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A New Aesthete

“Increasing focus Telescoping lines and forms The tiny details Come home come home come home.” Yes, it’s been a while. Everything from this post is still true, with the addition of twenty-six weeks of not really shooting. So here’s some … Continue reading

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Light Me White (Chaos in the Windy City II)

Black and white can make you crazy. (Chaos in the Windy City I can be found here). This was another attempt to represent the chaos in the Art Institute of Chicago on New Year’s Eve. Anyone who has followed this … Continue reading

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Sonny Wortzik

Another from the “abandoned quarry,” which is apparently not at all abandoned. Films aren’t “filmed,” they’re “photographed.” Early filmmakers drew heavily from the work of early photographers (particularly in the area of very careful composition, as any of the Lumiere … Continue reading

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Stele/Sepulchral

At least that’s how it looks to me. I went out shooting with another photographer friend tonight, and we had plans to work our way into a freight yard to get some pictures of abandoned, decaying, or otherwise interesting trains … Continue reading

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Chaos in the Windy City

Sometimes art is chaos. I guess this is the beginning of my catching up from the holidays. I was lucky enough to be in Chicago for the first time on New Year’s Eve, and what a city. We stopped in … Continue reading

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Bianchissimo (Unheralded Return)

  Too many hobbies, too little time.   This bike is done, and it’s gorgeous (this picture is from the day I brought the frame home, which was probably four weeks ago. I finished building it about two weeks ago). … Continue reading

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Best Laid Plans

This is some sort of large machine. Doing a little work for a racing team, and came up with this for their newsletter. I like it a lot, but I think it’s much too dramatic for the purpose it was … Continue reading

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Anomalous

Does this count as “something different,” or is it still a photoclichĂ©? One of the first things I shot with my 50mm f/1.8 was this collection of daffodils. Shot at f/1.8 and very close range, the depth of  field is … Continue reading

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In the Studio (Part II/Sunday Stills)

More happy accidents. I’m still not sure how exactly this happened. I was shooting in the studio triggering a bounced flash remotely, and apparently I tried this one with no flash. The auto white balance (which was doing a nice … Continue reading

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In the Studio (Part I)

This is one of the many places I’ve been instead of here. Starting to combine my interests in music and photography. Nikon D200, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, Minolta strobe triggered remotely bounced off the ceiling.

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