I was back up on the roof last night knowing I could be without camera for a bit (camera bodies were going in for sensor cleaning) so planning ahead, after posting for yesterday I figured the new photos would count as today's, just in case.
I've been thinking about how to share Chicago as I shared Beaver Island. I will include iconic things, but there are a lot of other areas that will be fun to post. This is from the roof, looking west, away from the beauty of the skyscrapers. We face the medical district -- one of the largest in the U.S. The large lit building on the right is the newest hospital (and where Jim had his knee surgery - very convenient!). To the left is more of the complex. Much of this area was a part of Little Italy -- a much smaller area now where we live, adjacent to Greektown just to the north. In the past 50 years, a large swath of the university has replaced those neighborhoods. In the sky is a jet coming in toward O'Hare International Airport (ORD). And, what I liked about this as an image is the negative space and thin row of what are actually multistory buildings.
Another scene of Chicago and totally different, taken this morning: http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph
@taffy I agree, sometimes you need to step beyond the main attraction, then you find new and exciting. I am always looking backwards, it's a wonder I haven't run into someone.
This looks wonderful large!! Fantastic night shot with lovely tiny light flares. Great image Taffy!! How lucky you are to be able to get up on your roof to get this shot. I want to do a night shot but can't find anywhere to give me the height I need over the town.
Cool vantage -- the buildings glow and the jet trail is icing on the cake. Looking forward to seeing how your time on Beaver Island shapes the way you see Chicago.
@colie Heehee! Liked exposer better than exposure!! Thanks for the view and comment on this and the other photos -- it's good to have you back, and sad you've had to do the 365 diet as well.
Thank you for appreciating this shot. It's not a common scene as everything most people photograph would be looking in the opposite direction (even I do when I'm on the roof until this photo last night!). It's reinforcing to find things in Chicago that aren't the things you'd see in magazines or film.