2009-07-11

Bird Desiring Nature

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Greetings~

There are gains for all our losses
And in our dream of meeting
A mile behind
I see all human wants
In me as the eternal moods
CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens (stabilizer on) @ 200mm; Program Mode; 1/250s @ f/3.5; ISO 1600.

LISTENING TO
"Kindred Spirits" from the 1998 album Liquid Tension Experiment by Liquid Tension Experiment
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-07-10

Dimensionality & Curve

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Greetings~

I spent the night in Chicago after my trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo a while back. The next day I was scheduled to cover the Gaelic Park IrishFest but when I got up that morning I heard that Lake Shore Drive was shut down to vehicular traffic so bicyclists could traverse "LSD" or, "The Drive" as we call it, so I walked on down to check it out ... here's what I came away with! Well, I have a few more nice ones (to my mind at least), but this one might be my favorite of the bunch. That'll probably change tomorrow but for now it's my story and I'm sticking too it.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro lens; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/400s @ f/7.1; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
"Star of the County Down" from the 2009 album Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by The Sandcarvers (Audio CD)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-07-09

Analysis of Photographer

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Greetings~

Another shot of my little buddy from the Lincoln Park Zoo. This guy really loves the camera, doesn't he? You can see the previous shots in this series here and here.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens @ 200mm; Program Mode; 1/500s @ f/4.5; ISO 3200.

LISTENING TO
"The Heat of the Day" from the 1997 album Imaginary Day by The Pat Metheny Group
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-07-08

Song of Childhood

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Greetings~

I can certainly think of worse ways to be greeted while entering the Lincoln Park Zoo. This guy was really quite good, too.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens @ 70mm; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/100s @ f/7.1; ISO 200; Fill-flash.

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-07-07

Sketch of Restricted Information

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Greetings~

With the onset of dusk
I have to say good-night
Look back with longing eyes
And know that I will follow
I wonder where you live
As the darkness rolls upward
A view of Michigan Ave. & Ontario St. in Chicago from seven stories high. I love it when a plan comes together. Well, okay ... I was hoping for a shot like this and I managed to put myself in a position to get it but, let's face it, it was pure luck to get off three shots for an HDR image while one lady remained motionless as all around her swirled with movement.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 100mm; Aperture Priority Mode; Three image bracketed shutter speed HDR merge @ f/20.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
"Coolsville" from the 1989 album Strange Angels by Laurie Anderson
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-07-06

Apparition of Flowing Season

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Greetings~

Our pleasant moments fly
Against the green flame of a Hawthorn tree
She might have known it in the earlier spring
We each threw a stone
Into the ripples of time

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 70mm; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/2s @ f/5.6; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
"Midas Man" from the 1977 album Novella by Renaissance
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-07-01

Indestructible Logic

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Greetings~

We're back to the Lincoln Park Conservatory today. I was really struck by the way this flower was framed by the branch in the foreground.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 200mm; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/320s @ f/3.5; ISO 1600.

LISTENING TO
"Circus After Hours" from the 1999 album Nocturne by Ozone Quartet
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-30

Absentminded Study for Reflecting Exhibits

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Greetings~

I thought we'd head back to the zoo for today's shot, except this time let's look at a scene without animals in it.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 153mm; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/400s @ f/4.0; ISO 400.

LISTENING TO
"Death-Watch-Beetle" from the 1975 album Hoelderlin by Hoelderlin
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-29

Resignation of Love 2nd Motif

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Greetings~

Out of the sparkling sea
The darkness rolls upward
The rain was over, and the brilliant air
Is in me as an eternal mood
I have to say good-night

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens @ 35mm; Aperture Priority Mode; Bracketed Shutter Speeds @ f/16.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
"How To Disappear Completely" from the 2000 album Kid A by Radiohead
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-28

Landscape With Local Image

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Greetings~

Taking a break from the zoo photos today and I thought a nice landscape would be just the ticket!

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM lens @ 18mm; Aperture Priority Mode; Bracketed Shutter Speeds @ f/22.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
"Darkness" by Van Der Graaf Generator
(STREAM: RadioIO Progressive Rock)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-27

Deeper Demon in Development

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Greetings~

I told you this little bugger was a huge ham!

It was really cool listening to "Tramontane" while writing this. Not a big Foreigner fan, in fact I thought they were a huge disappointment considering where the members came from, but I'd forgotten just how good their one good song was!

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 200mm; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/500s @ f/5.0; ISO 3200.

LISTENING TO
"Tramontane" from the 1978 album Double Vision by Foreigner
(STREAM: RadioIO Progressive Rock)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-26

Creation of Innocence

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Greetings~

The Jambu Fruit Dove, currently making it's home at the Lincoln Park Zoo. I'm sure it didn't have much of a choice with that, but at least they get to fly around ... for what that's worth.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 200mm; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/20s @ f/2.8; ISO 800.

LISTENING TO
"Chinese Leftovers" from the 2004 album Helmet of Gnats by Helmet of Gnats
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-25

Act With Meditation

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Greetings~

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 105mm; Program Mode; 1/250s @ f/3.5; ISO 3200.

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-24

Paul Kopecky - R.I.P.

Way too sad. Keep rockin' on the other side, Paul.

Friends, fans mourn musician

BY LEE B. ROBERTS
lroberts@journaltimes.com
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:18 PM CDT


RACINE — Phones were ringing nonstop on Tuesday at the homes of Paul Kopecky’s family members as friends and fans of the local musician called with condolences upon learning of his death.

Kopecky, 37, died unexpectedly Monday night due to complications of juvenile diabetes, according to his brother Joe Kopecky.

Probably best known as the drummer for the instrumental progressive rock band called Kopecky, which also featured his brothers Joe and Bill, Paul was a very kind and generous person, say those who knew him best.

“He would help anybody with anything,” said Joe. “And he wasn’t just a good drummer. He was also a talented carpenter and an amazing mechanic. Everybody went to him to get their car fixed.”


Paul Kopecky

Employed at JC’s Mufflers & Brakes on Douglas Avenue for eight years, Paul could repair and build just about anything, his brother said.

“Everything he did, he did well,” Joe said. “If he had wanted to build a spaceship, he probably could have built one.”

A life-long resident of Racine, Paul traveled with his brothers through the years as their trio performed at progressive rock festivals worldwide, as well as at venues here in the states. As a band, they produced five CDs of original music and were known around the globe for their innovation and musicianship.



On Tuesday, Joe said he’d received calls from as far away as Belgium in response to Paul’s death. “He was an outstanding human being and he was instrumental to our success as Kopecky,” he said of his brother.

“Paul was loved by so many people,” said Paul’s fiancee Kristine Vogelman. “And we all miss him so deeply.”

Vogelman, who shared her life with Paul for nine years, described him as very caring family man who was not only close to his brothers, but her children and grandchildren as well. “He was Poppa to them,” she said.

When he wasn’t working or playing with the band, Paul enjoyed outdoor activities including fishing, hunting and gardening.

“We planned to get married in our garden next June, because that’s where we spent a lot of our time,” Vogelman said.

In addition to his brothers, Paul is survived by his parents, Shirley and Joseph Kopecky Jr., of Racine. Funeral services will be held on Friday at the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home, 4600 County Line Road. A wake will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a service at 5 p.m. Complete obituary information is scheduled to run in Thursday’s Journal Times.

For more about Kopecky, go to http://www.myspace.com/kopeckymusic.



Slainte,
Gareth

On Pain of Death

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Greetings~

Here's the last of my lion shots from my trip to the zoo. The only way I would've liked this better would be if he was facing me, but alas...

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 200mm; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/800s @ f/5.6; ISO 400.

LISTENING TO
"The Devil's Danceschool" from the 2002 album Unfold The Future by The Flower Kings
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-23

Complicated Soul

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Greetings~

This little fella seemed to know the camera was on him and really hammed it up ... so much so that I was able to capture four really good shots of him, this being the first. I'll share some more of him in the days ahead. A real show-off, he was, sure.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 200mm; Normal Mode; 1/500s @ f/4.5; ISO 3200.

LISTENING TO
"Starlight Man" from the 2007 album The Road Back Home by The Flower Kings
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-22

Denouncing the Composition

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Greetings~

We're back at the zoo today with a shot of a Lesser Green Broadbill ... it's the green one!

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 200mm; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/40s @ f/2.8; ISO 800.

LISTENING TO
"Theme From Something Else" from the 1978 album Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into by Gilgamesh
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-21

Just Waiting on a Friend

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Greetings~

A concert shot today ... just as the crowd was filing in. I had to go with this one today, as I just woke up from a very strange dream that involved a concert shoot; strange vene (ie: the layout of the place), Dream Theater (apropos eh?), camera bag confiscation, finding it (the bag) later in an empty seat of an empty row, being told while setting up that Dream Theater photos would not be allowed ... very weird.

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro lens; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/13s @ f/2.5; ISO 3200.

LISTENING TO
"Here's That Rainy Day" by Oscar Peterson
(STREAM: RadioIO Jazz Standards)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-20

Element and Interior

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Greetings~

I was going to post another shot of the Mystery Bird from the other day (which I've now been able to identify, by the way), but I saw this and it hit me just right. In color, this species is a vibrant red/magenta, with a little yellow thingy perched atop. Very pretty, but I just didn't see it that way. As mentioned many times, I see in black and white. Don't know why...just do. It's very hard for me to not convert a photo to B&W in post. With this one I was determined!

Many folks have been asking me what ever happened to the CAMERA INFO feature on my daily postings. I just got really lazy, is all, but today I thought, "What the hell!" So today they're back!

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 180mm; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/400s @ f/4.0; ISO 1600.

LISTENING TO
"New Landscape" by Albuquerque, Amorim and Barata
(STREAM: RadioIO Real Jazz)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-19

The Evolving Boundary

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Greetings~

Softly now the light of day...
I saw the tentative
Let us express our baser passions
At dawn, he said
While I stood listening, discreetly dumb

Lot's of Chicago related photos lately ... and more to come, sure!

UPDATE
Thanks so much to Chicago-ist for including today's photo in their "Around Town" feature!

Slainte
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-18

Theme from Glowing Depth

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Greetings~

One of the prettiest scenes I stumbled upon on my recent trip to the conservatory ... hopefully I've done it a small measure of justice.

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-17

Chicken("..?..") in a Basket

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Greetings~

Back to the Zoo for today's image. Anyone know what kind of bird this is? I had no pen and paper to write it down, but I do remember the sign reading that it was some kind of hawk ... I think. Be the first to correctly identify this guy and I'll pass along a copy of this photo to you. I have two more shots of this species coming in the days ahead, one at feeding time, so stay tuned.

LISTENING TO
"Five Bridges Suite" from the 1970 album Five Bridges by The Nice
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-16

Established Movement (Fallen)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-15

Greener Child of Envy

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I have no idea what this is ... but it's cool as hell. And big, too; probably all of six feet tall.

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-14

Deaf Creation Transformed, I & II

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Greetings~

I thought I'd take a break fro the Zoo/Conservatory photos for today and post a "Compare & Contrast" sunset landscape. This might be one of the few times where I could be leaning towards the color version of this shot ... but only by a smidgen.

LISTENING TO
"Consequences of Head Bending, Pt. I" from the 1977 album Mathematician's Air Display by Pekka Pohjola
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-13

Context and Birth

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Greetings~

Just now
My true love from her pillow rose
Out of dark and leafy ways
Like she whose spirit
In the blaze of the moon
Knows a cheap release

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-12

The New Album by Strange Land: "Catharsis"

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Hey, great news from my pals in Strange Land; their new album, "Catharsis" is hot off the presses and is now available for pre-order ... Woohoo! Here's the skinny:

Well it's about damn time we updated this page and it's a good reason we are and why we took so long to do so. It is with great pleasure that we announce the the upcoming release of our 3rd full length album, CATHARSIS. To celebrate our third release, we're doing two promotions for a limited time: First, right now all orders of CATHARSIS will come with a magnet featuring cover art, a new Strange Land sticker, and a signed booklet for only $15. Secondly, you can now add on any combination of our first two cds Anomaly and Blaming Season and/or a Blaming Season T-shirt for only $5 each! Prices include shipping fees worldwide. Click HERE to pre-order now! There are three full songs from CATHARSIS posted on our MySpace page, click HERE to listen!
Oh, I've been looking forward to this! If you've caught the guys out live over the past few months you've already had a taste of what was in store and now that it is here ... well, all expectations have been met and exceeded! This is a killer album ... stunning, might be more apropos. A must have for any fan of Prog-rock, sure. So get on over to the Strange Land site right now, check it out and pick yourself up a copy of this fine new release.

Thank you Chad, Brad and Sean so much for allowing me to be a small part of this wonderful project. It's a distinct honor to have my photos share the same space with your fine music ... I hope I done ya good. [bows low!]

Slainte
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

Variation & Face

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Greetings~

I did say only some of them would be in color! ;-)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-11

Feeling and Muse

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Sitting still for a portrait was no problem for this fella, let me tell ya. If you think about it though, being at a zoo, what else does he have to do? You can see the sadness in his face. This photo really illustrates the love/hate relationship I have for the institution of zoo's. Take an animal who's every instinct tells him he should have vast square miles of land to roam free and put him in a "display" consisting of square feet ... all for our enjoyment. And if he messes up and mauls a human, he's the one we'll put down.

Sigh ...

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-10

Spirit of Life (2nd version)

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Greetings~

We're back at the Conservatory today for this shot ... the Lincoln Park Conservatory in Chicago, that is, which is neighbors with the Lincoln Park Zoo, for those who didn't know. I had a beautiful day to hang out at both places a couple of weeks ago and, with "The Beast" (70-200mm; f/2.8 IS Canon L Series glass) in tow, I took full advantage of a day to myself. I have a lot of shots from this day to share in the days ahead ... many of them in color, even!

Here we have a little hand-held, bracketed, three image HDR waterfall action. It's amazing what you can do with a good image stabilized lens. Don't tell me equipment doesn't matter in photography! In "normal" circumstances I'd agree, but in this situation (very low light) nothing short of using a tripod (which wasn't feasible given the confined and populated location) would've brought this one home. The right equipment, not the photographer, made this one possible ... and thus ends my small, inconsequential rant for today.

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-09

My Restricted Judas

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Greetings~

At the Lincoln Park Zoo; this is part of a huge tree stump that had been turned on its side, had a hole cut in the middle of it and glass mounted in the hole. This then had one of the display fences mounted around it ... I think it was the bear den. Children could then step "inside" the stump and view the animals behind the cage. That, in itself, didn't really interest me; this did!

Slightly lewd, too, wouldn't you say?

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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2009-06-08

Sketch of Soft Context

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Greetings~

Can you tell that I'm finally getting around to processing the photos of my trip to Chicago and the Lincoln Park Zoo/Conservatory from a couple of weeks ago? The Lion and Chimp images from the last few days were probably a dead give-away, huh? This scene is from right inside the entrance to the Conservatory, where this little Nymph is poised right above the Koi pond.

LISTENING TO
"Keytalki" from the album Brain by Hiromi
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

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Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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