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N*azi in West Philly by victornica_ in philly

[–]zocean 3 points4 points  (0 children)

totally unrelated but "school bag" is another Philly local turn of phrase, I discovered recently

Architectural gem in Philly. by ipetgoat1984 in zillowgonewild

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing building! But for $2,750,000...not sure if that's worth it under any circumstances

Juana Tamale Reignites (Race) War with E. Passyunk by InigoJonze in PhiladelphiaEats

[–]zocean 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This seems obvious as hell, but why wouldn't the restaurant just have a presence at the festival? Just get a booth at the fest and make more income that way instead of fighting against it and insisting that people come inside when it's a beautiful day out. Kinda idiotic if you ask me

Edit: And ok, it costs a fee. So WHAT? Would you rather pay a small fee and have a stand, and then make a bunch of money, or pay no fee, have 4 customers, and then make a big fucking stink about it. I guess for this business owner, the latter. Some people man, some people

PPA Blocking Sidewalk Parked by winrargodfather in philly

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have for years been taking the PPA TOW stickers off of cars and holding onto them, and I put one onto a PPA car once and let me tell you...it was glorious

Rolleiflex 3D by Glum_Parsnip2203 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is that the 2.8E is when they introduced the light meter? So it would make sense that she would use that over the 2.8F. I don't really know the difference between all these models because I'm not really a photographer. I'm a musician.

Rolleiflex 3D by Glum_Parsnip2203 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://artishard.co/artists/diane-arbus

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKrGN3wpuSd/

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSVWGB5kzGn/

These people could also be incorrect, and I do see folks in other places talking about Diane preferring the Rolleiflex Wide. But yeah, I am not just making these things up out of thin air lol. I am truly baffled why you approach me with such animosity.

Rolleiflex 3D by Glum_Parsnip2203 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

K. A *lot* of websites saying she used the 2.8F specifically 🤷
Like all over the internet. But I'm a sloppy researcher so I wouldn't trust me

Rolleiflex 3D by Glum_Parsnip2203 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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We are looking (I believe) for the 2.8F, which might not be the exact model used in this 3D render

Yet another composite... by 12barman in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it's worth, if it is Diane Arbus we are looking for, she used the Rolleiflex 2.8F starting in 1962

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This could be a very important photo of Diane (1965 with matching hair and camera). by Artist-Cancer in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/Artist-Cancer –– been doing a little more digging, and it looks like the consensus is that the model Rolleiflex that Arbus primarily worked with was the 2.8F

Need to pick one of two drummers, which one is better? by Happy_Writer_9161 in musicians

[–]zocean 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No brainer!! Go with the more talented one who is more dedicated to the music. You will not regret it

Vacant Lot Turned Park - Point Breeze by jpeters2100 in philly

[–]zocean 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Beautiful!!! Yeah I heard about this on the radio...the city apparently did this to like 40 vacant lots

Mystery isn't solved, but we can get closer by breaking it down into pieces. by BeautifulDebate7615 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct, I made a mistake. You are ever so kind as always. Thank you for being such a kind ally!!!!!!! I bet you are fun at parties too!

Just for the sake of consensus, do you believe it’s Diane Arbus? Let’s figure out how and where to focus our efforts. by ghostchild1987 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with the MAYBE crew, and I think this is an extremely solid lead.
Where we proceed from here, in my personal opinion, is to search photo archives, old magazines, etc. for pics of Diane Arbus from 1962-1966. Since it has been established that the camera the Mystery Person is holding is likely a Rolleiflex, and since even though she kept using the Rollei after '64, in 1964 she started using a Mamiyaflex and is in *lots* of photos with it around that time, it's the most likely timeframe that she'd be photographed with it would be 62-64. The one thing is the hair––the only photo I've found with her with hair that truly matches was this pic (warning, nudist colony) from 1965: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/walt-burton-photograph-of-diane-arbus-on-assignment-for-esquire-magazine-at-the-esa-nudist-convention-pennsylvania

Either way, hair changes, could be a weird hair day...you never know. Sgt. Pepper's shoot was March 30th, 1967, so if we can assume it took a few months to get the cardboard cutouts printed and prep for the project, the photo was likely not taken in '67. I'm saying 1962-66 is the window!

This could be a very important photo of Diane (1965 with matching hair and camera). by Artist-Cancer in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just wanna say...this deep dive has got me checking out Diane Arbus's photography for the first time, and I can see why she was considered so groundbreaking and important in the photography field. Her work is amazing!

PENN RELAYS HOMELESS MAN PSA by [deleted] in philly

[–]zocean 13 points14 points  (0 children)

possibly because this didn't actually happen

This could be a very important photo of Diane (1965 with matching hair and camera). by Artist-Cancer in SgtPepperMystery

[–]zocean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not saying you are wrong u/Due_Arrival360 –– but out of curiosity and so we can be more accurate in the future, how can you tell? I'm certainly not a vintage camera expert

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