Category Archives: Photography

Subsequent staircase thoughts on black and white

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Yesterday Karen commented that she liked the black-and-white quality of the middle staircase photo. And that was really interesting to me, because even though it looked black and white, it was actually a color photo. Something about the way light … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Staircase

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Coming upstairs just now from my department meeting, I really liked the patterns of shadow and light on the staircase. Took a few quick pictures, natch 🙂 I think I like the photo in the middle best, mostly because in … Continue reading →

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Some follow-up thoughts on light

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Probably the one thing that fascinates me most about photography is the way light makes or breaks an image. Here are three pictures taken on different days this week. I took the first photo, which I posted yesterday, a few … Continue reading →

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Green lawn, white building, angled shadows, caged “works” (and thoughts on blogging)

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Something about the bright sunlight and the white building, the slanted shadows and the lush green grass, and finally the caged meters and pipes caught my eye as I was walking down the hill to Starbucks a few days ago. … Continue reading →

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Wham! “Freedom” in China

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

I heard Wham!’s “Freedom” on the radio while driving yesterday. I’ve always liked this song, but what I’ve especially always remembered about it was its official video, which details the 1980s duo’s groundbreaking trip to China. Wham! was the first Western … Continue reading →

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MGIC Plaza in Black and White

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

I don’t do black-and-white photography very often. But these sunny-day pictures of the MGIC Plaza down the street from my office seemed perfect for a more stark presentation than color could give them. What do you think? (P.S. – As … Continue reading →

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Color and Composition

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

I liked the sudden coalescence of color and composition that caught my eye while I was walking down the hill to Starbucks this morning.

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Fog rolling in off Lake Michigan

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

A foggy start to the day in Milwaukee yesterday morning. Looking east up State Street from the Grohmann Museum.

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Hemmed in, but still a beacon

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

For decades Milwaukee’s favorite weather forecast has been the flame atop the Wisconsin Gas Building. It changes color and flashes to announce rising/falling temperatures, snow/rain, or a steady state (no change from current conditions). There’s even a little poem to … Continue reading →

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New Milwaukee Bucks arena changes color as light shifts

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Katherine Wikoff

Street construction on my usual route to work has me driving past the new Milwaukee Bucks arena from different directions and at different times of day than usual. These literal shifts in perspective have led me to discover something kind … Continue reading →

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