Photo(s) of the week: The Fall Stretch

"Stretch" © Andy Marfia 2014 All Rights Reserved. Sony RX100, 1/800sec at f2.5, ISO125.

I've been quite the slacker about updating this blog the last couple of months.  A lack of time has unfortunately equaled a lack of consistent motivation for photography.  It's a vicious cycle.  Anyway, I took this week's photos at my favorite all-season lakefront spot in Chicago, Hollywood Beach.  In the top photo I was reaching above my head for a slightly better composition.  In the bottom two, I found a light streak hitting the beach between two buildings.

As much as I love the summer, nothing quite beats the light in October and November.  So... CRISP.  It's also a great time for capturing shadows.


"In the thick of it" © Andy Marfia 2014 All Rights Reserved. Sony RX100, 1/800sec at f2.5, ISO125.


"Sunstreak" © Andy Marfia 2014 All Rights Reserved. Sony RX100, 1/800sec at f2.5, ISO125.

All photos in this set were taken with a Sony RX100.

Photo(s) of the Week: The Brownlands

"The Brownlands" © Andy Marfia 2013 All Rights Reserved. Nikon D7100 w/ 16-85mm lens, 1/3200cec at f5, ISO200.


"The Brownlands, 2" © Andy Marfia 2013 All Rights Reserved. Nikon D7100 w/ 16-85mm lens, 1/1000sec at f8, ISO200.

I'm having one of those weeks where everything I post feels like it should be my so called photo of the week (a good problem to have!), but I'm going to go with these two, both taken last weekend at the Montrose Point bird sanctuary.  This was pretty much the last really nice day of the fall, and I decided to spend some of it along the lakefront appreciating the fading autumn colors.  I found these brown fields of dead flowers and grass overlooking the Chicago skyline to be quite beautiful.