Memorial Flame – Mt. Emblem CemeteryI couldn’t find any kind of name for this sculpture at Mt. Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, IL so for now I’m just going to title it my way but will […]
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New (Kinda Old) Work: Grain Elevator Complex – Minooka, IL
The grain elevator in Minooka, IL stands quietly on January 12th, 2020.Nikon D800, Tamron SP 20-40mm f2.7-3.5 Just doing a little more testing with NX Studio and getting a feel for how it works this […]
Equipment Journal: A Surprise from Nikon
Back in June of last year, I wrote a post comparing simple conversions of Nikon RAW files using Adobe Lightroom and Nikon Capture NX-D. I still will pull up Capture NX-D if I’m looking to […]
Snowy Express at Downers Grove
A westbound Metra express train on the BNSF line blasts through the Downers Grove Station on a snowy February 11th, 2021.Nikon Coolpix A
Geese and Snow – Mt. Emblem Cemetery
Both snow and temperatures are once again dropping in Chicagoland on February 10th, 2021. I stopped by Mt. Emblem Cemetery on my lunch break and decided to get a shot of geese congregating around some […]
The Pitfalls of Perfectionism
SteadfastGrowing between two of the three individual falls that make up the whole of Rifle Falls, this tree makes a nice counterpoint of stability amid the rush of flowing waters around it.Pentax K-5, Pentax DA […]
New Work: Attack Chicken Security
You won’t mess around with Julie or her garden once you see who, er, what she has contracted for security services! Photo taken at Fischer Farm, Bensenville, ILNikon Z7Nikon Nikkor-H C 5cm f2
B&W Tonality
Crosshead DetailThe crosshead for the right cylinder of the Georgetown Loop Railroad’s locomotive #12. This locomotive originally was used in Hawaii. Burke and James 4×5 Grover Schneider Kreuznach 150mm f5.6 Convertible Symmar Efke 25 Developed […]
Off Camera Strobe for Improved Outdoor Portraits
I did a senior portrait session back in September for my nephew. For aesthetic preferences and social distancing reasons, most of the photos were done outside. Previously, whenever I’d shoot outdoor portraits, I’d just head […]
2021 Reboot
Well, after having done better in 2020, the blog has once again gone silent and the website has languished for months without any kind of attention. What can I say? Life has been crazy lately […]