Around the Neighborhood (Part 3)

And finally, here are the last of my photographs taken from around the playground.

Around the Neighborhood (Part 2)

My ode to monkey bars.....

Around the Neighborhood (Part 1)

A couple of weeks ago, I decided to walk to my neighborhood playground. I thought that by 6:30 the weather would have cooled down a bit. Boy was I wrong. I was over-heated and a bit miserable when I arrived. However, it was totally worth it. There was no one at the playground for a good hour-and-a-half, and I had the run of the place.

People!

As you may have noticed, rarely do I take photographs of people. However, I have been feeling the need to branch out into the world of portraiture, so when I was in Chicago, I went on an engagement shoot with my super-talented friend, Cathy. (Check out her work at http://www.cathysunu.com/.) This was my first time observing the inner-workings of what makes a shoot like this successful. I even got in a few shots of my own! Thanks, Cathy, for letting me tag along and learn from you!

Ferris Wheel

I love Ferris wheels. I love the shape, I love the intricacies within the structure, and I love that everything you see in the Ferris wheel serves a purpose. And what better place to take pictures of a Ferris wheel than in Chicago, where the Ferris wheel was born?

Chicago Again

During the last week of June, I made it out to Chicago to spend a glorious week visiting my friends and, of course, my best friend. We ate, drank, shopped, laughed, and danced until we were spent. I am already looking forward to going back. In the meantime, enjoy these shots from my trip.