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Here you will find my full galleries. These are loosely organized by date, and the collection continues to grow. There's well over 10,000 images here, so if you're looking for my best work head over to my portfolio. Otherwise, take your time and, please enjoy!

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I rebuilt my 'digital darkroom'. The focus was on having a very quiet, very powerful computer. The video card and CPU heatsinks have been replaced with fanless, and two large, 10db fans push air over them. Even at full load, it runs cooler (and MUCH quieter!) than it did before. Mission accomplished. Photo Monster
By 1940, the plant became known as one of the largest manufacturers of bolt, nut, and rivet products in the country, including threaded rods and special fasteners. Railroads, capital goods manufacturers the automotive and farm machinery industries, and steel construction fabricators constituted the major customers at the Company. During optimum conditions, 4,000 tons of finished product per month were produced at the plant; employment grew to 700 workers. In 1947, a major fire resulted in a forty percent reduction in plant output. The disaster resulted from a short circuit in a crane runway, when a spark flew on to a wood housing over machinery; one worker suffered minor burns. In 1951, company directors authorized a one million dollar modernization and expansion program for the plant complex, and by 1956, 900 persons worked for. By the 1980s, the company had been acquired and had enjoyed a prosperous history. Unfortunately, the economic climate had changed, and the plant had become unprofitable, particularly because of imports. In April 1986, filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and won the right to sell the plant's equipment to a liquidator. The plant officially closed its doors on December 31, 1986. Factory Reloaded
By 1940, the plant became known as one of the largest manufacturers of bolt, nut, and rivet products in the country, including threaded rods and special fasteners. Railroads, capital goods manufacturers the automotive and farm machinery industries, and steel construction fabricators constituted the major customers at the Company. During optimum conditions, 4,000 tons of finished product per month were produced at the plant; employment grew to 700 workers. In 1947, a major fire resulted in a forty percent reduction in plant output. The disaster resulted from a short circuit in a crane runway, when a spark flew on to a wood housing over machinery; one worker suffered minor burns. In 1951, company directors authorized a one million dollar modernization and expansion program for the plant complex, and by 1956, 900 persons worked for. By the 1980s, the company had been acquired and had enjoyed a prosperous history. Unfortunately, the economic climate had changed, and the plant had become unprofitable, particularly because of imports. In April 1986, filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and won the right to sell the plant's equipment to a liquidator. The plant officially closed its doors on December 31, 1986. Black and White Factory
Spent the weekend riding the duck, touring the space needle, and walking around Pikes Place Market. Seattle Tour
Ok, so not ALL of these were taken from a plane. However, all are images that I don't think ever went anywhere - but now that I have a good sized collection of them, here they are. Views from the air. Enjoy. Airplane Mashup
Since I spent most of December upgrading both my camera and my digital darkroom, I figured I'd take a few pictures and post a few stats. The digital darkroom is a homegrown PC running 64-bit windows 7. quad-core, 8gb ram, 1.5tb of storage (w/ 1.5tb mirrored backup), and a 24 inch IPS panel HP display and lightroom 2. The new camera gear is all setup related - really right stuff l-plate, gitzo traveler tripod, and a lovely photo-clam (yes that's what it's called!) ballhead. now to get out and shot in 2010. happy new year. The Setup
My top 20 images of 2009 are below. Taken from Germany to Chicago, Aspen to NYC, it was a year of photographic journeys. Enjoy! Best of 2009
Congrats! Steve and Denise Wedding


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Spent a weekend in Dusseldorf, cruising the Rhine riverfort, the historic city center, and the Dusseldorf Germany
Carrie and I adventured in Costa Rica. Spent time down south near Manual Antonio. Walking through the rainforest, we saw two and three toed sloths, howler monkeis, spider monkies, killer bees, forest crabs, and plenty of birds. The biodiversity of Costa Rica is amazing. The food was great, the people were great, and the hammocks were amazing. Costa Rica
Spent a weekend in milan. checked out the duomo, the galleria vittorio, and the city itself. Nice place, good food, great wine. :) Milano, italy
Spent the weekend walking around Ginza, had sushi at the fish market, discovered Askua street and the temple and managed to get a few of the Emperors house in the city itself. Tokyo, Japan
spent most my time in factories. china is polluted, and is still developing. stay out of nanjing for another 5 years. Nanjing, China
I spent less than 24 hours in Hong Kong, but still was able to see the place. It's shockingly western?just don't ask the cabbie to exchange EUR or USD - he'll try to charge you double. Hong Kong, China
Taiwan is cool. Went to the Shatin night market, the Taipei 101 (tallest building in the world as of the shooting) and had dinner at the royal jewels museum. Really cool place - I need to go back. Taipei, Taiwan
Spent the weekend in Seoul, went on a walking tour of the Bongugesa Temple. It's incredibly old, and incredibly peaceful. Seoul, South Korea


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Photo Monster

Factory Reloaded

Black and White Factory

Airplane Mashup

2009


Best of 2009

The Setup

Black and White Snow

Seattle Tour

Forest in Square

Steve and Denise Wedding

Colorado Fall

Government Building

Old Theather

Factory Decay

Old Apartments

NYC

Dusseldorf Germany

Frankfurt Am Main Evening

Lincoln Park Zoo

Bucktown Garden Walk

Chicago Institute of Art

Silverlake Dunes

Brekenridge Summer

Frisbee Madness

Laura's Wedding

Cincinnati Fountain

Freedom Center

The Factory

Mt Cutler Trail

20 Year Abandondment

Costa Rica

Two Abandoned Schools

St. Louis, MO

Coyote Building HDR

Abandoned School

Abandoned Church

Huntington Beach Surfing

Long Beach Aquarium

Bella

Super Takumar Flowers

2008


Milano, italy

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Seoul, South Korea

Taipei, Taiwan

Hong Kong, China

Nanjing, China

Tokyo, Japan

Frankfurt, Germany

San Francisco, CA

Ohare Airport

Bacon of the Month Club

Spider

Kansas City

Prints

Chicago House

D300 ISO 3200 / 6400

Boston PPS

Wendella Boat Tour

Shedd 2008

Audi A4

Wrigley Field

Tim in Chicago

Boston, MA

Hancock Observatory

Chicago Snow

AFA Cadet Chapel

AFA Planes

Winter Park Ski Train

2007


Evanston Beach

House of Nine Dragons

Chicago Botanic Garden

Mt. Bross Hike

Zach and Jess Wedding

Shedd Aquarium

Lightning

NYC - Times Square

Bahai Temple

Cicada Summer 2007

Shannon and Tom's Wedding

Deerfield Forest Preserve

Magnificent Mile 07

Glacier Gorge

Audi R8 Testing

Paige Dilley

Denver Aquarium

Alyeska, Alaska

Vegas

2006


Lake Granby

Scott and Jess Wedding

Denver Riverfront Park

South Beach Miami

Allens Park, Colorado

Fall in Estes Park

Denver House

avalanche vs redwings

Breckenridge, CO

RIP Eugene Sallee

Mt. Quandary Hike

Santa Fe, NM