iammikeb's photostream

this dates way back to some photographs i shot in gary, indiana. you can read more about gary and see those photos here.

on a side note, i have had a little more mental space lately which has resulted in creative desires slowly returning. i am going to enjoy it while it lasts!

listening to: does it offend you, yeah? - you have no idea what you're getting yourself into

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can you believe i am posting two photographs within one week? me either ...

i shot this on the same evening as the previous photo and as i stated before the sunset was quite spectacular. the sky was this amazing deep yellow, almost brown, color because of the tornado-like conditions. i tried my best to capture the colors as they were but all my attempts just looked like awful white balancing so i have done my best to keep the "magic" mood of the evening without compromising the integrity of the photograph as it was shot.

the title is quite literal ... welcome to my hood! i love logan square.

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this was taken yesterday evening during what was one of the most amazing sunsets i have ever seen. there was a tornado watch most of the day and it turned the entire sky a deep yellow, almost red, color. i immediately ran out with the camera and began taking photos. this one was later in the evening once the sun had almost set. he just looked so cute and content up there enjoying the magical evening.

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i shot these while downtown today for the black hawks championship parade. it was quite an amazing experience to say the least.

in other news we have moved twice since my last post, it is now summer, i have traveled to two other states and back and a partridge in a pear tree.

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i have already failed miserably in my quest to post a photograph a week. that is not to say that i have not been shooting photos though...in fact it is quite the opposite. until today i have felt quite silly posting any of the photographs i have been shooting because of how and what i have been shooting with.

i have heard it said the best camera is the one you have with you and for a while now the one i have had with me most is built right into my iphone. with that said i will from now on be including what i will refer to as "digital lofi" photographs in my posts. this does not mean that i will not be posting my standard (non digital-lofi) work but that you may in fact see postings more often because of this new category.

i plan to enjoy my new freedom.

i shot this last june in the alley behind my apartment. chicago's alleys are full of amazing treasures and from spring to fall those treasures are in abundance. in fact there are some folks that actually make a living from driving up and down alleyways collecting "goods" to then sell or trade.

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