Highland Ave.

Tagged: Highland Ave.

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

“Straight Lines”

June 23rd, 2025

Tagged 2025, 25.05.29, bridge, bridges, Chicago St., Chicago Street, clouds, DJI, DJI Mini 3, downtown, drone, Elgin, Elgin IL, Elgin Transportation Center, Fox River, Highland Ave., Highland Avenue, May, May25, railroad, river, roads, shore, trees, water, Week 25 2025

leaning against the road

You can easily create a strong image by composing in a way that highlights a strong central focus, and when I thought of this image, my intent was to capture the unique roof of the Elgin Transportation Center. However, once overhead, the tilt of Chicago and Highland became the obvious centers of the image; I simply love how the railroad tracks, row buildings, and the transportation center give the basis for the roads to “lean” against.

…view older images with the thumbnails below…

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

December 14th, 2024

“Elgin Castle Walls”

December 13th, 2024

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Week 52, December 25-31, 2022 – Light Trails

“Red & Green”

December 27th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.09.13, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Center Street, church, Elgin downtown, Elgin IL, green light, Highland Ave., light, light trails, long exposure, red light, Sept22, September, Sony, steeple, traffic, Week 52 2022

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“Thin Red Paint”

December 26th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.09.13, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Center Street, church, Elgin downtown, Elgin IL, Highland Ave., light, light trails, long exposure, Sept22, September, Sony, steeple, traffic, Week 52 2022

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Week 15, April 12-18, 2015

April 18th, 2015

Tagged 13.11.23, 14.05.10, 14.10.18, 14.10.24, 15.02.27, 15.03.23, 15.04.07, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2013, 2014, 2015, 80-200mm f2.8, Apr15, April, autumn, autumn colors, black&white, branch, buds, Cana Island Lighthouse, Chicago IL, colors, D7000, Door County, Elgin IL, fall, fall colors, Feb15, February, fence, fog, forest, French Canyon, French Canyon Waterfall, Harvard IL, Highland Ave., horizon, ice, inlet, iPhone, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6 Plus panorama, Kane County IL, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, limb, macro, Mar15, March, May, May14, Merrill WI, moss, nature, night photo, Nikon, Nov13, November, Oct14, October, panorama, Raceway Woods County Forest Preserve, railing, Royal Oak Farm Orchard, snow, staircase, stairs, Starved Rock State Park, Starved Rock waterfall, State St., stream, sunrise, tree, waterfall, Week 15 2015, WEEKS, WEEKS 2015, winter, yellow

“A Slinky’s Dream”

April 13th, 2015

Tagged 15.04.07, 18-55mm f3.5-5.6, 2015, Apr15, April, black&white, D7000, Elgin IL, Highland Ave., railing, staircase, stairs, State St., Week 15 2015

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