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Week 4, January 26 – February 1, 2025 – Northwest Nature

February 1st, 2025

Tagged 2024, 24.10.04, 24.10.06, 24.10.07, 24.10.08, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Alpental Resort, Bainbridge Island, bay, beach, boulders, bridge, canyon, Coast Guard, creek, Deception Falls Park, Elliot Bay, falls, fog, forest, green, hill, iPhone, iPhone 14 Pro Max, island, King County WA, lake, mist, moss, Mount Ranier, mountain, ocean, Oct24, October, Puget Sound, rapids, reflection, ripples, river, Rockaway Beach, rocks, Seattle Trip Oct24, Seattle WA, Skykomish WA, Snoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie River, Snoqualmie WA, Sony, South Fork Skykomish River, South Fork Snoqualmie River, steep, stones, stream, sunset, train bridge, trees, Washington State, Washington State Ferries, water, waves, Week 4 2025, WEEKS, WEEKS 2025, white water

“Home With a View” – Northwest Nature, image 7

February 1st, 2025

Tagged 2024, 24.10.08, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Bainbridge Island, bay, beach, fog, forest, island, lake, mist, ocean, Oct24, October, Puget Sound, Rockaway Beach, Seattle Trip Oct24, Sony, trees, Washington State Ferries, water, waves, Week 4 2025

location, location, location

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In today’s language, this house belongs to a one-percent-er, but I have a hard time feeling jealous of them. After all, if I had millions (or billions), I’d want a home in that exact spot as well.

Week 3, January 19-25, 2025 – Variations on a Theme

January 25th, 2025

“Agricultural Patchwork” – Variations on a Theme, image 7

January 25th, 2025

manmade and organic

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As you fly over the midwest, you can see a patchwork of farmland, roads, and rivers creating right angles and natural curves across the earth. Perhaps that’s why I enjoy this photo so much, it reminds me of the mixture of manmade and natural shapes. The weathered run off from the rivets just adds a little pizazz too.

“Weathered Warping” – Variations on a Theme, image 6

January 24th, 2025

color variations

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As the sun faded in and out of the cloud cover throughout our walk around the museum, the colors of the metal would change. The building would reflect the blues, yellows, and greys in the sky and then my Sony would attempt to record those colors as photographs. As I was editing the images, I found so many fun and fantastic color combinations; in this image, you can see the golds, coppers, and silvers as well as the grey, blue, and yellow in the clouds.

“Rolling Hills” – Variations on a Theme, image 5

January 23rd, 2025

a lot more to learn

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I struggled with editing this image. I love the composition, but getting the dark and light not too dark and not too light was a challenge; and I still don’t think I’ve got it right. The light parts just aren’t light enough, and I’ve always struggled with getting monochrome images to have nice lighter parts of the image without having just a texture-less white space. Each photograph teaches us a lesson and often that lesson is “you have a lot more to learn.”

“Metallic Mirror” – Variations on a Theme, image 4

January 22nd, 2025

simply wonderful

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I love the warble of reflected lines in glass, but it brought a smile to my face to discover the same thing happens with metals. The straight lines of the fantastic red-ish hues stand out against the reflected copper lines. I’ve photographed this exact phenomena in many windows but finding it present in steel was simply wonderful.

“Waves on the Wall” – Variations on a Theme, image 3

January 21st, 2025

forming a smile

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Unlike most of Frank Ghery’s most famous buildings, the Museum of Pop Culture is not simply shades of shimmering silver. The building has 5 or 6 unique segments in different colors, each segment with his signature curves and waves. Shadows and reflections wandered across each curve and surface, combining to form a lasting smile across my face.

“Bird on a Steel Cloud” – Variations on a Theme, image 2

January 20th, 2025

silly bird

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This pigeon has decided that sitting on the top of this metal cloud is a great way to interrupt my photo. At first I was annoyed, but now I enjoy the tiny interruption – almost like it’s Monty Python’s French Taunter in the castle castle threatening “I blow my nose at you!”

“Patchwork Quilt” – Variations on a Theme, image 1

January 19th, 2025

tossed on the couch

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Ghery’s architectural works stand out in any skyline. The multiple colors, textures, and waves on the Museum of Pop Culture exhibit a wonderful feast of the eyes. While many of his buildings and designs are similar to the Pritzker Pavilion here in Chicago – mostly uniform in color – the Seattle design has multiple treatments and colors for the sheet metal. As we walked around the exterior, I found dozens and perhaps hundreds of potential abstracts, and after editing, here are a few that stood out as spectacular.

As you walk away from the Seattle Space Needle, you’re treated to the chrome and copper variations in the anodized metal. The waves and variations reminded me of a patchwork quilt that has been tossed on the couch; almost as if the wind had blown the building into that particular spot in Seattle’s downtown.

Week 52, December 29, 2024 – January 4, 2025 – Quintessential Seattle

January 4th, 2025

Tagged 17-28mm f2.8, 2024, 24.10.05, 24.10.06, 24.10.07, 24.10.08, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract architecture, alley, architecture, Bainbridge Island, bay, beach, bee, blossom, boat, boats, buildings, city, clouds, dock, Eagle Harbor, Elliot Bay, ferris wheel, ferry, flag, floating, flower, Frank Ghery, insect, lake, Lake Union, light trails, long exposure, moon, Museum of Pop Culture, neon lights, ocean, Oct24, October, pier, Pier 57, planet, Puget Sound, reflection, ripples, Seattle Great Wheel, Seattle Space Needle, Seattle Trip Oct24, Seattle WA, ship, ships, sky, skyline, Sony, stairs, steam ship, sunlight, sunset, Tacoma Ferry, TOP 3, TOP 3 ARCHITECTURE, tourist, trees, University Street, Venus, Virginia V ship, walking, Washington State Ferries, water, waves, Week 52 2024, WEEKS, WEEKS 2024, WEEKS 2025, wharf, white, wooden ship

“Puget Sound View”

January 4th, 2025

the missing tree

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When you go on vacation there are typically photos that you know about before hand, but this photo, I don’t think I could have anticipated even if someone had mentioned it before our trip.
If you stand on the loading platform for the Bainbridge Ferry you can see this one tree that is missing in the treelike along Wing Point. But the windows along the platform are highly reflective; all of them except for the one window that allows you to line up the Space Needle with the empty spot in the treeline.

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Week 42, October 20-26, 2024 – Iconic Seattle

October 26th, 2024

“City View from an Ocean Tug”

October 22nd, 2024

Tagged 2024, 24.10.03, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, boat, Gas Works Park, lake, Lake Union, night, night lights, night photo, Oct24, October, reflection, Seattle skyline, Seattle Trip Oct24, Seattle WA, ship, Sony, tug boat, water, waves, Week 42 2024

sense of scale

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Our human sense of scale is often inadequate for what is around us; that tugboat is huge, longer than a semi truck. But that tugboat pales in comparison to even the small “lake” that it’s floating in, Lake Union.

Week 46, November 12-18, 2023 – Lighthouses

“Tiny Red Hat”

November 12th, 2023

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Week 42, October 15-21, 2023 – Northwoods Vignettes

October 21st, 2023

Tagged 17-28mm f2.8, 2023, 2023 October Waterfalls, 23.10.02, 23.10.03, 23.10.04, 23.10.05, 23.10.06, 23.10.07, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, autumn, autumn colors, beach, birds, black & white, Black River Harbor, brook, Brule River, Carp River, cliff, clouds, Conglomerate Falls, creek, dark sky, fall, fall colors, falls, flotsam, forest, Gogebic County, Gratiot River, gulls, house, iPhone, iPhone 14 Pro Max, lake, Lake in the Clouds, Lake Superior, leaves, Little Girls Point County Park, long exposure, Mays Ledges, Michigan waterfall, Nawadaha Falls, Oct23, October, October Waterfalls, October Waterfalls 2023, orange, Porcupine Mountains State Park, Potato River, Presque Isle River, rapids, red, river, rocks, sand, sandy beach, seagulls, shore, shoreline, Sony, stairs, steam, stones, storm, stream, sunlight, trees, U.P. & Wisconsin Oct23 Trip, Upper Conglomerate Falls, Upper Peninsula waterfall, Upson Falls, Upson WI, water, waterfall, waterfalls, waves, Week 42 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023, windy, Wisconsin waterfall, Wisconsin waterfalls, wood, yellow

“Left from the Storm”

October 20th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.10.07, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, beach, black & white, Black River Harbor, flotsam, Gogebic County, lake, Lake Superior, Oct23, October, sand, sandy beach, shore, shoreline, Sony, trees, U.P. & Wisconsin Oct23 Trip, water, waves, Week 42 2023, windy, wood

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“Beginning of the Storm”

October 19th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.10.06, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, autumn, autumn colors, beach, birds, clouds, dark sky, fall, fall colors, flotsam, forest, Gogebic County, gulls, house, lake, Lake Superior, Little Girls Point County Park, Oct23, October, rocks, sand, sandy beach, seagulls, shore, shoreline, Sony, stones, storm, trees, U.P. & Wisconsin Oct23 Trip, water, waves, Week 42 2023, windy

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Week 40, October 1-7, 2023 – Light Painting

October 7th, 2023

Tagged 18.09.28, 18.10.01, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, heart, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, Oct18, October, rainbow, Sept18, September, waves, Week 40 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023

“You’re the Star!”

October 7th, 2023

Tagged 18.09.28, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, heart, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, Sept18, September, waves, Week 40 2023

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$Refraction of Color$

“Mario Kart”

October 6th, 2023

Tagged 18.10.01, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, Oct18, October, rainbow, waves, Week 40 2023

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“Visible Movement”

October 5th, 2023

Tagged 18.09.28, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, heart, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, Sept18, September, waves, Week 40 2023

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“Inside Circles”

October 4th, 2023

Tagged 18.10.01, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, Oct18, October, rainbow, waves, Week 40 2023

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“Twisted Zipper”

October 3rd, 2023

Tagged 18.09.28, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, heart, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, Sept18, September, waves, Week 40 2023

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“Lattice Lights”

October 2nd, 2023

Tagged 18.10.01, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, Oct18, October, rainbow, waves, Week 40 2023

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“hello”

October 1st, 2023

Tagged 18.09.28, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, Sept18, September, waves, Week 40 2023

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Week 16, April 16-22, 2023 – Abstract Architecture

April 22nd, 2023

“Round Corners”

April 22nd, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.03.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, Aqua Building, Aqua Hotel, architecture, black & white, Chicago IL, Mar23, March, Sony, waves, Week 16 2023

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“Sky Palette”

April 20th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.03.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, architecture, blue, Chicago IL, grey, Mar23, March, sky, Sony, St Regis Chicago Tower, tower, waves, Week 16 2023

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“White Lines”

April 19th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.03.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, Aqua Building, Aqua Hotel, architecture, black & white, Chicago IL, Mar23, March, Sony, waves, Week 16 2023

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“Architecture Abstract”

April 18th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.03.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, architecture, black & white, Chicago IL, Mar23, March, sky, Sony, St Regis Chicago Tower, tower, waves, Week 16 2023

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“Waves Into the Sky”

April 17th, 2023

Tagged 2023, 23.03.22, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, architecture, blue, Chicago IL, grey, Mar23, March, sky, Sony, St Regis Chicago Tower, tower, waves, Week 16 2023

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Week 8, February 19-25, 2023 – Florida Scenes

February 25th, 2023

Tagged 2022, 22.12.16, 22.12.17, 22.12.18, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, abstract, beach, black & white, boat, clouds, Dec22, December, Destin FL, Destin Harbor, dunes, feet, footprints, Fort Walton Beach FL, FWB Dec22, grass, Gulf of Mexico, horizon, iPhone, iPhone 14 Pro Max, island, lake, ocean, Okaloosa Island, Okaloosa Island Pier, orange, pier, sailboat, sand, sand dunes, Santa Rosa Sound, shore, shoreline, silhouette, Sony, sun, sunlight, sunrise, sunset, water, waves, Week 8 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023

“Footprints & Bubbles”

February 23rd, 2023

Tagged 2022, 22.12.18, abstract, beach, black & white, Dec22, December, feet, footprints, Fort Walton Beach FL, FWB Dec22, Gulf of Mexico, iPhone, iPhone 14 Pro Max, Okaloosa Island, sand, water, waves, Week 8 2023

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“Sunset View”

February 22nd, 2023

Tagged 2022, 22.12.17, boat, clouds, Dec22, December, Destin FL, FWB Dec22, Gulf of Mexico, iPhone, iPhone 14 Pro Max, orange, sun, sunset, water, waves, Week 8 2023

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“Sunset Rolling In”

February 19th, 2023

Tagged 2022, 22.12.16, beach, Dec22, December, Fort Walton Beach FL, FWB Dec22, Gulf of Mexico, iPhone, iPhone 14 Pro Max, Okaloosa Island, Okaloosa Island Pier, pier, sunlight, sunset, water, waves, Week 8 2023

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Week 5, January 29 – February 4, 2023 – Florida Birds

February 4th, 2023

Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 2022, 22.11.26, 22.12.16, 22.12.18, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, animal, beach, beak, bird, bridge, D750, Dec22, December, Destin FL, Destin Harbor, eye, eyes, feathers, forest, Fort Walton Beach FL, FWB Dec22, grass, Great Blue Heron, Gulf of Mexico, Gulfarium, heron, leg, Marinette WI, Nikon, Nov22, November, Okaloosa Island, Okaloosa Island Pier, pelican, profile, sand, sandpiper, Sony, sun, sunlight, sunrise, sunshine, turkey, water, waves, Week 5 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023, wild, wild turkey, wings

“Watching Where You’re Going”

February 3rd, 2023

Tagged 22.12.18, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, animal, beak, Dec22, December, Destin FL, Destin Harbor, eye, eyes, feathers, FWB Dec22, grass, pelican, sand, sandpiper, Sony, sun, sunlight, water, waves, Week 5 2023, wings

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“On the Run”

February 2nd, 2023

Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 22.12.18, animal, beach, beak, Dec22, December, eye, eyes, feathers, Fort Walton Beach FL, FWB Dec22, grass, Gulf of Mexico, Okaloosa Island, sand, sandpiper, sun, sunlight, water, waves, Week 5 2023, wings

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Week 2, January 8-14, 2023 – Florida Waters

January 14th, 2023

Tagged 2022, 22.12.16, 22.12.17, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, AJ's Water Adventure, animal, Choctawhatchee Bay, Dec22, December, Destin FL, dolphin, dolphin cruise, dolphin jump, dolphins, eye, fish, Fort Walton Beach FL, FWB Dec22, gulf, Gulf of Mexico, Gulfarium, happy, jump, lionfish, manta ray, pool, ray, reflection, refraction, shark, Sony, spines, sting ray, stripes, sunlight, underwater, water, waves, Week 2 2023, WEEKS, WEEKS 2023, wings

“Playing Catch Up”

January 14th, 2023

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October Cars – Week 1

October 8th, 2022

October Cars – “Delicate Details”

October 5th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.08.16, 28-200 f2.8-5.6, A7r3, Aug22, August, auto, bumper, car, Chevrolet, Chevy, chrome, flames, October Cars, October Cars 2022, paint, red, Sony, tire, Wauconda Cruise Night, Wauconda Cruise Night 2022, Wauconda IL, waves, white wall

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Week 33, August 14-20, 2022 – Madison Capitol Building

August 20th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.07.08, 22.07.09, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 28-60 f4-5.6, A7r3, abstract, arches, black & white, blue, capitol building, cars, clouds, columns, D750, details, dome, glow, granite, green, Jul22, July, lake, Lake Monona, light trail, light trails, lights, long exposure, Madison skyline, Madison Wedding 22, Madison WI, moon, night photo, Nikon, railing, reflections, road, sky, Sony, stairs, statues, street, sunset, traffic light trails, trees, water, waves, Week 33 2022, WEEKS, WEEKS 2022, windows, Wisconsin State Capitol Building

“Painted Sunset Lake”

August 16th, 2022

Tagged 2022, 22.07.08, 28-60 f4-5.6, A7r3, glow, Jul22, July, lake, Lake Monona, Madison skyline, Madison Wedding 22, Madison WI, Sony, sunset, water, waves, Week 33 2022, Wisconsin State Capitol Building

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Week 50, December 12-18, 2021

December 18th, 2021

Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 16-28mm f2.8, 20.05.06, 2020, 2021, 21.06.19, 21.07.03, 21.10.01, 21.11.23, 21.12.12, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, astronomy, astrophotography, Atwater Beach, auto, blue, boat, bridge, car, Chicago IL, clouds, Cobra, CTA, D750, Dec21, December, Elgin IL, forest, horizon, Jul21, July, Jun21, June, Jupiter, lake, Lake Michigan, May20, Milwaukee WI, moon, moonlight, New Berlin WI, night, night photo, Nikon, Nov21, November, Oct21, October, overcast, Pink Line, planets, rails, sailboat, Saturn, Shelby Cobra, Shelby Cobra replica, silver, sky, stars, the L, tracks, train, tree, Venus, water, waves, Week 50 2021, WEEKS, WEEKS 2021, Wisconsin Trips 2021, Yorkeville IL

“Blue Sailing”

December 15th, 2021

Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 2021, 21.07.03, Atwater Beach, boat, D750, Jul21, July, lake, Lake Michigan, Milwaukee WI, Nikon, sailboat, water, waves, Week 50 2021

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July 2021 (remaining images)

July 31st, 2021

Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 16-28mm f2.8, 2021, 21.07.03, 21.07.04, 21.07.15, 21.07.24, 21.07.27, 21.07.29, 21.10.24, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 28-60 f4-5.6, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, A7r3, abstract, aircraft, airplane, Atwater Beach, Audi, Audi S5, black & white, blossom, BMW, Boeing, Boeing C-97, bridge, burst, canyon, Centennial Wheel, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevy, Chevy Corvette, Chicago IL, Chicago skyline, church, cliff, clouds, creek, D750, dock, Don Quinn, Elgin IL, Epikos Church, Estabrook Park, Estabrook waterfall, ferris wheel, fireworks, flower, Ford, Ford Mustang, forest, Fox River, Governor Dodge State Park, Governor Dodge waterfall, Grand Victoria Casino, green, gulls, harbor, insect, iPhone, iPhone 11 Pro, John Hancock Building, Jul21, July, lake, lake front, Lake Michigan, Lake Point Tower, Lake Shore Drive, long exposure, Lost Canyon Trail, macro, Mazda Miata, Miata, Milwaukee River, Milwaukee WI, MONTHS, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Science & Industry, Navy Pier, Navy Pier Ferris Wheel, night photo, Nikon, overpass, Pine Cliff Trail waterfall, Porsche, reflection, REMAINING, river, rock, rocks, seagulls, shadows, Sony, St Regis Chicago Tower, stained glass, staircase, stairs, Stephens Falls, stone, stones, stream, Subaru, Subaru Impreza, sun, sunlight, tree, water, waterfall, waterfalls, waterfront, waves, Week 31 2021, Week 32 2021, Week 35 2022, Week 47 2021, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wisconsin waterfall, Wisconsin waterfalls, Wrigley Building

Week 27, July 4-10, 2021 – Chicago

“Blues of the Sky & Lake”

July 4th, 2021

Tagged 2021, 21.06.20, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, blue, blue glass, Chicago IL, D750, glass, Jun21, June, Nikon, skyscraper, St Regis Chicago Tower, waves, Week 27 2021

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June 2021 (remaining images)

June 30th, 2021

Tagged 150-600mm f5-6.3, 16-28mm f2.8, 2021, 2021 solar eclipse, 21.06.05, 21.06.06, 21.06.10, 21.06.14, 21.06.18, 21.06.19, 21.06.20, 21.06.26, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, 875 North Michigan Ave., abstract, Aon Tower, arches, architecture, balconies, balcony, black, black & white, Blackhawk Valley Campground, blossom, blue, blue glass, campground, Charger, Chicago harbor, Chicago IL, Chicago skyline, clouds, crescent moon, D750, Dodge, Dodge Charger, drive rod, E. Chicago Ave., eclipse, Elgin IL, engine, flower, forest, Garden of the Phoenix, glass, grease, heavy, historic Chicago, Illinois Railway Museum, insect, J. Neils Lumber Company No. 5 Shay, Jackson Park, Japanese Gardens, John Hancock Building, Jun21, June, Kishwaukee River, lake, Lake Michigan, locomotive, long exposure, macro, Marina Towers, metal, MONTHS, moon, Navy Pier, night photo, Nikon, orange, pink, piston, reflection, REMAINING, Rockford IL, Sears Tower, Shay, shay locomotive, silver, skyscraper, solar eclipse, Southern Pacific 975, St Louis - San Francisco Railroad 1630, St Regis Chicago Tower, star trails, stars, steam, steam engine, steam locomotive, steel, sun, sunlight, sunrise, The Wrigley Building, tracks, train, trees, Trump International Hotel & Tower, Union IL, water, waves, wheel, William E Dever Crib Lighthouse, windows, Wrigley Building

Week 9, February 28 – March 6, 2021 – random Chicago

March 6th, 2021

Tagged 16-28mm f2.8, 19.06.07, 19.06.08, 19.07.03, 19.07.22, 20.11.06, 2019, 2020, 2021, 21.01.09, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, 875 North Michigan Ave., abstract, Aon Tower, Apple Store, Aqua Building, black & white, Buckingham Fountain, ceiling, Chicago, Chicago at night, Chicago IL, Chicago River, Chicago skyline, Chicago skyline at night, CTA, curves, D750, fireworks, fog, fountain, glass, Hubbard & Wells, Jan21, January, John Hancock Building, Jul19, July, Jun19, June, lake, Lake Michigan, Lake St Bridge, lakefront, light trails, lights, long exposure, Michigan Ave., Navy Pier fireworks, night photo, Nikon, Nov20, November, pastels, pool, Prudential Tower, red, Red Line, reflection, river, roof, Saint Clair Street, Sears Tower, skyline, sunset, tail lights, the L, tracks, train, train tracks, Trump International Hotel & Tower, water, waves, Week 9 2021, WEEKS, WEEKS 2021, Willis Tower, window, Wolf Point, wood

“Chicago Dusk Glow”

March 4th, 2021

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“Waves & Glass”

March 2nd, 2021

Tagged 19.07.03, 2019, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, abstract, Aqua Building, black & white, Chicago IL, D750, Jul19, July, Nikon, waves, Week 9 2021

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Week 2, January 10-16, 2021 – abstracts

January 16th, 2021

Tagged 100mm f2.8 macro, 18.09.28, 18.10.09, 18.10.29, 18.11.11, 20.03.25, 20.03.29, 20.11.29, 2018, 2018 light painting, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, abstract, arches, black & white, blue, bubble, bulb, Christmas Lights, circles, colors, D600, D750, dancing, details, drops, Elburn IL, Elgin Area Camera Club, Elgin IL, fungus, green, incense, Johnson Mound County Forest, light, light painting, lights, lines, Mar20, March, moss, movement, Nikon, Nov18, Nov20, November, Oct18, October, private studio, purple, rainbow, ripples, Rock Cut State Park, Rock Cut State Park IL, Sept18, September, smoke, soap, soap bubble, swirls, waves, Week 2 2021, WEEKS, WEEKS 2021, white, wood

“Ripples of Growth”

January 16th, 2021

Tagged 20.11.29, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, circles, D750, details, lines, Nikon, Nov20, November, ripples, Rock Cut State Park, Rock Cut State Park IL, waves, Week 2 2021, wood

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Week 40, October 4-10, 2020 – Light Painting

October 10th, 2020

Tagged 18.09.28, 20.08.21, 2018, 2018 light painting, 2020, 2020 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Aug20, August, D600, D750, Elgin IL, face, glow stick, heart, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, Sept18, September, silhouette, waves, Week 40 2020, WEEKS, WEEKS 2020

“A Different Language”

October 10th, 2020

Tagged 20.08.21, 2020, 2020 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Aug20, August, D750, Elgin IL, glow stick, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, waves, Week 40 2020

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“Blue Light Amplitude”

October 9th, 2020

Tagged 20.08.21, 2020, 2020 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Aug20, August, D750, Elgin IL, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, TOP 3, TOP 3 LIGHTTRAILS, TOP PICKS, waves, Week 40 2020

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“The Puppet Master”

October 8th, 2020

Tagged 20.08.21, 2020, 2020 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Aug20, August, D750, Elgin IL, face, glow stick, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, silhouette, waves, Week 40 2020

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“Waves of Light”

October 7th, 2020

Tagged 20.08.21, 2020, 2020 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Aug20, August, D750, Elgin IL, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, TOP 3, TOP 3 LIGHTTRAILS, TOP PICKS, waves, Week 40 2020

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“Christmas Ghosts”

October 6th, 2020

Tagged 20.08.21, 2020, 2020 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Aug20, August, D750, Elgin IL, glow stick, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, waves, Week 40 2020

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“Pulsing Heart”

October 5th, 2020

Tagged 18.09.28, 2018, 2018 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D600, Elgin IL, glow stick, heart, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, Sept18, September, waves, Week 40 2020

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“LED Flag”

October 4th, 2020

Tagged 20.08.21, 2020, 2020 light painting, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, Aug20, August, D750, Elgin IL, LED, light painting, light trails, lights, long exposure, Nikon, rainbow, waves, Week 40 2020

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Week 13, March 29 – April 4, 2020

April 4th, 2020

“Sledding Hill Splash”

March 31st, 2020

Tagged 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D750, dune, Feb20, February, hill, lake, Lake Michigan, Michigan Lighthouses Feb2020, Nikon, sand dunes, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, snow, water, waves, Week 13 2020

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Week 12, March 22-28, 2020 – Michigan Lighthouses

“Sand Dune Path”

March 28th, 2020

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Week 11, March 15-21, 2020 – Michigan Lighthouses

“In Between the Dunes”

March 15th, 2020

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Week 10, March 8-14, 2020 – Winter Vignettes

March 14th, 2020

“Perilous Polar Plunge”

March 8th, 2020

Tagged 12.02.07, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, D750, dune, Feb20, February, forest, green, lake, Lake Michigan, Michigan Lighthouses Feb2020, Nikon, sand dune, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, snow, water, waves, Week 10 2020

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Michigan Lighthouses, February 2020

February 9th, 2020

Tagged 1223, 16-28mm f2.8, 20.02.06, 20.02.07, 20.02.08, 2020, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, abstract, beach, Big Sable Point Lighthouse, birds, black, black & white, blossoms, branch, break water, breakwater, brush, bush, Chinook Pier Park, cold, D750, dune, dunes, Feb20, February, fence, footprints, forest, gears, Grand Haven Lighthouse, Grand Haven MI, Grand Traverse Lighthouse, grass, green, gulls, hill, ice, icicle, lake, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, lights, lines, Little Sable Point Lighthouse, locomotive, Ludington MI, Ludington North Pier Lighthouse, Ludington State Park, macro, Manistee MI, Manistee North Pier Lighthouse, Michigan Lighthouses Feb2020, Mission Point Lighthouse, Muskegon MI, Muskegon South Pierhead Lighthouse, night photo, Nikon, North Manitou Shoal Lighthouse, overcast, pebbles, pier, rails, rocks, sand, sand dune, sand dunes, seagulls, shadows, shoreline, silver, sky, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, snow, spray, steam, steam train, stones, sunlight, sunset, train, transparent, walkway, water, waves, weeds, wheels, White River Light Station, winter, yellow

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Week 4, January 26 – February 1, 2020 – Lighthouses

February 1st, 2020

Tagged 19.04.07, 19.11.09, 19.12.08, 2019, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse, Algoma WI, Apr19, April, bay, black & white, breakwater, Cape Canaveral, Cape Canaveral Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Light, Chicago harbor, Chicago Harbor Southeast Guidewall Lighthouse, Chicago IL, Chicago River, cloud, D600, D750, Dec19, December, Essex on the Park, fog, forest, Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse, Kewaunee WI, lake, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, Milwaukee Bay, Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse, Milwaukee Pierhead Lighthouse, Milwaukee WI, Navy Pier, NEMA Chicago, Nikon, Nov19, November, One Museum Park, Point Beach State Forest, Rawley Point Lighthouse, red, Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse, Sheboygan WI, sunlight, trees, water, waves, Week 4 2020, WEEKS, WEEKS 2020, white, Wisconsin Waterfalls & Lighthouses 2019

“High Winds & Clear Skies”

January 30th, 2020

Tagged 19.12.08, 2019, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse, Algoma WI, D750, Dec19, December, lake, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, Nikon, water, waves, Week 4 2020, Wisconsin Waterfalls & Lighthouses 2019

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“Hiding in the Trees”

January 29th, 2020

Tagged 19.12.08, 2019, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, D750, Dec19, December, forest, Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse, Kewaunee WI, lake, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, Nikon, trees, water, waves, Week 4 2020, Wisconsin Waterfalls & Lighthouses 2019

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Week 2, January 12-18, 2020 – Wisconsin Lighthouses

“Function Over Form”

January 17th, 2020

Tagged 19.12.08, 2019, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, breakwater, D750, Dec19, December, Lake Michigan, Nikon, Port Washington Breakwater Lighthouse, Port Washington WI, water, waves, Week 2 2020, Wisconsin Waterfalls & Lighthouses 2019

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“Visible in the Storm”

January 13th, 2020

Tagged 19.12.08, 2019, 70-300mm f3.5-5.6, Algoma Pierhead Lighthouse, Algoma WI, D750, Dec19, December, lake, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, Nikon, storm, water, waves, Week 2 2020, Wisconsin Waterfalls & Lighthouses 2019

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Week 50, December 15-21, 2019 – Lighthouses

December 21st, 2019

“Up to the Ankles”

December 18th, 2019

Tagged 18.10.13, 2018, 80-200mm f2.8, bird, black, blue, D600, door, green, lake, Lake Michigan, lighthouse, Nikon, Oct18, October, pier, red, seagull, sky clouds, South Haven MI, South Haven South Pier Lighthouse, water, waves, Week 50 2019

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Week 36, September 8-14, 2019 – Lincoln Park Walk

“Sunset Waves or Fog”

September 13th, 2019

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Week 30, July 28 – August 3, 2019 – Pritzker Pavilion & Buckingham Fountain

“Overhanging Waves”

August 1st, 2019

Tagged 19.07.03, 2019, 28-105mm f3.5-4.5, abstract, abstract architecture, Aqua Building, balcony, black & white, Chicago IL, concrete, D750, glass, Jul19, July, Nikon, waves, Week 30 2019

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Week 5, February 3-9, 2019 – Black & White Indiana Dunes

February 9th, 2019

Black & White Week 1

In mid-December, I drove past the Indiana Dunes and stopped and took the first image; around this time, I’d decided that February would be all black & white images – more on that at the end of the month. I invited a photographer friend to come along on a dedicated trip back to the dunes and took photos with the intention of creating a week’s worth of black & white images.

We had a fantastic day of photography and conversation, and I ended up with quite a few more than 7 images and some images with fantastic texture and composition.