While walking to the store today, I stopped to get a shot of the side of this building. I’m not sure if you can see it, but it looked like a giant DNA test result to me with its thin vertical windows and alternating rusty metal siding and concrete lines. Do you think the architect had…… Continue reading Architectural DNA
Tag: abstract
Ribbons and Streamers
Ribbons and streamers blowing in the night breeze as fireworks explode in the sky marking the 240th birthday of the USA. For the 4th of July, I wanted to do something different for my shot of the day. A shot of fireworks was too obvious. And my shots of parades and picnics did not really…… Continue reading Ribbons and Streamers
Veil of Memory
As I inch ever closer to a half century on this Earth, I’m reminded more and more how fragile memory can be. Whether it is forgetting where I put my keys or trying to think of what’s-his-name that sat next to me in home room back in grade school, the older I get the more…… Continue reading Veil of Memory
Milwaukee City Hall Atrium
Many of you may remember the exterior of the Milwaukee City Hall building from the intro to the TV show “Laverne and Shirley”. What many don’t know, and I suspect that includes folks living in the city, is the interior has a very beautiful mutli-balcony atrium. With this shot, I wanted to do something…… Continue reading Milwaukee City Hall Atrium
Infinity
“This is the truth: as from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again.” –Marcus Tullius Cicero A simple raised line on a piece of white card stock represents the horizon and the infinite beyond. Day 269 of my 365…… Continue reading Infinity
Soft Grass
When you take the time to really look at something, even a single blade of grass, it becomes something mysterious and awesome. Taken on a walk in a local park, I was struck by the simple charm of this patch of wild grasses. And it’s something I pass by all the time yet have never really noticed until…… Continue reading Soft Grass
Recessed Lighting
When I’m out shooting, I try to not only zoom out and capture everything but I will get in close and get the small details. Like this shot of recessed lighting. This is part of the Frank Gehry designed BP bridge in Chicago’s Millennium park. It spans Columbus Drive, connecting the park to Maggie Daley Park…… Continue reading Recessed Lighting
The Chicago Skyline
The Chicago Skyline from the Adler Planetarium. Since I am spending this day shooting with friends in Chicago, I thought I’d share an image I took the last time was there last August. I was there for the Trey Ratcliff Tour Across the USA photo walk along with a couple hundred of my closest friends.…… Continue reading The Chicago Skyline
Line on the Horizon
“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” –Christopher McCandless A line on the horizon in a field of whites and greys where sky meets water. This is Lake…… Continue reading Line on the Horizon
Concrete and the Landing
A beam of light marches down across a concrete wall and falls on a metal staircase landing. The newly renovated Milwaukee Art Museum is a treasure trove of photographable textures, materials, shapes, and details. I’ve spent quite a bit of time there recently (see here and here), and I still feel like I haven’t…… Continue reading Concrete and the Landing
Fantasy Forest
“I’m always astonished by a forest. It makes me realise that the fantasy of nature is much larger than my own fantasy. I still have things to learn.” –Gunter Grass One of the things I’m striving to do with this photo a day project, is to experiment with new techniques, do things I’ve never done before,…… Continue reading Fantasy Forest
Dead End Alley
Sometimes I don’t have to go very far to find some really interesting subject matter to shoot. Just a very short walk from my house, this very narrow dead end alley was created by a small space between two adjacent buildings. It is blocked off on the street side with the only access through the larger alley in…… Continue reading Dead End Alley