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"Bell Ringer"<br /> <br /> Daily Photos - December 2, 2011<br /> <br /> Well, this is a MAJOR departure from my typical (and safe) flower and landscape shots! "Bell Ringer" is my first posting in a new style / genre of photography (street scenes / street photography) that I've been interested in trying my hand at for quite some time. I've flirted with it a few times before, getting some broader city shots that were more architectural in nature, but to be honest, I just haven't had guts to get out there and get close to people. <br /> There is definitely something very exciting about the edginess and grit of the street! <br /> <br /> I have been studying some work by a photographer I learned of just recently. His name is Thomas Leuthard and his website is 85mm Street Photography. Anyone interested in street photography should definitely check him out! I didn't realize how true the below quote was until I got out there and tried it! Holy smokes!!!<br /> <br /> "The shorter your focal length is, the bigger your balls have to be..." - 85mm.ch
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"Bell Ringer"

Daily Photos - December 2, 2011

Well, this is a MAJOR departure from my typical (and safe) flower and landscape shots! "Bell Ringer" is my first posting in a new style / genre of photography (street scenes / street photography) that I've been interested in trying my hand at for quite some time. I've flirted with it a few times before, getting some broader city shots that were more architectural in nature, but to be honest, I just haven't had guts to get out there and get close to people.
There is definitely something very exciting about the edginess and grit of the street!

I have been studying some work by a photographer I learned of just recently. His name is Thomas Leuthard and his website is 85mm Street Photography. Anyone interested in street photography should definitely check him out! I didn't realize how true the below quote was until I got out there and tried it! Holy smokes!!!

"The shorter your focal length is, the bigger your balls have to be..." - 85mm.ch

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  • **PHOTO CONTEST**<br /> <br /> Hi All - I need some help from my fellow SmugMug photo enthusiasts! I entered my picture, The Painter, into a photo contest that has a People's Choice Award component to it. <br /> <br /> Please help me win by clicking the below Facebook page link to the Rivertown Days Photo Contest Entries page and click the "Like" button for my picture, The Painter. <br /> <br /> *Voting begins today and ends this Sunday, July 22, 2012. Votes are cast by clicking the "Like" button, so please only "Like" my picture!<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150916445117890&set=a.10150916439162890.406639.51192377889&type=1&theater">http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150916445117890&set=a.10150916439162890.406639.51192377889&type=1&theater</a>
  • "Snuggle Bunnies"<br /> <br /> Daily Photos - June 4, 2012
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  • Daily Photos - January 11, 2012<br /> <br /> Congratulations to my little sister and her husband on the birth of their first child...
  • "Blue Line"<br /> <br /> Daily Photos - December 14, 2011
  • "Tamale Spaceship"<br /> <br /> Daily Photos - December 8, 2011<br /> <br /> What better to accompany my recent street photography postings than a shot of some “Street Food!” The proprietors of this local Chicago food truck called the Tamale Spaceship wear these awesome Mexican wrestling masks while dishing up some seriously tasty tamales. Can it get any better that this?
  • “Unf*ck the Future”<br /> <br /> Daily Photos - December 5, 2011<br /> <br /> I’ve taken on a new adventure to explore street photography here in Chicago and this is the second posting from that series / genre. The purpose of this new adventure is to get out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself to capture various street scenes. This unposed and very fluid style of photography is a major departure from my “standard” flower and landscape shots. I really like how the the first image in the series, Bell Ringer, captures the rawness of the street, but this second posting is so edgy that I was a little hesitant about sharing it... <br /> <br /> This posting is of a young man who is part of the larger group of Occupy Chicago protesters who have taken up a permanent post a few blocks from my office. He holds a ‘colorful’ sign in support of the movement and his fellow protesters. He might need to do a little more than just hold that sign if he want to accomplish his goal though...
  • "Bell Ringer"<br /> <br /> Daily Photos - December 2, 2011<br /> <br /> Well, this is a MAJOR departure from my typical (and safe) flower and landscape shots! "Bell Ringer" is my first posting in a new style / genre of photography (street scenes / street photography) that I've been interested in trying my hand at for quite some time. I've flirted with it a few times before, getting some broader city shots that were more architectural in nature, but to be honest, I just haven't had guts to get out there and get close to people. <br /> There is definitely something very exciting about the edginess and grit of the street! <br /> <br /> I have been studying some work by a photographer I learned of just recently. His name is Thomas Leuthard and his website is 85mm Street Photography. Anyone interested in street photography should definitely check him out! I didn't realize how true the below quote was until I got out there and tried it! Holy smokes!!!<br /> <br /> "The shorter your focal length is, the bigger your balls have to be..." - 85mm.ch
  • Water Lily<br /> <br /> Daily Photos - November 3, 2011
  • Last shot in my little mini-series - Summers Last Blast... <br /> <br /> Daily Photos - November 2, 2011<br /> <br /> (3:3) (SOOC)
  • Monarch stopping in for a quick snack and a breather... <br /> <br /> Daily Photos - September 28, 2011<br /> <br /> Photo taken at the Chicago Botanic Gardens
  • Daily Photos - September 13, 2011

  • God's Child

    on December 5, 2011

    Ditto Lgood!!

  • Lgood

    on December 5, 2011

    I agree with the quote totally, and it does take a lot of nerve to do street photography, but I love it very much. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

  • paulbellinger

    on December 5, 2011

    Great job getting into street photography. Nice work.

  • fotoeffects

    on December 5, 2011

    Nice street capture; I love street photography!

  • fotomom

    on December 5, 2011

    I think you did a great job on this street capture also. I am thinking you're going to do just fine in this genre!

  • Janet McQueen

    on December 5, 2011

    Excellent shot.... so many interesting elements of this scene & the expression you've captured tells it's own very big story. I certainly admire your courage to reach out into street photography in this very real way, it's something I'd love to try but lack the 'guts'... :-))

  • Scianghetti

    on December 3, 2011

    great catch, especially for your first venture out - definitely look forward to more!!

  • RuSu

    on December 3, 2011

    Well done. Look forward to seeing more. Great quote.

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