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No entry. . . . . .
The wonderful front door of the historic Glessner House on Prairie Ave in Chicago. The house was built in 1886 and was way ahead of its time. Continue reading
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The things you see when shopping. . . . .
The whole scene looked rather macabre, like old war footage or a bad night at the morgue. Except there are those price stickers on the legs. Second-hand love comes with naked truth… or something like that. Continue reading
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Pay Attention!!!
Rapt attention for his concert review. . . . One of the few times he didn’t mug for the camera. Continue reading
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A frosty change in the air.
Halloween in Chicago. Only the hearty will venture out. But think of the bounty that awaits those committed trick-or-treaters. . . . . I sure don’t want the candy hanging around. Arrr, LOAD UP ye young pirates!… and spidermen, witches, avengers, etc, etc, etc. Elise and I decided to have our meeting in front of… Continue reading
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The Tunnel of Love
Everyone else is watching the competition… I’m watching the light. . . . . . I love looking for the light. In this case a tunnel, of sorts, that is under a high school’s stadium seating. It’s really fun when I’m just hanging out to tune into the location and see if I can find… Continue reading
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Seats Secured. . . .
They certainly have the best seat in the house. Or at least they think so… Continue reading
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Duty done.
I always seem to get the call. Elise… Never. Well, I’ve served on two juries and this one was a near miss. 3 sets of numbers were called and we all shuffled up to just outside the courtroom and waited, and waited, and waited… then the judge came out and thanked us and we were… Continue reading
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Don’t do it guys.
Read the sign. Obey the law. I was more afraid of one of them coming after me. Darn hooligans. Continue reading
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HANDS OFF!!!
There are times that I can’t resist the DD box. Luckily I was part of the “training.” Thanks to Canon for the great class on large format printing……… and the donuts. 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