We generate an enormous amount of trash every day, every hour of every day really, and this photo taken on the first trip Forgotten Chicago sponsored along the Calumet River made me wonder both how long it took to build up to that level and how much of it had spilled over the edge into the river.

August 29, 2010. Nikon D90 (DX sensor), 70–300mm Nikon zoom lens at 220mm (35mm equivalent: 330mm), f/10, 1/1,000, ISO 640.