The Chicago Cubs are 18 games back. I had to look that up. But then again, even out here in Cali, I probably didn’t have to look that up. The team was acquired this year by the Ricketts family and I imagine Cubs fans are hoping that the new owners are capable of putting together...
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Tags: adobe reader, afternoon game, aggressive plan, caramel, chicago cubs, color space, concourse, fall weather, flickr, friendly confines, golden hour, google, grandstands, grilled onions, images, leaves, night game, nikon lens, photo files, playoff success, railing, subliminal channels, waft, web browsing
I had the privilege of attending a night game at Wrigley on one of my last nights in Chicago. I was tired and ready to get on the road, but I couldn’t resist for two reasons. One, I couldn’t turn down an offer to see a last game from a box seat and, two, I...
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My last weekend in Chicago is half done. What a whirlwind the past month has been – with the exception of the workshops, I’ve done little to no photography (well the workshops and a visit to the newly arrived niece!). I wanted to go out with a bang, and I saved this image for the...
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Tags: Chicago, Downtown, hdr, justin kern, lake michigan, morning, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikon D700, photomatix, silhouette, skyline, Sunrise, winter
One of my favorite games to play when out early shooting is to find a little puddle of standing water and use it as a surface from which to bounce light. Here I had to get the tripod legs flush with the ground to capture a bit of the Hancock Tower’s pre-dawn light from above...
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 Posted in Bay Area, Beaches, California, Cityscapes, Lakefront, Muir Woods, North Avenue Beach, North side, Sunrise
This is a bit of big post on tWp, as I mentioned yesterday, my camera and lens were destroyed by the Pacific while house-hunting out in California. In an effort to replace my rig, I am testing the commercial waters a bit here on tWp. Today’s post offers (in this order) a new favorite photograph...
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