Kentucky Derby 2013

May 5, 2013 by raymond | Leave a comment

After the Boston Marathon bombing, cameras with detachable lenses were banned from the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby. Credentialed media were excepted.

I had no credential, so my plan to bring a digital slr and shoot pictures that told the story of what it was like to be at Churchill Downs needed to change. After a few failed attempts to rent a digital rangefinder without a detachable lens, I settled on shooting entirely with my iPhone. Below is a 10-picture sequence of iPhone photos I shot today at the derby.

Thanks for looking!

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Posted in iphone, Sports Tagged 2013, Churchill, Derby, Downs, Kentucky |

May Day Rally 2013

May 1, 2013 by raymond | Leave a comment

I went downtown to make some photos at the May Day parade and rally that started in Union Park and ended up in the Federal Plaza. The pictures below are a sample of what I saw.

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Roberto Barrera

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Gilberto Altamirano

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Erick Nava

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Jesus Morales, left, and Jose Eric

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Luis Peña, right

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Alexander Ramirez, right, Teamsters Local 743

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Bernardo Echerria

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Oscar Gonzalez, Deacon of Saint Pius Church, Chicago

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Charity Caldwell

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Tony

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US Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Thanks for looking!

Posted in Immigration, Politics, Protest Tagged Day, Durbin, Federal, Immigration, March, May, Plaza, Rally |

Denver iPhone

March 5, 2013 by raymond | Leave a comment

I returned yesterday from a six-day trip to Denver. While I visited the Mile High City, I spent some time documenting of what I saw. Below are some snaps from the trip.

Thanks for looking!

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Square Ball

February 14, 2013 by raymond | Leave a comment

Tonight, I shot a basketball game (a Chicago Public School Boys Basketball City Championship semifinal between Orr and Whitney Young) for practice and decided to crop everything in a square. Why? Just to see what happened.

When you don’t have a boss, mixing it up for the heck of it is always allowed and sometimes enjoyable.

My preliminary conclusion from the crop experiment is that I need to do a better job of filling the frame.

Thanks for looking!