Jan 17, 2011

Wintery scenes from philly

What a packed long weekend it's been! Visiting Philly was a lot of fun, though I took a lot fewer pictures than I would have liked - I blame it on the cold. My fingers can only handle so much numbness. Today was a pretty sad day, as my nifty fifty kicked the bucket in a horrible accident involving a half-eaten piece of chocolate... Luckily my 50mm 1.4 is still very much alive, and an evening trip to B&H resulted in a new lens toy, which will be revealed in a later post I'm sure. For now, any guesses? :)

Anyway, here a few shots from around City Hall, Rittenhouse Square, Penn's campus, and a more south-ish residential area.

This cold is getting ridiculous. My northeast blood cannot handle much more of this.

22 comments :

  1. haha how did you ruin your lens with the chocolate?

    the pacific northwest is much warmer in the winter...come visit! :)

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  2. Do you find yourself seeing a place differently every time you return?

    Glad the 50 is okay. I am assuming all appendages (and associated parts) are still attached and working properly.

    Ooh, okay, okay, guess the toy. Um, a 35, Lensbaby, Raynox...

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  3. @Todd, ah I should have made it clear that I refer to my first lens, the 50mm f1.8 as the nifty fifty, and that one is very much dead. :(

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  4. beautiful wintery images. even though i was in philly only once, i remember how photogenic and charming the city was. Come to think of it, I never blogged my pics from my trip there. Mmmm... I think I will in the next week or so =)

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  5. Let me guess, you got the 35mm 1.4! that's the baby i want!

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  6. absolutely beautiful shots as usual! i love the tones

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  7. ah, canon term, lost in translation. sorry to hear that. second one i've heard eat it in a month...

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  8. oh, how i wish we had snow here. :( i'll never be able to take shots like these.

    also, my money for your new lens is on the canon 85/1.4. (or maybe that's just me projecting.)

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  9. beautiful, love the first photo especially.
    sorry about your fifty but can't wait to see the results of your new toy :)

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  10. Great winter tones Alice!
    Let me think...nifty fifty is gone...uhm...are you thinking to buy a 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.2L ? :-)

    Ciao!

    .a

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  11. gorgeous post :)

    sorry about your lens, have fun with the new toy

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  12. Ops, this morning I was quite sleepy...so, let me guess...your new gear is a 35mm or the wonderful 85mm??? :-P

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  13. beautiful! i love the rittenhouse square area. it is so lovely. i'm very sad that my friends who lived there are now in connecticut. philly is so much fun!

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  14. Lovely captures, Alice!

    You have such a talent - your view is amazing. I always feel l am right there with you.

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  15. amazing photos, my friend.

    can't wait to hear about the new toy.

    love love these shots.

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  16. Such beautiful photos and truly an emotional relief after the images of tragedy here in Australia with flooding lately. I am guessing you got a lensbaby! They are great fun!

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  17. gorgeous! I think Philly will be in my dreams tonight, as I head to bed after reading this post...

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  18. omg, these are gorgeous! Love them all.

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  19. Every single picture here can be used as wallpapers! lovely photographs as always. :)

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  20. Pretty! My best friend lives in Philly, & I'd love to visit - but not when it's so cold!

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  21. Beautiful photos, Alice. Looks like all that pain and numbness really paid off!

    I'm a little behind on my blogs so I'm not sure if you've already announced it yet but I'll take a stab at it - you said "toy" so I'm going to guess a Lensbaby.

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