milwaukee stars

ISO 200, 30", F/16
(film scan)

This photograph was taken at the very tip of the McKinley Marina breakwater, about a mile out into Lake Michigan. The star effect was made from a Cokin 8-point star filter screwed onto the end of my lens.

house of glass

ISO 80, 1/350", f/2.8

I was disappointed that they wouldn't allow pictures of artwork inside the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art but I found their lobby to be pretty interesting itself.

stephens' falls

ISO 80, 1.5", f/8

I spent a good deal of time this morning trying to find the perfect angle to photograph this waterfall. All the repositioning and moving around appears to have worked out though... I'm happy with the end result.

night willow

ISO 80, 8", f/2.8

All the snow that's become a familiar sight around here has been melting away and in the process, creating a swath of fog that's enveloped the entire city for days. Add a nighttime ambiance and it certainly makes for some interesting photos.

surfing and such

ISO 80, 1/90", f/3.1

I went out to take pictures of the skyline at sunset tonight and instead found myself snapping pictures of someone surfing on the lake. I was freezing with gloves, a hat and five million layers... and here this guy was, in the water with a freaking surf board. Awesome.

skating away

ISO 80, 1/4", f/2.8 w/ flash

This picture isn't exactly what I had intended simply because I meant to freeze the action with my flash. I didn't have an external flash though so my pop-up did the best it could. I'll be sure to revisit this shot in the future to get a better version.

black tie greens

ISO 80, 1/2", f/3.2

The art museum had some sort of black tie event going on last night and I just happened to get close enough to notice the inside lit up by green lights. I've never seen the inside of the museum lit up like that so I'd imagine it doesn't happen very often. Pretty awesome though, hey?

downtown nights

ISO 80, 8", f/3.1

It was definitely chilly out when I took this photo but I had plenty of layers so really the only thing cold were my fingers. Worth it though cause this is one of my favorite views of east downtown.

UPDATE

Hey everyone! My apologies for a lack in posts but I've been concentrating most my efforts toward posting my pictures on flickr. I'll leave this blog up and running and post every once in a while but it won't be updated nearly as much as flickr.

So, from now on folks? Come on over to my flickr account and see all of my work!

Thanks!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/milwaukeemark

ride

ISO 80, 8", f/7.1

I fear today could've been the last warm day of the season. Somethin' tells me I won't be seeing too many bikes like these for about four months... might as well take a picture while I can.