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Week 42, October 20-26, 2024 – Iconic Seattle

October 26th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.10.03, 24.10.05, 24.10.07, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, boat, buildings, Chihuly, Chihuly Garden & Glass, Chihuly Glass, city, clouds, curves, ferry, flowers, Frank Ghery, Gas Works Park, glass, glass roof, Kerry Park, lake, Lake Union, lights, long exposure, market, metal, monorail, Mount Ranier, mountain, mountians, museum, Museum of Pop Culture, night, night lights, night photo, Oct24, October, orange, pedestrians, Pike Place Market, Puget Sound, reflection, Seattle ferry, Seattle Monorail, Seattle skyline, Seattle Space Needle, Seattle Trip Oct24, Seattle WA, shadows, ship, skyline, Sony, sun, sunlight, sunset, train, tug boat, water, waves, Week 42 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024

“Sunset on the Sound”

October 26th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.10.07, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, boat, clouds, ferry, mountians, Oct24, October, orange, Puget Sound, reflection, Seattle ferry, Seattle Trip Oct24, Seattle WA, shadows, ship, Sony, sun, sunlight, sunset, water

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Week 36, September 8-14, 2024 – more Insects

September 14th, 2024

“Messy Eater”

September 12th, 2024

busy, busy bee

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This was the busiest of the busy busy bees. This little worker buzzed all over gathering pollen and in the meantime, got themselves absolutely covered in pollen. Just take a look at this zoomed in version of the same photo!

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“When Does a Moth Look Like a Beetle?”

September 11th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.08.18, A7r3, ailanthus webworm, animal, Aug24, August, beetle, Elgin IL, flight, flower, insect, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, orange, Sony, Week 36 2024, wings

second grade lies

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When you’re growing up, you learn “facts” that stick with you and you later learn are more “general rules”. Two that come to mind are “humans have five senses” and “moths have antenna that are fuzzy or comb-like”. Well, this is a Ailanthus Webworm Moth, and not only does it not have fuzzy antenna, but Wikipedia says that until it’s in flight, it resembles a beetle. Second grade science class was just full of lies!
(The senses of motion and balance are great examples of “other” senses.)

“Flexible Flyer”

September 10th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.08.18, A7r3, animal, Aug24, August, bee, Elgin IL, flight, flower, honey bee, honeybee, insect, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, orange, Sony, Week 36 2024, wings

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“Chromatic Collaboration”

September 9th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.08.18, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, animal, Aug24, August, beetle, Elgin IL, flight, flower, insect, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, orange, Sony, sunflower, Week 36 2024

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“Face First in the Flower”

September 8th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.08.18, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, animal, Aug24, August, beetle, Elgin IL, flight, flower, insect, macro, NENA Butterfly Garden, orange, Sony, Week 36 2024, wings

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Week 35, September 1-7, 2024 – Autumn Insects

September 7th, 2024

“The Wandering Moth”

September 4th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.08.18, A7r3, ailanthus webworm, animal, Aug24, August, Elgin IL, flight, flower, insect, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, macro, moth, NENA Butterfly Garden, orange, Sony, Week 35 2024, wings

ailanthus webworm

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Back in 2010, I photographed this type of insect with my iPhone. We were on a trip to see a friend on the south side of Chicago, and I remember the photograph because it was one of the first “good enough quality” photos with an iPhone that I’d taken.

Two weeks ago, when I took the above photograph of the same type of insect, I thought to myself “that’s odd that I haven’t see an insect like that in a very long time.” I photograph insects every year, and I wondered why I hadn’t seen such a unique insect in over ten years. According to Wikipedia, they only travel this far north some summers and are more of a southern insect.

Week 34, August 25-31, 2024 – Name Plates

August 31st, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aston Martin, auto, auto show, blue, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, chrome, Dupage County IL, Ferrari, horse, Jun24, June, Lamborghini, logo, McLaren, name plate, orange, Porsche, Porsche 911, Porsche 928, red, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, white, yellow

“Reflection”

August 29th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.06.29, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, ChiTown Exotic Car Show, chrome, Dupage County IL, Jun24, June, logo, McLaren, name plate, orange, Sonny Acres Farm, Sony, Week 34 2024, yellow

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Week 33, August 18-24, 2024 – Engines

August 24th, 2024

Under the Hood, 7 of 7

August 24th, 2024

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Under the Hood, 6 of 7

August 23rd, 2024

self painted?

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I looked inside of this car and thought, “Did he have to pay someone to paint the engine parts to match the car? Or maybe he painted it all himself?”

Week 31, August 4-10, 2024 – Summer Flowers

August 10th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.07.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, cactus, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Botanic Gardens, dew, dew drops, drops, flower, Glencoe IL, green, Jul24, July, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, macro, mist, orange, petals, pink, Sony, stalk, sunlight, water, water drops, Week 31 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, yellow

“Plastic Petals”

August 8th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.07.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Botanic Gardens, dew, dew drops, drops, flower, Glencoe IL, green, Jul24, July, macro, mist, orange, pink, Sony, stalk, water, water drops, Week 31 2024, yellow

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Week 29, July 21-27, 2024 – Chicago Insects

July 27th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.07.20, 24.07.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, antenna, bee, butterfly, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Chicago IL, eyes, flower, flying, fur, Glencoe IL, hair, honey bee, hover fly, hoverfly, insect, Jul24, July, leaf, legs, Lincoln Park Zoo, macro, orange, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Sony, sweat bee, tongue, Week 29 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, wings, yellow

“Natural Greens”

July 23rd, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.07.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, bee, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Botanic Gardens, flower, flying, Glencoe IL, hover fly, hoverfly, insect, Jul24, July, leaf, orange, Sony, sweat bee, Week 29 2024, yellow

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“Attempting to Land”

July 21st, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.07.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, bee, Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago Botanic Gardens, flower, flying, Glencoe IL, insect, Jul24, July, orange, Sony, Week 29 2024

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Week 28, July 14-20, 2024 – Spring Flowers

July 20th, 2024

Tagged 2023, 2024, 2024 Eclipse Trip, 23.11.15, 24.04.08, 24.05.19, 24.08.09, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Apr24, April, blue, Cataract Falls SRA, crescent moon, Elgin IL, flower, flower petal, home studio, horizon, Huntley IL, insect, Laona 100mm f2.8 2x macro, macro, May, May24, moon, nature, Nov23, November, orange, petals, pink, Poland IN, purple, Sony, sunlight, sunset, Tailwater Park, Turkey Run State Park, Week 28 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, wild flower, wildflower, yellow

“Goodnight Moon”

July 20th, 2024

Tagged 2023, 23.11.15, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, blue, crescent moon, horizon, Huntley IL, moon, Nov23, November, orange, Sony, sunset, Week 28 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.

Week 23, June 9-15, 2024 – Red to Yellow Spectrum

June 15th, 2024

“McLaren S Curve”

June 14th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.04.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, 650, A7r3, Apr24, April, auto, auto show, autoshow, car, car show, Crystal Lake IL, headlight, headlights, Illinois Motors, Illinois Motors Open House, McLaren, McLaren 650, orange, red, Sony, Week 23 2024

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“Like the Blazing Sun”

June 13th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.04.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Apr24, April, auto, auto show, autoshow, brakes, car, car show, Cars & Coffee, Ford, Ford Mustang, lowered, Mustang, orange, red, rims, Sony, South Barrington IL, sunlight, The Arboretum of South Barrington, Week 23 2024

orange mustang

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Whenever I attend car shows, I try to take some time to walk through the spectator’s parking lot. This Mustang was just sitting there, looking angry, waiting for someone to take a photo.
While I was taking the photo, another Mustang owner parked right next to this car and asked me if it was my car – sadly no.

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“German Distinction”

June 11th, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.04.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, 911, A7r3, Apr24, April, auto, auto show, autoshow, car, car show, Crystal Lake IL, headlight, headlights, Illinois Motors, Illinois Motors Open House, orange, Porsche, Porsche 911, red, Sony, sun, sunlight, Week 23 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

“Just a Man and His Bike”

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

cool bike

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This was an interesting concept, but poor execution. The idea was that the sparks from the steel wool would look like they were coming out of the tailpipe, but – well, you gotta have your angles right. And since that’s me spinning the steel wool, well, my camera angle was all wrong. Oh well, I still think it’s a cool shot of Keith on his bike.

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“Ejected Impact”

June 7th, 2024

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

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“Spider’s Legs”

June 6th, 2024

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

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“Infinite Intersection”

June 5th, 2024

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

collaboration

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Over the past 10 years, the Elgin Area Camera Club has hosted a steel wool photography opportunity three times. This image is from our most recent outing, and I’m actually the one who is spinning the wool in this image – I set up my camera and someone else pushed the shutter, so this is more of a collaborative image, you might say.

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“Spin & Splatter”

June 4th, 2024

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

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“Lamp Post”

June 3rd, 2024

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

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“Orbital Disk”

June 2nd, 2024

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

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Week 17, April 28 – May 4, 2024 – a few more cars

May 4th, 2024

“Angry Eyes”

May 2nd, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.04.21, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Apr24, April, auto, auto show, autoshow, car, car show, Crystal Lake IL, Ford Mustang, Illinois Motors, Illinois Motors Open House, Mustang, orange, Sony, sunlight, Week 17 2024

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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

“Smooth Lines”

January 4th, 2024

Tagged 2023, 23.07.18, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, auto, auto show, car, car show, Chevy Belair, chrome, engine, hood, hot rod, Jul23, July, motor, orange, Sony, Wauconda Cruise Night, Wauconda Cruise Night 2023, Wauconda IL, Week 53 2023, white

hot rod at a car show

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What’s cooler than a fully tricked out hot rod?
Wauconda Cruise In always puts on a good show, and this year, I was able to attend in both July and August.

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