Author Archives: Chris

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A Little Bittersweet

Apologies for the late post today. I ended up wandering out towards the northwest corner of the state. It was something of a weather chase/grain elevator project/state park project/random wandering kind of day that didn’t […]

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Film Friday: 5 Minutes of Light

You might remember my post about waiting for the light. I finally decided that I wouldn’t have access to my film developing equipment (stored at my Mom’s house) for awhile, so I sent a few […]

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Throwback Thursday: Cascade Falls

Today’s Throwback Thursday post dates to November of 2006. This is a photo of Cascade Falls at Matthiessen State Park, here in Illinois. Matthiessen is one of the state parks that is not yet open […]

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New Work: FB Henderson Home

A very late post today but one that still keeps the blog streak alive. Here’s a photo taken in Elmhurst this evening. I’ll have more to say about the creation of the image soon but […]

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New Work: Grand Ridge Grain Elevator

Another photo from Sunday’s rainy outing. This is the old wood grain elevator in Grand Ridge, IL framed by the newer concrete elevator. When I was working on the map that I discussed in this […]

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New Work: Locktender’s House

I’m going to postpone this week’s equipment journal post until a bit later in the week since it still needs quite a bit of work. Instead, I’ll present one of the shot’s from yesterday’s outing. […]

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On the Road: Channahon State Park

You may recall that I tried going to Channahon State Park earlier in May after the governor opened some of the state parks. It was way too busy at that point to maintain proper social […]

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Tools for Reviving a Project

It’s been awhile since I worked on my grain elevator project in earnest. And that is despite the fact that I have moved to a state where I only have a handful of elevators photographed. […]

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Film Friday: Crosshead Detail

I’m always fascinated by the running gear of a steam locomotive. Unlike internal combustion engines, all of the cranks and rods and eccentrics and more is out on display. Even at rest, it’s fascinating to […]

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TBT: White Pines Resort

Kind of a melancholic Throwback Thursday this week. This is a shot from November 18th, 2005 of the lodge at White Pines State Park near Mt. Morris, IL. Canon EOS D60, Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8L […]