
While messing around trying to kill some time in Homewood, IL on Friday night, I was trying some pan shots passing Metra Electric trains shortly after sunset. In this shot, an inbound train for Chicago is slowing for a stop on the Homewood platform, and as you’ll notice, the brake shoes on the lead truck [...]
Aug 31, 2009 | Categories:Chicago, Photography, Railroad, Transit, Transportation | Tags: blur, Chicago, commuter, electric, friction, heat, hot, IL", Illinois, Metra, motion, move, movement, Night, pan, passenger, Railroad, rush hour, spark, speed, train, Transportation, warm, wheel | Leave A Comment »

I’ve always loved motion, and attempting to capture it in photos. So after shooting a few late evening skyline shots from the top of one of my favorite parking garages, I took a few minutes to shoot the trains on the Pink Line as they moved through the new-ish Paulina Connector near the United Center [...]
Aug 13, 2009 | Categories:Chicago, Photography, Railroad, Transit, Transportation | Tags: blur, Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, city, commute, commuter, CTA, Elevated, IL", Illinois, L, motion, pan, passenger, Railroad, rush hour, speed, sunset, train, Transit, urban, west side | Leave A Comment »

This is an attempt at a trucking stock photo. I shot this off a new parking garage close to the Kennedy expressway. In order to make this salable, I’ve removed all the logos and identifying marks from the truck. Isn’t stock photography fun? Click it, as always.
Jan 26, 2009 | Categories:Photography, Transportation | Tags: , blur, Chicago, deliver, drive, goods, haul, highway, Illinois, interstate, merchandise, motion, pan, road, semi, tire, tractor, trailer, transport, Transportation, truck, trucking, wheel, white | Leave A Comment »