Photograph info: This photograph was taken last weekend during a trip to the 2009 Philadelphia Flower Show.
It was a beautiful evening with temps in the 70s and we found crowds of people walking Chinatown's colorful streets, enjoying the dramatic change in the weather. Although I'm a big fan of the Philadelphia Flower Show, it was a difficult choice to go inside the Convention Center that night!
Camera settings and post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II 
Thank you for visiting Durham Township!
--Kathleen
Nice; I like the lights in the background. Chinatown in Philly is a neat place when its lit up. By the way, i do believe I saw you in Jim Thorpe this week-end at the parade.
Mark
Posted by Mark on March 16, 2009 4:23 PMFrom Durham Township the road we go down
To Philadelphia, even to it's Chinatown.
Chandeliers sparkling and glowing, their light is projecting.
Jenn's silouetted hair and eyelashes appear to be connecting.
I love the colorful bokeh, well balancing the single colors of dress and pillow and adding a serene mood.
Posted by Markus Spring on March 16, 2009 5:54 PMterrific, glorious, glittering bokeh - oh yeah, and Jenn is beautiful and sharp as a tack!
Posted by Betsy Barron on March 16, 2009 7:09 PMwow... just stunning, Kathleen! I was expecting a nice landscape and this was a huge surprise... beautifully done.
Posted by MikesRightBrain on March 16, 2009 11:11 PMI love that sparkly bokeh. It is just so pretty and captivating. A wonderful backdrop for this portrait of Jenn.
Posted by Laurie on March 17, 2009 12:50 PMOhh I so missed going this year to the flower show. We were leaving for vacation. I hope we see some more pics =)
Love the bokeh contrasted with Jenn. Amazing!
Posted by Joanne on March 17, 2009 5:42 PMbonjour,
Nice street shot..Beautiful tones..Bravo!
So well composed soft lights and sharp profile. The burnt out blur rising above Jenn's head suggests one of those "cartoon thought balloons" (and she does look to have something on her mind.) Jenn must be totally oriented (ha, ha!) to getting shot at any moment as a mandatory correlary to "hangin' with Kathleen!" since she often appears completely unaffected by your "working presence."
It is another very nice colaboration by you both, thanks.
Very intriguing. So often we hear "have your subject looking into the frame and not out of it". Here she is looking out of the frame but it leaves me wanting to know... what is she looking at? And that is holding my attention. Cool.
Posted by edvatza on March 18, 2009 6:13 AMAnother great picture. I had to look up bokeh but yes, it's great. :) I aspire to capture images like this more often. Sigh...
Posted by Alvis on March 18, 2009 9:38 AMGorgeous bokeh!
Posted by RD on March 18, 2009 1:29 PMWow. Were Her eyes always that big?
I love Your "Jenn photos". Invariably.
Posted by Marta on March 18, 2009 4:24 PMtrès belle image empreinte d'une grande sérénité...
Posted by CushmoK on March 18, 2009 5:22 PMBeautiful shot and great DOF. It's a wonderful experience opening this on the web as the sparkling lights display first and then the girl appears.
Posted by Chris Curnow on April 13, 2009 10:19 PMbeautiful portrait! Love the performance of the the lens here. Super clean and a real stand out candid.
Posted by scott on April 21, 2009 3:24 PM