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Frozen Beach – Part 3

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Small correction: I mentioned in my previous post that I had shot these photos at high noon. Well, it wasn’t exactly at high noon but nevertheless the light was quite harsh. ‘Nuff said. The first photo in this series shows the silhouette of a nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Frozen Beach – Part 2

Friday, May 4th, 2007

The second part of my ice-capade continues… (Yeah, I know, these photos were shot at high noon, so sue me).

Frozen Beach – Part 1

Monday, April 30th, 2007

Last summer I discovered this stretch of sand on the shores of Lake Michigan and since then I consider it my own private spot. Well, that is to say, it is private to me and a zillion others, but compared to the beaches close to the heart of Chicago, this one feels pretty much secluded. [...]

Waiting for the Weekend

Friday, April 13th, 2007

“Another day, another dollar”: that seems to be my motto these days. My existence is punctuated by the monotony of 5 working days and the brief joy of 2 days of R&R. I always start a new week by keeping a positive mindset and focusing on one thing only:  5PM on Friday. Hah, consider this: [...]

Putting the eBay Remotes to Work

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Here are the first results I got after playing around with the eBay wireless remotes that I just received. Actually the remotes themselves have a lesser merit in these photos, since the makeshift light tent that I cobbled together should take most of the credit. I used a couple of white poster boards, one curving [...]