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Thank You.
Jeff

Saturday, December 6, 2025

The Hunt Is On

The Hunt Is On
52 Frames - Week 49 - Shoot From The Hip

Brookfield, WI

Encountered this hilarious scene at the Lexus dealer today.  This woman saw a mouse run across her dashboard.  These guys were searching for it and she wasn't leaving until it was found!

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f6.3 | 1/125 sec | 40mm equiv | ISO 1600

Photographed 12/6/25

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Winter Beaches

Photographs made at Tower Road Beach (Winnetka, IL) and Fort Sheridan Beach (Highland Park, IL) on 12/2/25. The first shot is for my website collection, 52 Assignments-Exposure.

Sony A7Cii | 50mm | ISO 100 and Leitz Wetzlar 50mm F2 Summicron (adapted)

Spewing Steam 1
Spewing Steam 1

Spewing Steam 2
Spewing Steam 2

No Takers
No Takers
 Histogram
Histogram

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Architect(ure)

Architect(ure)
SOOS Architects
Lincolnshire, IL

An interesting building occupied (and presumably designed) by a local architectural firm.

Also an alternate for this week's 52Frames challenge, Architecture.

Sony A7IV @ f16 | 1/125 | 14mm | ISO 250
Rokinon 14mm F2.8 Series II

Photographed 11/29/25 (during a snowstorm)

Saturday, November 29, 2025

AnyTown, USA

AnyTown, USA
52Frames - Week 48 - Architecture
EC: 16mm or wider

This photo is a good example of some really bad architecture (IMHO) that is popping up all over the place.  These apartment blocks are reproducing like rabbits and very few have good aesthetic quality.  This one replaced an even worse strip shopping center...so I guess that's progress.

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/125 | 14mm | ISO 160
Rokinon 14mm F2.8 Series II

Photographed 11/29/25 (during a snowstorm)

Friday, November 28, 2025

Childhood Hero

Childhood Hero
Beers & Cameras-Chicago
Graceland Cemetery meet-up
Chicago, IL

An excellent meet-up, especially for those who've never been to Graceland before.  Of all the renown folks buried here, this is the one site I did not want to miss.

I remember meeting Ernie Banks in person at Wrigley Field as a kid.

Leica CL @ 40mm | Ilford HP5+ | ISO 400
Voigtlander 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic

Photographed 11/22/25