Redfield House at The Grove

Deer on front lawn of Redfield House

One of The Grove trails near the Redfield House.

The warm and welcoming setting of the 1929 Redfield House will be the site of the “Bare Bones of Winter” photo class . Built in 1929 and home to many descendents of the original Kennicott family, the house is near the start of the more than 6 miles of trails on the grounds. Don’t worry, we won’t be walking that far. Bring a tripod/monopod, polarizing filter and a lens or two, and get set for two fun-filled Saturday mornings from 9 – 12 noon.
It will be great to see returning students and meet new ones. To register visit glenviewparks.org/grove. Enter class #207290.
Bare Bones of Winter Photo Class
Redfield Estate at The Grove, National Historic Landmark
1421 Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview
Feburary 1 and 8 (2 Saturdays)
9 am – 12 Noon

18mm, f8 @ 1/30, no filter

18mm, f8 @ 1/80 with 3-stop ND Grad

I received a 3-stop, soft-edge ND grad filter from the Camera Clubhouse cats. They decided to purchase from Breakthrough Photography since I mentioned that one of my students brought Breakthrough Filters to a recent class and, on inspection, the filters seemed to be very well made. An ND Grad filter starts dark and fades to clear so the placement of the dark portion is determined by both the bright part of the scene and the photographer. This filter made quite a difference in holding down the sun in the upper part of the image. Check out the “no-filter” image and ND Grad image. The difference will amaze you. Please note: I have no affiliation with Breakthrough Photography and chose them only based on student referral.

Bare Bones of Winter Class Set for Feb.1 in Redfield Estate at Grove

Filters can make a difference

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