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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

“Autumn Seat”

December 17th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.11.05, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, bench, Elgin IL, Grove Street, Nov23, November, park, scene, sidewalk, Sony, Spring Street, trees, Week 51 2023

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Week 46, November 12-18, 2023 – Lighthouses

“Tower on the Hill”

November 13th, 2023

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London & Paris: 1 & 2 – “Normal Scenes”

September 17th, 2022

London & Paris – “Politics as Usual”

September 13th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.09.02, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Big Ben, camera, Elizabeth Tower, Houses of Parliament, London & Paris 2022, news, Palace of Westminster, reporter, Sept22, September, sidewalk, Sony

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Week 11, March 14-20, 2021 – Fox Valley Trolley Museum

March 20th, 2021

“Capital Pavers”

March 20th, 2021

Tagged 2021, 21.03.13, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 73, brick, D750, Fox River Trolley Museum, Mar21, March, Nikon, paver, rails, sidewalk, South Elgin IL, Week 11 2021

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Week 43, October 25-31, 2020 – UP Lighthouses

October 31st, 2020

Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 16-28mm f2.8, 20.10.24, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, autumn, autumn colors, beach, black & white, channel, clouds, cottage, D750, Escanaba MI, fall, fall colors, Grand Island, Grand Island East Channel Lighthouse, Grand Island Harbor Range Light, Grand Island MI, grass, home, house, lake, Lake Michigan, lighthhouses, lighthouse, lighthouses, Manistique East Breakwater Lighthouse, Manistique MI, Michigan Lighthouse, Michigan Lighthouses Oct 2020, Munising MI, Munising Range Lighthouse, night photo, night photos, Nikon, Oct20, October, overcast, Peninsula Point, Peninsula Point Lighthouse, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, range lighthouse, rivets, Sand Point Escanaba Lighthouse, Seul Choix Lighthouse, shadows, shore, shoreline, sidewalk, stars, street lights, tree, trees, tube, water, Week 43 2020, WEEKS, WEEKS 2020, window, yard

“Overcast Tree”

October 26th, 2020

Tagged 16-28mm f2.8, 20.10.24, 2020, clouds, D750, grass, lighthouse, Manistique MI, Michigan Lighthouses Oct 2020, Nikon, Oct20, October, overcast, Seul Choix Lighthouse, sidewalk, tree, trees, Week 43 2020, yard

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Week 27, July 5-11, 2020

July 11th, 2020

Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 16-28mm f2.8, 20.05.08, 20.06.04, 20.06.14, 20.06.24, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, archway, auto, Bahá'í House of Worship, beetle, bumper, car, crescent, D750, decorative, dome, door, Elgin IL, headlight, hood, Jun20, June, marble, May, May20, moon, Nikon, red, sidewalk, stairs, stone work, sunlight, taillight, the moon, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Beetle, VW, VW Beetle, Week 27 2016, Week 27 2020, WEEKS, WEEKS 2020, Wilmette IL, windshield

“Monument for All”

July 9th, 2020

Tagged 16-28mm f2.8, 20.06.14, 2020, archway, Bahá'í House of Worship, D750, decorative, door, Jun20, June, marble, Nikon, sidewalk, stairs, stone work, sunlight, Week 27 2016, Wilmette IL

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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.