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Getting All Covered Up – The New Roof
In honor of getting a new roof today. We’re up early and awaiting the start of the pounding. I made the image above in the early spring of this year at a housing development that took over an old golf course near Lemont, IL. The sky was super clear, and the sun was so stark.… Continue reading
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South Bound Chase of UP4014
A railroad enthusiast chases the enormous steam engine UP 4014 across multiple locations in Illinois, capturing its journey and recounting the challenges faced. Starting at La Grange, traversing through Chicago Ridge, and ending near Bryce, IL, the adventure highlights crowded stops and tricky gravel roads, reflecting a mix of admiration and frustration. Continue reading
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Chasing the Big Boy – UP 4014
I’m on the run today. La Grange, Chicago Ridge, Momence, Watseka, and points south. Continue reading
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Play Ball – 1858 Style
My friend Bob invited me to come out to see his vintage baseball team, the Lemont Quarrymen. They played this Labor Day weekend at the Pullman Historic Site. This group of vintage players follows 1858 rules: no mitts, no strikes, and you be caught out on a catch after the first bounce. A very different… Continue reading
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We Got You Covered…
Well, sort of. This image was taken in downtown Elmhurst. I love wandering the streets of different cities. I am particularly fond of cities that have active rail lines. Continue reading
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Demanding
My studio helper was non too happy that she was not going on the road with us for our shoots. I hope she forgives me. Continue reading
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And the Band Played
Visiting the Carl Sandburg Marching Band kickoff performance at the Taste of Orland Park. They were at the new venue. No more Civic Center. The Sousas always make for great photos. 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