This is an iconic Chicago building, one of the few that survived the Great Chicago Fire of the late 1800s (not to be confused with the "great Chicago fire" that destroyed half of our condo this year!). I couldn't believe I had this 3 second window without any people in front of it! You can see "Water Tower Place" to its left.
Thanks for your lovely comments and favs on yesterday's staircase. It was fun to be out with my camera and shooting architectural things so I appreciated your response.
The fog is working in your favour, Taffy. I love your pov. Sorry to read you had a fire. I hope nothing too special was lost and the aftermath wasn't too overwhelming!
Great pov Taffy! I love this little building dwarfed by the giants surrounding it. The fog adds that extra dimension with the tall buildings disappearing into it. I think there is now only one Great fire of Chicago that we all talk about!
Great viewpoint for a wide angle shot, and good composition. I am fairly certain that you have used bracketing, which you have handled very well. Pity that there seem to have been a few drops of rain/mist on the lens, but in a way it adds to the atmosphere of the shot.
I like this. It looks like a guardian, as you can see the traffic from another age behind it on both sides. In this picture it looks like it's holding fast to the past and keeping all that modernity at bay behind it.
Wow! No ppl! I struggled with that all weekend at the Tulip Festival. Finally just had to go with it. There were too many for some shots. In others, I used trees to hide them! ;) This is a wonderful capture of the Water Tower! It's one of those places that always pulls me in!
I have always liked this building and the way it contrasts with the modern architecture around it. I really enjoy how the composition and POV just drive the viewer's eye upwards, into the fog. Super textures and depth in the exterior of the building, too. One day, I have to have a go at bracketing my shots. :). Lovely result.
@rosiekerr Bracketing is actually quite easy to do. The trick is choosing a base for processing to keep it from being overdone. But the actual 'doing' of the photos isn't hard (especially if you're using a tripod).
Beautiful! You are really making the most of this fog for these moody architectural shots!
Did I tell you that we had a hot water heater leak, and now have to redo our kitchen....well, half of it, anyway, all the floors, and some cabinets, but just as destructive nonetheless....sick and tired of construction!
Did I tell you that we had a hot water heater leak, and now have to redo our kitchen....well, half of it, anyway, all the floors, and some cabinets, but just as destructive nonetheless....sick and tired of construction!