Celebrating Long Distance

Canon 7D, 28 to 70 @ 35mm, f3.5, 1/125, iso 1250

Sean celebrates his birthday with his family, including his brother and his 6-month old niece, 300 miles away.

Fire In the Sky

Canon 7D, 28 to 70 @ 70mm, f9.5, 1/125, iso 640

Waiting Out Winter

Canon 7D, 28 to 70 @ 70mm, f4, 1/90, iso 100

Leaves are Brown Now...

Canon 7D, 28 to 70 @ 70mm, f9.5, 1/125, iso 640

Hanging on to Daddy

Canon 5D, 24 to 105 @ 35mm, f4, 1/30, ISO 1000

Moon Rising Over Navy Pier

Composite photo:
Navy Pier; Canon 5D, 24 to 105 @ 24mm, f18, 20 seconds, ISO 250, camera supported on a concrete retaining wall.
Moonrise; Canon 5D, 100 to 300 @ 300mm, f11, 1/400, ISO 800, camera on tripod.

It was not possible to get both the moon and the light trails from the headlights on Lakeshore Drive and the taillights on Wacker Ave. in the same exposure. The moon was so bright as to require a short exposure (in this case 1/400 second), while the light trails required a long exposure (20 seconds). So I photographed the moon separately and merged the two exposures in post processing.