Thomas H. Caldwell » West Chester http://thcphotography.com/blog Photographer, West Chester, PA Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Barclay Park http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=2104 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=2104#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2016 20:29:21 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=2104 Congratulations to the Barclay Grounds Preservation Alliance for saving this land from development.

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]]> http://thcphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2104 0 Winter-like conditions at Barclay Grounds. http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1587 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1587#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:30:18 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1587 It’s still fall, but don’t tell these trees.

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]]> http://thcphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1587 0 HELP SAVE THE BARCLAY GROUNDS IN WEST CHESTER, PA. http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1395 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1395#comments Sun, 01 Sep 2013 19:56:49 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1395 A portion of the beautiful Barclay Square grounds which a developer is set to destroy.

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Barclay gate.

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Barclay pine.

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Silhouetted ginkgo tree.

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Looking into the grounds,

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Late afternoon.

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Giant Ginkgo tree.

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The historic Barclay on North Church Street lends its name to the grounds which are located on its southern side, just to the right of this view.

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Do you believe this place of beauty, serenity, and history is worth saving? If your answer is yes, then please get involved. Read the flyer, go to www.SaveTheBarclayGrounds.org , sign the petition, and find out what you can do to help.

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THANKS!

]]> http://thcphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1395 0 Spring In West Chester Parks http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1124 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1124#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 02:57:35 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=1124 Dogwood tree on the grounds (not officially a park) of The Barclay. Sorry about the vignetting in the second and third photographs. My bad.

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Marshall Square Park.

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Hoopes Park.

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Everhart Park.

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]]> http://thcphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1124 0 Super Sunday (5-3-2012), West Chester, PA. http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=711 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=711#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:26:31 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=711 1930 Ford Pickup.

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1933 Ford

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]]> http://thcphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=711 0 2011 Iron Hill Twilight Criterium http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=352 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=352#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:04:37 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=352 Taking pictures of a bike race in twilight conditions is not the easiest thing to do. Essentially, I try not  to get killed.

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Some bike race “fans” watch from the roof of Mas Mexicali Cantina.

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]]> http://thcphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=352 0 Crash site on Route 322 where Ryan Dunn (Jackass star) and Zachary Hartwell were killed http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=280 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=280#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 22:27:36 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=280 Skid marks.

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Car’s path into the woods.

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Memorial.

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People gather at site.

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My competition.

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According to the local papers Ryan Dunn had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system and was driving up to 140 mph. The road, while straight, is dark at night and goes through a woods populated by deer. Not ideal, even for a more pedestrian kind of speeding.

]]> http://thcphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=280 0 Spring 2011 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=218 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=218#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 05:06:05 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=218 Cinco de Mayo above High Street, West Chester, PA. (much more action elsewhere).

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Union Street porch.

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Union Street dogwood.

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