Slumpy the Camel

I’ve apparently spent a lot of time wandering around zoos, and the Lincoln Park Zoo in particular.  So, this picture is the start of the series “Lincoln Park Zoo Animals” (I felt very creative in coming up with that title).  Independent of various thoughts on animals in captivity, I like… Continue reading

Giraffe

This one’s part of the “I’ve spent way too much time wandering around Lincoln Park Zoo” collection.  It’s of the zoo’s prized camel.  I felt I should include a picture to offset the number of panoramas I will inevitably post.  I’ve seen rationalizations as to why we, humans, like horizontally… Continue reading

Chicago Sunrise Commentary

So, I made the comment that yesterday’s picture didn’t look quite right with the horizon made truly horizontal.  Then I went to work and was questioned about that statement (that it was unclear, not that I was necessarily wrong, though that’s likely too). Here’s the same picture, “properly” aligned –… Continue reading

Hancock Building, Chicago

I would refer to this as a poor picture of Chicago’s Hancock Building taken from a cool looking vantage point. This structure is just South of the Lincoln Park Zoo.  I suppose it’s something of a shelter and you could have a picnic in there or whatnot (there are no… Continue reading