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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
Let there be…lamps
Four years after I made this shot, my memory of the exact sequence of events is a little less than clear. However, I am making an educated guess that this was what happened:
- We drove through town.
- I saw this window display.
- Two blocks later, I said to the Patient Spouse, “You’ll need to turn around.”
And you know the rest…
Campo, Colorado
photographed 8.30.2016
Boundless
“Clouds overhead were ghostly gray.” – even though these clouds aren’t really what I’d call “ghostly gray” my brain still made the connection between the clouds and the song lyrics, which are from Bruce Cockburn’s song “Boundless.” (Another part of the song says, “The sky looks troubled but I feel free” but my brain wasn’t smart enough to make that connection.)
Anyway, I decided to listen the song while I wrote this post. I’d forgotten that the song started and ended with chimes; I have the same chimes in my backyard, so for a second I was confused if I was hearing the yard or the song. (The chimes are made by Music of the Spheres, in Austin. If you need chimes in your yard, check it out. And if you don’t need chimes in your yard, check it out anyway. You can play the chimes, a surprisingly pleasant pastime.)
Oh, and this picture? Just something I saw last fall in Minnesota.
Iona’s Beach Scientific and Natural Area, Minnesota
photographed 9.25.2019
One Day | One Image 