S.S. Eastland Mural
On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland rolled over into the Chicago river and 844 of its 2,500 passengers died. The images below are from a mural painted by Viktor Valasek commemorating the 100th anniversary of the disaster. The mural, one of many, located on 16th street in the Pilsen neighborhood is my wife Lisa’s favorite and also mine. The spray technique provides a bit of mystery to the mural. Do the figures represent passengers waiting to board? Or victims of the disaster or survivors?
Pinwheel
This child’s pinwheel guards a flower box from marauding squirrels, but it is losing the battle. Sony a7s, Nikon 50mm.
Winter driving in Chicago
Winter driving in Chicago. Sony A7s, 28mm.
Illuminate: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum
Chandeliers glow in the trees. This light display is part of “Illuminate: Tree Lights at the Morton Arboretum”.
Bedroom window #4
Streetlights illuminate the bedroom as the first snow of winter falls outside. Hyde Park, Chicago. Sony A7s, 28mm.
Winter trees #2
Trees in winter, Hyde Park, Chicago. Leica M6, Industar 50mm.
Winter trees #1
Trees in winter. Hyde Park, Chicago. Sony a7s, Nikon 50mm.
Bedroom window #3 – timelapse
Light plays on the blue wall of an empty bedroom in this timelapse. Sony A7s, Nikon 50mm.