Nature
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Photography, Fidelity, and January Prairie Colors
I am not the world’s greatest photographer. I do, however, take a shit-ton of pictures, have a good camera, and actively try to figure out how to get better at taking them. One of the biggest things I’ve learned about pictures shot on a good camera in RAW format is that you can do a…
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Graceland Cemetary, January 1, 2012
A wonderful place for the living who love beauty. More here.
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On A Walk, Christmas Day 2011
We took a walk in Lincoln Park yesterday in bright blue Chicago. Here are some pics. Bench overlooks barren great garden and waits for lush return. I have no idea what kind of trees these are that produce such bright orange limbs: The sublime blues of Jeanne Gang’s People’s Gas Education Pavilion seem so stark:…
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Lincoln Marsh in Mid-Autumn
Those of us who live in climates with four seasons often revel in the bright ones. The gorgeous push of Spring, when crocuses beat their way out of hard ground. The lush colors of mid-summer. The auburn-crimson nature of Fall. I love these high notes, as my Flickr will attest, but I also love to…
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Retention Pond Nature in Autumn
Nature near expressways– the attempt to control flora and fauna near the strict rules of auto travel– has always been a photographic interest of mine. And Illinois autumn is spectacular to me. Here’s a set photos I took on Friday morning before Caleb’s class Halloween party. The location is just my style– a pretty large…