Archive for the 'Street' Category

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 [...]

Wandering Around Downtown Chicago – Part 5

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

Stupid of me but I’d almost forgot that this series wasn’t over yet. At least I’m not completely senile to totally skip this set’s conclusion. I think I’m going through the lazy phase again. Or maybe it’s the winter and the very cold weather which I absolutely hate. Lately I’ve had other things on my [...]

Wandering Around Downtown Chicago – Part 4

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

I’ve been busy lately and haven’t been able to post any more series but here’s the next part of my stroll through Chicago’s downtown. The day had started sunny but cold, the streets had been deserted in the morning and around noon, but later, as it became colder and the shadows grew longer (heh heh [...]

Millennium Park – Part 3

Friday, January 19th, 2007

Millennium Park was only one of my destinations that evening. I got it into my head that I must walk all the way to the Planetarium and take a panoramic shot of the Chicago downtown skyline at sunset. The best way I could get there was walking along the lake shore. Unfortunately it wasn’t that [...]