Ashland & Fargo
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One overcast day, the combination of light and my position in passing made this scene come alive for me!
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Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 720 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 70mm (105mm EFL); focus distance 21.13m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: mural, viaduct
Schoolyard
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Imprints on a schoolyard door in our neighborhood. I had to go back the next day just to make sure it was not a painted design, but actually the result of children at play.
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune noted:
“When recess returns to all CPS elementary and middle schools next fall, many educators will be at a loss. Most CPS schools haven’t had recess in 30 years… There was one other interesting aspect that emerged in the reporting of this story, too. After so long without recess, do kids even know how to play all those old recess games—like four square, tag and dodgeball—at all?”
How sad!
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Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 560 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 82mm (123mm EFL); focus distance 3.16m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: ball, black, door, hand
Wall ∩ Floor
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The other day I visited an exhibition of Charles James fashion design at the Chicago History Museum. Though photography wasn’t allowed in that exhibit, it was elsewhere. At some point I realized I didn’t have to absorb the information displays, but instead could simply enjoy the surroundings. This image is of one space that drew my eye.
You have to love a stabilized lens in low light! Too, DxO Optics Pro does a great job of noise reduction during RAW processing.
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Nikon D300; f5.3 @ 1/45 sec, ISO 3200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 95mm (142mm EFL); focus distance 10.59m
In: Abstract · Tagged with: color, purple, yellow
Houseplant
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This may be me in a couple of months, after winter sets in!
No texture layers or painterly effects applied in post-processing.
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Nikon D300; f5.6 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 360 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 70mm (105mm EFL); focus distance 2.24m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: glass, plant, window
On the Wing
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To watch this flock dance along the ground and in the air was a glorious gift yesterday!
I think now what I saw was a “mini” mumuration of starlings. A Flickr contact pointed me to this (two minute) video which shows their ballet on a grand scale: Murmuration of Starlings in Ireland.
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Nikon D300; f5.6 @ 1/350 sec, ISO 250 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 200mm (300mm EFL); focus distance 33.5m
In: Nature · Tagged with: birds, flight, flock
Vitality
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What to say…?
I simply like the energy in this!
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Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/350 sec, ISO 200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112mm (168mm EFL); focus distance 3.16m
In: Abstract · Tagged with: blue, car, mud, spatter
Departure
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Photographed in June on my way to the 2011 Miksang Institute Summer Program, I didn’t realize at the time how representative this image would be of that journey!
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Panasonic DMC-FZ40; f4 @ 1/80 sec, ISO 80 (handheld);
Focal length: 31.9mm (177mm EFL)
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: airport, girl, O'Hare, stairway