Christmas light trails

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Week 2, January 12-18, 2025 – Christmas in Chicago

January 18th, 2025

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“Holiday Lights Passing By”

January 18th, 2025

cars when you need them

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I believe that Kristen has attended three of our Elgin photo walks; she has a great eye and great ideas. She originally lined this photo up and spent her time capturing the scene with the Water Tower centered – and during that time, a dozen vehicles passed by interrupting her photos. Then when I took my turn with the same location, I had to wait for several minutes to get my first car for the light trails that I wanted to capture. I finally did capture an ambulance on Michigan Avenue (in the back), and three vehicles on Tower Court in the foreground.

“Chicago Traffic & Hope”

January 16th, 2025

a better future

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I enjoy the rotating art displays in the courtyard between the Tribune Tower and the Apple Store on Michigan Avenue. Seeing “hope” in such a central point of the city is a wonderful reminder of something that we have to work at, to hope for a better future.
And of course, I had to shoot some light trails on any walk through Chicago!

“River Delta or Tree”

January 13th, 2025

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open to interpretation

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When I attended the Lincoln Park Zoo Holiday Lights exhibit, I wanted to create something more than a record of someone else’s artwork. In the past, I have captured images that combined the lights with camera motion, and I wanted to take what I have learned in the past and apply it to this year’s visit. This abstracted tree gave me the opportunity to see the image as something more than “a tree wrapped in green lights”.

“Christmas with a Twist”

December 25th, 2024

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monoVember – week 4

November 30th, 2024

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monoVember 30th

November 30th, 2024

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Week 52, December 24-30, 2023 – Christmas Lights Abstracts

“Holiday Orbits”

December 30th, 2023

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“Chicago Holiday” – 2023 Christmas Lights Abstracts

December 30th, 2023

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“Flying Away”

December 29th, 2023

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2023 Christmas Lights Abstract #5

December 29th, 2023

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“Angelic Presence”

December 28th, 2023

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2023 Christmas Lights Abstract #4

December 28th, 2023

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“Walking Trees”

December 27th, 2023

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2023 Christmas Lights Abstract #3

December 27th, 2023

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“The Octopus Who Stole Christmas”

December 26th, 2023

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2023 Christmas Lights Abstract #2

December 26th, 2023

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“Follow the Stars”

December 25th, 2023

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” ‘Tis the Season”

December 25th, 2023

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“Transported Tree”

December 24th, 2023

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2023 Christmas Lights Abstract #1

December 24th, 2023

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Week 4, January 22-28, 2023 – Christmas Light Abstracts

January 28th, 2023

“Smudged Christmas”

January 28th, 2023

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“Alien Christmas”

January 27th, 2023

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“Train Twist”

January 26th, 2023

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“Dancers in the Distance”

January 25th, 2023

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“Starburst”

January 24th, 2023

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