Yesterday, Illinois’ shelter-in-place order was extended to the end of May. I can’t say that I’m terribly surprised by this and I can’t say that I’m not saddened that we still have more than a […]
Author Archives: Chris
One Image, One Story: West Yellowstone Elk
I think we all have memories of the first time we make it to places that we’ve wanted to visit for years. Sometimes the reality of a place doesn’t live up to the way we’ve […]
New Work: Utilities
After working on some older film stuff recently, I decided to come back to some of my most recent work taken on a photo walk with the Chicago Streets and Beyond Photo Group that I […]
City Park Fountain
Here’s a photo from my Lightroom organization that popped up and got a fresh edit before being uploaded into my Mile High Places gallery. I miss blue hours at pretty places with my tripod. Someday […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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* […]
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 […]