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I can dream, can’t I?
I saw this nifty ride at the Chamber Business After Hours at the Porsche Orland Park yesterday. They also had some good looking Porsches to look at as well. Continue reading
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Contentious Meeting
There was a disagreement and ensuing standoff on what my priorities should be at the morning staff meeting. This young lady has become an integral part of our operation. She’s a great distraction when Im trying hard to get retouching done and she is so friendly that we need to put her up in… Continue reading
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We went flying and my son drove.
My view during Ryan’s lesson. Yes, that’s right, Ryan went flying. And, of course, I went for the ride too. It was a pleasant flight in a nice plane. Ryan eagerly awaited his lesson. Little did he know that, very shortly, he would do a touch-and-go landing by himself. Continue reading
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Ready, Set…..
I love construction—heck, I love all industries. Going into a factory and photographing is one of the most fun things I can do. It is the best way to see and Learn about a manufacturing process that most people never see. This image is from the construction at the international terminal at O’Hare Airport. Continue reading
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Film Time!!!
Still rockin’ the darkroom. It looks like I’ve got some work to do tonight—time for some good tunes and get the timer ticking. This load took a little longer than one night. I have too many film types to get it all done, but I did get the five rolls of 35mm done, and that’s… Continue reading
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Muscle Time
I’ve heard of a barrel of monkeys. A milk crate of wrestlers? It must be the new go-to team. Continue reading
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Serindipity
Accidents are fun. Photo accidents, that is. Serendipity or the Happy Accident is a thing that is in short supply in the digital age. It was one of the treasured outcomes when shooting film. Now I feel like I need to be intentional, which seems to be at odds with the idea of an accident. 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