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Hardly Visible Memories

{ December 25, 2009 @ 5:05 pm } · { Chicago, Skyline, Urban Landscape }
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Greetings—

Chicago … nuff said!

This shot was taken from atop a 12 story parking garage in Evanston, IL, which is about 13 miles from the scene pictured. You can view my location for this shot from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 140mm; Manual Mode; 4s @ f/16.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“With A Wonder And A Wild Desire” from the 2004 album Within A Mile Of Home by Flogging Molly
(From The Celtic Camera Collection)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Hedonic Purpose

{ November 19, 2009 @ 10:23 am } · { Chicago, Illinois, Urban Landscape }
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Greetings—

Boy, I sure do miss living and working in Chicago. Here’s a view of the city from the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The day had turned bright and sunny where I was standing but it was still rather gloomy 12 miles away in downtown Chicago, with the morning fog still clinging to the buildings.

View from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens @ 55mm; Manual Mode; 1/500s @ f/9.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Shamal” from the 1975 album Shamal by Gong
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Average Maelstrom

{ November 11, 2009 @ 10:37 am } · { Autumn, Kenosha, Urban Landscape, Wisconsin }
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Greetings—

This is the Maple tree in our front yard, just outside the front porch. As you can see there’s also a street light very close to our house. The tree provides some very nice blockage of this light during its leafy months. From around November through May … not so much. The light did, however, provide some very nice back-lighting for what was to become a scene that we won’t be able to gaze upon for a few months. Taken on October 24 it was only two days later that damn near every leaf was gone. And thus, Winter begins to take hold.

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens) @ 28mm; Manual Mode; 164s @ f/8.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Shine Away” from the 1994 album Bust A Nut by Tesla
(From The Celtic Camera Collection)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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The Indiana Aviator

{ October 26, 2009 @ 10:15 am } · { Indy Irish Fest; Indianapolis, Urban Landscape }
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Greetings~

When one wasn’t checking out the great tunes at this year’s Indianapolis IrishFest, one could gaze skyward and spy lighter than air objects. This was kind of a mild thrill for me, as I’d never seen the Goodyear blimp in person before … then I got over it and went back to photographing the fabulous bands!

View from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Hand held Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens @ 65mm; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/250s @ f/20.0; ISO 400.

LISTENING TO
“Forgiven” from the 2001 album Karma by NDV
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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I Will Be Watching Over You

{ September 27, 2009 @ 3:01 pm } · { Architecture, Public Art, Urban Landscape, Water, Waterfall, Waterloo Iowa }
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Greetings~

Green afternoon serene and bright
I heard the children playing in the sun
You are my companions
I sometimes wonder if it’s really true
That darkness steals the forms of all

CAMERA INFO
Hand held Canon 20D; Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/125s @ f/11.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“The Angels” from the 1989 album Brave and Crazy by Melissa Etheridge
(CD from my collection)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Speculative Demon – Oversize

{ September 16, 2009 @ 9:16 am } · { Architecture, Northwestern University, Urban Landscape }
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Greetings~

Our pleasant moments fly
Backward, then forward
There is an hour of peaceful rest
When night drifts along the streets of the city
And the stars fall from the heavens

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 160mm; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, 1/13 & 1/6s @ f/16.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Neap Tide” from the 2004 album Seven (A Suite For Orchestra) by Tony Banks
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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This … Is … Evanston!

{ August 30, 2009 @ 1:35 pm } · { Evanston, Urban Landscape }
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No, as a matter of fact, I don’t think it’s unusual to pay homage in a photo to a movie I’ve never even seen! I did see the trailer for “300″ though, so I think that counts for something. I was very intrigued by the look of the film and when I found a preset called “300 Look” for Lightroom I was eager to check it out. I think it’s pretty cool, although it is an effect that one would want to use very sparingly, I think … it could turn out to be just … too, ya know?

CAMERA INFO
Hand held Canon 20D; Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro lens; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/150s @ f/11.0; ISO 400.

LISTENING TO
“Camerone” by Quidam

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Dimensionality & Curve

{ July 10, 2009 @ 1:05 pm } · { Bycycle, Chicago, Illinois, Lake Shore Drive, Urban, Urban Landscape }
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Greetings~

I spent the night in Chicago after my trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo a while back. The next day I was scheduled to cover the Gaelic Park IrishFest but when I got up that morning I heard that Lake Shore Drive was shut down to vehicular traffic so bicyclists could traverse “LSD” or, “The Drive” as we call it, so I walked on down to check it out … here’s what I came away with! Well, I have a few more nice ones (to my mind at least), but this one might be my favorite of the bunch. That’ll probably change tomorrow but for now it’s my story and I’m sticking too it.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro lens; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/400s @ f/7.1; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Star of the County Down” from the 2009 album Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by The Sandcarvers (Audio CD)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Sketch of Restricted Information

{ July 7, 2009 @ 1:01 pm } · { Chicago, HDR Merge, Illinois, Motion, Street Photos, Urban, Urban Landscape }
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Greetings~

With the onset of dusk
I have to say good-night
Look back with longing eyes
And know that I will follow
I wonder where you live
As the darkness rolls upward

A view of Michigan Ave. & Ontario St. in Chicago from seven stories high. I love it when a plan comes together. Well, okay … I was hoping for a shot like this and I managed to put myself in a position to get it but, let’s face it, it was pure luck to get off three shots for an HDR image while one lady remained motionless as all around her swirled with movement.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 100mm; Aperture Priority Mode; Three image bracketed shutter speed HDR merge @ f/20.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Coolsville” from the 1989 album Strange Angels by Laurie Anderson
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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The Evolving Boundary

{ June 19, 2009 @ 9:19 am } · { Black and White, Chicago, Lake Michigan, Urban Landscape }
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Greetings~

Softly now the light of day…
I saw the tentative
Let us express our baser passions
At dawn, he said
While I stood listening, discreetly dumb

Lot’s of Chicago related photos lately … and more to come, sure!

UPDATE
Thanks so much to Chicago-ist for including today’s photo in their “Around Town” feature!

Slainte
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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