Buckingham Fountain by taffy

Buckingham Fountain

Buckingham Fountain is one of Chicago's iconic landmarks, located in the middle of Grant Park, creating a park that goes from the shore of Lake Michigan to Michigan Avenue, which is the main boulevard of the city. The fountain's water display varies from the scene here, to the scene each hour when the water shoots over 150 feet in the air (I had taken a shot at sunset from a distance, as I was walking over -- in my extras album: http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2013-05-15; but when it went off the next hour, I had my wide angle off and my tripod was in the wrong place for the more dramatic shot -- I was with Daniel @danielwsc and am hoping he was able to capture it).

I'm sadly back on my "365 diet" of an hour a day for the next few days because of work. UGH! I hope to catch up this weekend. Thank you all for your continued viewing and encouragement -- I appreciate it so much!
Beautiful night shot. Love the detail of the building lights in the background. A really great shot.
May 16th, 2013  
What a lovely night exposure. Terrific colours and composition.
May 16th, 2013  
FAV!
May 16th, 2013  
The lighting's amazing, the clarity and colour outstanding...Fav
May 16th, 2013  
Fabulous night shot, perfect exposure.
May 16th, 2013  
Beautiful colours and capture! It's a stunning fountain!
May 16th, 2013  
Just Beautiful! Amazing shot girl!!!!
May 16th, 2013  
I think this is beautiful and love the building in the background. Fav.
May 16th, 2013  
Gorgeous nightscape! We have one of the gaudiest fountains here, but it might just look OK at might. I'll have to look into it.
May 16th, 2013  
Does it play music with the light color changes? Very lovely shot.
May 16th, 2013  
Beautiful night capture Taffy!
May 16th, 2013  
Pretty! The lights look amazing!
May 16th, 2013  
Drop dead gorgeous!
May 16th, 2013  
Ahhhhh! So good!
May 16th, 2013  
fantastic night shot
May 16th, 2013  
I love the richness that you've captured in all the different lights.
May 16th, 2013  
Gorgeous! That's a city I must make a point of visiting soon!
May 16th, 2013  
wow thats gorgeous! love the show of light!
May 16th, 2013  
Such a gorgeous night shot! The deep blue color of the sky is magical. Love the lights, too. You are rocking these night scenes!
May 16th, 2013  
Jo
This looks beautiful enlarged, very well captured. Good luck with the diet!!
May 16th, 2013  
The flow of the water in the fountain is gorgeous! An awesome city scene!
May 16th, 2013  
Fantastic shot
May 16th, 2013  
@sailingmusic It does! It seems to be coordinated, but I couldn't tell for sure.
May 16th, 2013  
@pflaume Thanks Lisa -- it's all because of 365 and all I've learned from looking at other's exif info!
May 16th, 2013  
Holy mackerel lady. You are OWNING PP these days. Looking forward to seeing this one up there, too. Fav!
May 16th, 2013  
Love the glow inside the fountain. Lovely night shot.
May 16th, 2013  
Stunning !!
May 16th, 2013  
Spectacular night shot Taffy....Love this! : )
May 16th, 2013  
great night shot!
May 17th, 2013  
Nice! I am about a week behind with my pictures so I won't post my shot of the fountain for a few days. Maybe everyone will have forgotten your shot by then and won't compare ;)
May 17th, 2013  
Fantastic night cityscape! FAV!
May 17th, 2013  
365 diet! haha! This is soooooo gorgeous! Love the composition and light....The serpent on the left squirting water is just so cool! FAV!
May 17th, 2013  
@amandal Haha!! I have to admit I'm totally loving it, knowing it can't last, but feeling so encouraged.
May 17th, 2013  
@danielwsc Funny funny...your photos/perspectives are always fantastic, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you did. And for Saturday!
May 17th, 2013  
Great sky and lights with the fountain!
May 17th, 2013  
Wow - another gorgeous night scene Taffy - beautifully captured. I love the lights against he deep blue sky.
May 17th, 2013  
@archaeofrog @jankoos THanks Katie and Jan!
May 17th, 2013  
Fabulous! The fountain is amazing and I love those blue lights in that building...seems to balance the photo :)
May 17th, 2013  
Great night shot. Love it!
May 17th, 2013  
Oh I have been missing some great photos. Fav.
May 18th, 2013  
Nice bit of long exposure to catch that fountain.
May 18th, 2013  
@boxplayer @fishy @stimuloog @kazlamont
Thank you for visiting and commenting! I really appreciate it. Andrew - thanks for the fav!
May 18th, 2013  
Beautiful shot Taffy :)
May 22nd, 2013  
@willowdragon Thanks Al!
May 23rd, 2013  
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