Quick Trips, Slow Snaps

This past weekend HK and I did some driving on and off I94, touring around areas of Western Michigan that we've somehow never bothered to check out.  There's wineries out there, you know? It's like it's the Napa Valley of the Midwest (not really, but whatever). Anyhow, making the short drive from Chicago is not a bad way to spend a day, especially when the landscape is covered with a fresh white blanket.


Buffalo Trees, 2012

Landstraction, 2012

Landstraction, 2012

Cabernet/Iced, 2012

Winter Blend, 2012

Catching Up With 2011

I'm pretty much a horrible blog-poster of photos unless they're wedding related, so in a futile attempt to catch up on some things captured on pixel in 2011, here are a few things to look at that were shot in the last year.

Las Vegas, May 2011:


No-tell, Neon Boneyard

Creepy Duck, Neon Boneyard

Pull Up a Chair, Neon Boneyard

Neon Boneyard

Vancouver, B.C. August, 2011


Water Works, Vancouver

Canadian Pier, Vancouver

Bridge over Stanley, Vancouver

Ships in the Night, Vancouver

Oregon, August 2011


Goonie Beach, Oregon Coast

Over the Ocean, Oregon Coast



Desserter Beach, Oregon Coast

That one Rock I took a Brazillion Pictures Of, Oregon Coast

Hippies Run Wild, Oregon Coast

And finally, some babies I had the pleasure of meeting this year.


Annalisa, Mable and Brandon,  Portland, 2011

Margot and Sabrina,  Detroit, 2011


2011 wasn't half shabby, I reckon. Here's to an even less shabby 2012!

Adult Times at the Adler

In mid September I was lucky enough to be asked by my pal Annie to come down to her workplace to take some shots of an event she helped plan, and will continue to plan on the third Thursday of every month. When the workplace hosting the event is as cool as the Adler Planetarium in downtown Chicago, the decision to bring the camera is an easy one.

The patio at the Adler has one of the best views in the city, for serious.



The inside of the joint is pretty damn psychedelic.




Check out the full set on Flickr, and come on out next month and have a beer under Saturn.

Twenty-Some Inches of Pure White Snow

Some of the fantastic hyperbole I've heard to describe the winter storm that just moseyed on through Chicago: Snowpocalypse, Snowmageddon, The Point of Snow Return, Holofrost, Blizzaster, Catasnowphe. If you know any more, please post in the comments. I can't get enough of the stuff.

And now some photos. For the first two I'm pretty sure I was standing on Lake Michigan, which I've never swam in, mind you.


Alone in the Wilderness, February 2011



Alone in the Wilderness, February 2011

Run for the Hills, February 2011

Taking Critical Mass a Bit Too Far, February 2011

Shredding, February 2011




Put on your mittens and check out the rest of the photos over in the igloo.

A Few if by Sea

I usually avoid boats like I do the discotheques, but can tolerate them traversing at a slow pace through the Chicago River while on a guided Architectural Tour. I wish I could say I absorbed a bevy of information about Chicago's rich design history, but I was too busy taking photos on my unstable sea legs.


Trump, Gull and Fox Trot Building, Sears Willis




Eye in the Sky 

Even while playing  the role of a vacationing local tourist, I can't seem to avoid the weddings.

Wedding People





Boat Beam, Some Buildings

If the sea sickness isn't too overwhelming, feel free to drift on over to Flickr to see some more from the voyage. 

Game, Set, and Match

This past Labor Day Kintner and I went to NYC to hang out with friends, see the sites, spend time in an emergency room, and to eat some serious pizza. We spent one day at The US Open, which was by far the coolest sporting event I've ever attended.

John Isner in Motion 



Court View inside Louis Armstrong Stadium


It's amazing how close you get to these players when watching matches on the side courts.

David Ferrer in Motion 



Sam Querrey-this dude will be winning this tournament in the near future.  

It's safe to say that I plan on attending this event every year from here on out. Peep more photos from the Open on Flickr.