Pond-ering
A spider web catching rays from the early-morning sun. Eaves, Chris (Oct. 13, 2018). Pond-ering [Photograph]. Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Shot on Kodak TMX100 pushed 1 stop and taken with a Bronica SQ-A at 80mm.
Month: April 2019
Conservatory Still Life
Back inside the Lincoln Park Conservatory, there’s this small square of plant life hanging on the wall. Eaves, Chris (Feb. 6, 2019). Conservatory Still Life [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on Canon 6D at 79mm, 1/500 sec., f4.5 at ISO2500.
Walk & Toss
I feel like there’s a sad dog wandering Chicago and wishing it was still playing fetch.
- Eaves, Chris (Feb. 6, 2019). Walk & Toss [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on Canon 6D at 17mm, 1/400 sec., f5.6 at ISO200.
Unsafe Waters
Without a tripod or ND filter, I had to resort to low ISO, wider angle, and propping the camera on my lap. As you’ll see in a few weeks, the next time I was along the lakeshore, I brought along a tripod and a strong […]
The Off Season
A bleak, grey sky and barren trees make this summer hotspot at Montrose Beach seem particularly dismal in the dead of winter. Eaves, Chris (Feb. 6, 2019). The Off Season [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on Canon 6D at 34mm, 1/200 sec., f4.5 at ISO200.
A Thaw in Relations
This peace sign along Lake Michigan’s shoreline emerges from the snowbanks.
- Eaves, Chris (Feb. 6, 2019). A Thaw in Relations [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on Canon 6D at 17mm, 1/500 sec., f5.6 at ISO160.
Girl on the Pond
Wandering into the Lincoln Park Conservatory on a cold, wintery (or spring) day in Chicago is always a nice respite from the elements. Eaves, Chris (Feb. 6, 2019). Girl on the Pond [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on Canon 6D at 28mm, 1/320 sec., f4.5 at […]
Chicago Neighborhoods No. 1
I love all the things going on with the front of this house in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. There’s the smirking face, the vine vs. bars in the window, the pine bows replacing grass, and so much character. Eaves, Chris (Feb. 6, 2019). Chicago Neighborhoods […]
Milkweed
Shooting with film is all about choices. There’s an incremental cost with film that digital simply doesn’t have. And with medium format, that shutter press is a commitment to development and scanning. It forces one to slow down and think through the details. On the same roll of film with office towers, I also have this little gem of a milkweed plant preparing for its next generation.
- Eaves, Chris (Oct. 13, 2018). Milkweed [Photograph]. Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Shot on a Bronica SQ-A at 80mm on Kodak TMX100 pushed 1 stop
Union Sky
By lunchtime, the fog had lifted and big, puffy, low-level clouds drifted through downtown. Here’s a look at the columns outside Union Station. Eaves, Chris (Oct. 15, 2018). Union Sky [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on a Bronica SQ-A at 80mm on Kodak TMX100 pushed 1 stop
Downtown Valley
I walk past this mini-street on my morning commute. The low clouds on this day completely obscured Sears/Willis Tower, which normally provides a third level of buildings in the frame. Eaves, Chris (Oct. 15, 2018). Downtown Valley [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on a Bronica SQ-A at 80mm on […]
Ogilvie Station
As I mentioned at the first of the year, I jumped into analog film development last year, and I enjoyed the experience—up until the part of digitizing the negatives for use in our modern world. Here is one of my favorite shots, taken during my morning commute. One of the pleasures of analog is the ability to have nice looking, imperfect shots.
[Note the el-train crossing the middle of the frame.]
- Eaves, Chris (Oct. 15, 2018). Ogilvie Station [Photograph]. Chicago, Illinois. Shot on a Bronica SQ-A at 80mm on Kodak TMX100 pushed 1 stop