Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Chicago Chinatown 4/11/15

Saturday Night. 4/11/15

Sunday, April 5, 2015

1835 S. Canal. Chicago

Saturday afternoon. 4/4/15

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Monday, March 30, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice / Gillson Park Wilmette 3/28/15

Saturday morning. 3/28/15

This shot goes back to Saturday, the day before yesterday's post.

The dripping icicles were lining the beach but these seemed to catch the sunrise's glow in a good way and I knew that it would not last long.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Lake Michigan / Gillson Park Wilmette 3/29/15

Sunday morning. 3/29/15
Around 32 degrees.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Lake Michigan / Gillson Park Wilmette 3/28/15

Saturday morning around 6:45 am. 3/28/15
In the 20's.

Some days I just hope for a little ice. With evening temperatures in the 20's plus wind speeds in the teens, I felt that we might get a little ice back on the beach. The sun beat me to the horizon as I could already see its glow above the trees as I drove into Gillson Park, but it's not seeing the sunrise that I desire. It is that illuminating glow that transforms otherwise mundane objects into magic.

This was the very first shot of the day, a relatively simple foreground subject with the water blurred with a longer exposure using ND filters. I'm stacking a 2 stop along with a variable ND for about 6 stops of ND.

This was a good start to shooting with an hour of photographing that only ended because I could not feel the shutter anymore with frozen fingers.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Lake Michigan / 94


Tuesday morning. 3/24/15
25 degrees at sunrise

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice / Gillson Park Wilmette 3/21/15

Saturday morning. 3/21/15
Around 39 degrees

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Last Lake Michigan Ice / Gillson Park 3/18/15

Wednesday sunrise. 3/18/15
In the 30's.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice / Gillson Park 3-17-15 Almost Gone


Tuesday around sunrise. 3/17/15
In the 30's

Monday, March 16, 2015

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice / Gillson Park 3/15/15

Sunday morning after sunrise. 3/15/15
32°


Saturday, March 14, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice 3.14 / Gillson Park



Saturday around sunrise. 3/14/15
In the 40's

The ice going back to from where it came.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Monday, March 9, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice 3/9/15

Monday morning. 3/9/15
Warm

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice / Gillson Park 3/5/15

Thursday morning. 3/5/15

Shot with the Canon 6D this morning. It's an easier camera to shoot with gloves on in single digit temperatures. As it turned out, I was only out for 10 minutes as the fingers started freezing.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice / Winnetka 3/4/15

Wednesday morning. 3/4/15
At the end of Kenilworth Ave. Around 15°

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice / Gillson Park 2/28/15

Saturday middle of the day. 2/28/15
Wilmette 10°

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Lake Michigan Ice / Tower Road Park 2/15/15




Sunday morning. 2/15/15
Tower Road Park. 8º

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Friday, January 9, 2015