// I was lucky enough to be asked to join the folks over at HDR-Spotting as a Guest Editor – helping to review HDR photography submissions and to help moderate and grow the site. I’m really excited to be involved with such a cool site and hope to contribute in a meaningful way. If you...
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Tags: Botanical Garden, carillon, Chicago, Chicago Botanical Garden, cold, december, Evanston, garden, hdr, justin kern, Nikon D700, path, photo, photographer, photomatix, snow
// It’s Christmas Eve! Hope everyone is well rested and ready for a nice holiday – here are 12 images from the Chicago Botanical Garden’s Wonderland Express that I took earlier this week. This is an annual exhibit of myriad Chicago landmarks remade in natural, local plant material, replete with G-scale trains snaking throughout the...
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Tags: Chicago, chicago landmark, Evanston, hdr, justin kern, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikon D700, photomatix, scale model, trains, University of Chicago, winter, wonderland express
// Autumn ends with a whisper, just a few browned leaves in the gutter on a crisp November day to mark its passing. Although the solstice doesn’t occur until 12/21, winter comes early and leaves late here in Chicago. Fall’s golden bows are gone, replaced by beautiful, clear December skies and the promise of a...
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// My wife and I made a trip to the Chicago Botanical Garden in mid-October to catch a bit of the fall colors. The leaves were just beginning to fall, and many of the trees were absolutely spectacular. It was the early morning light raining on the entrance to the visitor center that first caught...
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// Today’s post’s title is from the Mad Season song “Long Gone Day.” Bright yellow leaves, washed from the trees by rain, litter the floor at the Chicago Botanical Garden in mid-October. Photo by Justin Kern – Feel free to use images with links and credit – no commercial use without permission.
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