The Quiet Place

{click image to view large} Today I landed on a site called The Quiet Place. Go ahead, take a peek. The link will open in a new window/tab; I’ll wait… In that Quiet Place, gazing out my window and trying to do absolutely nothing, I thought “Don’t even look for a photo.” Then this appeared. [...]

Posted on February 12, 2012 at 6:06 pm by April · Permalink · 3 Comments
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Liveliness

{click image to view large} After spending a couple of hours photographing beautiful flowers in the Lincoln Park Conservatory, what really caught my eye was this scene just as I was leaving… ●●● Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/60 sec, ISO 2200 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 18mm 27m EFL); focus distance .79m

Posted on February 11, 2012 at 10:27 am by April · Permalink · 2 Comments
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Shodo

{click image to view large} Photographed near high noon, this capture reminds me there are delightful possibilities in hard light between the hours of dawn and dusk! ●●● Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/75 sec, ISO 200 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 46mm (69mm EFL); focus distance 1.68m

Posted on January 14, 2012 at 12:38 pm by April · Permalink · 2 Comments
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Grace

{click image to view large} This was discovered on one of my morning walks through the alleys in our neighborhood—which are a great place to look for textures. The spot of sunlight was a bonus! ●●● Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 280 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 56mm (84mm EFL); focus distance 2.24m

Posted on August 23, 2011 at 4:24 pm by April · Permalink · 2 Comments
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Urban Landscape

. {click image to view large} Walls and viaducts supporting elevated trains are ubiquitous in Chicago. In my walks, I’m fascinated by their colors, textures and the tenacity of plant life which attaches itself on or in close proximity. There’s an oddly organic quality to these hard, concrete structures… ●●● Panasonic DMC-FZ40; f5.6 @ 1/40 [...]

Posted on June 7, 2011 at 6:30 pm by April · Permalink · 3 Comments
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Light on Water

{click image to view large} With the forecast calling for partly cloudy skies, I decided to visit the Chicago Botanic Garden. Wouldn’t you know,  it turned severely clear instead! So I focused on the assignment “light” from The Practice of Contemplative Photography. This was photographed in the Sensory Garden, which “celebrates …fragrances, sounds, colors, textures, [...]

Posted on May 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm by April · Permalink · 12 Comments
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Sticky

{click image to view large} Photographed while focused on the assignment “texture” from The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes. The book is also available through Amazon.com. Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 1600 (handheld); 105 mm f/2.8  (157mm EFL); focus distance .79m

Posted on May 13, 2011 at 5:10 pm by April · Permalink · 4 Comments
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