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 2

No Takers

 

Histogram

Expired Film Test

On 10/25/25, I took a drive up to Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, IL in order to shoot some landscape photos using a fairly new to me Leica CL film camera and Leica 50mm F2 Summicron lens.  I was fairly confident using these two pieces of gear.  What I was not confident about was how the 25-30 year old expired color film would perform.  I did convert some to black & white as it was more conducive to the subject matter.

In the end, I was reasonably pleased; but you be the judge.

 

Bronzeville

On 9/27/25, Beers & Cameras_Chicago and local photographer Malik Zambezi (@malikshotyou) organized a fabulous photowalk through the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago.  It was well attended by both B&C_Chi members and local community photographers, models and content creators.

The photograph of the model, Zy, below is my favorite of the day.  Taking a poll of my viewers - color or B/W?  Please let me know your preference.

 

The Walk

Message Of The Day

Golden

Zy

Zy

Take Refuge...

Rain or shine, you're covered.  And the woman in the last photo was not taking any chances.

These were photographed at Old Orchard on August 5, 2025 using a 1973-1974 vintage Leica CL camera loaded with Kodak Ultramax 400 film and a 1948 vintage Leica 50mm F2 Summitar lens.

Fifty Fifty

52Frames - Week 32 - Macro

My macro lens is a 50mm F2.8 Sony and I used it to shoot this 50mm F2 Leica Summitar, a lens manufactured in 1948 that I'm thinking about adding to my collection of M-mount lenses.

Sony A7IV @ f10 | 1/100 | 50mm | ISO 12800

Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

Photographed 8/9/25

Scenes From the Public Market

These photos were taken July 28, 2025 at the Public Market in Milwaukee, WI and represent experimentation with camera/lens combinations not previously used. The first two shots are digital with a Sony camera and Leica 50mm lens. The next two shots are on film with a Voigtlander Bessa camera and 50mm Leica lens. The last two shots are also on film with the same camera and a Voigtlander 21mm lens.

Say Cheese

Three Twenty

Me Want Cookies

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Hangin' Out

Above The Market