As I’ve mentioned in a few of the previous posts, we got a new camera. I’m having a blast using it and just figured out how to use the rapid-fire feature for action shots. We tested it a few time yesterday at Nana’s. Markus “the goof” was the perfect subject!
It started as a statue here or there, but I snicker to myself every time the collection grows. So with my recent acquisition of a great new digital camera from Canon (yummy!) and the need to practice and get use to it, I took some shots while we were visiting to show that I’m not exaggerating. Truth be told, I love these statues and would take them in a heartbeat if she ever wanted to get rid of them…
Hope you don’t mind mom!
One thing I plan to do is to get a lot of the digital images that we’ve taken over the past years uploaded so that the extended family can see them, mostly for the first time. This first gallery is from our camping trip to Tahquamenon Falls State Park last summer.
Part 1 was the photos I took of some of the buildings downtown, so now you get to see the Art Institute (just a few shots) and the candid shots around town.
The evening we arrived, the Chicago Art Institute was offering free admission after 5:00, so we happily accepted. I hadn’t been inside in a long time and had forgotten how great it is. I’m only upset about the fact that I didn’t think to take any pictures until we were almost done. The furniture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the high points for me.
Even with all the great art and architecture around us, we did take a few pictures of each other too!
So there you have it, our trip to Chicago in pictures. Oh, but there was one more picure I took. I saw this guy with a rat stuck to him and I followed him with the intention of letting him know. But the more I followed, the more I realized that he not only knew it, but he actually seemed to like the little rodent… :p
