rush hour in the pond

i was in evanston ill. a week ago and at some point i took a walk on the northwestern university campus. it's a beautiful campus, right on the michigan lake shore. they also have a pond there that is filled with asian carp. i find it amusing that the duck is pushing the big fish away with one of its feet.

lost dreams

firefighters worked friday night into early saturday, april 10, to put out a fire that engulfed and completely destroyed the house at 3619 berry court,in crystal lake. the house was uninhabited at the time the fire started. the owners were planning to move in the following week. the damages were estimated at $3.5 million.

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track & field meet

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old cemetery

Maureen Mikyska sits on a chair in between two tombstones Saturday afternoon, during the landmarking ceremony of the Barber Cemetery, in Riley Township. Mikyska, dressed as a "lady in mourning," represented the mother of Lucius W. Barber, a former Civil War sergeant, who lived in between 1839 and 1872 and was burried at the Barber Cemetery.

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night burn

a few weeks ago i was assigned to photograph a prescribed prairie burn at the glacial park in ringwood, ill. bellow are some of the images i took that evening.







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man-made rainbow

yesterday was a warm day - the high was around 70 degrees farenheit - and very breezy. it was also a busy day for the firefighters. there were a few general alarms over the radio and i had to cover one of them at a farm nearby. an old hog barn and some corn stock bales got swallowed by the fire. fortunately, the damage was minimal, and the fire didn't spread to the more important assets of the farm. while i was lurking around the firefighters, i noticed that a small rainbow had formed in the area right above the corn stock. i took a few quick shots before it disappeared. i guess it was the smoke, water, and bright sun light combination.

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ouch!

Woodstock North's base runner Natalie Bruchsaler, 19, bottom, colides with Richmond-Burton's first baseman Jessica Kerns, 3, amid a pick off during a double-steal attempt in the fourth inning, on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in Richmond, Ill. Bruchsaler was called out and Kerns continued to play.

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