The Chessplayer

8.07.05

Yes, I know that Chessplayer should be two words...but it's my picture and I'll call it whatever I damn well please. There's something about this pic that reminds me of the Picasso painting The Old Guitarist (1903). Is that egotistical of me?

Crossroads

8.06.05

Waiting for the Skokie Swift.

Last Call

8.05.05

Matisse on Diversey

Slide Abduction

8.04.05

Seconds after this picture was taken the slide dissapeared into the sky.

Prodigy

8.03.05

The corner of Michigan and Chicago aves.

Monarch in the Park

8.02.05.

Perhaps inspired by this butterfly (and knowing a little about the process of cocooning and rebirth) I've decided it's time for a new look. Not for me, but for the site.

The images will now be larger and come with clever (or maybe not) titles. Any input on the look of the site, the pics themselves or anything else you have on your mind is greatly

8.01.05

Under the Wabash Avenue bridge, looking east.

I love the way the boat's wake looks like an arrow.

7.31.05

Another Sunday night at work.

7.30.05

Monroe Harbor.

This was taken shortly after Dusk, the sky actually appearing darker than this shot represents. The open shutter and long exposure brought more light, and this amazing blue that apparently doesn't really exist.

7.29.05

Penny at the beach.

7.28.05

Parkway Manor Apts. Diversey Parkway near Sheffield.

7.27.05

From the top of the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier, facing north-west.

7.26.05

Detail of painting at the Art Institute.

7.25.05

Olive Beach.

7.24.05

Full moon fever. A cloudless night and the moon shone light a spot.

7.23.05

It finally rained! It's been the driest (and hottest) summer in some 70 years. But not today.

7.22.05

There's an old saying: the mirror never lies (neither does the camera), but it can distort. While not as well known (or as large) as Cloud Gate (the "bean"), this piece near pn Illinois just east of Michigan Avenue is an interesting (and lonely) piece of public art. Not everyone can be a rock star.

7.21.05

Millenium Park has quickly become one of my favorite places to take pictures. It's always so alive with lights and people and an energy that makes it feel like the world-class city Chicago should strive to be.

7.20.05
Looking east toward the city from near the Grand Avenue exit of LSD.

7.19.05

The view south from the Kendall College campus on Goose Island.