Monthly Archives: September 2020

Cones

A before-dawn hotel lobby had some things of photographic interest, like the candy machines. But even better than the machines were the paper cones on top of them paired with the cone-shaped reflections on the brick wall. Goodness.

Mama Shelter
Los Angeles, California
photographed 2.19.2017

Night

Then there was that time when my friend Al and I were walking down the street in Los Angeles and felt an overwhelming need to stop long enough to get a photo…

Mark Twain Hotel
Los Angeles, California
photographed 2.16.2017

Wading

A year ago, things were normal. I didn’t know it; I just thought things were…things. And I was traveling for work. And people were playing in the water. And I was making photos.

You know, normal.

Crown Fountain
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 8.27.2019

Typical Situation

Sometimes you just have to do it – the cliched shot is right there, waiting on you to make it. This was, of course, one of those times.

(PS – I used DxO’s Perspective Efex plug-in to get those verticals all lined up – it worked great and you should try it, if you’ve got verticals that aren’t, you know, vertical.)

from the Wells Street Bridge
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 6.28.2018

this looks like a sad story

I’ve tried since June 25, 2018, to develop a scenario where a dozen red roses in the trash at a subway station could have been from a happy event. But no matter how I look at it, I can only see a sad story.

Chicago, Illinois
photographed 6.25.2018