Chicago Avenue in Chicago by taffy

Chicago Avenue in Chicago

We went out for dinner tonite because we were both too tired and too busy to cook. The sky was clear and air was crisp. We tried a restaurant new to us (Mystique - Mexican infused with French, very good!) on Chicago Avenue. I took this, looking east toward one of our iconic buildings -- the Hancock -- which is the tall black one with the spire on top.
This is the shot after dark on the way home: http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2013-04-24
I still have two more photos I want to post from the Aeration Station steel wool painting photo shoot, but I couldn't resist taking a break to post some city shots from today.
This si awesome! Love the tones!
April 25th, 2013  
Wow...beautiful!! Gorgeous skyline lighting and composition.
April 25th, 2013  
Nice cityscape!
April 25th, 2013  
Beautiful capture of your City! Lovely composition.
April 25th, 2013  
Oh...I love this . Color is amazing and composition is perfect!
April 25th, 2013  
What beautiful lighting and interesting composition!
April 25th, 2013  
Beautiful skyline..... :)
April 25th, 2013  
Fabulous cityscape, love the light
April 25th, 2013  
Love it!
April 25th, 2013  
Nice one. There are some very majestic pieces of architecture in there.
April 25th, 2013  
You have the best eye for cityscapes!
April 25th, 2013  
Beautiful shot I love the constant of the street lights on the right.
April 25th, 2013  
Superb cityscape image---love and fav !!
April 25th, 2013  
Great light and composition - my fav!
April 25th, 2013  
Superb city shot! Love the light. Fav!
April 25th, 2013  
@orangecrush @kwind @alia_801 @jankoos @eyesmile @jyokota @amrita21 @malc @mwbc @steampowered @darylo @mrsvanpatten @jodimuli @lunaksi @sjouk Thank you for visiting, commenting! You favs make me very humble. I am fortunate to live in a city known for its architecture -- as long as I catch the right light, and happen to be in the right place, it feels like the shots are there for the taking.
April 25th, 2013  
This is Beautiful! I love the tones and composition.
April 25th, 2013  
@colie Thanks -- as always!
April 25th, 2013  
Great skyline, and POV!!
April 25th, 2013  
Love this
April 25th, 2013  
Beautiful warm light.
April 25th, 2013  
Kim
I love the mood of this time of the evening - something calming and easy about it. Great skyline shot.
April 25th, 2013  
i want to go there!
April 25th, 2013  
Great pov, I like how you have deliberately got the street lights in... I usually laboriously clone them out, but they really work here! Fav......
April 25th, 2013  
Wow. Super view. Wowy colors and superb sky.
April 25th, 2013  
Wonderful shot, Taffy! Love the tones and comp. fav!
April 25th, 2013  
Love the colours in this - the light is awesome.
April 25th, 2013  
@carolmw @humphreyhippo @kimshots Thanks Carol, Humprey, and Kim -- I appreciate your positive comments so much!
@trudio Thanks Trudi -- the restaurant was good, but Chicago is even better!
@stimuloog Thanks Marloes!
@busylady Thanks Judith!
@pflaume @jackie8 @dreamatrix Thanks Lisa, Jackie, and DMT for the kind fav!
April 25th, 2013  
Wow - I love Chicago and that sky is gorgeous. Instant fav.
April 25th, 2013  
What an awesome sky for a city shot! The sky almost looks like a painting against the city. Nicely done!
April 25th, 2013  
Great shot- it really has a classy urban feel!
April 25th, 2013  
Beautiful
April 26th, 2013  
@danitech Thanks so much Danielle for the comment and the fav. I'm trying to do my city justice!
@cjphoto Thank you Chris, I appreciate it.
@olivetreeann I love the idea of 'classy urban'!
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri.
April 26th, 2013  
Fab cityscape. Love the comp, in fact like everything, especially the light
April 26th, 2013  
@jaynspain Thanks so much Jayn!
April 26th, 2013  
Fabulous tones and cityscape Taffy,
April 27th, 2013  
Wonderful -- I love seeing Chicago through your camera lens!
April 28th, 2013  
Love this. Great cityscape
April 28th, 2013  
bmt
The composition of this photo really caught my eye - a subtle v-shape. Really like the variety of colors, too.
April 29th, 2013  
Love the delicate lighting - and the skyline! I'm originally from the Chicago area, I grew up in Flossmoor. My dad worked in the city of course. One of my favorite towns of all time. Just a beautiful place, miss it.
April 30th, 2013  
@skpinny THanks for your kind comments and the follow! You're from Flossmoor -- small world. I graduated from HF many years ago. And I taught at Churchill School in Homewood in 1970.
April 30th, 2013  
@taffy Are you kidding? How funny and how great! We moved when I started Jr High - I went to Western Avenue Grade School in Flossmoor. Very small world!!
April 30th, 2013  
This makes me miss the city. I'm lovin' this photo to bits!
April 30th, 2013  
This is some excellent work and well done. This is now a fav for me.
May 1st, 2013  
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