The Windy Pixel » Unique, daily photographs of This American Giant.

Sometimes photographs come just short of capturing the atmosphere of a place, but are still meaningful to me because they are such a powerful reminder of that space. The canopy of large trees in Grant Park, just north of Buckingham Fountain were welcome shelter in the early morning rain, and reflected back the beautiful orange...

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While waiting for the reporter from the Chicago Weekly, I snapped off this photograph of the Lincoln Memorial in Grant Park. You can pick up a copy of the Chicago Weekly if you’re a Chicagoan on newsstands today to see the story. The weather wouldn’t cooperate all weekend, but I made a rain cover for...

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// The last few weeks have seen a lot more photographic productivity from me . Hopefully I’ll be showing a lot of these new photographs here on tWp in the coming weeks – when I have time to do more and more photography it becomes easier and easier to hit that all-important creative stride. With...

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// During the summer months, Buckingham Fountain and its surrounding plaza are a very busy place. Tourists, newly weds (and their attendant photographers), and locals alike mill about the place either to absorb the relative peace of the gardens and fountain or to sample delectables during the Taste. Long before those folks and the fountain...

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// When this photo was taken, it was about 70 degrees and beautifully clear. The weather certainly has changed. Over the past few weeks, I’ve gotten back into fall/winter mode — and to be honest, I like it. Fall is my favorite season and seems to disappear before it even begins. Nothing beats taking a...

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