Hands Off!

Attended the Hands Off! rally and march in downtown Chicago, at Daley Center Plaza, on April 5th. The crowd ultimately swelled to 30,000 densely filling the plaza and surrounding streets.  I had not experienced a similar event since 1969-1970 during protests of the Vietnam War.

The march and rally were peaceful...but people are angry.  Many scenes and signs were observed expressing this anger and disgust for the present state of affairs in this country and for the people in power.  I'm creating a zine with 16 of my most representative photos of this event, some of which are too off-color for posting in this blog.

All In On Hands Off

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/125 | 70mm | ISO 200

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

The Crowd Grows

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 | 1/530 | 6.76mm (24mm equiv) | ISO 80

Turbulent Times...

52 Assignments BW18 - Embrace The Space

...in America and around the world.



Sony A7IV @ f4 | 1/1600 | 35mm | ISO 100

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 4/17/24

Follow The Flags

52Frames - Week 4 - Scene From A Movie

EC: Use A LUT

Strong winds created a mist blowing across the beach and an afternoon sun provided a backlight. This scene immediately struck me as movie material.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/2000 | 300mm | ISO 100

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 1/25/24

Lincolnshire

2022_CLondon52w46: Community

From the C.London website: Open For Interpretation

When I think of community, it conjures up images of people. Having had a Covid exposure last weekend, it was not wise for me to engage with many people this week.  Instead, I focused on symbols in response to this challenge.

This is a composite of 4 photos from around my community. 

Sony A7 IV @ f5.6 1/250 35mm ISO 100

Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

Photographed 11/17/22

L'Occitane

2022_Clondon52w13: Color Theory

From the C.London website: “Color theory is something I’m extremely passionate about - so much so that in the past I dedicated multiple weeks to its various aspects. This year we’re going to do it a little differently, however. Instead of breaking it down, and arguably beating it to death (no such thing!), we’re going to look at color with broad strokes. For this week, I want you to focus on color as an abstract, that isn't to say to make an abstract photo, unless you want to. What I mean is just have it in the forefront of your mind. Look through the link below for an introduction into color theory, as well - you’ll need it for next week!”

I photographed this storefront a couple of weeks ago during Fan Ho week. I was struck by the strong yellow color at the time and returned to capture it for this week's challenge. We were blessed with blue skies as well so I composed the image remindful of the Ukrainian flag.

Sony A7C @ f4 1/1500 28mm ISO 100

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

Photographed 3/28/22

Someone Forgot Pants

Michigan Avenue Bridge

Chicago, IL

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4.5 1/250 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 3/17/22

Strength

2022_Clondon52w9: Outside

From the C.London website: “Get yourself outdoors and try out some of that beautiful natural light. Try different times of the day and weather conditions. You can reverse deep in to the nearest forest, head to a desolate beach, or simply lean out your window - whatever is available to you, just get that camera out from the inside.” 

 I spent Sunday in Milwaukee shooting photos with my good friend @photofinish_sid. Upon arriving downtown, we encountered a peaceful demonstration in support of Ukraine. Standing amongst these people, young and old, hearing their national anthem and the horns honking as cars drove by, we couldn’t help but get choked up.

F*** Putin and anyone else who thinks what he’s doing is right.  

 
"Ukraine 1"
Sony A7C @ f4.5  1/350  110mm  ISO 100

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

"Ukraine 2"

Sony A7C @ f5.6 1/250 180mm ISO 100

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

"Ukraine 3"

Sony A7C @ f4.5 1/350 65mm ISO 100

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

All Photographed 2/27/22

Masada

Fortress in the foreground; Dead Sea in the background.

Taken 11/3/14