Category Archives: New Work

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New Work: Oaks in Downpour

A grove of oak trees in Northern Illinois as seen in a downpour on August 29th, 2021.Nikon Z7, Z Nikkor 50mm f1.8S A grove of oak trees as seen during a downpour from some late […]

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New Work: The Reaper’s Scythe

The last remaining bits of the ADM grain elevator in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood are still standing on June 20th, 2021 but the end is near for this venerable business. Demolition equipment from Heneghan Wrecking […]

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Trip Report – Illinois Railway Museum on Memorial Day Weekend, 2021

The past year has not been great for me getting new posts up. Much of that has to do with life changes and just not actively engaging in photography very much. Since photography is what […]

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New Work: Eternal Embrace

Nikon Z7, Nikon AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6E VR There’s something about worn gravestones that really appeals to me. There’s a discontinuity about them. They’re both standing memorials to those who have gone before us but […]

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New Work – Memorial Flame (and More NX Studio Thoughts)

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 […]

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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

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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 […]

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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

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Dreaming in 760nm

Two of my favorite YouTube channels both recently featured photographic outings to produce infrared photos. Steve O’Nions posted this wonderful video on infrared photography and Mat Marrash kicked it up a notch with some 8×10 […]