Downtown Philly

I am please to display the photographic work of a guest photographer, my oldest son, Nicholas (Nick) who is seventeen.  

This is a shot of way up high of City Hall in Philadelphia.  It was shot by Nick while I was driving.  The family decided to visit Tony Luke's for an 'authentic' Cheese Steak this past Saturday and came home Broad Street, which takes you around City Hall.  To be honest, I was dying behind the wheel.  I could have filled up every memory card I own on that trip!  Nick took a lot of shots and I kept a bunch.  You'll definitely see one of them on Weekend Reflections.  He shot a bunch of really funny signs, but many of them didn't come out too good.  He created several excellent abstract works, mainly due to shaking hands.

I had to crop this big time because of the funky exposure and lighting. 



Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM lens
Exposure 1/50 sec @ f1.4
ISO 800
Curves adjusted for contrast

I though this one was really cool.  A shot of the GPS on the dashboard as we cruised up Broad Street.  The GPS was telling me to turn left on Stenton Avenue, but of course, being male, I can't listen to directions.  Actually, I lived in the Mount Airy section of while attending college, so I knew a better route. 
Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM lens
Exposure 1/30 sec @ f1.4
ISO 800
Curves adjusted for contrast

And lastly, this one.  Nick wanted to shoot the McDonald's in the background, but fortunately, for him, the auto-focus decided otherwise.  I really thought this was a great shot. 

Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM lens
Exposure 1/50 sec @ f1.4
ISO 800
Curves adjusted for contrast