Category: Photography

Nauticus Museum – Norfolk, Virginia

    Another HDR, the camera was sitting on a wooden barrel since I didn’t have my tripod with me. The original full size image can be found here, feel free to explore my other sets on Flickr.

Rusty Bridge – Evanston, Illinois

    Rusty Bridge in Evanston, at Custer Avenue and Washington Street. Three handheld shots and tone-mapped in Photomatix Pro 4.0 When creating HDRs, my intention is usually to make it as realistic as possible. I am not a big fan of the “cartoon” look, but this photo is an exception, it’s very appealing to […]

Chicago 2011 Blizzard – Lake Shore Drive Shut Down

    This is the situation of my car as of this morning, and this is as close I’m going to get to the outside world today. Go Chicago! Lake Shore Drive was a disaster area overnight, as motorists found themselves stranded for up to 12 hours and ended up in the hospital. Before the […]

An Iceberg in Lake Michigan

Taken at Gillson Park in Wilmette, Illinois. HDR composed of three handheld shots. Photomatix Pro 4.0 did such a perfect job at aligning all three shots that you almost can’t tell I didn’t use a tripod. You can see the original here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvionr/5394981174/