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if the shoe fits
If you want to make your brain work hard, try to convince it that the shoe is a normal, human-foot size and everything else is really quite small. And who’s to say that’s the real situation here?
Wilmington, Illinois
July 1, 2022
beacon
That afternoon light did me a huge favor, spotlighting the bridge tower like that. And then a boat went by! It was practically an embarrassment of photographic riches, and that’s even without the iconic Chicago Tribune sign over there on the right side….
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 6.27.2022
just another cityscape
Many rectangles, lots of bounced light, and a camera: a recipe for a photograph.
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 6.27.2022
Crown Fountain: 9:00 pm
A completely unplanned nighttime walk around my little part of Chicago led me to a free concert at the Pritzker Pavilion, some attempts at low-light street photography around Cloud Gate, and this set of silhouettes against Crown Fountain. It was my last night in the city and I think it provided me with a lovely parting gift.
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 6.30.2022
sense of place
Those streets under the L are, to me, the essence of Chicago. The play of light and shadow, the sounds of the trains rumbling overhead, the street traffic, the signs – all of these things are just Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
photographed 6.30.2022
