“The straight line belongs to men, the curved one to God.” –Antoni Gaudi Whenever I am out and about, I’m always looking up (and down and around). Some of the most interesting photographs can be found when you look at things from a different perspective. And that is especially true of architecture. Looking up, I…… Continue reading Straight Line Above
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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
Columbia St. Mary’s Womens Hospital
On the East Side of Milwaukee Wisconsin, on a bluff overlooking the waters of Lake Michigan, stands the Columbia St. Mary’s hospital complex. This “clover-leaf” building, which served as the main hospital for 38 years, became the women’s center when the new building was opened in 2010. This structure, opened in 1976, was built…… Continue reading Columbia St. Mary’s Womens Hospital
Tinkering Around
This is just me tinkering around at the very end of the day. (I did shoot this on the 8th. Honest!) Talk about taking it down to the wire. With little motivation to really spend the time to find “the cool shot”, I just grabbed some of my son’s classic wooden Jumbo Tinker Toys…… Continue reading Tinkering Around
Necessary Evil
A photograph of the necessary evil that is high voltage power lines. We need the energy – you wouldn’t be able see my photos without it – but the towers are visual pollution on the landscape. But then again, sometimes the power lines become the subject instead of a nuisance! This was taken on a late afternoon…… Continue reading Necessary Evil