OK, went to the Arlington Heights (IL) art fair today.

Always a pretty nice art show – not great, but worth the walking (and close to home).

Hot out today – in the high 80s/low 90s, with all that wonderful humidity. What the hell, it gets our asses out of the house!

Nothing memorable about the show this year; a couple of new, fun things, but nothing “I must have!” or “Wow!”

As always, however, an art fair leaves me – a photographer – depressed. Because I so suck in comparison to the vendors (not just the photographers, but compared to the creativity of many of the artists, regardless of the medium).

One bright spot: As I’m writing this, I see my “Pic ‘O the Day” is a trumpet vine blossom. From our backyard, after a rain.

I dunno, this is an awesome picture – maybe the depth of field could have been a little deeper, but this pic just works. Color/contrast, the refractions in the water drops and so on. Thumbnail doesn’t do it justice; click through for the larger image.

I’m my harshest critic, but this is a non-sucks pic!