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Walking across the Michigan Avenue bridge last nig

Walking across the Michigan Avenue bridge last night, glasses off, the shapes of what I see.

1...2...3...Jump! There's always something going o

1...2...3...Jump! There's always something going on beneath the Chicago Theater marquee. A couple of snapshots of a group trying to time a jump with the theater in the background.

Moonset. Wednesday morning’s waning gibbous moon

Moonset. Wednesday morning’s waning gibbous moon in a very clear sky before it set behind the buildings in Chicago’s Loop.

Standing tall since 1921. The always stately Wrigl

Standing tall since 1921. The always stately Wrigley building in the shadows of the early evening.

Tuesday morning's waning gibbous moon before it se

Tuesday morning's waning gibbous moon before it set behind the buildings in Chicago's Loop.

Yesterday afternoon the clouds parted, the sun ill

Yesterday afternoon the clouds parted, the sun illuminated my living room and revealed this reflection of Marina City. I was on a video call with a couple of my teammates who, rightly, started to laugh, and probably made a screen capture to document (further) proof of my obsession with photography. The problem, or funny bit, is I didn't need to get up to grab my camera, i always have one by my side.

Opening my eyes, opening the shutter to the first

Opening my eyes, opening the shutter to the first light of the day.

A frame of found film, a scanning mistake. The alw

A frame of found film, a scanning mistake. The always appealing Carbide and Carbon building.

Chicago alley. Walking through Ravenswood to catch

Chicago alley. Walking through Ravenswood to catch the train back to the Loop, a snapshot of a Chicago alley at the end of winter.

Shape of the night. Low light experiment: 25 seco

Shape of the night.
Low light experiment: 25 seconds.

Shape of the night. Low light experiment: 17 seco

Shape of the night.
Low light experiment: 17 seconds.

Saturday's tools: a Nikon F, light meter, and a ro

Saturday's tools: a Nikon F, light meter, and a roll of low ISO film. This snapshot is probably representative of the images committed to that roll of film: missed the intended focal point by just this much.

A snapshot of an elevated train on Wabash, and cat

A snapshot of an elevated train on Wabash, and catching my reflection while restocking the cupboard.

A snapshot of an elevated train on Wabash, and cat

A snapshot of an elevated train on Wabash, and catching my reflection while restocking the cupboard.

Yesterday's sun and warmth had everyone out and ab

Yesterday's sun and warmth had everyone out and about. Here, a photoshoot of a woman moving iron as a runner passes through the scene.

A Polaroid experiment: a double exposure self-port

A Polaroid experiment: a double exposure self-portrait soaked in boiling water.

Before times. A year ago, yesterday. The Bean fros

Before times. A year ago, yesterday. The Bean frosted in a bit of snow, a single person in the frame. Then, catching the sight of the Bean with few, or no, people around was a rare sight.

Full Snow Moon "And hand in hand, on the edge of

Full Snow Moon "And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon." -- Edward Lear's The Owl and The Pussycat

Light, shape, and complementary color.

Light, shape, and complementary color.

Light, shape, and complementary color.

Light, shape, and complementary color.

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