Urban Wilderness Prints


 

Everyone has seen countless photos of beautiful natural scenery in locations like Colorado, Utah or California. As a photographer who loves to take nature photos I often envied those who have such grand vistas in their backyards. However .... I came to realize one day that nature on any scale can hold great beauty and is often closer than I think.

Some time ago I was looking for something interesting to photograph and even though I have lived on the northwest side of Chicago for more than thirty years I had never been to the Nature Center located within the North Park Village complex. As I roamed the forty six acres of the preserve I could not help but be amazed that such a place exists in the middle of our city. There are prairie areas with tall grasses waving in the breeze and savannas with giant 100 year old oak trees. The main trail curves around to a wetland area with a pond that is home to many species of birds and aquatic animals. There are thickly wooded areas which contain an abundance of white-tailed deer and other wildlife. If you did not know you were in the heart of a big city you would think you were walking in a remote area of Wisconsin or Michigan. Since my trip to North Park Village and the North Park Village Nature Center I have been exploring other wilderness areas located in and around Chicago. As I go along in this exploration I am assembling a series of photographs featuring Chicago’s Urban Wilderness. My hope is to share a realization and an appreciation of the diversity of natural beauty that we have in abundance throughout our great city.

 

The following images are a small sample of the many Urban Wilderness scenes that can be ordered directly from me, or may be purchased locally (with your choice of custom framing or unframed) at the FastFrame location in the Village Crossing Shopping Center at Touhy and Central in Skokie. If you do not live in Chicago or would like to purchase a print online you can view my gallery at... http://josephmlunetto.imagekind.com/ and there also choose from many different custom framing options. If there is a particular scene you are seeking or would like to order a print please fill out my information request form on the contact page.

Pricing on individual prints is as follows;

16x21 print size *            $40.00
12x18 print size *            $35.00
11x16 print size *            $30.00
10x13 print size *            $25.00
8x10 print size *            $20.00

* NOTE - The sizes listed above may vary due to
differences in aspect ratio of individual photographs.

The Rock Garden at the North Park Village

A young buck in the velvet at NPV Nature Center

A quiet spot to sit and rest within the NPV Nature Center

The NPV Nature Center main trail in winter B&W

The NPV Nature Center wetland pond in fall

A doe comes down to the wetland pond at dusk for a drink

Fall color at the Morton Arboretum

Morning fog on a winter day at Bunker Hill Forest Preserve

Barrington Harbor just after sunset

A snowy scene near the Jensen Toboggan Slides

Chicago Lakefront/Skyline Prints

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