Palatine IL Photos

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It's been a while since I've posted anything from my 14th Project. I stopped posting them here after the first year was completed mostly because it was time to stop dwelling on the reason that this project was started. However, I've received a number of inquiries as to whether the project was still underway so I wanted everyone to know that even though I'm trying not to talk about this that much, the project is still being incremented monthly and can be found on my personal website @ http://macephoto.com/Albums/14th/14th.htm. This is the latest installment to that collection.

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The snow is melting, the sun is rising! Could it be spring?

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playing a bit more with my husband's shot of the foggy bridge. Used glow and blur and saturation. Which one is better? This one or the previous one?

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2nd Annual Zimmer Classic Cup Car Show - Palatine Illinois

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2nd Annual Zimmer Classic Cup Car Show - Palatine Illinois

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Original cost was $2,580. Engine is 320 CID straight 8. 3 speed manual transmission - 2nd Annual Zimmer Classic Cup Car Show - Palatine Illinois

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I got to Crabtree a bit early this morning so I decided to see if there wasn't something to photograph while waiting for Linda to make it. As soon as I got out of the car, I heard the unmistakable call of an oriole only to find this one prowling around the upper reaches of a tree right by the parking lot. These were both taken from a bit of a distance because of how high up this guy was in the branches. Hopefully, I'll be able to get some closer pics to capture the details of this gorgeous species better. These are both heavily cropped.

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Where ever I seem to go lately, there are willing tree swallows for me to photograph. This time, it was at Crabtree Nature Center. I posted the "looking out the nest box" pic above 'cuz everyone seemed to like the one I posted a couple of weeks ago so much. The two below are of a different bird fro the one above that was intrigued with watching a gnat fly around its head. You can actually see the bug in the final pic in the comment below. While I really like catching a bright blue sky behind the males of this species I have to admit that metering the light for a nice even exposure of these guys is a lot easier when there's a bit of overcast to the sky. Sorry if these are becoming boring but I really like photographing these little speedsters.

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Walked the Phantom Prairie trail at Crabtree with Linda this morning. There wasn't a lot flying there early in the morning but there were a few critters available. I've been seeing these little butterflies for a few days now but this is the first one that gave much of a photo-op.

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I finally got off of my ass after a week of other crap getting in my way and went out with my camera for a walk in the woods at Crabtree Nature Center. I saw a number of duck species (teals, buffelheads, shovelers, and mallards) but I didn't get close enough to get any kind of detail in pics of 'em so I went for an old standby - rusted, twisted fence wire.

I always like the symbolism of this kind of stuff. The rust makes it look old and weak even though nothing could be farther from the truth. Likewise, the twists of the knot make it look as though this stuff could easily bent and shaped even though it can't. Finally, I always go back to the old proverb about good fences making good neighbors which always implies that boundaries that are readily marked are usually respected.

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I know that most folks are big fans of this species but most seem prefer to see the bright red males. I, however, am a huge fan of the females both of this species (and my own;-) because they actually have some variation from one bird to another. This young lady spent quite a bit of time around the feeder at Crabtree the other day and seemed very comfortable with me letting me get much closer than most cardinals do.

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With this bird staying so high in the trees, I thought that this was the same purple finch I spotted yesterday. However, once I looked at these photos, this is definitely a male house finch. Oh well, this is still the first of this species I've seen since I got my new glass so it's not a wash-out.