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Week 49, December 8-14, 2024 – An Elgin Walk

December 14th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.09.07, 24.11.03, 24.11.06, 24.11.24, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, black & white, Blue Box, brick, brick building, bricks, Chicago IL, Chicago Street, church, composite image, East Chestnut, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, exterior, fire escape, First Congregational Church, First United Methodist Church, glass, Highland Ave., hotel, light, light trail, light trails, lines, long exposure, metal, Metra, monochrome, National Street Station, night photo, Nov24, November, outside, reflection, reflections, Sept24, September, shadows, silver, Sony, Spring Street, stained glass, stairs, station, stone, stone building, stone work, The Hemmens, traffic, traffic light trails, traffic lights, train, train station, United Church of Christ, Week 49 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, window

“Shades of Grey”

July 11th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.05.29, black & white, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, iPhone, iPhone 11 Pro, May, May22, Nikon, stone, sunlight, tower, Week 28 2022

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“Refracted Rainbow”

July 10th, 2022

Tagged 1835 Expedition, 22.03.20, abstract, art, artwork, Elgin Art, Elgin IL, Elgin Riverwalk, Elgin Tower, iPhone, iPhone 11 Pro, Mar22, March, Nikon, pastels, stone, sunlight, tower, Week 28 2022

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Week 20, May 15-21, 2022 – Cars & Coffee

May 21st, 2022

Tagged 2021, 2022, 21.09.05, 22.05.15, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, alternator, auto, black, black & white, blue, car, Cars & Coffee, Cobra, D750, Dodge, Dodge Challenger, Elgin Civic Center, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, Elgin Tower Building, engine, Ford, Ford Mustang, Gladiator, Jeep, Jeep Gladiator, May, May22, Mustang, Nikon, orange, red, Sept21, September, Shelby Cobra, Subaru, Subaru WRX, trees, Week 20 2022, WEEKS, WEEKS 2022

“Ready to Roll”

May 21st, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.05.15, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, auto, car, Cars & Coffee, D750, Dodge, Dodge Challenger, Elgin Civic Center, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, Elgin Tower Building, May, May22, Nikon, red, trees, Week 20 2022

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“Sunset In Elgin”

September 1st, 2021

Tagged 2021, 21.09.01, bricks, downtown Elgin, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, iPhone, iPhone 11 Pro, Sept daily photo 21, Sept21, September, September daily photo, sunset

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Week 20, May 16-22, 2021

May 22nd, 2021

Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 16-28mm f2.8, 2021, 21.04.11, 21.04.18, 21.04.24, 21.05.05, 21.05.16, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, animal, Apr21, April, bee, blossom, bristles, bud, Cantigny Gardens, D750, daffodil, Elgin, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, fence, flower, flower bud, flowers, green, hairs, Hoffman Estates IL, home studio, honey bee, insect, iris, Lords Park, macro, May, May21, Nikon, petals, pink, purple, sign, tower, Week 20 2021, WEEKS, WEEKS 2021, Wheaton IL

“Downtown Sights”

May 16th, 2021

Tagged 16-28mm f2.8, 2021, 21.04.11, Apr21, April, D750, daffodil, Elgin, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, fence, flowers, Nikon, sign, tower, Week 20 2021

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Week 18, May 2-8, 2021 – Cars & Coffee

May 8th, 2021

“The Perfect Day”

May 2nd, 2021

Tagged 16-28mm f2.8, 2021, 21.05.02, auto, auto show, car, car show, Cars & Coffee, Chevy Corvette, Corvette, D750, Elgin Civic Center, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, Elgin Tower Building, May, May21, Nikon, Week 18 2021

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April 2021 (remaining images)

April 30th, 2021

Tagged 16-28mm f2.8, 2021, 21.04.10, 21.04.11, 21.04.18, 21.04.24, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, algae, animal, Apr21, April, bee, bud, D750, daffodil, Elgin, Elgin Artspace Lofts, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, fence, floating, flower, flowers, green, Hoffman Estates IL, home studio, insect, leaves, Lords Park, Milledgeville IL, MONTHS, moss, Nikon, pigeon, pink, points, pond, rock, sign, Spring Street, Store, stretch, tower, tulip, water, white

Week 52, December 29, 2019 – January 4, 2020 – Elgin Tower

January 4th, 2020

Tagged 1835 Expedition, 19.08.03, 2019, 80-200mm f2.8, art, artwork, Aug19, August, black & white, D750, Elgin Art, Elgin IL, Elgin Riverwalk, Elgin Tower, Nikon, pastels, stone, streetlight, sunlight, tower, Week 52 2019, WEEKS, WEEKS 2019, WEEKS 2020, windows

“Sunlit Windows”

January 4th, 2020

Tagged 19.08.03, 2019, 80-200mm f2.8, Aug19, August, black & white, D750, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, Nikon, stone, sunlight, tower, Week 52 2019, windows

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“Vintage Elgin”

January 3rd, 2020

Tagged 19.08.03, 2019, 80-200mm f2.8, artwork, Aug19, August, D750, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, Nikon, stone, streetlight, sunlight, tower, Week 52 2019, windows

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“Kinda Like Sunset”

January 2nd, 2020

Tagged 1835 Expedition, 19.08.03, 2019, 80-200mm f2.8, art, artwork, Aug19, August, D750, Elgin Art, Elgin IL, Elgin Riverwalk, Elgin Tower, Nikon, pastels, stone, sunlight, tower, Week 52 2019, windows

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“Points of Interest”

January 1st, 2020

Tagged 1835 Expedition, 19.08.03, 2019, 80-200mm f2.8, art, artwork, Aug19, August, D750, Elgin Art, Elgin IL, Elgin Riverwalk, Elgin Tower, Nikon, pastels, stone, sunlight, tower, Week 52 2019, windows

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“Perspective”

December 31st, 2019

Tagged 1835 Expedition, 19.08.03, 2019, 80-200mm f2.8, art, artwork, Aug19, August, D750, Elgin Art, Elgin IL, Elgin Riverwalk, Elgin Tower, Nikon, pastels, stone, sunlight, tower, Week 52 2019, windows

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“Lite Tones”

December 30th, 2019

Tagged 1835 Expedition, 19.08.03, 2019, 80-200mm f2.8, art, artwork, Aug19, August, D750, Elgin Art, Elgin IL, Elgin Riverwalk, Elgin Tower, Nikon, pastels, stone, sunlight, tower, Week 52 2019, windows

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“Almost Blue & Brown”

December 29th, 2019

Tagged 19.08.03, 2019, 80-200mm f2.8, Aug19, August, D750, Elgin IL, Elgin Tower, Nikon, stone, sunlight, tower, Week 52 2019, windows

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Week 6, February 10-16, 2019 – Black & White Downtown Elgin

February 16th, 2019

Black & White Week 2

For the second full week of Black & White February, I decided to follow up on an idea that I’d had for a few months – to shoot light trails in Elgin. I enjoy capturing long exposures, but the added challenge of capturing light trails in downtown Elgin instead of Chicago (where there’s more traffic) seemed challenging.

While we were out in the bitter cold for the January Lunar Eclipse, I realized that Elgin’s parking garages would make a great vantage point for some light trail images. I’d taken images from the top of the Spring Street garage, in fact, I’ve led photo walks in downtown Elgin and used the Spring Street garage as a vantage point.

However, I decided to add one more aspect to the week’s photos: I would attempt to shoot 7 images and capture 7 photos that I was proud of…I didn’t quite make it. Capturing light trails of traffic when there’s very little traffic turned out to be a bit more challenging than I expected. But I took 14 images, from 6 vantage points, and captured 7 images that I’m proud of.