Sensory Garden: Color

This is probably the last weekend for tulips at the Chicago Botanic Garden. I'm glad I got there when I could!

Almost seasonal set

After all these years of photographing the Chicago Botanic Garden, it appears I am still missing an autumn shot of this path. I will rectify that this year.

Spring. Taken in May 2008.



Summer. Taken in June 2007.



Winter. Taken in December, 2006.


Seasonal sets are among my favorite things to photograph. I'm open to new suggestions of sets to create!

Spring Tulips

The Chicago Botanic Garden knows how to do tulips right! I love the variety of colors in this bed.

I think it's the bear

Who is trapped in a cage, and who is free to roam? It's not that easy to tell sometimes...

Oh, my!

Monkeys...


...and Tigers...


...and Bears, oh my!


(The lion was sleeping, alas.)

Peacock, Brookfield Zoo

Spotted a peacock at Brookfield Zoo on Saturday. He got upset at some visitors watching him, and put on quite a show. I'd never seen a peacock up close before. Gorgeous!

Feathers at rest



Eying the crowd warily



He had quite a screech when he was fully affronted.



The rear view was pretty cool, too.



Feathers, fully extended

She's a grand old flag

(Taken at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry U-505 exhibit. This was the flag of the US ship that captured the German sub.)

Planes in the "Sky"

There is something about the grainy quality of this shot that appeals to me.

Taken at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, April 2008.

Spring Tulips

One of the few shots that weren't wildly overexposed during my last trip to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Just when I start to think I'm getting a handle on my photography, I pull a rookie move and don't check my settings or my exposure. Alas!

Farewell to an Era

The Berwyn Spindle, an unusual ode to the car culture that was erected in the 1970s, was torn down in the dead of night yesterday. The link includes a short video of it coming down. It was pretty sad to watch.

I am grateful now I went out to capture last fall. The entire short photo set is here.