Like porcelain dolls in infrared.







Full series slidehow here

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Fred

What is the von steuben parade?

Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus von Steuben trained and otherwise assisted The American forces during the Revolutionary War...it is in his honor that the parade is named. It is a parade held by German-Americans every year.

My daughters learned about him in their 3rd grade history lessons (we homeschool)...just as they learned about their not-so-illustrious paternal ancestor who served as a Hessian soldier at the Battle of Trenton (and whose troops were so drunk that they were beaten badly. He later defected to the American side, lol!)

Where does the parade take place?

nice photos. what type of filters/lenses do you use?

A famous scene from Ferris Bueller

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"The good news is the dogs of Pennsylvania have health care; I can't say the same for the people of Pennsylvania"-- Edward G.

montrose -The Von Steuben Parade used to be downtown (Broad St?) but for the last 4 years it's been happening along Frankford Ave in Holmesburg/Mayfair from Welsh to Cottman. 3rd Saturday in Sept?

fiherparkkid - The filter used for these shots is an infrared-pass filter. A popular one is the hoya r72. Digicams are generally not very sensitve to ir light - by design. Manufacturers place a stong internal ir blocker over the sensor to help with in-camera processing. The camera used here was a converted fuji f20. The internal ir blocker was removed and replaced with an ir-pass filter similar to the hoya r72. Factory refurb f20 on the internet for ~$100. Conversion $200 at maxmax.com in north Jersey.

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Fred

When it was downtown it was on the BF Parkway.

Oh darn it, I missed it!

I have always wanted to see this parade. I think it is the one that has the crossing of the ducks on Broad St.

But I guess there is no crossing of the ducks anymore since it isn't on Broad???

I'm sad I missed this.