Summer Swim With Sun

First off, the sun flare is natural. I just love this shot. It is so reminiscent of my childhood. It's been a good day.

Posted via Blogaway on my Android phone

Utah Holiday - Happy Pioneer Day!

It's TOUGH to capture fireworks with a phone camera! Sure, if there's a bunch of explosions at once at a professional show that's one thing but in the back yard when they're going off sporadically it's a tall order.
The 24th of July in Utah is a state holiday celebrating the the 1847 arrival of the Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley.
We used it as an excuse to watch Empire Strikes Back along with the RiffTrax on the side of a house and set off illegal fireworks.
Good holiday.

Sardine-ish

I am a convert to United Airlines. I flew United out to Chicago and I had totally forgotten that there was a time when you could fly fairly comfortably. I used to enjoy flying and I couldn't figure out what had changed. That's it. There used to be leg room.
Seriously, I'm flying United from now on.

Chicago Library - Architecture

I love Chicago. You have to appreciate a city that puts so much effort into aethetics. I was there only briefly this week but you can almost pick out any building and it will offer a host of photography opportunities.
Shot with Vignette for Android on the Platinotype setting.

Oh, Hare!

Chicago. O'Hare is a beautiful, interesting airport.

Wow. Looking back on the last week or so, I've done a lot of black and white images. I think I'm looking for simplicity. I've always liked seeing the full tonal range across grays. I'm pretty content to keep shooting monochrome for a while, I think.