Duck

[singlepic id=1602 h=480 float=left] Just a duck, nothing special.  She (guess) was chilling in the pond just outside the Lincoln Park Zoo.  I thought it made for a good picture.  I took a few more, but on the shutter speed was roughly halved and they were mostly blurry.  Too bad, because the second… Continue reading

Green Tree Python

[singlepic id=1599 h=480 float=left] A Green Tree Python – from the Lincoln Park Zoo collection.  I could do a bit more to fix the noise, but overall I think it’s pretty good for a shot taken at ISO 1600. Picture taken with Sony a6000, SEL18200 lens @ 112mm, f/9.0, 1/20… Continue reading

Hancock Building

[singlepic id=1239 w=480 float=left] The Hancock Building in Chicago, good only for it’s interesting perspective.  Taken with my favorite camera to gripe about, the SX130.  I can’t complain too much, as this was taken in the dark, handheld. Picture taken with Canon SX130 IS, lens at 5mm (36mm equiv), f/3.4,… Continue reading

Giraffe

[singlepic id=1136 h=480 float=left] This one’s part of the “I’ve spent way too much time wandering around Lincoln Park Zoo” collection.  It’s of the zoo’s prized camel.  I felt I should include a picture to offset the number of panoramas I will inevitably post.  I’ve seen rationalizations as to why… Continue reading

Chicago Sunrise Commentary

[singlepic id=1132 w=480 float=center] So, I made the comment that yesterday’s picture didn’t look quite right with the horizon made truly horizontal.  Then I went to work and was questioned about that statement (that it was unclear, not that I was necessarily wrong, though that’s likely too). Here’s the same… Continue reading