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Yesterday, I went to the Garfield Park Conservatory. I took a long lens, and a macro ring flash. There were not a ton of blooming flowers this time of year, so I had to get a little creative:

Last night I saw Weezer at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. They played a greatest hits set, and then the album Pinkerton in it’s entirety. It was a great show.

We were all the way in the back, and I might have been the shortest person in the whole place, so it was difficult to take pictures. I had to hold my camera high over my head for these shots. They are extreme crops, and it was very low light, but I think I captured the spirit of the event:

I shot some video too. The sound is terrible. Apparently the built in camera mic couldn’t handle concert volumes (the video probably won’t stream… you’ll have to download it.):

I took these photos while boating on Lake Michigan. We started in Whiting, IN, and went just north of Navy Pier. It was a really hazy day, but beautiful.

Here are pictures from the 8th annual Beverly Hills Cycling Classic:

I took a nice long walk around downtown today. All I had with me was my E-PL1 and 9-18mm lens. It was a little bit limiting, but not in a bad way. It is such a light kit compared to my usual array of lenses! I came across some very odd things during my travels today!

Some random images from lunch this week, and today’s trip to China town and Millenium Park with some air show shots thrown in.

Here are some more pictures. I took some this morning, some at lunch, and the last few are from my walk home:

The first bunch of pictures in this set were taken on Friday during lunch, with my friend Nick. The second group was from Sunday. I took a walk around the neighborhood in the hopes of getting some great bird shots. I think the flowers came out better than the birds, though.

There are some really random things in this group:

Okay… He’s definately sightseeing…