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Got it done!
I love early voting. It was so easy, and there was no waiting. Ry missed out this time, but we’ll get him an absentee ballot in November. Continue reading
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So, what’s in the trunk?
My good friend Brian told me he had something special he thought I would like. He wasn’t kidding! He had received this view camera kit from a client about 25 years ago and hadn’t used it much. He knew I was into view cameras and he thought I might put it to some use. He… Continue reading
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Baking the Cake
Friday’s trip to Central Camera made for fun weekend work in the darkroom. It’s nice to have chemistry. Now for some scanning. darkroom #blackandwhitephotography #largeformatphotography #largeformat #largeformatportrait #film #filmisnotdead Continue reading
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The Backroads to Education at Imaging USA.
There is nothing like the view from roads that aren’t the expressway. On this trip, I decided to see something and give myself a little treat. I started with Illinois Route 1 to Momence. Then I wove my way over to US 41 and took that down to Veedersburg. I would have gone down to… Continue reading
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Memory of UP Fun.
As the weather in Northern Illinois changes to something more wintry, I felt like reliving a bit of our trip to the UP of Michigan this summer. I can see why some people like summer cottages on lakes, this was an fantastic time. So peaceful and so quiet. It is almost too quiet for one… Continue reading
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Syncronize your watches.
What happened to then? We passed then. When? Just now. We’re at now now. This image is from a visit Ryan and I had to Dayton this last summer to visit with my high school roommate. Ryan is studying mechanical engineering in college and has expressed interest in flying and possibly joining the Air Force. … Continue reading
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Pilgrimage
Our heavy metal Swede has left, but not before taking a fantastic trip from Orland to Gary then on to the Chicago. First was a visit to Michael Jackson’s family home in Gary then on to more music and trying his hand at some expensive guitars at Chicago Music Exchange and then on to find… Continue reading
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Swedish Grand Tour
This week, we were showing our Swedish nephew the coolest spots in the city. Ok, so I’m a nerd. The dome is still cool. #chicagoculturalcenter #architecture #dome Continue reading
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Celebration-Set
As the celebration of my mother in law 90th birthday comes to a close we end at a beautiful beach house. Continue reading
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A beautiful evening on Lake Murray
I love playing with these kinds of ultra squared up images with elements that bisect and cut the image in parts. #lakemurray #lakelife #sunset #dusk #fall #iphonephotography #hipstamatic #picoftheday 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