Philly Wide Angle Wednesday

Gutter Punk
Canon 60D, Tokina Pro DX-II 11-16mm f/2.8, f/8, 1/1000sec, 640ISO, 13mm

As stated earlier, we had taken a quick weekend trip to Philadelphia near the end of February. Cheesesteak was consumed while there, and a walk around the old areas near Independence Hall was the sight seeing for the last day there. I loved looking at the old streets preserved, with the gutter running down the center of the street.

Philosophical Hall
Canon 60D, Tokina Pro DX-II 11-16mm f/2.8, f/8, 1/1000sec, 640ISO, 13mm

The Philosophical Hall had caught my eye when we were across the street at the Independence Square. It had a statue of Benjamin Franklin, which isn't surprising considering he was a Philadelphian. Research has taught me that this building was built in 1785-1789, though it took a large donation from Mr. Franklin. It is the home of the American Philosophical Society, and remains the only privately owned building in Independence Square. 

Unedited Shot

I also have posted the same photograph, straight from the camera without any edits to it. Since I shoot in RAW, every photo needs a little adjustments. If my camera was to record in JPEG, it would choose what edits to do, but I prefer to adjust the contrast, sharpening, etc myself. I also use the Lightroom Lens Correction to get my wide angle shots corrected, so the lines are straight instead of converging. A tilt-shift lens would correct this problem in camera, but they are the cost of a new camera body!

Friday's Wide Angle Post

Last weekend, I actually had the full weekend off, so my wife and I decided to take a last minute trip down to Philadelphia. We found a cheap hotel in Bensalem, booked it, headed down Saturday morning. Easy trip down there, I possibly may write more of that day, but this photograph is from Sunday. 

We just walked around the downtown area after checking out of our hotel. We didn't want to stay too long, back on the road by the mid afternoon since we had work and school the next day. So I had a cheesesteak from Jim's, the girls had a hoagie. We enjoyed the old buildings all around the city. Independence Hall is one of the last places we walked by before heading back to the car. We didn't actually see the inside this trip, or Liberty Bell, but my wife and I had done it about 13 years ago.

Independence Hall
Canon 60D, Tokina Pro DX-II 11-16mm f/2.8, f/8, 1/1000sec, 640ISO, 11mm