The Cobblestone Creation (Revisited)

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Wicker Park; Chicago, Il.
December 29th, 2010; 4:40pm

Full Circle Project

"El Salvador"
Wicker Park; Chicago, Il.
December 29th, 2010; 5:37pm

Because of the narrow hallway, if you are standing in the center of the piece and facing forward, this is the shot your camera will take.

Winter Tree 3Pictures

Painter's Tape

Wicker Park; Chicago, Il.
December 4th, 2010; 10:55pm

Wicker Park Water Tower II

Wicker Park; Chicago, Il.
December 4th, 2010; 3:11pm

Splash Water Ice and The Frozen Algae Shuffle

Northerly Island; Chicago, Il.
November 27th, 2010; 4:16pm



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The Cobblestone Creation

Wicker Park; Chicago, Il.
November 24, 2010; 6:14pm

From The Concrete Plateau

There is a five story parking garage across from the library I work at. It has become the hill I climb at the end of the day to watch the sun go down.

Albany Park; Chicago, Il.
November 8th, 2010; 5:16pm
 
 




















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two photographs

picture of a camera not taking a picture of an absurdist triptych, I & II
2010

Pure City

Wicker Park; Chicago, IL.
October 18th, 2010; 7:40pm

the city's island

on a rock outcropping on the
city's island
     breezy, chilly, October
     this will probably be the
     last weekend for many
     of these sailboats

the Great Ocean of Terra Nova

October 17th, 2010; 5:45pm.

Wicker Park street art

October 15th, 2010; 4:16pm
Fore!

The Perpetual Log

New video update to The Perpetual Log, this is compiled from one picture everyday between February 9th, 2010 and October 9th, 2010. There is one day missing, June 12th. New speed and music added. 20 seconds.

Painting

Original Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. 8 x 24 in.
Photoshopped for Effect.

Organic Avocado

in Non-Biodegradable Plastic Bag

October Skies

October 2nd, 2010; 6:23pm
Original photograph. Northerly Island.

This used to be an airport. 

David Byrne's Bicycle Diaries

A great read for any city cyclist. On Tuesday, September 28th, the audiobook will be released. From davidbyrne.com:

In addition to music and narration by David Byrne, it also features location sounds, creating an atmosphere more akin to a radio show than a simple reading of the book.

 You can download the Introduction for free. Here is an excerpt:

Cities, it occurred to me, are physical manifestations of our deepest beliefs and our often unconscious thoughts, not so much as individuals, but as the social animals we are. A cognitive scientist need only look at what we have made—the hives we have created—to know what we think and what we believe to be important, as well as how we structure those thoughts and beliefs. It’s all there, in plain view, right out in the open; you don’t need CAT scans and cultural anthropologists to show you what’s going on inside the human mind; its inner workings are manifested in three dimensions, all around us. Our values and hopes are sometimes awfully embarrassingly easy to read. They’re right there—in the storefronts, museums, temples, shops, and offi ce buildings and in how these structures interrelate, or sometimes don’t. They say, in their unique visual language, “This is what we think matters, this is how we live and how we play.” Riding a bike through all this is like navigating the collective neural pathways of some vast global mind. It really is a trip inside the collective psyche of a compacted group of people. 

Lakeview Cycling Club, 1890's

Found another one. This picture is of the Lakeview Cycling Club, from the 1890's. No specific date given. The address listed is 403 Orchard St, but according to The Encyclopedia of Chicago that is based on an old numbering system. Go visit The Encyclopedia of Chicago, it is an amazing online historical archive with so many great old school photos.

1929 Chicago Bike Rider

So cool to see vintage pictures of people riding bikes through the city. This shot is from 1929, taken on the corner of Kimball and Lawrence. It is from the The Encyclopedia of Chicago and is definitely being re-posted without permission. Shhhh. I love bike.

The Perpetual Log: 212 Days

Concrete, Steel, and the Universe

   "We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever." -Carl Sagan

original photo, taken with 1.3 megapixel LG Chocolate cellphone

Triptych I

Grassroots

Gelatin

Two shots taken on a stormy summer day from Lake Michigan, Chicago.

Sit, Skate, Radiate

Soft Surf

and then, at the foot of the bed, about a hundred yards from shore, the waves started crashing

Rogue Merch

Too bad spray paint comes off in the wash. #phish!

Tickin'

Click the picture for a very big version: 

The Avatar Project continues on... though I will be at Phish this weekend and in Costa Rica next week, so expect some digital delay loops.

Click Snap

 

The McGrupp is from the 04/20/89 Full Moon At The Zoo show, at Humphrie's House, in Amherst, MA.

Below are the individual pictures.

Graffiti

Sick stencil. Artist unknown. Picture from my camera phone, facing east on Kedzie, under 90/94 underpass.

Painting

Inspired by Skater Dave.
16x20" spray paint on canvas

Cycles Gladiator

Nowhere Man

The Perpetual Log (July)

Five Months
I didn't realize how dark the pictures were getting until recently, notice the sudden switch to daylight shots toward the end of the video.

It's interesting too, the pictures go slightly faster than the accordion tempo but a couple seconds in your brain seems to compensate for the delay and the tempo and the pictures appear to line up. I still can't tell if they actually do, or if it is in fact an illusion.

Alley Set

"Alley Set" © Zach Straw
original photograph.
used the clone stamp tool in photoshop.

Flight

Took this picture the day I saw Phish 3D, I think it was May 13th. The movie theater, to which the Pegasus belongs, is adjacent to O'Hare airport.

A Lesson in Present History

Don't let it pass you by! I failed to take a picture on June 12th, the day of the Ohio Phish show, due to traveling and not having a camera. This will never happen again. I am now the proud owner of a Fujifilm 8.2 megapixel pocket cam, the best camera eighty dollars will get you at Target, and I hereby promise to never miss a daily photo again.

Thirty Days of June

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Bike Salute

This is from May 30th, 2010, during Bike the Drive. Just got it off my camera.

Bike Salute!

Six Pix: North Pond

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Posted on RedEye Royalty Blog with slideshow of images.

July 2nd, 2010

One Hundred and Thirty Seven

I like writing numbers out in words.
(I missed one day, June 12th, the night of the Blossom Springs Ohio show. #fail. Never again!)
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