Black & White
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Till the cows come home.
Little known fact. Giving inspirational speeches to the herd prior to milking increases production. 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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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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While the cats are away.
Everyone left me so I went and played with trains… unionrailwaymuseum #railroadphotography #hipstamatic #iphonephotography #weekendgateaway 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