We can’t shake winter…

by | Mar 28, 2009 | Events

So here it is, the last few days in march (first few of spring) and the Northern Illinois area just can not seem to get past winter. I was watching the news last night to get the latest on the weather, of course I close tonight and then open tomorrow, and we have not...

Downtown Rockford

by | Mar 13, 2009 | Events

This past summer my cousin Joel, who is from the area but currently lives in Denver Colorado, came out for a few days and since he shares the same passions with photography as I do, we spend a day just roaming around taking some photos. We spent part of the day in...

Geocaching with friends

by | Mar 7, 2009 | Events

I had the chance to enjoy some close to 60 degree weather yesterday and went out with two of my friends to do some geocaching. Geocaching is the worldwide GPS scavenger hunt game which you are the search engine. It will take you to many places where you never would...

The Frozen Pond

by | Mar 5, 2009 | Events

It finally warmed up a bit today as Mother Nature gave us a glimpse of spring time in Rockford, so I ran out after work to play with my new Canon 40d. It has been tough to just look at it the past few days, but between the warm weather and clear skies, it was some...

New Gear, Canon 40d

by | Feb 23, 2009 | Events

I officially retired the Canon XTi and moved onto the 40d this past week and my first impressions are very good ones. There are many features that made me take the jump to the 40d, 6.5fps, live view, longer battery run time but the one with most value to me was the...

Summertime fun

by | Feb 18, 2009 | Events

This past summer I had one of my joys of my childhood relived and passed it to the next generation, The Rockford Speedway’s World Famous Figure 8 Trailer Race. I mean really, is there a better way to spend mid summer’s night with good food, family and...