Silent Power

52Frames - Week 30 - Negative Space

Near Wolcott, IN

Miles of wind turbines & farmland presented wonderful photographic opportunities.

Leica M EV1 @ f5.6 | 90mm | 1/1000 sec | ISO 64

Leitz Wetzlar 90mm F4 Elmar-C

Photographed 7/24/26

Looking Up

52Frames - Week 28 - In The Center

EC: 16mm Or Wider

When I put the 15mm lens on, I'm always looking up for interesting and extreme angles.  While on the hunt for this week's photo with a fellow Framer, I liked the position of these vertical elements and was fortunate that the sun was low enough in the sky to hit the center of the frame.  Cranked the aperture to f22 to produce the sun star.

Leica M EV1 @ 22 | 15mm | 1/320 sec | ISO 64

Voigtlander 15mm F 4.5 Super Wide - Heliar Aspherical III


Alternate shot for this week's challenge that I also really liked.

Leica M EV1 @ f11 | 15mm | 1/500 sec | ISO 64

Voigtlander 15mm F 4.5 Super Wide - Heliar Aspherical III


All Photographed 7/8/26

From The Back Seat

Alentejo Region, Portugal

On the drive from the Algarve to Lisbon, I was able to capture this landscape scene and rear window reflection in a single shot.  With Rafael sitting high above the landscape, this image represents his omnipresent knowledge which he generously shared with us over the 8 hour journey.

Leica M EV1 @ F8 | 40mm | 1/2000 sec | ISO 3200

Voigtlander VM 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic

Photographed 5/26/26

Sky-Riders

Throwback Music Fest

Chicago, IL

Two generations of Marcowitz men honing their aerial skills. No one tossed their cookies!

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/800 | 9mm (109mm equiv) | ISO 25

Photographed 9/6/25

City Perspectives

A few more shots from June 19th & 20th photowalks in downtown Chicago with some photography friends visiting from out of town.

Winding Road

Sony A7IV @ f? | 1/3200 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Geometry Of Looking Up

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/125 | 20mm | ISO 125

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Places To Go

Sony A7IV @ f5.6 | 1/3200 | 70mm | ISO 12800

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Fashion Footwear

Sony A7IV @ f4.5 | 1/125 | 91mm equiv | ISO 400

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Migration

Palm Desert, CA

Looking up from the pool deck, we were graced with this amazing scene of snow geese migration.



Migration 1

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 | 1/3800 | 6.76mm (42mm equiv) | ISO 80

Migration 2

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/540 | 9mm (108mm equiv) | ISO 25

All photographed 3/15/25

Three Shades of Blue

52Frames - Week 5 - Blue

EC:  Contrasting Color (the beach)

Hard to miss the strong presence of the blues in the sky, ocean and pool.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/640 | 60mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 1/27/25

What Is The Message?

52Frames - Week 46 - Perspective


EC: Optical Illusion



Palm Desert, CA



It was late afternoon and a rare moment of clouds moving through. I glanced up and saw this scene I had never before experienced.  After taking the shot on my phone, it got me thinking about "perspective".



Visually, it is difficult to tell whether the view is above, below or at eye level of the clouds (hence the EC: Optical Illusion).  Spiritually, I had the perspective of gratitude, being in the right place, at the right time to experience this phenomena (hence the Title).



Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/9300 | 9mm (205mm equiv) | ISO 16



Photographed 11/11/24

Atop Table Mountain

52 Assignments Exposure 04 - Facing The Light

Table Mountain

Cape Town, South Africa

As the sun was setting and clouds rolled in, I was presented with this beautiful scene.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/500 | 44mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 9/7/24

Tower of Power

52Frames - Week 26 - Negative Space

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/3500 | 9mm (104mm equiv) | ISO 25

Photographed 6/27/24

Reach

52Frames - Week 17 - Leading Lines

Worm's eye view of a local wind sculpture.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/400 | 28mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Photographed 4/25/24

Timing Is Everything

I was shooting the daytime moon and a bird flew into the frame as the 2 second timer counted down. No way I could have planned this.

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/1250 | 397mm | ISO 640

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

Photographed 3/20/24

Climate Change

52Frames - Week 12 - Chaos

Angry skies, incoming rain squall, sunlit clouds, snow-capped mountains and wind...it was a chaotic weather day in Palm Desert, CA.

Sony A7IV @ f7.1 | 1/640 | 50mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 3/18/24

Drama

Kapa'a Art Walk & Street Fair

Last peeks of the day's sunlight.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4.5 1/2500 40mm (equiv) ISO 100

Photographed 3/4/23

A Great Read

2022_CLondon52w31: What Are You Reading?

From the C.London website: "It could be a novel, poem, short story, or even just a blog post. For this week I want you to pull inspiration from something you’ve recently read. Try and show the viewer something about the writing that spoke to you."

From Sean Tucker's book, THE MEANING IN THE MAKING, in his closing benediction on page 318, Sean writes:  "May you 'protect your highlights' and remember to celebrate your growth as an artist and accept yourself as fundamentally good.  May your work ultimately point us toward the light."

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.5 1/1000 40mm equiv ISO 100

Photographed 8/4/22

Diagonals III

Visual Notes 17

[a page out of the @aarondigruccio playbook]

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee Art Museum

Santiago Calatrava

Sony A7C @ f6.7 1/3000 28mm ISO 100

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

Photographed 2/27/22

...TO THE...

Visual Notes 16

[a page out of the @aarondigruccio playbook]

Los Angeles, CA

As seen during a walk around Balboa Lake on Super Bowl Sunday.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f2 1/6800 6mm (149mm equiv) ISO 32

Photographed 2/13/22

Horizon

Visual Notes 13

[a page out of the @aarondigruccio playbook]

Somewhere over the western US.

Strong horizontal lines out the window caught my eye for the visual notes series.  Without the GRIIIx, never would have captured this image.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f9 1/400 40mm equiv ISO 100

Photographed 1/23/22

Unusual Sighting

Visual Notes 6

[a page out of the @aarondigruccio playbook]

Rancho Mirage, CA

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f16 1/200 40mm equiv ISO 250

Photographed 11/7/21

3 Months Away

52Frames - Week 40 - Blue

I saw this sign and it reminded me of what's to come.  Not looking forward to those temperatures.

Taken 10/2/20