Tag Archives: light and shadow

“The Bridge” at MSOE

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Just a photo from my week. Every Milwaukee School of Engineering graduate since the 1970s will immediately recognize this as the skywalk between the Walter Schroeder Library and the Science Building (officially the Allen-Bradley Hall of Science and Fred Loock … Continue reading →

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Coat rack and window shades

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

As observed via reflected light and shadow on my office ceiling one sunny February morning 😀

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Crooked lamp with blinds on a sunny day

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Katherine Wikoff

My old crooked lamp from the final close-out sale at the old downtown Milwaukee Marshall Fields store (formerly Gimbels) in the 1980s. It’s showing its age, listing slightly to one side, but still capable of doing its job. Like many … Continue reading →

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At the doctor’s office (photos taken while waiting to check in)

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

I had an appointment earlier this week and noticed the sunlight in a hallway off to the side while waiting in line to check in. The person at the head of the line was having an extended conversation with the … Continue reading →

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Shaded sunlight through slanted blinds

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Katherine Wikoff

It has been a while since a collection of geometric shapes caught my eye, but I really liked the patterns of light and shadow seen here in the dark vertical, light horizontal, and even-lighter slanted lines created by sunlight filtering … Continue reading →

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If Edward Hopper stopped for groceries on the way home

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Katherine Wikoff

I took this photo after work at the supermarket near my home two Fridays ago. The sun was already low in the sky at 5:30-ish p.m., as it sadly is at at this time of year. But on the plus … Continue reading →

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The Flicker Show (or, putting the garbage out)

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Katherine Wikoff

That’s what they used to call  movies: the “flicker show.” Tonight I was putting our garbage and recycling carts on the other side of our gate so they could be wheeled down to the curb for collection tomorrow. It was … Continue reading →

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What one ponders during meetings

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

Well, not all the time, of course. But one’s gaze does tend to wander when certain people talk. And if it’s a sunny day, certain areas of brightness and shadow outside the windows do tend to capture one’s attention, especially if the … Continue reading →

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Sun and shadows, 12:33 pm on August 22

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

Saw these long shadows while walking to Starbucks for a refill after teaching my morning class today. I really liked the LONG diagonal lines and the bright white light lining the top of the utility pipes inside the cage, so … 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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