Black & White
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Ambush!
She tried to trip me as I walked by. Continue reading
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Just trying to get a grip.
Just trying to get a grip. Continue reading
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Peekaboo
Getting to know my new friend. I’ve never thought of myself as a cat person. But my daughter’s new 9mo old is making me question that. Continue reading
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A Twofer
It’s My lucky day!!! Two fortune cookies in one, now to see what the fortunes read. Continue reading
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Complicated
This is from a recent outing down the old Santa Fe mainline which is now the BNSF’s high-priority freight line between Chicago and Southern California. This line is also known as the Southern Transcon. I love to get out on a nice day to photograph, listen to a good book, and explore. I pick one… Continue reading
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In the Jungle
Watch Out! In the Jungle, things can sneak up on you. Having some fun with my daughter at the conservatory. Continue reading
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In The Country
The weather has gotten nice enough, or at least it was a nice enough day today to take a drive. That usually means my Leica, a couple of lenses, the scanner (to track trains), and snacks. When I go on these trips I usually pick a direction. Today I was southwest. I got to Joliet… Continue reading
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I stand still or move slowly, feeling things like the impulse of shapes, the direction of lines, the quality of surfaces. I frame with my eye (sometimes with my hands) as the ground glass would frame. Nothing that one could reasonably call thinking is taking place at this stage. The condition is total absorption; the decision (a picture!) is spontaneous. – Aaron Siskind, 1955