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Quiet Moments
I love the quiet moments that appear when you least expect them. Particularly when chaos is unfolding around you. Years ago, I took a class with the great photographer, Jay Maisel, where he shared many of his insights. Being a proud New Yorker, many of his insights are too colorful to share. But one that… Continue reading
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Counsel Fire
This will be my last year going out to Culver to visit the kids at camp. Ryan will be attending band camp next year just as Brooke is this year. During these summer visits, I try to meet up with Ross, my roommate when I was at Culver for high school. He… Continue reading
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A Night of Hot Jazz and Dancing!
A few photos from the Jazz Dinner Dance earlier this year. I love shooting events like this in Black & White, it lends such a graphic edge. This was the second year the Music Boosters hosted the event and we had a great time at Gaelic Park. The music was really good, the kids had a… Continue reading
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Rainy Day City
Elise and I were downtown for a meeting a couple of weeks ago and I, of course, had my camera. I love rainy days, so many reflections and surfaces take on a new look. Continue reading
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On The Move!
The last two and half months have been crazy with the move and all. So many changes but all for a brave new future. One of the changes is a refocus on the blog. I’m hoping to put images and writing out through the blog on a regular basis, similar to what I have done through… Continue reading
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Leica Is At It Again
Didn’t I just get done saying in one of my previous posts that the best way to improve your photography was to cover the display on the back of the camera. Not that Leica listens to me… but hay! they listened… Announced at Photokina in Colone is the Leica M Edition 60….. No rear screen,… Continue reading
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An Afternoon To Nowhere
I took some time yesterday afternoon to take a drive. I ended up at the Midewin Prairie which is what is left of the old Joliet Munitions Plant, near 20,000 acres of national prairie. The remaining part of the plant has been used for an industrial site and the Lincoln National Cemetery. Most of… Continue reading
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Last of the Summer
We went over this evening to Orland’s Centennial Park West where the Trippin Billies were playing and it was a wonderful evening. I couldn’t resist the opportunity to shoot a bit.. though I did sit and listen to most of the concert. No event would be complete without Ry showing off his level of boredom… 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