Category: events, people, & family

monoVember – week 4

November 30th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.11.24, 24.11.25, 24.11.26, 24.11.27, 24.11.28, 24.11.29, 24.11.30, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abandoned, abstract, abstract lights, art, bark, black & white, branches, carpet, Christmas, Christmas light trails, Christmas Lights, Christmas tree, clear, collage, compilation, composite image, construction, craft, door, doors, doorway, Dupage Court, Elgin IL, field, food, front end loader, glass, glass blocks, grass, hay, iPhone, iPhone 14 Pro Max, light, light trails, lights, long exposure, macro, meat, metal, monochrome, monoVember, monoVember 2024, monoVember month, Naperville IL, Nov24, November, pie, pin, push pin, sky, Sony, sunlight, tack, texture, Thanksgiving, thumb tack, tires, tractor, tree, turkey, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, window

Week 39, September 29 – October 5, 2024, “Smiles at the Bean”

October 5th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago IL, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, reflection, Sept24, September, Sony, the bean, tourist, Week 39 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024

“Smiles at the Bean vii”

October 5th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago IL, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, reflection, Sept24, September, Sony, the bean, tourist, Week 39 2024

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“Smiles at the Bean vi”

October 4th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago IL, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, reflection, Sept24, September, Sony, the bean, tourist, Week 39 2024

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“Smiles at the Bean v”

October 3rd, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago IL, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, reflection, Sept24, September, Sony, the bean, tourist, Week 39 2024

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“Frog Friend Photo”

October 2nd, 2024

Tagged 17-28mm f2.8, 2024, 24.09.29, A7r3, birthday, camera, creek, Cynthia E. R. Smith, forest, Matthiessen State Park, mud, photo, reflection, river, rocks, Sept24, September, Sony, stones, stream, Vermilion River, water, Week 41 2024

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“Smiles at the Bean iv”

October 2nd, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago IL, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, reflection, Sept24, September, Sony, the bean, tourist, Week 39 2024

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“Smiles at the Bean iii”

October 1st, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago IL, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, reflection, Sept24, September, Sony, the bean, tourist, Week 39 2024

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“Smiles at the Bean ii”

September 30th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago IL, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, reflection, Sept24, September, Sony, the bean, tourist, Week 39 2024

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“Smiles at the Bean i”

September 29th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago IL, Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, reflection, Sept24, September, Sony, the bean, tourist, Week 39 2024

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Week 22, June 2-8, 2024 – Steel Wool

June 8th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.05.19, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, bike, burning, circle, Elgin Area Camera Club, Elgin IL, fire, glow, Keith, long exposure, May, May24, motorcycle, night photo, orange, Slade Avenue Park, Sony, sparks, steel wool, Week 22 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024

April 2024 Photo Walk

April 21st, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.04.21, Apr24, April, architecture, Chicago IL, Chicago River, Chicago River Walk, photo walk, river, river walk, skyscraper, skyscrapers, water

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“Junior Explorer”

January 22nd, 2024

Tagged 18.10.05, 2018, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, autumn, causeway, creek, Cynthia E. R. Smith, D600, forest, green, Matthiessen State Park, Nikon, Oct18, October, person, photographer, photography, pillars, pond, reflection, rock, rocks, stone, stones, tree, trees, walkway, water, Week 3 2024, yellow

birthday hike

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Cynthia and I share the same birth month and when she was younger, we would plan trips for our birthdays. This was a hiking trip to Matthiessen State Park; evidently I never posted all of the photos. You can see the other images here.

…view older images with the thumbnails below…

Week 53, December 31, 2023 – January 6, 2024 – End of the Year

January 6th, 2024

Tagged 2022, 2023, 22.11.06, 23.01.22, 23.05.10, 23.07.04, 23.07.18, 23.09.28, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, arch, architecture, art, art museum, artwork, auto, auto show, balcony, birch tree, black & white, car, car show, Chevy Belair, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago River, Chicago River Walk, Chicago skyline, chrome, clouds, color, CTA, Dupage County Forest Preserve, Dupage County IL, Elgin IL, engine, fireworks, forest, Fox River, hood, hot rod, human, Huntley Del Webb, Huntley IL, Jan23, January, Jul23, July, Lake Street Bridge, light trails, lights, long exposure, May, May23, motor, night photo, Nov22, November, orange, railing, reflection, reflections, ripples, river, river walk, Sears Tower, Sept23, September, silhouette, Sony, Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve, stairs, stream, sun, Sun City Huntley stream falls, sunset, tail lights, The Art Institute of Chicago, the L, train, tree, treeline, trees, Wacker Dr, Wacker Drive, water, waterfall, waterfalls, Wauconda Cruise Night, Wauconda Cruise Night 2023, Wauconda IL, Week 53 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023, WEEKS 2024, white, Willis Tower, window

“Reflection”

January 2nd, 2024

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 53 2023

…view older images with the thumbnails below…

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“Happy New Year!”

January 1st, 2024

Tagged 2023, 23.07.04, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, color, Elgin IL, fireworks, Fox River, Jul23, July, night photo, reflection, river, Sony, water, Week 53 2023

4th of July in Elgin

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I’ve captured Elgin’s fireworks shows from the Chicago Street bridge a few times (link to the most recent set of photos), so last year I wanted to photograph them from a different viewpoint. We parked near the riverwalk and then walked just north of the Highway 20 bridge. I never posted the resulting images since I’d just come back from my July waterfall trip (link); however, this image definitely works to celebrate the New Year!

…view older images with the thumbnails below…

Week 51, December 17-23, 2023 – Street Photography

December 23rd, 2023

Tagged 1835 Expedition, 2023, 23.11.05, 23.11.19, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, 401 N Michigan Ave., 630 North Michigan Ave., 875 North Michigan Ave., A7r3, abstract, abstract architecture, Alex, art, art exhibit, autumn, autumn colors, bench, black & white, bricks, Burberry, bus, bush, camera, Canon, car, cell phone, Chicago IL, Chicago Street, Chris, chrome, clock, colors, corner, CTA, door, Doug Hanson, ear, Elgin, Elgin IL, Elgin public art, fence, Festival Park, fingers, flower, flowers, frame, glass, Grove St., Grove Street, hand, hat, Intercontinental Hotel Chicago, John Hancock Building, lantern, leaves, Leitner Bros., lens, letters, light, light post, lines, mail slot, man, Medinah Athletic Club building, metal, Michigan Ave., Michigan Avenue, nature, Nick Mataragas, Nov23, November, park, paving, peppers, person, petals, phone, photo, photograph, photographer, photography, plaid, plants, pointing, portrait, pot, potted plants, red, reflection, roof, rose, rose bush, Sarah, Sarah E. Manata, scene, shadow, shiny, sidewalk, siding, Sony, Spring Street, statue, steel, steel frame, street light, street photography, sunlight, sunlights, SUV, The Wrigley Building, trees, vent, ventilation, vents, Week 51 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023, window, windows, wood, Wrigley Building, Wrigley Tower

“The Photo’s Point”

December 23rd, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.11.19, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Alex, black & white, camera, Chicago IL, Chris, man, Michigan Avenue, Nov23, November, person, phone, photo, photographer, photography, pointing, Sony, street photography, sunlight, Week 51 2023

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“Framing a Shot”

December 23rd, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.11.05, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, black & white, bricks, camera, car, cell phone, Elgin IL, flower, flowers, Nov23, November, paving, photo, photograph, photographer, potted plants, Sony, street photography, SUV, Week 51 2023, wood

…view older images with the thumbnails below…

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“Shooting Up”

December 22nd, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.11.05, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, camera, Doug Hanson, ear, Elgin IL, fingers, hand, hat, Nov23, November, photo, photograph, photographer, Sony, street photography, Week 51 2023, wood

…view older images with the thumbnails below…

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“Looking for the Next Photo”

December 19th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.11.05, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, camera, Elgin IL, Festival Park, Nov23, November, photographer, portrait, Sarah, Sarah E. Manata, Sony, street photography, Week 51 2023

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“Quick Break in the Sunshine”

December 18th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.11.19, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, black & white, bus, Chicago IL, CTA, man, Michigan Avenue, Nov23, November, person, phone, Sony, street photography, sunlight, Week 51 2023

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“Photographer’s Focus”

December 18th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.11.05, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, black & white, camera, Elgin IL, Nick Mataragas, Nov23, November, photo, photograph, photographer, Sony, street photography, Week 51 2023

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“A Photo of Letters”

December 17th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.11.05, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, black & white, camera, door, Doug Hanson, Elgin IL, Grove St., Grove Street, letters, mail slot, metal, Nov23, November, photo, photograph, photographer, Sony, street photography, Week 51 2023, wood

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September Cars – Week 0, August 31 – September 2, 2023

September 2nd, 2023

Week 50, December 11-17, 2022 – The Art Institute

December 17th, 2022

“Upward Twist”

December 15th, 2022

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“Interior Design as Art”

December 13th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, arch, architecture, balcony, black & white, Chicago IL, Nov22, November, railing, Sony, stairs, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 50 2022, window

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Week 49, December 4-10, 2022 – Human Interest

December 10th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Bridget Riley exhibit, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, reflection, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 48 2022, WEEKS, WEEKS 2022

Human Interest

December 10th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Bridget Riley exhibit, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, reflection, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 48 2022

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Human Interest

December 9th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Bridget Riley exhibit, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 48 2022

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Human Interest

December 8th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Bridget Riley exhibit, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 48 2022

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Human Interest

December 7th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Bridget Riley exhibit, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 48 2022

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Human Interest

December 6th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 48 2022

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Human Interest

December 5th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Bridget Riley exhibit, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 48 2022

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Human Interest

December 4th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.11.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, art, art museum, artwork, Bridget Riley exhibit, Chicago IL, human, Nov22, November, silhouette, Sony, The Art Institute of Chicago, Week 48 2022

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“Soaking It In”

November 21st, 2022

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London & Paris Trip, 2022

November 7th, 2022

Tagged Joshua L. Smith, London & Paris 2022, Sarah E. Manata

Sarah & Joshua

Loving music is one of the first things that brought Sarah and I together; and one band that we both love is the Foo Fighters.

We took the trip to London for the purpose of attending Taylor’s tribute concert, and since we were in London, we decided to visit the sights and why not Paris too? I’ve posted most of my photos from the trip, but here are the photos of us at most of the locations that we visited.

…to see the other photos, click on one of these links: Thursday (flight there), Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday (Paris), Tuesday (Greenich), Wednesday (flight back)

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