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I will not bow to the wind ("infrared" version) | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - A massive storm blew through town Thursday (August 23, 2007). Well, through *all* of Chicagoland, actually. Wheaton reported wind speeds of 90 mph, but we only saw 60-80 mph winds in Romeoville, where this tree lives. I took this shot just minutes before the big wind blender hit us. Afterward, it was too wet to do anything else but get wet on the porch while admiring the hand of nature flattening anything that could bend. The kids sat on my lap until the surround-sound stereo lightning and thunder drove them back inside. I love this tree, it sits right outside our home, directly in front of our porch. It greets us in the morning as the sun rises over the marsh behind it. It hails the sunset at night and proclaims even the slightest change in weather with its long streamers of leaves. My kids love to climb it and enjoy its green, canopied privacy (on becalmed days with little wind, that is). When I stand beside its trunk I feel as if I am a child, hidden in the skirts of a protective mother. It's not on my property, but when we water the lawn, we also share with this sentinel outside our home. This is the black and white version of the color shot. I applied an "infrared" filter and a little grain. And a whole bunch of other secret sauce stuff, besides. Hope you like it. I can't decide which is my favorite. (2007-08-23-storm-4141-bw2) #CapturedPhotoContest_Inhabitat

Don't just sit there, shoot something! (Explore) | Flickr - Photo Sharing! - Big storm came through Thursday. So, naturally, I wanted to document the incoming storm clouds. I returned to the park bench which featured in a few of my other photos. I like this bench. It's sturdy, comfortable, and well-placed. Conveniently positioned for colorful sunsets over a grassy park, it's also handy for pre-jog stretches (not that I ever indulged in the jogging, but I have been known to lean here for a hamstring stretch now and then), and it's about the only seat around for a hundred yards. It sees a lot of action. When designing the park, somebody's boss must have said, "This is only one bench left — place it well." The bench is also about 40 feet from my front door. So, I wasn't worried too much about the developing storm: if I needed to bolt back to the house, I could. I felt pretty comfortable just hanging around the bench, using it to compose some shots. Taking my time. That's what you do around benches. You take your time. Nobody's in a hurry when they're sitting on a bench. They're not wasting time, they're passing it. Yet while strolling back to my abode, attempting to maintain my park-bench-casualness, my wife said, "Hurry up, you're the tallest thing in the park!" Okay, so lightning. It's not respecter of park benches. At least, if I'd been struck, I wouldn't have to worry about not having a decent flash when I needed one. [Highest position in Explore: 137 on Monday, August 27, 2007] (2007-08-23-storm-4149-new) #CapturedPhotoContest_Inhabitat