giving thanks

I ran into my friend marching in the annual day-after-Thanksgiving animal rights protest on Michigan Avenue.

stealth shooter

On the trigger in Chicago.

working weekends

Rose's in Wicker Park, Chicago.

family gallery

Kids look like a lot of work.

chicago vertical

Chicago is such a great city to look at architecture because many of the roads are wide enough to actually see building facades. I liked this reflection here. And I believe that old library is now the Chicago Cultural Center.

All-Stars in the Stands

Last year I shot a story on beer vendors at Wrigley Field. So when I went to last week's shutout I couldn't help but shoot a few more.

front row disaster

Through the Limpire network, I ended up with third-row box seats for the Cubs v. Giants game last Thursday night at Wrigley Field. It was 90 degrees that day. On September 23rd! It was something amazing.



The Giants won 13-0. They scored 9 runs in the second inning. It was the biggest farce I'd ever seen. Well, until Saturday when I ended up at the University of Michigan v. Bowling Green game...where Michigan won 65-21.

goodbye summer

It hit 90 degrees last week on the first day of fall. But I think the summer is now officially over.



No more of these shenanigans.

vertical el

An El station at night. I love the El. It reminds me of the NYC subway...in Queens.

this is hardcore

My other favorite photo from my buddy's hardcore show last week.

wishful drinking

I hope your Saturday night plans look a little better than this. And that your Friday was a lot more interesting.

a little geekout

I went to see my friend's hardcore band play Tuesday night, and tested a new (well, new to me) camera that can shoot at 3200 ISO. This number refers to film sensitivity, meaning that it can make images in very low light. And that's important because I shoot a lot in bad light and don't like using a flash.

Let's geek out for a second. Here's a photo I shot Tuesday night in Chicago. I have clearer ones, but I like this the best. Not sure what produced that green flare spot.



So, that one above was shot with the Canon Mark III. Compare that with this shot of Sugar & Gold I took in New York last year with the Mark II.



See how much grainier the second one is? It was also shot at 3200 ISO, f 4.0, with a focal length of 24mm. This first shot was exposed a touch longer (1/15 as opposed to 1/25 of a second, but I never said this was a scientific comparison. The lighting conditions were also different--probably equally crappy, but different.)

In any case, I approve. I would have loved this sort of low-light resolution during the blackouts in Buenos Aires.

the marty game

I love this kid. He made his a sidewalk version of skee-ball and decided to name it after himself.



I wonder now if he was giving out prizes. And how much money he made. I hope it was a lot.

sidewalk sitting

monday love

New favorite thing to do in Chicago: make out in Millenium Park at the Cloud Gate sculpture.

Taste of Polonia

Another image from last Sunday's festivities at Taste of Polonia.



This really says "Chicago" to me.

saturday vertical

friday i'm in love

This handsome man came to visit me over the Labor Day weekend. Like a good tour guide, I took him to shoot photos of "The Bean" in Millenium Park.

mama bear

This guy just won his mother a teddy bear. She took a really long time to choose what she wanted. The whole scene was so cute it damn near killed me.

the lone wolf

This first made me smile...and then it made me kind of sad.



Because really, if you're such a rebel, why did you come to Taste of Polonia? For the blintzes and terrific polka?