Events

Another one of my favorites, from Maho Beach, Sint Maarten: 14 February 2009, ISO-400, 1/2000 at f/8, 31mm, here.

I love the first weekend of June in Chicago, because I love ribs. Once again, Parker and I walked up to Lincoln and Irving Park. And once again, we got some ribs. I only got four samplers this year. It's too bad I don't have time to go back today, because I'd love to try a few others. Of the ones I did try: Mrs. Murphy's Irish Bistro, at 3925 N. Lincoln Ave., once again topped my list. The sauce has some tang, some heat, and something else (I think it's Guinness). The ribs were fall-off-the-bone but not...

Looking out from the entrance to the Sé, Lisbon, Portugal: 13 January 2011, ISO-100, 1/60 at f/8, 18mm

Another repeat, because I'm lazy, but still one of my favorite shots of Parker: 27 February 2010, Mars Hill, N.C. ISO-800, 1/1250 at f/6.3, 125mm

Shanghai, China, 15 April 2011 (reposting the photo with some new tweaks): ISO-100, 1/250 at f/5.6, 18mm, here.

A huge temperature change putting Chicago in perspective, from HamWeather (degrees Celsius): (And now for my Luddite readers, the same map in Fahrenheit:)

In the last 24 hours, Chicago's temperature has plunged from an asphalt-melting 35°C to a shiver-inducing 12°C: (The chart shows degrees Celsius along the left and local time along the bottom.) The drop right before 9am caught me by surprise. When I left the house (and it was 19°C outside), the polo and jeans I have on seemed appropriate. Three hours later, with Weather Bug reporting 10°C at the nearest station and O'Hare reporting 12°C, I really wish I'd brought a jacket to work. WGN points out that...

Surf fishing in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Sunday: ISO-400, 1/2000 at f/5.6, 123mm. Approximately here.

Shanghai, 18 April 2010: ISO-400, 1/800 at f/8, 47mm. Taken approximately here.

Yesterday, just north of San Francisco: