Monthly Archives: January 2020

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Truck and Grain Elevator – Big Rock, IL

A 1996 Ford F150 waits patiently for a buyer near the old grain elevator in Big Rock, Illinois on a sunny January 19th, 2020.

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One Image, One Story – Aurora Sub Sunset – Lee, IL

A fast BNSF intermodal train is frozen in time in a frozen landscape outside of Lee, IL on January 19th, 2020. Sometimes people think I’m crazy because I like winter so much and I get […]

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Elevator Sunset Panorama – Steward, IL

The old wood elevator in Steward, IL stands proudly as the sun sets on a cold January day in 2020. I’m going to start a new post category just featuring new work. It’ll be similar […]

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One Image, One Story – January

JanuaryThe last rays of soft, warm light on a January day illuminate a farm near Lee, Illinois. Amanda and I took a drive out west yesterday. I wanted to get some better photos than I […]

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What to do with Winter Skies

Winter Rest – Grundy County, Illinois Winter weather has to be one of the biggest environmental changes associated with my move from Colorado back to the Land of Lincoln. Much of Illinois’ winter season is […]

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Contrast as a Compositional Tool

Windmill Generations – Adair, IA Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about effective composition for compelling photography. Look at any basic photography book or internet post and you’ll see discussions about the usual suspects — […]

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2020 Vision

TransformationThe sun is getting high enough in the sky to start burning off the heavy fog that has enveloped the Morton Arboretum on Christmas Eve, 2019. I was struck by the sense of transformation when […]