Posts Tagged ‘Illinois’
Sterling Pond
Sterling Pond

Sunshine
Sunshine

This image was shot yesterday at the Morton Arboretum, outside of Chicago. The leaf color was not excellent but I was playing around with back lighting through the leaves and caught this with HDR.

From the Bridge
From the Bridge

I am in love with the Trump Tower. It dominates the downtown and is kaleidoscopic in the manner available light is reflected off of it.

The Sentry
The Sentry

The Hancock building totally serves as a visual anchor to any view of Chicago from the north. This image was shot at about an hour before daybreak. There was a light fog that softens the focus.

Fountain in Rose Garden
Fountain in Rose Garden

A composite of three images.

Christmas 2
Christmas 2

  It is amazing how much time I spend looking for flowers that are in shadow. The next step is to see if the sun will help, pull back a branch or when all else fails, see if my reflector will work.

Fall Sentinels
Fall Sentinels

I was introduced to this place by my birder friends, It is about 40-50 miles north of Chicago. I have shot here 3 times this year. In the dark it can get a smidge scary: I keep thinking some Gigantisorus is going to come out of the muck and chomp me.

Winter Beach
Winter Beach

I am glad I had a tripod for this image. It was about 18 degrees and I had been waiting for about 45 minutes…..I was shaking. This is a beach on Lake Michigan, about 12 minutes from home.


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I am as passionate about the post processing as I am about the composition. The image is in my heart, not in the lens,
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