Carpentersville

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Week 25, June 22-28, 2025

June 28th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.05.29, 25.06.01, 25.06.05, beach, bridge, bridges, canoe, Carpentersville, Carpentersville IL, cars, Chicago St., Chicago Street, clouds, creek, DJI, DJI Mini 3, downtown, downtown Elgin, drone, Elgin, Elgin IL, Elgin Transportation Center, forest, Fox River, Fox River Trail, Highland Ave., Highland Avenue, horizon, houses, intersection, island, Jun25, June, logs, May, May25, monochrome, neighborhood, path, railroad, river, road, roads, roof, shore, sidewalks, sky, stream, The Hemmens, The Hemmens Cultural Center, trail, trees, Walton Island, water, Week 25 2025, WEEKS, WEEKS 2025

“Three Primary Colors”

June 26th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.06.01, beach, Carpentersville, Carpentersville IL, DJI, DJI Mini 3, drone, forest, Fox River, Fox River Trail, island, Jun25, June, logs, path, river, shore, trail, trees, water, Week 25 2025

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“A Small Addition”

June 25th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.06.01, beach, Carpentersville, Carpentersville IL, creek, DJI, DJI Mini 3, drone, forest, Fox River, Jun25, June, river, shore, stream, trees, water, Week 25 2025

different compositions

Now this is exactly why I wanted a drone. I hovered over this particular creek as it enters the Fox River for at least 5 minutes, flying the drone to different compositions and then taking a photo. I love the colors, textures, and the winding creek at it flows through the center of the image.

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“Sandy Split”

June 24th, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.06.01, beach, Carpentersville, Carpentersville IL, DJI, DJI Mini 3, drone, Fox River, island, Jun25, June, logs, monochrome, river, shore, trees, water, Week 25 2025

a sense of scale

It can often be difficult to convey a sense of scale, and while I love the pattern of this image, you can’t really tell the scale … until you notice the canoe in the lower right. And once you see the canoe, you can feel the power of a river that carried those logs downstream.

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Week 22, June 1-7, 2025 – the new drone

June 7th, 2025

Tagged 2024, 2025, 24.12.24, 25.04.13, 25.05.25, Apr25, April, autumn color, autumn colors, autumn path, bridge, Carpentersville, Carpentersville Dam, Carpentersville IL, Clifford Park, creek, curve, Dec24, December, DJI, DJI Mini 3, drone, Elgin, Elgin IL, forest, forest path, Fox River, Grove Creek, ice, leaves, May, May25, orange, park, path, picnic table, pond, reflection, river, road, rocks, self portrait, Seward Bluffs Forest Preserves, shore, shoreline, snow, stones, stream, trees, walking path, water, Week 22 2025, WEEKS, WEEKS 2025, Winnebago County

“Rocky River Ice”

June 4th, 2025

Tagged 2024, 24.12.24, Carpentersville, Carpentersville Dam, Carpentersville IL, Dec24, December, DJI, DJI Mini 3, drone, Fox River, ice, park, river, rocks, shore, shoreline, snow, stones, water, Week 22 2025

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