Showing posts with label Open Air Light Show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Open Air Light Show. Show all posts

Friday, September 21, 2012

Star Light, Star Bright

2sec f/4 ISO 400 

Most times, 
when taking night photos, 
I get annoying streaks of  light created by airplanes flying across my scene.  
However, once in a while, 
those airplanes work for you 
rather than against you.  
I love the star light 
created by the airplane in this photo.  

If you look below the airplane 
you'll see City Hall with the statue of William Penn. 
You can read about City Hall on my other blog here.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Lights Over the City of Philadelphia

It was a beautiful in so many ways last night. 
The skies were clear, 
the weather crisp. 
the traffic unusually light... 
and an open air light show over the city!


I had attended a photography class with my Smugs 
and some of us often do some night shooting afterwards.  


The 3-d Open Air Light Spectacular 
officially opens tonight with lots of festivities 
on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 
But we beat the crowds by taking photos 
of their test shots a night earlier. 


24 robotic lights are placed in such a way as to 
frame our Art Museum. 
(That would be the one where Rocky ran up the steps.) 
But they say you can view them for up to 10 miles. 


During the official show 
all those lower lights are supposed to be turned off 
to help appease those complaining of light pollution. 


If you are in the area you can view the light show nightly 
between 8-11 pm until October 14, 2012. 


At which time they will return us to our regularly scheduled light pollution. 


In the center, on the bottom of the above photo
is the Art Museum. 


This is the back of the Art Museum 
as seen from West River Drive. 

It really was quite spectacular! 

Map of Philadelphia Pennsylvania PA