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Green vs. Orange
The battle lines are drawn. Cucumbers and carrots are ready for inspection. The image is from Pete’s ribbon cutting. Continue reading
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Up Up and Await!!!!
I love going to the airport to pick people up. I usually go early so I can do a little phone photography. I always seem to get something or quite a bit of something to play with, and below is one of the finals. I was wandering around the United terminal, waiting for Elise’s flight… Continue reading
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Orange Matrix
Pete’s perfection from the fresh market ribbon cutting. The breakfast matrix has you. I was with the chamber for the ribbon cutting for Pete’s Fresh Market in Orland Park. I was so amazed at how organized every product was for this grand opening. I wonder if it looked as good as this by day’s end.… Continue reading
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Looking up into the rain
Foul weather can make for a great day to photograph. Many years ago, I took a class in Santa Fe, NM, with Rodney Smith. He was a well-known photography educator at Yale and a New York Advertising photographer. He told us how he loved the light that happened just before it started to rain. If… Continue reading
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Heading in from Elburn for a day at the museum.
It’s Saturday, and Elise is at a scrapbooking event. What to do? Of course, take the train into the city. #metra #trainride #artinstituteofchicago I mostly Ride the Rock, and I sometimes take the Southwest service that runs near the house, but it only runs Monday through Friday. On occasion, I drive over to Flossmoor to… Continue reading
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Summer in Style
From the archives, a trip with family to Michigan City in the mid 90s. I love the color that comes from ektachrome. Leica R8, 35mm Summicron, Ektachrome Continue reading
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On The Toe
A few images from the @orlandparkchamber ‘s monthly membership meeting at @ballet58. We were treated to a performance of a few bits from the Nutcracker. They are getting ready for upcoming performances; check out their profile. Continue reading
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The Nerve!!! How dare you put up barriers in my domain.
We sometimes have visitors. Courtney’s cat, Rumor, comes over during holidays or other breaks. Shall I say that Pebbles is less than happy to have a visitor, and the screen is needed to keep them separated? Amazon to the rescue! 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