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

Closed For The Season

52 Frames - Week 2 - Rule of Thirds

A literal and interpretive representation of this rule photographed at the Waukegan Harbor & Marina in Waukegan, IL.

Sony A7Cii @ f2 | 1/1600 | 50mm | ISO 100

Leitz Wetzlar 50mm F2 Summicron (adapted)

Photographed 1/7/26

Sitting On The Dock

52 Frames - Week 39 - Soundtrack

Waukegan Harbor

Waukegan, IL

One intention with this week's challenge was to shoot it with film and process at home in time to meet the deadline.

Out shooting with a recently acquired film camera and a new (to me) lens, this scene immediately brought to mind the infamous Otis Redding song.

Leica CL @ 50mm | Kodak Tri-X 400 | ISO 400

Leitz Wetzlar 50mm F2 Summicron

Photographed 9/24/25

Room With A View

52Frames - Week 36 - Blue Hour

EC: Complementary Light Source (sun glow starting to peek over the horizon)

V&A Waterfront

Cape Town, South Africa

This kind of view never gets old.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/125 | 20mm | ISO 12800

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 9/6/24

Three More Beards

Late in June, on a photowalk at the Kenosha Harbor Market with a photography friend, I spotted a few remarkable beards and decided to continue the series.  In each case I asked for a photo and all obliged.

Brandon

This beard is 1 year old and has never been trimmed.

Leica M10R @ f4 | 1/500 | 28mm | ISO 200

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Kent

This beard is 2 years old and has stopped growing.
 Kent says maintenance is easy.

Leica M10R @ f5.6 | 1/500 | 28mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

VJ

This beard was started on 10/26/23 and is an annual event.  I'm not sure of the annual shave date.

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/500 | 40mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 40mm F2.8 Heliar (adapted)

All photographed 6/29/24

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

Harbor Evening

Fish Creek, WI

Sony A7 IV @ f5.6 1/640 49mm ISO 250

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 8/9/23