My gray, gray Chicago day...

Corry · Nov 20, 2006

Very...very gray. But I did my best anyway.

1. On the train ride into the city....

2. Taxi!

3. Ice Skating at the Bean

4. Self portrait.

5. The Awe of Discovery

6. I think something is wrong with my camera....

7. ...no Pigeon Chaser to chase the birdy

8. The hazy skyline, viewed from the end of Navy Pier

9. Just to show you how busy Michigan Avenue was...

10. The Copper Cowboy

...and not long after, my second (and last) battery died. :S

Alison · Nov 20, 2006

#2, 3 & 5 are awesome! Great captures from your day and well worth the wait!

Mole · Nov 20, 2006

I like #4 and #5 the way the image comes off that shiny bean. At least after seeing these pics I can understand a pic that was nominated not long ago. I thought it was photoshopped.

Unimaxium · Nov 20, 2006

I love the one with the bird and the ones with the bean

bryanwhite · Nov 20, 2006

#5 was definitely my favorite.

crawdaddio · Nov 20, 2006

I love Chicago.
All great shots

Andrea K · Nov 20, 2006

5 is so great. I love the whole shot!

Well done!

Puscas · Nov 21, 2006

Looking at #6, I'd imagine you have a lot of difficulty finding the right clothes. I mean, I don't mind short legs, but this is ridiculous... :lol:

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Nice series! My fav. is #8, where the harbor and the city are being brought together.

pascal

Andrew Snyder · Nov 21, 2006

Where in IL do you live? I was born in Arlington Heights and moved to Seattle at the age of 3. My family goes back every summer cause all my family is there. I have a TON (about 300) photos from when my girlfriend and I went into the city last summer. Nice shots!

morydd · Nov 21, 2006

I think I can see myself in #9. I'm the one in the hat. No, not that one, the other one.

I believe there is now an ordinance that everyone who visits Chicago is required to take a picture of their own reflection in the bean (Officially it's called "Cloud Gate")

#1 is very cool. As someone who rides the train every day (well, the CTA trains are a little different, but still...) it speaks to me. #5 is a definite winner though.

Andrew Snyder · Nov 21, 2006

Way off in the distance...

Magnified:

And here's me in front of it. My girly shot this hence the little flash blob you can see. Hehe

Oh and I actually have the print of this. She was holding both of our backpacks, one on her front and one on her back, and holding my digi cam. It's super cute.

Sorry for the thread-jacking.

Dan28607 · Nov 21, 2006

Cool shots! #1 is great!

Corry · Nov 21, 2006

morydd said:
I think I can see myself in #9. I'm the one in the hat. No, not that one, the other one.

I believe there is now an ordinance that everyone who visits Chicago is required to take a picture of their own reflection in the bean (Officially it's called "Cloud Gate")

#1 is very cool. As someone who rides the train every day (well, the CTA trains are a little different, but still...) it speaks to me. #5 is a definite winner though.

hehe...I know the bean (yeah, I knew the real name of it, too) shot is extremely cliche, but....well...I was kinda goin for that, so I don't care.

And the CTA trains are WWWWWAAAAAAAAYYYYY different from the Metra commuter! :lol:

The CTA is the oldest subway train I've been on, yet, too. The Boston T and the DC Metro are both SO much more modern! :lol:

I like ridin the trains though.

Corry · Nov 21, 2006

Andrew Snyder said:
Where in IL do you live? I was born in Arlington Heights and moved to Seattle at the age of 3. My family goes back every summer cause all my family is there. I have a TON (about 300) photos from when my girlfriend and I went into the city last summer. Nice shots!

I live in a tiny town about two hours south of Chicago. So small, that the entire population could easily make up one block's worth of the Michigan Ave crowd, I think!