
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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.