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Week 52, December 27 – January 2, 2020 – Autumn Colors

January 2nd, 2021

Tagged 20.11.07, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, abstract, ashes, autumn, autumn colors, Bluff Spring Fen, burned, charcoal, D750, Elgin IL, fall, fall colors, fungus, Hoffman Estates IL, leaf, moss, Nikon, Nov20, November, prairie, spots, sunlight, veins, Walnut Pond, Week 52 2020, WEEKS, WEEKS 2020

“Sunlit Autumn”

January 2nd, 2021

Tagged 20.11.07, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, autumn, autumn colors, D750, fall, fall colors, Hoffman Estates IL, leaf, Nikon, Nov20, November, prairie, spots, sunlight, veins, Week 52 2020

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“Lines & Details”

January 1st, 2021

Tagged 20.11.07, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, autumn, autumn colors, D750, fall, fall colors, Hoffman Estates IL, leaf, Nikon, Nov20, November, prairie, spots, sunlight, veins, Walnut Pond, Week 52 2020

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“Sunlight & Shadows”

December 31st, 2020

Tagged 20.11.07, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, autumn, autumn colors, D750, fall, fall colors, Hoffman Estates IL, leaf, Nikon, Nov20, November, prairie, spots, sunlight, veins, Walnut Pond, Week 52 2020

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“Structural Beauty”

November 20th, 2019

Tagged 19.10.27, 2019, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, autumn, autumn colors, colors, D750, Elgin IL, fall, fall colors, forest, leaf, leaves, Nikon, Oct19, October, orange, red, tree, trees, veins, Week 46 2019

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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.