My name is Dean Santarinala, and I am a 20-something living in the Chicagoland area trying to find my place in the Universe. I have always enjoyed art and drawing, and along the way I picked up a camera and fell in love with photography.
Went to the 2010 Chicago Auto Show with my brother last weekend and brought my camera along. We checked out all the shiny toy cars, since my brother wants to someday be the proud owner of a BMW. I wasn’t sure which car I liked the best. Having driven my dad’s tiny Honda Civic, I think that if I were to buy a car I’d get either a sedan or SUV just because of the extra leg room.
Took a trip downtown with the DIP crew again, this time Jeremy and Josh came along too, but I missed them because I missed my train and didn’t arrive till later in the afternoon. And I don’t blame them for leaving early — it was pretty cold, wet, and miserable downtown, so I left after a few hours as well.
No hood internet this time. Tripods are awesome.
Went home last weekend via the amtrak to run a few errands with my mom.
I went to the Taste of Chicago on the afternoon of the 3rd with friends and we ate giant turkey legs (like baby dinosaurs) and watched the fireworks on the lakefront. I bought a remote shutter and used it for the first time.I sort of just winged the exposures for the fireworks, I’ll be sure to reference some online in the future. Anyway, the whole day was a really fun time, one of the funnest I’ve had in a while. Enjoy!
I expect there to be a few more trips to Wrigleyville later this summer. I was apparently on TV (bleacher cam)! Woohoo!
I’ve been sorta lazy about narrowing down the amount of shots I throw into a gallery. I’ll try to be more selective and choose the winners, but I like to share the entirety of my adventures, so it’s hard for me to let go of some crappier shots. I know which ones I personally like better anyway.