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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Lake Michigan, on a blustery end-of-May day
I had lunch today with my writing group at one member’s residence on Prospect Avenue overlooking Lake Michigan. In January I took a photo from the bluff, braving bitterly cold wind without gloves for the few seconds it took to snap … Continue reading
Tree shadows growing along a wall (à la Edward Hopper)
Somehow these slanted early-morning shadows remind me of Edward Hopper’s “Early Sunday Morning,” which you can see here in the Whitney Museum of Art collection. That sweep of light washing swiftly down a street, stretching everything in its path into spindly … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Life, Photography
Tagged early morning light, Edward Hopper, tree shadows
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Sixth Street Viaduct
I took this photo of the Sixth Street Viaduct over Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley while waiting to cross the street after dropping my younger daughter off at the train station this morning. She caught the 8:05 Amtrak Hiawatha for a field trip with her art history classmates … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Art, Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged #iphonegraphy, bike rentals, Bublr Bikes, iPhoneography, iPhonography, Milwaukee, Sixth Street Bridge, Sixth Street Viaduct
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Val. Blatz Brewing Company – 1901 / 1946 / 2015
It was the lines that got me. I’ve passed this way so many times, but for some reason the strongly oppositional vertical and horizontal lines had never presented themselves so starkly before. So I had to get out my phone … Continue reading
Milwaukee Grayscale
I noticed this bird atop a light pole as I left campus tonight. Downtown Milwaukee has been partially shrouded by mist/fog today, most likely caused by the difference between air and Lake Michigan temperatures. Away from the lake it was warm and sunny. Below … Continue reading
Posted in Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged Downtown Milwaukee, fog, gull perched on light pole, Lake Michigan, Milwaukee City Hall
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Geometric Reflections on Spring
Trees are sprouting leaves and it feels like spring is finally here! Took this photo on MSOE’s campus in downtown Milwaukee as I walked from one meeting to another yesterday around noon.
Posted in architecture, Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged #iphonegraphy, geometric images, office building windows
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