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Week 9, March 1-7, 2020 – Wintery Flowers

March 7th, 2020

Tagged 19.04.28, 2019, 35-80mm f4-5.6, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, Apr19, April, Blackhawk Forest Preserve, buds, creek stream, D600, Elgin IL, Fargo Blvd., flower, flower buds, forest, Geneva IL, green, ice, Illinois waterfall, leaves, long exposure, Nikon, pink, red, seeds, snow, South Elgin IL, South Elgin waterfall, spring, sunlight, tulip, waterfall, Week 9 2020, WEEKS, WEEKS 2020, winter, yellow

“Frozen Propellers”

March 7th, 2020

Tagged 19.04.28, 2019, 35-80mm f4-5.6, Apr19, April, buds, D600, Elgin IL, green, ice, leaves, Nikon, pink, seeds, snow, spring, tulip, Week 9 2020, winter

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“A Splash of Red”

March 6th, 2020

Tagged 19.04.28, 2019, 35-80mm f4-5.6, Apr19, April, buds, D600, Elgin IL, flower buds, ice, leaves, Nikon, pink, red, snow, spring, tulip, Week 9 2020, winter

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“Icy Darts”

March 5th, 2020

Tagged 19.04.28, 2019, 35-80mm f4-5.6, Apr19, April, buds, D600, Elgin IL, ice, leaves, Nikon, snow, spring, tulip, Week 9 2020, winter

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Week 7, February 17-23, 2019 – Black & White Lincoln Park Conservatory

February 23rd, 2019

Tagged 19.01.27, 2019, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Art Institute of Chicago, black & white, Black & White February, blossom, budding, buds, cactus, Chicago IL, D600, flower, flowers, growing, Jan19, January, leaf, leaves, Lincoln Park Conservatory, lines, macro, Nikon, orchid, petals, plants, stalk, strands, sunlight, texture, veins, vines, water, Week 7 2019, WEEKS, WEEKS 2019

Black & White Week 3

As part of my black & white month, I wanted to feature some photos of cactus. I’ve visited several botanic gardens and conservatories, but hadn’t ever spent the time and focus needed to properly capture cactus. So, on a cold Sunday in January, I drove down to Lincoln Park, and upon arriving, realized that I’d left my Nikon at home. After driving home and back, I walked into the Lincoln Park Conservatory, only to discover that they don’t have a cactus room – some days just don’t work out how you plan.

So, instead of cactus, I took photos of plants that I thought would work great in black & white…and someday, I’ll actually take a trip to photograph cactus.