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Earlier in the morning, before the Elgin History Museum’s Classic Car Show technically started, there were a few showers that rolled through. While most of the cars arrived after the rain or their owners cleaned the cars off, this dripping wet Thunderbird lent itself to some unique photos.

 

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My Photo Friends: Lauri Novak Interview

July 23rd, 2024

Lauri Novak: Architecture & Automotive Photography

Lauri’s Abstract Architecture photos have captured my imagination since I first saw them. Her images of “Art in Cars” continue to challenge my interest in photographing cars. Lauri teaches others about seeing the world around them in its true beauty & capturing the world in a unique way. I’m honored to talk with Lauri about how she “Sees” the world with her own unique style.

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I love photographing these little hoverflies; they’re so tiny and true to their name, tend to hover from location to location. This little one seemed to be waiting for the sun to reappear.

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“Goodnight Moon”

July 20th, 2024

This was the perfect sunset sky interrupted by the perfect little sliver of the moon, so of course, I pulled over and took a few photos.

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This was the perfect sunset sky interrupted by the perfect little sliver of the moon, so of course, I pulled over and took a few photos.

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My Photo Friends: Ira Marcus Interview

July 17th, 2024

Ira Marcus: Photography through Life

I’m thrilled to interview Ira Marcus as my next Photo Friend. Ira brings a passion and artistic taste to his work, no matter if it’s capturing a beautiful still life scene, pursuing nature photography, or using his photo skills to help a local nonprofit.

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The day of the most recent solar eclipse was very sunny in southern Indiana, and this little hoverfly was taking full advantage of the sun and the spring flowers.

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Last year, we began completely recreating our south-facing yard as a prairie with native plants. I have always loved the look of these and their gorgeous stringy mop of a hairdo!

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Watching the ants crawl across the peonies is a special kinda of therapy; my goal when attempting to capture this photo was to get an ant in the photo. The ants, however, we’re very cooperative, so instead I captured a bit more abstract of an image.

 

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I’m thrilled to interview an incredibly talented artist, Nick Mataragas about his various artistic pursuits including his street photography.

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June 2024

June 30th, 2024

       

       

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I’m certain that the goddess is holding something from greek or roman legend, but to me it looks like a discus or a small tire and made me chuckle.

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Who decided that a flying bird was the best emblem for this Ford’s hood ornament? What person walked into a business meeting and said “Yeah, I think a chicken looking bird is perfect!”

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