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Winter on Independence Mall
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Drifting snow twirls around pedestrians passing Independence Mall on Market Street in Philadelphia this morning.
Worth the wait: Eclipsing Philly
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We had a beautifully crisp and clear night to view the lunar eclipse over Philadelphia. I was under-lensed and over-pushing the ISO, but with a little help from Photoshop’s highlight/shadow function and a touch of the sharpening filter, I squeaked out a keeper. I’ll try again in 400 years.
Idiot Village: Philadelphia city officials take down Christmas, sort of
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Politically Correct Village
In a feeble attempt to please everybody, Philadelphia city officials responded to complaints from some city workers and other citizens by ordering the removal of the word “Christmas” from the Christmas Village signs at Philadelphia City Hall, where they are still hosting the Christmas Village you can find at, well, http://www.philachristmas.com/
They plan to replace it with a “Holiday Village” sign, but apparently not at the same time, and so for now it just says “Village.”
Oh, holiday tree.
Meanwhile, in the middle of the village, city workers continued to string Christmas lights on a Christmas tree, as “Oh, Christmas Tree” and other Christmas carols continued to play on the audio system.
Read more:
Village will be open through Holiday Eve.
UPDATE: CRISIS AVERTED; MAYOR SAVES CHRISTMAS:
Nutter says market will get its name back
Zoomin’ it
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I got my new Zoomit SD card reader for the iPhone in the mail yesterday, and opening the package opened a world of possibilities, making it possible to move full-resolution photos online without a laptop, Wifi, or anything else.
It calls for a little set-up: It needed a charge first, from an included USB charger, and when I plugged the charged device into the bottom of my iPhone4, it prompted me to download the free Zoomit app. (There is also a $2.99 Zoomit music app in the store, but I don’t need it and so I didn’t buy it. I’m all about the photos.)
Next, I plugged into the other end of the device with an SD card that had been in my Canon 990 pocket camera, which contained a few pre-dawn photos, like the one above, which I had taken on my way into New York a few days ago. (No, I was not in the driver’s seat. Distracted driving kills.)
After selecting an image on the iPhone screen, Zoomit sharing options include emailing the photo or posting to your existing Facebook or Flickr accounts, for which you will be prompted to log in.
From Flickr, I emailed this photo to my Posterous blog, which then redistributes to several more platforms, including whichever one you are viewing now.
It’s hard to swallow the $60 price tag at a time when USB SD readers cost so little, but when combined with iPhone apps and social sharing platforms, this baby feels like a game-changer, especially now that more professional-quality cameras are coming SD-ready.
I can’t wait to put it to work in the field.
Sent from my iPhone
