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Tag Archives: sunlight
Market Street, evening
Taken after work tonight on Market Street, the one-block street that runs along behind the Campus Center at Milwaukee School of Engineering. The bright early evening sun was low in the sky, casting shadows down into the canyon created by … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Milwaukee
Tagged autumn, daylight saving time, Milwaukee, Milwaukee School of Engineering, photography, sunlight
2 Comments
At the doctor’s office (photos taken while waiting to check in)
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
Posted in Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged light and shadow, Milwaukee, photography, sunlight
6 Comments
Shaded sunlight through slanted blinds
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
Posted in Life, Milwaukee
Tagged inspiration, light and shadow, Milwaukee, perspective, photography, shadows, sunlight, Wisconsin
3 Comments
Ice Storm!
I know states to our south frequently get ice storms, but they are rare in Wisconsin. We usually get snow instead. However, we had a significant ice storm this week Monday through Tuesday evenings. Which, ironically, came exactly 100 years … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Milwaukee, Nature
Tagged birch tree, ice storm, Milwaukee, nature, sunlight, winter
4 Comments
February evening sunlight
This is what greeted me yesterday as I left my office in the Grohmann Museum at MSOE shortly before 5:00. The reflected streaks of orange sunlight across the pavement seemed very cheerful to me. And at this time of year, … Continue reading
Slant of Autumn Sunlight
I thought about cropping the “city” fixtures out of this picture, but I’ve decided I like the traffic light at the bottom right. That one little red dot sort of counterbalances and complements all the varying shades of blue. What is it about autumn light? These beautiful skies … Continue reading
Posted in Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged autumn light, change in light, change of seasons, morning sunlight, seasons, slanted rays, sunlight
1 Comment
Coffee Break (another “magic of light” post)
Friday was a cloudy, blustery day. Very strange, in fact, to look up and see clouds racing from east to west. Normally our weather moves in the opposite direction. But there’s currently a high-pressure system to our north and east that … Continue reading
Posted in Milwaukee, Photography
Tagged Downtown Milwaukee, magic of light, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Center, natural light, sunlight
4 Comments
Chasing light – afternoon sun in the city
When I left my office around 5:00 this afternoon, the first thing that caught my eye was this tree’s orange leaves, illuminated by the slanting rays of the sun. The tree fairly glowed in the shadows of downtown Milwaukee office buildings beneath … Continue reading