Author: DXO
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Kayakers in Tilt-Shift
A couple of weeks ago, I was out and about on my bike and camera, looking for stuff to shoot. I was going over the Chicago River, and I spied a kayak outing. I took some pics and was pretty happy with it. Then I got back on my bike and yelled “Arrgggh!”, Charlie Brown-style,…
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Annotating the White House Flickr Feed
The Obama White House Flickr feed contains a steady stream of photos licensed as U.S. Government Works. I take these images, compile them here, and describe them as I see them.
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Open Data Product Idea: “City Worker Worth Modules”
One of the staples of municipal data is the Payroll Database. Long before the Emanuel administration released salary, position, and title information for every worker on the City’s data portal, organizations like the Chicago Sun-Times and the Better Government Association had done the work of requesting and publishing salary information. These databases are usually pretty…
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Wedding Photographer With Subjects, Wrigley Building, July 2011
I find it sublime to capture the capturer.
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Shed in Hilliard, Ohio on the Fourth of July
I kind of love this picture.