Self Portrait Challenge: Flitting around Philadelphia

When we spent a few days in Philadelphia after the wedding I tried to focus on this month's SPC assignment.  I tackled it from a variety of approaches. This sparkly street is just off Philly's famous drag South St. The entire block is mosaiced with tiles, mirrors and found objects. To the left, out of the frame, gates conceal an amazing courtyard alive with sculptures using bottles and other detrius to beautifu effect. We stumbled upon this street on a Monday afternoon and had it all to ourselves to play.

Sweets took the above shots for me. He looked like this while we was doing it. The real point of this month's exercise though was to try and include other unsuspecting people on the street along with yourself. I know many of the SPC tribe are having trouble doing this for various reasons. So I slipped in among these girls on a street corner. There's a cheesesteak joint in the background for extra Philly flavor.

I also shot myself in Rittenhouse Square where lots of people were enjoying the sun. One of my favorite shots of the day is this dreamy one where I'm reflected in a window full of golden paper lanterns.

For more of how we spent our time in Philadelphia; take a peek at my mini honeymoon Flickr set.

Make sure you check out the other antics on streets all over the globe at the Self Portrait Challenge site.

Comments

[Janet]

the last one has that real "street" feel with the random passersby, but I also love the top two. Looks like a really cool place to hang out.

If you do decide to stopover in Melbourne, I would love to meet up!

[Jeremy Stockwell]

Great job. More comments on your Flickr set.