I was with my friend Vito today and we took in a hazardous material scare in Washington DC. It was a reported suspicious powder at CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) near the US Capitol. Though the substance turned out to be…
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We awoke this morning with a phenomenal view of a golden sunrise in Maryland from the 7th floor of our hotel. Looking east from Silver Spring over all but one or two other buildings, this colorful display lasted only a…
I stopped by Lake Arlington again this evening to to capture the golden sunset over a lake yet again. Though it was another beautiful evening with brilliant colors, my main purpose was to create files with two different cameras so that…
Every time I drive north from Dallas along US75, I’m captivated by the mass of bridges and overhead ramps at the US75/I-635 interchange. These highway bridges in Dallas are ornate and colorful unlike anything we have in Illinois. I’m also impressed…
Dorothy and I are in Dallas on a rainy Friday night but we ventured out with umbrellas to capture a few images of the skyline including the Omni Hotel, Reunion Tower, and the Bank of America Plaza … all in…
It seems that most evenings lately have provided great opportunities to photograph beautiful sunsets. I didn’t want to miss one tonight, so even though it appeared to be nothing special at first, I drove to a familiar spot … and…
I took in a lumber yard fire today in Chicago. Two of the fire department chaplains were at the scene, one of which is well known for handing out candy to everyone at a fire scene. It used to be Twizzlers, and…
While driving east with my son this evening, I couldn’t stop looking to the west at the beautiful golden sunset. I’d brought my camera with and though he was driving, I forced him to stop briefly when I was able…
Dorothy and I took an early morning flight out of Midway Airport. I had the window seat on the left side of the plane as we headed east over the lake. Our flight path was a fair bit south of…
The temperature dropped last night and this created some beautiful scenes today as the morning sun and mist combined. Any open field or pond had this subtle but contrasty look that was in some instances surreal. I’d gone to a…