Archive for March, 2007

Chicago Botanical Gardens, Take 1

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

In September of last year I visited the Chicago Botanical Gardens with a bunch of friends, not for the first time. This time I managed to take a few pictures. I don’t know why they’re called the Chicago Botanical Gardens. The only relationship they seem to have with Chicago is that they’re both in the [...]

I Use Film!

Monday, March 19th, 2007

This blog is proud to host photographs taken on film! I just read this article on The Online Photographer and decided to show my support for using film by displaying this ribbon starting from today.

For all you other crazy people out there who enjoy using film, you can simply right click on this here ribbon [...]

Illinois Pictures by Canonet QL17 G-III #2

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

Part two of my series of photos taken with my Canonet QL17 G-III rangefinder camera continues with a blue door and window set in the side of a blue house. I like the contrast between the bright, saturated blue and the muted reds and browns of the masonry.

Here’s the typical American back alley, with enough [...]

Illinois Pictures by Canonet QL17 G-III #1

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Back again from an unscheduled absence. Seductive passions have been stirring recently inside me and well… suffice to say that I’ve had a lot on my mind lately. It’s hard to deal with several obsessive hobbies and impossible to give up either of them.

Having said all this, I’ve discovered enough time to snap a few [...]

Mississippi in Illinois

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Whenever I hear about the Mississippi River, I think of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn floating down the mighty river on their makeshift raft. Oh how I miss the days of my childhood when I sat down with ol’ Mark Twain and devoured every word he wrote. Incidentally Mark Twain is one of the powerful [...]