This and That: CJ Schmit Photography

Seeds in the Air

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:45:26 GMT

]]>This is not stars and it is not the moon or night. It is just after noon with the sun shining bright and Cottonwood seeds floating through the air.

Block View

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:03:13 GMT

]]>Looking out a glass block window in the old Prospect Mall in Milwaukee, WI 4/25/13

Death and Stars

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:03:15 GMT

]]>A Mausoleum at a local Cemetery, this was my first time light painting with a spotlight a bought a year ago. There will be more of these down the road. 4/20/13

40 Watts

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:16:17 GMT

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No7

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:56:19 GMT

]]>A rocking chair outside the visitor center and Jack Daniel's in Lynchburg, TN 11/19/2012

A Hydrant of Many Colors

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:46:15 GMT

]]>An old Fire Hydrant on the grounds of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant in Sauk Prairie, WI 10/20/2012

Speechless Ghoul

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:44:16 GMT

]]>Part of the Helloween scene at my kids house. 10/27/2012

Final Destination

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:28:49 GMT

]]>An evening spent in a cemetery on Milwaukees south side, this was taken just before 10pm. The sky was a bit orange due to the city lights near by, they were enhanced futher by setting the Kelvin value around 8500 in camera. This was a 75 second exposure.

Blatz Family Mausoleum

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:16:56 GMT

]]>This is the Mausoleum belonging to the Blatz family made famous by their beer. It was built in 1896 and when it was complete it was 40 ft tall, 38 feet long, and 30 ft wide. It weighs 1,050,000 lbs or 525 tons. It was made by the Milwaukee Monument Company and the Barre Granite was quaried from Barre, VT. It resides in the Forest Home Cemetery on Milwaukee's south side. 9/2/2012

Reflected Power

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:13:22 GMT

]]>Aboard the Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Ville De Québec while it was docked in Milwaukee, WI during Navy week. 8/10/2012

Welcome to the Fest

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:53:45 GMT

]]>The entrance to the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee, WI 7/10/12

Spark and Bang

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:53:33 GMT

]]>July 4th celebration at Charles Hart Park in Wauwatosa, WI 7/4/12

July 4th 2012

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:53:10 GMT

]]>July 4th celebration at Charles Hart Park in Wauwatosa, WI 7/4/12
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ISO 500

Sunny and Blue

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:03:12 GMT

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Wind in My Sail

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:11:25 GMT

]]>Aboard the S/V Denis Sullivan in Milwaukee, WI 6/2/12

Does This Make My Butt Look Big?

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:54:50 GMT

]]>A P&H 2100BL Electric Shovel built in 1979 was used in a Kentucky Coal mine till 1982 and then was moved to the Michicagn Iron Range, is now on display outside P&H factory in West Milwaukee, WI

Small by todays standards, this is still a rather large piece of equipment. The tracks on this beast top out near 6' tall.

Crushed in Red

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:00:35 GMT

]]>A piece of American hand crafted furniture found at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Trapped Within

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:54:33 GMT

]]>One of the domes at the Mitchell Park Conservatory Milwaukee, WI 3/9/2012

The End to Come

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:20:08 GMT

]]>.....as the sun rose the next morning there wasn't a sound to be heard, not even the birds. The smell of the world burning was everywhere and the sky was an eerie green......

Bones to the Sky

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:54:34 GMT

]]>A Brachiosaurus found out side the Chicago Field Museum 11/25/11

Holiday Blues

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:58:21 GMT

]]>Part of my Christmas tree this year. Yes, blue happens to be my favorite color :) I have to admit, LED Christmas lights are a bit of a challenge to shoot hence the reason they look a bit strange here. I felt it added to the photo a bit :)

Blue Christmas 2011

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:24:18 GMT

]]>My Christmas tree for 2011. It's nearly 6' 9" wide at the bottom and around 8 1/2' tall. All this for a bargin of $25....

Mind Your P's & Q's

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:50:53 GMT

]]>A sculpture of a man made out of letters that sits at Atwater Park in Shorewood, WI

Highlands Asylum

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:31:52 GMT

]]>This is a house in my neighborhood, they to this to their house every halloween.

On the Ledge

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:44:19 GMT

]]>A pumpkin sits on the window ledge of the barn at Coozy Nook Farms in Wales, WI 10/15/11

Still Runs Like a Deere

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:55:31 GMT

]]>An old John Deere tractor sits on the Cozy Nook Farm in Wales, WI 10/15/11

Working the Flowers

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:40:09 GMT

]]>A wasp collecting pollen from a flower in Kletzsch Park in Glendale, WI

Hot Shower

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:40:57 GMT

]]>Showers of sparks fall on the technicians from Bartolotta Fireworks lighting off the display during the 2009 Big Bang in Milwaukee, WI.

Capturing the Reflected Light

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:05:19 GMT

]]>Capturing my reflection in the "Bean" at Millennium park in Chicago, IL

The Sparks of Independence

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:00:13 GMT

]]>Some neighbors near my in-laws home doing their own fireworks display on July 4th, 2011

Pride & Remembrance

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:39:21 GMT

]]>Flags line the graves at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield, WI 5/29/2011

Scattered

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:31:25 GMT

]]>A mass of brokend and old Picnic Tables in Brown Deer Park Brown Deer, WI

Dr. Martens and Mr. Harley

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 05 May 2011 00:07:26 GMT

]]>My Dr. Martens and my 2005 Harley XL1200C

Field Stripped

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:02:17 GMT

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Limit 55

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:27:25 GMT

]]>Shot through a fence on a pedestrian brige, the I-894 late evening traffic flows by.

My Poison

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 02:18:06 GMT

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Awaiting Friends

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:22:01 GMT

]]>A lonley bench at Klode Park in Whitefish Bay, WI

My Wall, Your Test

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:48:38 GMT

]]>"I built a wall around myself to keep me safe from emotional harm. Now it's a test for you to see if you can find a way to me and my heart"

Your Hole for the Next 25 Years

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:22:49 GMT

]]>...Welcome to Alcatraz......

Took this back in 2006 on my trip to San Francisco, back then I was just starting to get serious about photography. The post processing was done recently and have to admit the photo isn't what I would take now but I still think it is pretty good.

Water Works - 3

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:34:17 GMT

]]>The water in this shot is clear and in a black pan, the red comes from the flash bouncing off red construction paper. A single 430EX flash was used for this shot at 1/8th power along with a Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 lens

Water Works - 2

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:39:18 GMT

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Milwaukee Starburst

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:10:56 GMT

]]>You either love it or hate it, the art structure along Wisconsin Ave in downtown Milwaukee. It's formal and real name is "The Calling" and it was created by Mark di Suvero in 1982.

Water Works - 1

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:14:37 GMT

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Death in the Desert

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:26:10 GMT

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Man and His Dog

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:53:48 GMT

]]>A statue in the European Village at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Shot Free hand 1/5 f/4.0 ISO 6400 17mm

Tools of the Trade

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:30:08 GMT

]]>My fathers Yashica Mat-124 G with wide angle lens kit and his notebook.

Relax for a Moment

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:35:56 GMT

]]>A walk along Milwaukee's Riverwalk

It's Over

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:19:53 GMT

]]>..and just like that she threw our love away....

Stoned

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:07:58 GMT

]]>Stones that were once used at Hyde's Mill in Hyde, WI

Cold and Alone

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:17:10 GMT

]]>A lone bench found at Klode Park in Whitefish Bay, WI

Ice Daggers

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:47:59 GMT

]]>Icicles found hanging from my neighbors balcony. Taken with a Canon 430EX Speedlite

Cave Formations #1

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:48:45 GMT

]]>Stalagmites and stalagtites found in the Cave of the Mounds in Blue Mounds, WI. This shot was hand held without a flash using only the lighting set up in the cave.

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1/10 sec
ISO 2000
17mm

Stained Golden

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:43:15 GMT

]]>Stained Glass found on one of the many buidlings in the old Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee, WI

Harbor Boom

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:37:26 GMT

]]>Navy Pier Fireworks on the 4th of July in Chicago, IL

Drive-In

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:37:22 GMT

]]>An old Drive-In theater called the Hill-Top in Joliet, IL

Mat 124 G

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:37:20 GMT

]]>My fathers Yashica Mat 124 G which he used when I was a kid to take the family photos.

Freeze Frame

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:37:06 GMT

]]>Water spraying out of a fountain found near the River Walk in Naperville, IL

Metal and Light

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:36:55 GMT

]]>Lights color part of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park on July 4th, 2010 in Chicago, IL

One Step at a Time

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:36:48 GMT

]]>Footprints along Bradford Beach after a recent storm.

Lockdown

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:36:36 GMT

]]>The old Statesville Prision in Joliet, IL

Colossus

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:36:25 GMT

]]>Great Sphinx of Giza at the entrance to the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Taken on my trip to Vegas 11/2009

Pink for Komen

cj@cjschmit.com (CJ Schmit Photography) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:36:23 GMT

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