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Tropical Nights

Tropical Nights

Last “new” photo from a 2007 trip to Puerto Rico, this one taken with a bulb shutter at night.

Niagara of the South

Niagara of the South

A slightly different take from “Southern Falls“, which I published in 2018. This one has a bit of foliage framing. As you can see, I’ve now made it into 2010 on this journey through my digital archives.

Island Industry

Island Industry

As I continued to dig through the archives, I found this one from a trip to Puerto Rico back in 2009. We’re looking at the loading pier/dock for the abandoned and since redeveloped Guanica Sugar Mill. Once one of the largest sugar mills in the world, it closed operations in 1982 and loomed large for decades thereafter. Redevelopment plans from 1999 can still be found online. Drop a note in the form below if you know more about current efforts.

Digital signage up and running

Digital signage up and running

Back when I was running the internal communications. team at Tyson Foods, we upgraded our digital signage network (DSN) with all the bells and whistles. We then leveraged a peer network of “field communications champions” to deploy local content, and we mined that content for […]

Mendenhall Valley

Mendenhall Valley

The beautiful Mendenhall Valley and the Mendenhall Glacier are rapidly changing. Looking at my photos from 2007 and those on Google Maps today reveal a very different front of the glacier as it recedes up the valley.

Sunset Sails

Sunset Sails

From 2007, this photo was taken from the deck of a cruise ship after the sun had set.

All in a Row

All in a Row

Back in 2006 I visited Toronto while I considered a Ph.D. program in Marketing. While there, I saw this new housing development and couldn’t resist taking a photo of the low winter sun illuminating the townhomes.

The Maine Coast

The Maine Coast

Working through the digital archives, here’s one from 2000 during a trip to Maine.

Irish Abbey, c. 1998

Irish Abbey, c. 1998

Digging through the archives, I came across a scan from 1998. Taken while on a spring break trip as part of the Illinois State University band, this photo shows Adare Trinitarian Abbey in County Limerick, Ireland. A photo of this image has been sitting above the TV for the last decade.

A stroll in Marlow, England

A stroll in Marlow, England

The weather played tricks all day, with fits of snow blowing through in waves. In between, it was quite nice, albeit cold. Still, I had a chance to snap a few pics on my Fuji X-T3.

Fall Colors along the Fox River

Fall Colors along the Fox River

Coming around the bend, I found this tree overhanging the bank and nicely framing the view.

Foggy Fox River Valley

Foggy Fox River Valley

Twas a beautiful morning along the Fox River Valley today, and I couldn’t resist a few photos of my favorite tree. Here’s an in-the-field version from the camera to my phone.

1/200 F14 ISO100 at 105mm on Oct. 23, 2021 in Carpentersville, Ill.

Why I capture photons

Why I capture photons

This post may seem like it’s nothing more than an insanely long tangent,  and I understand the confusion. Truth is, what follows is core to the question of why I capture photons onto a sensor and create art.  For twenty-some years, I’ve been a corporate […]

Still Life Practice

Still Life Practice

One happy side effect of practicing still-life shots is that you then get to enjoy the subject matter afterward. This mum, for example, has lasted all week. I called this “You CAN Do Something with a Flower” as that was my youngest’s reaction when she […]

Branching Out

Branching Out

A tree and its shadow along the banks of the Fox River.

 

  • Eaves, Chris (Feb. 20, 2021). Branching Out [Photograph]. Carpentersville, Illinois. Shot on Canon 6D at 16mm, 1/1000 sec., f8 at ISO100 with a polarizing filter.