Not Me / Me

Libertyville, IL

Saw this hat in a storefront and then my reflection in the window while taking the photo.  I'm not the "hat guy" but am the photographer.

Leica D-Lux 8 @ f2.5 | 40mm (equiv) | 1/250 sec | ISO 250

Leica DC Vario-Summilux F1.7-2.8 24-75mm (equiv) - ASPH

Photographed 7/26/26

Triplets (Redux)

52 Assignments Exposure 46 - Done In A Flash

Playing around with off-camera flash.  Composite of 3 photos.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 65mm | ISO 6400

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 4/11/26

Packing Tape Hat Guy

Wolff's Flea Market

Rosemont, IL

One thing about shooting on film...you never know if you're going to get open or closed eyes 😬.

Leica CL @ f8 | 40mm | Portra 160 (expired) | ISO 160

Voigtlander VM 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic

Photographed 8/31/25

San Francisco Photowalk

A few photos from a San Francisco photowalk on 6/12/24.  After "commuting" there for many years, I hadn't been back since pre-Covid.  It is just as photogenic as ever.

Fruits & Veggies

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/320 | 28mm | ISO 800

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

GQ

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/320 |  28mm | ISO 320

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Camera Obscura

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/640 | 30mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sutro Selfie Taker

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/1250 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Fresh Air

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/200 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

All photographed 6/12/24

B*tch With Brain

52 Assignments BW14 - Total Stranger

On a photowalk with some friends, we encountered three young women from Singapore.  I admired this woman's hat and she allowed me this photo.

Sony A7IV @ f4 | 1/640 | 44mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 4/7/24

Ron

He was sitting against the light post as I walked up Mason, sign in hand.  I asked him if he wanted to participate in $2 portraits and he said “why not?”

Originally going by the name of “Shameless”, he told me his real name was Ron after I told him about a lead character in the TV show bearing his name.  Ron is a native New Yorker but has been in San Francisco since before the BART tunnel under the Bay.  He said he is older than 50 pointing to his gray beard, “Can’tcha tell?”, but couldn’t seem to remember his precise age.  In his working days, Ron “did everything” which included construction and cooking.  Said he opened the Sizzler’s on 11th Street back in the day.

It was tough having a conversation with Ron as he could barely keep his eyes open.  I gave him $2 and wished him luck.

Taken 8/18/16

Spikes

Flicker Worldwide Photo Walk
Randolph & Michigan
Chicago, IL

Taken 8/23/15

Irony

Captured at Potbelly's.  I also thought this gentleman looked familiar.  Click here.

Cup of Joe

Christian Quarter - Old City
Jerusalem, Israel

Taken 11/1/14

Wanted: The Burger King

It was the crown that caught my attention.

Market Street
San Francisco, CA

What Time Is It?

Don't quite understand how the get-up and the watch collection relate to one another.

Market Street
San Francisco, CA

Urban Cowboy

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Union Station
Chicago, IL

Animal

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Fashion Outlets of Chicago
Rosemont, IL

Untitled

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I attended an amazing street photography workshop in Toronto last weekend (6/14/13 - 6/16/13) led by Eric Kim and colleagues Josh White & Neil Ta. Learned a ton! Highly recommend it if shooting street photography is an interest.

I've narrowed down a weekend's worth of shooting to 5 photos…

This is #3.

Adorned

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I attended an amazing street photography workshop in Toronto last weekend (6/14/13 - 6/16/13) led by Eric Kim and colleagues Josh White & Neil Ta. Learned a ton! Highly recommend it if shooting street photography is an interest.

I've narrowed down a weekend's worth of shooting to 5 photos…not great ones, but certainly an improvement for me. At the workshop, I had to narrow it to 1 photo. I'll post that one last in this series.

This one is #4.

Boston Visitor

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Peace, Brother.

Taken 5/19/13

Kewu

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Walking down Lake Street under the "L" tracks I heard the familiar sound of a djembe. The high pitched raps along with the deep base were ear catching as he pounded out the African beats. I asked him if I could take some pictures; he nodded yes and continued to play. When he stopped, we talked for a bit and I told him about the $2 Portrait project.

He goes by Kewu, but his tag as a registered Chicago street performer had a different name. Kewu is 65 years old and has been playing percussion since he was 9. Born and raised in Chicago, he's worked odd jobs all his life. He said he went to school but had no formal musical training. He's picked up everything by just playing and listening to others. As I put $2 into his bucket and shook his hand, Kewu offered me his business card. Along with a phone number, it said "Percussionist Extraordinaire". Couldn't agree more.

Taken 8/24/12

Headdress

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Shooting today at the Chicago PrideFest with my photog pal Frank. Warm-up to tomorrow's Pride Parade.

Added to the 112 Pictures in 2012 group as #11 - Headwear

I Used To Be a Rabbit...

1/9/11 - Week 2
...but I still believe in magic.



Shot for today's Daily Shoot #420: "Embrace the shadows today and make a photograph dominated by dark tones, also known as a low-key image.

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