Perkasie in Pictures

Perkasie Trolley Tunnel Beautification Project

Bob Bergey — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:57:49 +0000

Meghan Kennedy adds some detail to the new mural, part of the beautification project she's doing at the Perkasie Trolley Tunnel as her Girl Scout's Silver Award project.

Perkasie Trolley Tunnel at Walnut & 7th Streets

It’s exciting to see what’s happening at Walnut & Seventh Streets at the old trolley tunnel. For years it’s attracted mainly graffiti and trash, but now it’s getting a whole new facelift, thanks to Perkasie resident Meghan Kennedy. She has made the beautification of the tunnel her Girl Scout Silver Award project. Lots of people are helping her on this major project, from Borough personnel to the Lions Club and several local businesses, plus other Scouts, both Boys and Girls.

The photo above shows Meghan at work on the main mural inside the tunnel, adding some detail to the trolley picture. I expect to post more photos here as the work progresses the next couple of weeks. It’s scheduled to be completed in early September.

For more photos of this project, visit my online photo gallery at BobBergey.com.

You can also follow the project on Meghan’s Facebook page for the project.

Cars on Railroad Siding

Bob Bergey — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:06:04 +0000

Railroad Cars on Siding in Perkasie

With a combination of a photo shot in infrared, adding some sepia toning, and a little creative framing, you have a modern photo that raises questions in anyone’s mind as to just exactly how old is it! This photo was taken just a couple of days ago (6/3/10) on a walk along the railroad tracks just behind the train station on 7th Street in Perkasie.

Prints are available for purchase. Click Here to view the photo in my complete photo gallery at BobBergey.com, where you can add it to your shopping cart, select a size and finish, and complete your purchase.

Covered Bridge in Infrared

Bob Bergey — Fri, 28 May 2010 04:32:11 +0000

Covered Bridge, Lenape Park, in infrared

I recently started exploring infrared photography. I just had one of my older digital cameras, a Canon PowerShot G9, still a very capable camera, converted for infrared photography. In film days, we used infrared film for shots like this. But now with digital cameras, it requires a modified camera sensor for the most efficient recording of infrared light. I used a company in Massachusetts, Digital Silver Imaging, to convert my G9.

It was after 8 PM, almost dark, and in light rain when I took this photo from my car window (a drive-by shooting?) — definitely not ideal conditions, but still got a pretty nice result. I find infrared photography a fascinating medium, so you can expect to see more of Perkasie in infrared in future posts.

After the Storm

Bob Bergey — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:41:56 +0000

Picnic Pavilion in Lenape Park

What a difference ten minutes makes. You know the awesome clouds I mentioned yesterday? When I looked back through my photos from yesterday, I discovered one that had captured them, after all! This photo of the picnic pavilion in Lenape Park was taken just ten minutes before the photo of the covered bridge I posted yesterday. These are the clouds that caught my eye as I was returning to Perkasie. The sun had just broken through a hole in the clouds as I was taking this shot, and I was at the right place at the right time. This photo is a good illustration of why I always have a camera with me. It’s not just luck, but being prepared for when the light strikes!

Spring Storm

Bob Bergey — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:34:00 +0000

Perkasie Covered Bridge

As I was driving past the park this afternoon, I noticed some awesome clouds in the western sky, just after the rain had stopped. I began looking for a subject to take advantage. The Covered Bridge in Lenape Park is one of my favorite subjects, so I decided to see if I could find a way to capture it along with the clouds. Well, by the time I got parked and walked over to the bridge, the clouds as I first saw them were pretty well gone; they had already started to break up. But they were still interesting, and coupled with the blossoms on a few of the trees around the bridge, made an interesting subject. This photo was the result, photographed today (4-13-10).

Perkasie Borough Hall

Bob Bergey — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:03:58 +0000

Perkasie Borough Hall

This building, located at 620 W. Chestnut Street in Perkasie, PA, was formerly home of Bucks County Bank & Trust Company. It was purchased and converted to Perkasie’s Borough Hall in 2002. It also houses several local businesses and organizations. This photo was taken April 6, 2010.

Perkasie Train Station

Bob Bergey — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:51:49 +0000

Perkasie Train Station

This photo of the Perkasie Train Station was taken April 6, 2010. It is located on Seventh Street, between Chestnut and Market Streets. The station is no longer used by the railroad, of course, and currently houses several small businesses. Click here for more information on its history.

Spring on Market Street

Bob Bergey — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:36:48 +0000

Spring on Market Street, Perkasie, PA

I photographed this beautiful view looking east on Market Street from Seventh Street yesterday (4/6/10) with the spring blossoms nearly at their peak. It’s another of my HDR (high dynamic range) photos, a composite of five separate exposures. It was quite windy when I shot it, so the blossoms are blurred slightly where the exposures didn’t quite match.

Covered Bridge in Lenape Park

Bob Bergey — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:37:06 +0000

Covered Bridge in Lenape Park, Perkasie, PA

Welcome! Perkasie.com has become a photo blog, showing off the best (and maybe sometimes the less than best) of our beautiful community of the Borough of Perkasie. I’ve lived here more than 25 years — since 1984. I love walking around town and documenting what I see with my camera.

This first post includes a photo of the covered bridge in Lenape Park, just off Walnut Street and Constitution Avenue. It was taken February 9, 2010 just after one of our major snowfalls. It’s a stylized digital photo using my HDR technique (as are many of my recent photos), combining 5 separate exposures into one for more detail. It was also converted to black and white with a wash-type frame added.

I expect to add photos from around town to this site on a somewhat regular basis, so please stop back and visit again. Comments and questions are welcome.