i never knew that my camera had these capabilities. i discovered the "manual" option that lets pictures be taken with more appropriate exposure and clarity. it was raining and i rode my bike through the older part of palatine (at least it looks and feels older) and drank starbucks on the balcony near the train station. there are a lot of ( Read more... )

on spring break, my family and i went downtown and continued through till greek town.

i like these. makes me think of the early 20th century, industrialization, jazz, movie theaters, fat men with pinstripe suits, thin men taking huge strides down streets with large briefcases and combed hair.

( march '06 )

again, i really like palatine for what it is.

( late january )

haha, i'm not sure why #9, 12, and 13 are so small. either way, here you are. as much as i agree with cons of the suburbs, i love my neighborhood. i took these the morning after a night-long snowfall.

( february '06 )