Chicago on Flickr.
Christmas tree at the Winter Fest at Navy Pier, Chicago
Source: Flickr / abhishekontheweb
The Meadow Lake at Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois (near Chicago)…. A bit of cross processing done using Lightroom 3.
Source: Flickr / abhishekontheweb
Lights and rides - at Navy Pier, Chicago.
Sunset, Skyline and the Cloud Gate - “The Bean” at Millennium Park, Chicago
Clouds over Cloud Gate - At Millennium Park, Chicago
The Cloud Gate (aka the Bean) is one of the remarkable structures in the city of Chicago (and a popular one too). I love to visit this place in the evening, when the evening sunset colors cast an almost surreal reflection on its polished metal surface (esp, when it has rained throughout the day, and the sky is still scattered with clouds).
Face in a box? (In black and white)
The Crown Fountain at Millennium Park, Chicago. Void of colors, only in shades of grey. Reminds me of some old film (The Wizard of Oz, or was it the face of Marlon Brando in Superman?)
Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago’s Millennium Park, which is located in the Loop community area. Designed by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa, it opened in July 2004. The fountain is composed of a black granite reflecting pool placed between a pair of glass brick towers. The towers are 50 feet (15.2 m) tall, and they use light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to display digital videos on their inward faces. Approximately 75 ethnic, social, and religious Chicago organizations were asked to provide candidates whose faces would be photographed for integration into the fountain. The subjects were chosen from local schools, churches and community groups, and filming began in 2001 at the downtown campus of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). To achieve the effect in which water appears to be flowing from subjects’ mouths, each video has a segment where the subject’s lips are puckered, which is then timed to correspond to the spouting water, reminiscent of gargoyle fountains. (source Wikipedia)
Bike sharing in Chicago - Was surprised to see one of these outside a train station in downtown Chicago. Love the concept. Get out of the train station, swipe your card, and take the cycle out for a ride. You can also return it to any other station.
Old and new…
At the Tall Ships Festival at Navy Pier, Chicago
The Tall Ships Festival at Navy Pier, Chicago.
I was late, and all the ships were anchored at the dock - so no more ships with their billowing sails :(
A Solitary Sailing Ship
At the Tall Ships Festival 2010, at Navy Pier, Chicago.
The Streets of Chicago - CTA Trains
The Streets of Chicago - CTA Buses
