Monthly Archives: September 2011

Matyk 1893

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Gary Wium

This past weekend, I came upon this building while wandering around the flood damaged Czech Village in Cedar Rapids. The distressed look of the whitewashed brick immediately caught my eye, but getting a good angle from street level was difficult. … Continue reading →

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Low tide on a hot day

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Gary Wium

Yesterday, it was HOT and there was a fire to the east producing lots of smoke that was blowing west towards the Golden Gate. Needless to say, it wasn’t pleasant to be near the bridge. Once I got a little … Continue reading →

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Rail perspective

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Gary Wium

While wandering around between sets during the late afternoon on Saturday in Cedar Rapids, I grabbed a batch of perspective shots. Why? Because Iowa is super flat so perspective centric vistas abound. Here’s a long shot of a rail line … Continue reading →

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The Cedar River

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Gary Wium

This past weekend we were in Cedar Rapids, Iowa playing music at a three day Czech Festival. To say we had fun would be an understatement–we had a BLAST! A big reason why we were there was because of a … Continue reading →

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Heading to Cedar Rapids

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Gary Wium

Were packing up our gear and heading out to Cedar Rapids, Iowa tomorrow night to play music at a three day Czech festival. It’s going to be big fun! A bunch of our Bay Area musician friends are playing too … Continue reading →

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Coming to port

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Gary Wium

Summer ends in the Bay Area and then it gets hot. It was a toasty commute home today so I just plowed through. This image is from yesterday’s 20 minute shoot up on the Marin Headlands just above the Golden … Continue reading →

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Late summer at the Golden Gate

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Gary Wium

I was back on the commute today, and it was very warm during the ride home. The fog was trying to float into the Golden Gate, but the heat kept pushing it back. The push and pull of the elements … Continue reading →

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Naked ladies by a fence

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Gary Wium

After band rehearsal today Maggie and I took the back roads home. I spied a nice crop of naked ladies along a fence at the crest of a hill, so I pulled off the road and grabbed a few shots. … Continue reading →

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Winnipeg from on high

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Gary Wium

Today is the last “official” day of my vacation. I still have the weekend, but on Monday it’s back to the grind. To say I’m languishing in laziness would not be an understatement. So for today’s image I took the … Continue reading →

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Just hanging out

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Gary Wium

My three week “stay-cation” is winding down, so today I was just hanging out–as was this garden spider. Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm (with Canon EF12 II extension tube). 1/100 second at f/7.1, ISO 100. Canon T2i at the … Continue reading →

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