Remember when we had to dress like this? It wasn't that long ago. Enjoy the summer while it lasts. It won't be long before we're all bundled up again and spending most of our time in doors. Hit the beach. Soak up the sun. Go swimming. Remember, winter is coming. ;)
Click on the image above to be taken to a new gallery. Or click here. 20+ images I made at the Morton Arboretum in October of 2009. There's a lot of beautiful pictures here. I'd love to hear what you think in the comments below.
The changing trees at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.
October 21, 2009
An afternoon landscape at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.
October 21, 2009
Alison at the Morton Arboretum. Taken October 21, 2009. I love the out of focus foreground of pine between the lens and her. Just lovely.
Nighttime in downtown Denver is quite serene. This was taken from a condo building looking into Denver's downtown. What a great city.
Blue skies have taken me.
Dead bears in Denver seem to be becoming a problem. Perhaps he just drank too much.
A new gallery is online! I went to an art show party with some friends and these are the pictures. I do hope you enjoy them. Leave a comment and let me know. Click the image to be taken to the gallery.
Here's a photo in today's issue of the RedEye in the Metromix section on page 17. There I am in the background. In the foreground my friend Barbara is dancing with her friend. I think this photo is about three years old. We went to EvilOlive for Barbara's birthday. Not exactly the best photo editing on the RedEye's part, but it's pretty funny seeing yourself in print like this.
In my bedroom.
Katie O. in my friend's backyard.
On someone's back porch in Chicago there rests a gutted and lonely telephone pole. Nobody is calling home.
I was playing around in Aperture and I came up with this shot. I love the tiny silhouette.
Jonah, having a blast as usual. If you want to see even more photographs of Jonah having fun, click here to be taken to the gallery on my Facebook Page.
On Sheffield Avenue, in Lincoln Park, a tree fell today. It destroyed someone's car. After talking to the woman for a minute, she told me how unlucky she had been. She has her own garage where the vehicle is usually parked. However, today her bathroom remodelers needed to use the garage for their work and so she decided to park in the street. She chose this spot. Then the tree fell. Imagine deciding to park in one place and then, that decision, which usually requires no thought to make, ends up becoming the vehicle's doom. Such a sad chaotic happening for this sweet, unlucky lady. I'm sure her insurance will take care of it. Let's hope there's no "acts of god" clause.
Alison in color.
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Alison in black and white.
The low, setting sun really does create some spectacular light sometimes. Even my iPhone 4 can capture it wonderfully.
This was taken on Mother's Day in Plainfield, Illinois at my mom's house. This is the field behind her backyard. Behind the trees lies a river that her two dogs, Cooper and Indy, love to swim in and get really muddy. There's a lot hidden in those trees. Hawks, owl, deer, poison ivy, dogs, fire pits and long ago days hiding in the trees when we weren't so old. I even spotted a giant eagle in the sky that day. An angry (and much smaller) hawk was chasing it through the open skies. Beautiful.