Monthly Archives: April 2020

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Equipment Journal: AF Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8D

Over the years, I’ve had many lenses that I have variously claimed to be be my favorite. My 85mm f1.4D. My Sigma 12-24mm. My Pentax 77mm f1.8 Limited. My 12″ Gundlach Radar. The Xenotar on […]

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Cheyenne Frontier Days Train at the Terry Ranch

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to attend the first ever “Virtual Conversations” event put on by the Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Born out of necessity because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this was an […]

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Adaptability

As was the case just a few days ago, northern Illinois was once again covered by a blanket of spring snow yesterday morning. And just like last time, I decided that a careful morning walk […]

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The Golden Minute

Photographers like to talk about the “golden hour.” That first hour of light after sunrise and the last hour before sunset is certainly magical. I think I like to take that a step further sometimes […]

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First Quarantine Walk

Illinois received an early spring snow yesterday morning. I had been a bit down about our winter this year as it was actually pretty mild with little snow. I’m of the ilk that actually *likes* […]

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Adding Structure

While there are a lot of negative aspects to this whole Covid-19 quarantine and there are a lot of unknowns of what happens next that can seem scary and depressing, I have to admit there […]

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Balcony Robin

I’ll admit that I’ve never been very good at wildlife photography. When animals have presented themselves, I’ve photographed them but I’ve never really pursued this side of nature photography like I have with landscapes. The […]

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Equipment Journal*: YashicaMat LM

When writing the non-review of my Rolleiflex 2.8D the other day, there was a tiny part of me that felt like I was giving short shrift to the TLR that has served me the longest. […]

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New Work: Hot Pepper No. 1

In a previous post, I mentioned that I might start trying some of the macro projects and such that seem to be occupying a lot of photographers around the internet during quarantine times. After spending […]

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One Image, One Story: Superb Sunset

It’s easy to focus on the negative when confronted with something like the current pandemic. It’s completely unknown and is wreaking havoc with our daily lives. Only heaven knows when it will end and what […]