Photography

I hate to call myself a photographer, as it seems to connote some kind of artistic merit or intrinsic value, which my photos certainly lack. Nevertheless, I do take a lot of pictures, and I'd like to share them. All of these are free.

Resurrection Cemetery (12 photos)
Contents: My grandmother is buried at this cemetery, and we visit on holidays. She isn't in this mausoleum.
Favorites: #10, #11
Location: 41.7609° N 87.825° W (Resurrection Cemetery)
Date: 22 November 2007
Indianapolis expedition (73 photos)
Contents: A trip to Indianapolis and the surrounding suburbs and countryside, including several radio towers and masts, and the interior and exterior of the Indiana State Museum.
Favorites: #47, #61, #63
Location: 39.7665° N 86.168° W (Indiana State Museum)
Date: 10 November 2007
Wal-Mart #1556 (166 photos)
Contents: The inside and outside of the Wal-Mart Discount Store in Orland Hills, mostly shelves of items. It was originally intended as a counterpoint to this guy, and will also cover the redevelopment of the Orland Town Center plaza to accommodate the upcoming Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Favorites: iPod
Location: 41.5997° N 87.845° W (Orland Hills, Illinois)
Date: 29 January 2007 to 22 October 2007 (ongoing)
Lake Katherine Nature Preserve (36 photos)
Contents: The natural environment seen from the winding path around Lake Katherine. Trees, water, ducks, geese, swans, islands, fish, a turtle, and an arch. I don't photograph nature often, and it's not one of my favorite subjects. The turtle on the rock in #24 was stretching its hind leg repeatedly, and the large duck in #32 and #33 ate from our hands and allowed us to pet her. #36 is a Ron Paul banner on the fence around a construction site. It was gone the next day.
Favorites: #3, #17, #28
Location: 41.6777° N 87.8044° W (Palos Heights, Illinois)
Date: 21 October 2007
Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm (50 photos)
Contents: Bengtson's yearly Halloween festival, the way there, and the way back. The route through Orland Park/Orland Hills, the animals at the farm, a pumpkin patch, and the local Bobak's Polish deli.
Favorites: #1, #7, #12, #35, #48
Location: 41.6136° N 87.9436° W (Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen, Illinois), 41.5987° N 87.8935° W (Bobak's Polish deli in Orland Park)
Date: 20 October 2007
Orland area (18 photos)
Contents: The Orland Park/Orland Hills area, including the Orland Park Village Hall, the Orland Park Public Library, the Orland Town Center plaza, and the new strip mall (Zone C) and demolition of the old strip mall (Zone B). For more information, see this update.
Favorites: #6, #15
Location: 41.6233° N 87.8574° W (Orland Park Village Hall), 41.6189° N 87.8565° W (Orland Park Public Library), 41.5999° N 87.8453° W (Orland Town Center)
Date: 4 October 2007
Thunderstorm (40 photos)
Contents: A very intense storm which provided amazing dark displays of clouds moving in before it began to rain. At one point, a section of clouds almost directly above us began to clearly rotate counterclockwise. A beautiful sunset followed the rain.
Favorites: Storm #23, sunset #3
Location: Undisclosed
Date: 10 July 2007
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery (30 photos)
Contents: The abandoned Bachelor's Grove Cemetery in Oak Forest, considered one of the most haunted places in the world. This was the first time we went here, and we didn't see any ghosts, but we did get pictures of the headstones, cicadas, some plants, and the nearby cellular towers.
Favorites: Headstone of the Steeles, cicada, cell towers
Location: 41.6309° N 87.7705° W (Oak Forest, Illinois)
Date: 25 May 2007
Kenosha expedition (18 photos)
Contents: A trip to Kenosha and the surrounding area, including a highway oasis, Mars' Cheese Castle, Lake Michigan, an art gallery, and some antique stores on the way back. Kenosha is a shitty place, don't bother going here.
Favorites: #12
Location: 42.5822° N 87.8456° W (Kenosha, Wisconsin)
Date: 16 March 2007