Shower Time

As seen on the road. Think about this the next time you shower!

Leica D-Lux 8 @ f2.6 | 44mm (equiv) | 1/1600 | ISO 100

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

Photographed 9/11/26

McLaughlin & Hayes Hat Co.

Milwaukee, WI

Following a visit to the McLaughlin & Hayes Hat Co. store on the south side of Milwaukee, WI, I photographed a few scenes that are paradoxical to the gentrification of this neighborhood. 

All Photographed 7/8/26

 

A great store in the midst of a gentrifying neighborhood.

Leica M EV1 @ f2.8 | 40mm | 1/1000 sec | ISO 64

Voigtlander VM 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic


Would love to have heard the zoning hearings that allowed this land use configuration to be approved.

Leica M EV1 @ f2.8 | 15mm | 1/250 sec | ISO 64

Voigtlander 15mm F 4.5 Super Wide - Heliar Aspherical III


A neighborhood in the midst of some gentrification; this being an exception.

Leica M EV1 @ f5.6 | 40mm | 1/160 sec | ISO 80

Voigtlander VM 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic


Lunch stop...next time.

Leica M EV1 @ f2 | 40mm | 1/12000 sec | ISO 64

Voigtlander VM 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic

Night Shift

Highwood, IL

This darkened side street provided some good photo ops.

Sony A7Cii @ f1.8 | 1/400 | 35mm | ISO 200

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 (w/ Pro-mist 1/4 diffusion filter)

Photographed 2/26/25

Why Just There?

Truck was in really good condition, except for this...hence the title.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f6.3 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 125

Photographed 7/31/23

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

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

Peace, Brother

52Frames - Week 12 - Long Shutter

While perhaps not officially considered "long shutter", I wanted to try Panning this week, a heretofore untried technique. 1/45 sec. is a much longer exposure than I normally shoot at! Definitely more difficult than it looks.

Sony A7C @ f9.5 1/45 28mm ISO 100

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

Photographed 3/25/22

Great Lakes Coke

52Frames - Week 20 - Red

This was my first downtown street photo shoot in many months.  Looking for "red" subjects, I spotted this truck parked along the elevated rail line.

A bonus was the woman (with redish shoes) making photos of the elevated structure.  I talked with them for awhile - they were visiting Chicago for a day of street photography.

Sony A7C @ f6.7 1/125 35mm ISO 320

Samyang AF 35mm F1.

Photographed 5/13/21

Greene Glass

52Frames - Week 41 - Alternate [Shoot Through]

Photo shoot this week with my buddy Sid; we met in Racine, WI, the midpoint between where we each live.

In a small park along the Root River, there was a piece of sculpture that served as a good object to "shoot through". This would also have qualified for extra credit - Candid on the Street.

Taken 10/6/20

Searching for Trash

2/17/11 - Week 7
On the way back from a meeting today in SSF, I went down a road seldom traveled looking for a good trash shot I could use for next week's Trash Talk Tuesday.  It was raining like hell, and while unsuccessful on finding the TTT shot, I did see this old retired fire truck.  Shooting through the windshield (wipers off) was fitting for this dismal day.