Small Town Downtown

Grayslake, IL

Random downtown photowalk images working with the new (to me) Canon 135mm F3.5 LTM lens adapted to the Sony body.  All photographed on 6/23/24

Organized Chaos - Twisted Burger

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/125 | 135mm | ISO 12800

Canon 135mm f3.5 LTM (adapted)

Taking Orders - Dog n Suds

Sony A7IV @ f5.6 | 1/125 | 135mm | ISO 100

Canon 135mm f3.5 LTM (adapted)

Rock 'N' Roll - Andy's Records

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/125 | 135mm | ISO 400

Canon 135mm f3.5 LTM (adapted)

Tower of Power

52Frames - Week 26 - Negative Space

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/3500 | 9mm (104mm equiv) | ISO 25

Photographed 6/27/24

Legs

Something's Brewing

Grayslake, IL

The composition of the black chairs and table legs against the sidewalk and wall struck me as an interesting abstract.

Sony A7IV @ 8 | 1/320 | 135mm | ISO 250

Canon FL 135mm f3.5 (adapted)

Photographed 6/23/24

Farmer Icks

Gurnee Farmers Market

Gurnee, IL

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/500 | 28mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Photographed 6/23/24

Gloomy Gate Bridge

52 Assignments BW40 - Out Of The Gloom

Lands End Park

San Francisco, CA

Overcast surrounding the Golden Gate Bridge. Was hoping for fog layers but got an overall gloom instead.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/640 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 6/12/24

The Redwoods

Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve

Guernville, CA

In all the years I traveled to the Bay Area for business, I never visited the redwoods. Earlier this month while visiting some friends, I had the opportunity to do so.

Redwoods 1

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/125 | 20mm | ISO 400

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Redwoods 2

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/125 | 20mm | ISO 800

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Redwoods 3

Sony A7IV @ f22 | 1/125 | 40mm | ISO 2500

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

All photographed 6/9/24

Lynn

52Frames - Week 25 - Portrait

EC: Portrait of a Stranger

Out photographing with a friend in downtown Grayslake, I saw her sitting at a street corner with a walker and bags of stuff around her. She was not panhandling but asked if she gave me money, would I go across the street and buy her a hamburger and fries. I didn't take her money but returned with her meal.

It has been awhile since I've done a $2 Portrait and Lynn was friendly but not that talkative. I did learn she is 67 years old, is from Wildwood, IL. and used to work for a mortgage company. The rest of her story was unclear, but her biggest concern seemed to be how to handle all the things passersby have given her.

Lynn thanked me for the meal as she dug in. I asked if I could take her picture and she readily obliged.

Sony A7IV @ 11 | 1/125 | 135mm | ISO 100

Canon FL 135mm f3.5 (adapted)

Photographed 6/23/24

The Builder

Warren Dunes

Sawyer, Michigan

You think this guy is enjoying his vacation?

Olympus TG-4 @ f8 | 1/200 | 4.5mm (25mm equiv) | ISO 100

Photographed 6/19/24

The Spewing Tree

Wingspan

Bodega Bay, CA

This guy was not intimidated by human presence so I had time to set up for a burst before he took off.



Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/640 | 33mm | ISO 160

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 6/9/24

Tension In The Triangles

52Frames - Week 24 - Abstract

A project in design when I retired 4 years ago is now completed.  In a recent visit to the Bay Area, I had the opportunity to make this abstract from reality.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 20mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 6/10/24

Cover Art

52 Assignments BW49 - Cover Art

Montrose Harbor

Chicago, IL



This assignment was to make a photo that could be used as album cover art for a real or fictitious band.

Summer Sounds Vol. 1

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/1000 | 38mm | ISO 250

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Summer Sounds Vol. 2

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/1000 | 73mm | ISO 250

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

All photographed 5/25/24

Old Man

52Frames - Week 23 - Line From A Song

"Old man, take a look at my life, I'm a lot like you..."

Neil Young

Old Man

Sony A7IV @ f2.8 | 1/3200 | 40mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander Heliar 40mm F2.8 (adapted)

Photographed 6/5/24

Hidden Sunrise

A few photos from a sunrise photo walk at Waukegan Harbor & Marina and the Waukegan Municipal Beach in Waukegan, IL on 6/2/24.  Weather predicted was intermittent clouds at 5:17am sunrise; what we experienced was complete cloud cover until after 8am.  Nonetheless, it was a successful morning of photography.  

Blue Hour Boats

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/4 | 28mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Golden Hour Boats

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/20 | 28mm | ISO 200

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Mast Chaos

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/30 | 135mm | ISO 100

Canon 135mm F3.5 (adapted)

Solitude

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/1250 | 70mm | ISO 250

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Morning Calm

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/1250 | 105mm (equiv) | ISO 160

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

All photographed 6/2/24

Light Pool

52 Assignments BW44 - Into The Light

Mayfest - Lincoln Park

Chicago, IL

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/500 | 28mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Photographed 5/19/24