DPC: Free Study (May 2009)

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DPC: Darkness 2

black strings mix

DPC: Free Study (April 2009)

Steps

DPC: Free Study (March, 2009)

Rites of Spring

We took Jason to a farm museum in one of the northern suburbs of Chicago. It didn't have much more to offer than the farm section of the Lincoln Park Zoo, but since we were already in the area it wasn't so bad.

Jason didn't fall off the swing, in case you were wondering.

DPC: Grey

dismal winter skies

One of my few entries not to get any comments during the voting week.

DPC: January Free Study

windmill

DPC: A Single Tree 2

Alone at the End

I found this stump during our second trip to the Arboretum. Finding a "single" tree there, other than something like this, just wasn't going to happen.

DPC: Bokeh 5

Typo

Sonya gave me the title for this shot (my first take was "one letter off"). The color is a little flat; the ambient light was filtered through heavy clouds, and I was trying to get the snow exposed correctly.

DPC: Free Study (November)

Patriarch

My grandpa, on Thanksgiving. This shot didn't score well in the "Free Study" challenge, but I thought I got the effect I was aiming for. Click on the image to see my notes on how I set up the lighting for this one.

DPC: Free Study (September)

Lakeside Parking

I took this shot from outside the Chicago Field Museum last month while I was on my way to the planetarium for the fireworks show.

DPC: Urban Landscape 3

Financial Giants

See, I told you I'd have a better picture to show tonight. This is looking up from Adams St, and yes, that's the Sears Tower on the left. I don't know what the building on the right is called.

DPC: Free Study (June)

Martian Flora

This was a poor shot of a glass bowl at the Museum of Science and Industry's Glass exhibit. Tomorrow I'll post a better entry, I promise.

DPC: Free Study (May)

Fallen

For the first time on DPC I got two entries in a row that scored over 6! This didn't do as well as Death below, but still finished in the upper 17%.

DPC: Female Portrait

Death
The comic book character the girl is portraying is Death from the Sandman series. While I did get 9th overall, I think I might have scored higher if I picked a better title. Many of the voters didn't recognize the character.

DPC: ABC...XYZ

Help, I'm Juxtaposed!

The challenge was to present a picture with a title that started with consecutive letters. I was contrasting the bright blue and yellow of Jason to the flat green of the waterfall scene.

DPC: Every Picture Tells a Story

Tradition

DPC: Negative Image 2

Aquarium

DPC: Water 3

Eels in the Red Sea

This was taken at Shedd Aquarium, last time I went with Jason.

DPC: DNMC

Naked Ambition

"DNMC" is shorthand for "does not meet the challenge," in the humble opinion of some voter who can't think creatively. I thought a Woody shot would do well, since the voters hate those things, but my entry was found lacking.

DPC: Free Study (March)

Missing California

Jason was the only kid in the playground this early day in March. It had started to snow heavy flakes, so called "heart attack" snow to the people who shovel it.