Façades

Porto, Portugal

A small sampling of facades from around the city.

Leica M EV1 @ F8 | 28mm | SS varies | ISO 64

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron


All photographed 5/11-14/26

They Still Exist

52 Assignments Exposure 48 - Starburst

Porto, Portugal

I was shocked to see a working telephone booth in the central historic district of Porto and even more so to have a double starburst immediately adjacent.

Leica M EV1 @ F22 | 28mm | 1/80 sec | ISO 16000

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Photographed 5/12/26

Closed For The Season - Part 2

The Waukegan, IL Harbor & Marina may be closed for the season, but the photo opportunities in and around the area are not.

Sony A7Cii @ f2 & f8 | 50mm

Leitz Wetzlar 50mm F2 Summicron

All Photographed 1/7/26

Closed For The Season-Part 2

Dockside Ice Cream

Live Bait & Tackle

Behind The Chainlink

Rail King

People of Kensington Market

These photos were taken July 11, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, CA while spending time in the Kensington Market area. This vibrant, diverse and eclectic neighborhood was a feast for the eyes, cameras and palettes and included interesting interactions with some of the locals.

Magic

Morning Stroll

Grocery Run

Eclectic

Hangin'

Cheese Magic

Phone Check

Jammin' Out

Love Birds?

Golden Grams

I'm Funny

Ephraim Gallery

Door County, WI

The only place in Ephraim where graffiti is allowed.

Sony A7 IV @ f9 1/640 42mm ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 8/9/23

Happy Face

Chicago, IL

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.5 1/2500 40mm equiv ISO 8000

Photographed 4/27/23

2023_CLondon52_March: Community

From the C.London website: "A big part of this challenge is the community we’re building together. This month we’re focusing on that in attempts to really strengthen it. Some of us are still strangers, so let’s take the time to change that. We’ll have weekly voice chats on the discord and various times that hopefully are suitable for most, and I’m going to ask you to reach out to other members of the community for help with this month’s prompts."

"1.  Feedback to and from a peer.  Giving and receiving feedback is a valuable skill for any creative. For this challenge, we’re asking that you engage with another participant of the challenge to both ask for and give feedback. The photo you create should be made with feedback you received in mind. When giving feedback, remember to make it constructive and with actionable things which can be done. The way you see an image is different than how your partner saw it while making it, so your eye and thoughts are valuable."

I received feedback from my friend @photofinishsid as follows:

1. This is my kind of photo. I love it.

2. I like the crop ratio that you have chosen. Most people would have chosen to include much more of the railroad cars. I like that you have decided to include just the couplers.

3. I like the rust, teal and orange colors in the photo.

4. I wonder if you could have blurred the background at all?

5. I also would have liked to see you differentiate the coupler from the track with a filter of some kind. Not sure if that would have been possible or not.  Great photo.

In response to Sid's comments, I made adjustments to the background (#4) and the pipe beneath the coupler (#5).  When making this image, I also was cognizant of the complementary colors of orange/blue on the train cars and red/green on the coupler & background.

Hitched

Sony A7 IV @ f2.8 1/125 28mm  ISO 100

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

Photographed 3/7/23

"2.  Re-creation of a peer’s photo.  Choose a photo from a peer that you find interesting and inspiring and use that as a launching off point for your photo for this week. It doesn’t necessarily have to be an exact replica, but more inspired by. You can look at other participants’ submissions on the discord, reddit, flickr, and facebook. It’s encouraged to reach out to the original creator to show them what you’ve made."

Prime oceanfront property abandoned along the Boardwalk in Kapa'a, Kauai, HI.

Inspired by @baddog.

Abandoned

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/200  20mm  ISO 100

Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050

Photographed 3/4/23

"3.  Your community outside photography.  We’re spending this month really solidifying the community within the challenge, and one way to do that is to bring what you value in a community to the group. For this prompt, focus on another community you are a part of - what makes it valuable to you? What do you give it and what do you take from it? Share that through your photography with this community."

12 Step Community.  You get out what you put in...and more.

From Darkness to Light

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/125  31mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/22/23

"4.  Your neighborhood.  Step outside your home and walk no more than a half mile (800m to the non-imperial unit users) documenting your surroundings. These are things you see every day, so I’m asking you to look at the familiar with new eyes. Put yourself in the shoes of someone from a completely different background. What may the find interesting? Don’t be afraid to over shoot during this exercise. The culling will be part of the exorcise. We’re looking for one final image that you feel best represents your neighborhood."

A difficult task representing my neighborhood in a single photo.  Within 800m is residential, offices, retail, restaurants and a county forest preserve.  Pretty great!

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/160  20mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/22/23

Practice Kindness

Steamboat Springs, CO

 

Seen on the main drag through downtown Steamboat.  Doesn't seem to be a part of our national vocabulary.

Sony A7C @ f6.7 1/250 60mm ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 8/9/21

One River

Evanston, IL

Great storefront for an art & design school.

Sony A7C @ f9.5 1/250 35mm ISO 320

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 7/7/21

Busted?

Evanston, IL

Even though across the street, I still think he saw me.

Sony A7C @ f9.5 1/250 35mm ISO 500

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 7/7/21

Three Five Seven

Clondon52w25: Rule of Odds

From the C.London website: "When the brain processes even numbered elements, it tends to couple them up, which in turn splits the image.  But, with an odd number it creates a connecting element and maintains the singularity of the frame.  Please note that the word “element” here doesn’t necessarily mean a single object - sometimes an element can be a grouping.  For example, a bouquet of flowers, a couple sitting together, a bottle of wine with a glass in tow, etc etc.  For added compositional zen, when framing these elements do decide which is the primary subject, and balance the others off of it by making one physically larger than the other or playing with the depth of field."

Out shooting photos at Venice Beach, CA before flying home.

Sony A7C @ f6.7 1/125 35mm ISO 100

Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

Photographed 6/22/21

Dream

Along Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL

Sony A7C @ f8 1/125 24mm ISO 160

Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

Photographed 6/17/21

Black Cat Yoga

I'm not a big cat fan...highly allergic.  Notwithstanding, I loved this urban art mural promoting a yoga studio.

Sony A7C @ f6.7 1/200 42mm ISO 100

Tamron E 28-75mm F2.8

Photographed 4/19/21

Love Me or Fuck Me?

Bombay Beach, CA

For more in the series and story behind them, check out:

https://jeffm211-p52.blogspot.com/2020/03/once-upon-time.html
https://jeffm211-p52.blogspot.com/2020/03/abandoned.html
https://jeffm211-p52.blogspot.com/2020/03/badminton-anyone.html
https://jeffm211-p52.blogspot.com/2020/03/basketball-anyone.html

Taken 3/5/20

Badminton Anyone?

Bombay Beach, CA

For more in the series and story behind them, check out:
https://jeffm211-p52.blogspot.com/2020/03/once-upon-time.html
https://jeffm211-p52.blogspot.com/2020/03/abandoned.html

Taken 3/5/20

Gobbledegook

Downtown
Los Angeles, CA

Taken 7/14/16

Escape

The Bowery
Newy York, NY

Taken 9/27/15

Path to Peace

Ironic that this artwork is on a concrete bunker at the wall surrounding the Gaza Strip.

Taken 3/14/15

Boost

Jerusalem, Israel

Taken 3/13/15

What Does It Mean?

With the recent elections in Israel, I'm sure this scene has political overtones, yet no one I asked had an explanation.  Any guesses?
Jerusalem, Israel


Taken 3/13/15