'accidentally' press the shutter the rest of the way. If you rely on your brain and motor skills to catch the photo, you'll probably miss the split second explosion.
Thanks, Park Ranger!
Friday, January 9, 2015
Photo Phriday - 2015 01 09
At Pathfinder Reservoir in Fremont Canyon. Wyoming has some beautiful weather and colors!
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Symbol of Progress
I've spent a lot of time at the Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL). Summer reading programs when I was a kid, seemingly endless stacks of books, and an incredible Local History room full of old maps and records. BAPL is a great place.
Of all of the time I spent there, I never knew anything about the sculpture in the plaza. You know the one:
Yeah, that thing. What is it called? What does it symbolize? Who made it? When was it installed? Why is it covered in spiders and their webs every summer? So many questions. Finally, here are some answers, brought to you by a long holiday weekend with no travel plans*!
The sculpture, called "Symbol of Progress", was installed in 1967 as part of Bethlehem's new City Center Plaza. It was created by Joseph J Greenberg, Jr of Philadelphia, and is made of Bethlehem Steel. According to Lehigh Valley Style, "His intent was to symbolize the diversity of ethnic groups living in Bethlehem. Greenberg’s vision features three tapered steel arcs that are joined in the middle, denoting the fusion of these different ethnicities. The arcs continue skyward, calling on the strength of the integration." Pretty cool!
I can't answer my last question from above, regarding why spiders love this sculpture so much, but I'm going to guess they just really enjoy public art.
Photo by Munkeyspasm via Flickr
*No travel plans? How did that happen?! It worked out pretty well considering how icy the roads were!
Sources:
Of all of the time I spent there, I never knew anything about the sculpture in the plaza. You know the one:
Yeah, that thing. What is it called? What does it symbolize? Who made it? When was it installed? Why is it covered in spiders and their webs every summer? So many questions. Finally, here are some answers, brought to you by a long holiday weekend with no travel plans*!
The sculpture, called "Symbol of Progress", was installed in 1967 as part of Bethlehem's new City Center Plaza. It was created by Joseph J Greenberg, Jr of Philadelphia, and is made of Bethlehem Steel. According to Lehigh Valley Style, "His intent was to symbolize the diversity of ethnic groups living in Bethlehem. Greenberg’s vision features three tapered steel arcs that are joined in the middle, denoting the fusion of these different ethnicities. The arcs continue skyward, calling on the strength of the integration." Pretty cool!
I can't answer my last question from above, regarding why spiders love this sculpture so much, but I'm going to guess they just really enjoy public art.
Photo by Munkeyspasm via Flickr
*No travel plans? How did that happen?! It worked out pretty well considering how icy the roads were!
Sources:
- "Steel Sculpture for City Center" from the Gettysburg Times, Aug 16, 1967.
- "Lehigh Valley Icon" from the Lehigh Valley Style blog.
- "Symbol of Progress, (sculpture)" from The Smithsonian.
- "Depth of Field" photo by Munkeyspasm on Flickr
Friday, January 2, 2015
Photo Phriday - 2015 01 02
Happy New Year, and here's to an interesting road ahead! I took this photo in Zion National Park when I visited in 2008.
As a New Year bonus, here's a song! The Bouncing Souls also hope you find Better Things in 2015, and they played this at their NYE show here in Denver. What a fun way to ring in the new year!
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