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Please don’t feed the pigeons
Please don’t feed the pigeons The sign obviously hasn’t worked! This was on South Wabash, Chicago around the same time this photo was taken. Aperture ƒ/5 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 18mm ISO 400 Shutter speed 1/60s
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Feeding The Duck
Feeding The Duck Urban ducks and wild fowl are luckier than their country brethren. People think they are cute and feed them! This is the same duck I posted before at the Crown Fountains, Chicago. Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 18mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/80s
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Faking Depth of Field
First it was lomo, then cross-processing, and now the latest craze among online photographers seems to be making their photos look like miniture models. A common side-effect of macro photography is a shallow depth of field (DOF) which means that only a small portion of the scene is in focus. Luckily this effect is very…
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Smile Please! You’re on Camera!
Smile Please! Pictured by the Crown Fountains, Chicago. The guy in the middle was doing handstands in the water earlier and they were having a great time! He’s also pictured in this photo looking at one of the fountains! Aperture ƒ/5 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 200mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/30s
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Religion isn’t free
Religion isn’t free A preacher on State Street, just outside Old Navy. I seem to recall he was there way back in 2003 too. I didn’t listen to anything he said but as I passed he pushed a sheet of paper into my hand. I made to take it but he wanted a quarter for…
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Sad Face?
Sad Face? Second of the Crown Fountains in Millenium Park, Chicago. The tent in the background covered The Bean and wasn’t due to be removed for a few weeks. Aperture ƒ/7.1 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 18mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/125s
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Crown Fountain in Millenium Park Chicago
Crown Fountainin Millenium Park Chicago This is one of the Crown Fountains in Millennium Park, Chicago. The red glow in this photo is from that large image! It’s actually a video, the person pictured smiles and changes expression every few seconds, and the face changes on a regular basis. I didn’t know this was here…
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Starting Photography, Digital Workflow, Orphans and Amazing Zooming Images
Starting out in Photography A few weeks back, Tom asked me by email about starting out in photography as he recently bought a Canon 350D and started posting photos online! Some people are born with a talent and an eye for photography, but for the rest of us, practise makes perfect. Bring your camera with…
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Duck: “Who’s that then?”
Duck: "Who’s that then?" I love when animals and birds look at you with a tilt of their heads as if inquisitive. What is this duck saying? “There’s that guy with the camera again! Why does he keeping taking photos of me and my man?” “What’s that thing he’s pointing at me?” “I wonder if…
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Duck on Red
Duck on Red A duck in Millenium Park, Chicago last May. Bet you’re wondering what is casting that red glow on the water? All will be revealed on Monday after I post a cute picture of it’s mate! Aperture ƒ/5.6 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 235mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/60s
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Tartan Baby
Tartan Baby While we supped our coffee in Starbucks in Marshall Fields a baby and her mother were busy playing and enjoying each other’s company at the next table. Jacinta asked if I could take a photo of them and this is the result! Aperture ƒ/4.5 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 35mm ISO 400…
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What a big smile!
What a big smile! While wandering the streets of Chicago taking in the sights a young boy and his mother passed me. He had the biggest grin on his face when he saw my camera and smiled gleefully when I took this shot! Pictured in front of H&M on the Magnificent Mile near the John…