Moon Rise Over Chicago by taffy

Moon Rise Over Chicago

Worthy of the delay to dinner to set up my tripod, turning off all interior light sources in hopes of catching the moon over the city and reflecting on Lake Michigan. Turned out I could get the moon and the city or the city and the reflected light on the lake, but couldn't do both in the same shot.
Thank you for your wonderful comments on my fisheye of the stairs. I agree with those who thought it looked like Escher or Hogwarts!
Your view is very different to mine. We don't even have street lights! Great pic.
March 2nd, 2018  
fantastic image, I especially like the blue hour sky.
I'd like to see a composite of this and the reflection in the lake.
March 2nd, 2018  
This is just beautiful, enhanced by the little cloud around the moon.
March 2nd, 2018  
the moon and the city look spectacular.
March 2nd, 2018  
Wonderful nighttime scene. Fav!! 😀
March 2nd, 2018  
Awesome city capture. I love city pictures.
March 2nd, 2018  
Wonderful as always! I'm struck each time I look at one of your citvscapes that it's almost impossible to believe that we live on the same planet. Taking a peak outside the front door I can see one light from a cottage several hundred metres across the fields... we do share the same moon though - at least, I think we do.
March 2nd, 2018  
Oh my goodness what a fabulous view you have!! I would never leave your home with this view!! Stunning capture!! Fav!!
March 2nd, 2018  
Spectacular image - so crisp and clear. Fav
March 2nd, 2018  
Wonderful image, do agree with Bill would love to see a composite
March 2nd, 2018  
Fabulous. Just beautiful and so clear. Fav
March 2nd, 2018  
Stunning
March 2nd, 2018  
I just love your nighttime cityscapes Taffy. So clear and so much detail. Fav
March 2nd, 2018  
Beautiful cityscape :)
March 2nd, 2018  
Spectacular view
March 2nd, 2018  
Lee
There's some power being consumed there, great exposure and captured detail.
March 2nd, 2018  
Oh wow this is cool 🌟
March 2nd, 2018  
Lovely composition and colours.
March 2nd, 2018  
Excellent night shot and great bonus with the moon in the background...love the lines of lights
March 2nd, 2018  
Lovely night shot especially with the moon
March 2nd, 2018  
Stunning :) fav
March 2nd, 2018  
This is wonderful!
March 2nd, 2018  
Beautiful night capture. Great composition.
March 2nd, 2018  
Love how you've included the tall spires (?) on the right which seem to balance the bright moon
March 2nd, 2018  
Fabulous! Nobody does nightscapes better than you do!
March 2nd, 2018  
fav
March 2nd, 2018  
Wonderful night shot. Fav
March 2nd, 2018  
Nice moon shot Taffy!
March 2nd, 2018  
You sure have a great view!
March 3rd, 2018  
Stunning picture.
March 3rd, 2018  
What a view you have, Taffy! This is stunning!! Fav.
March 3rd, 2018  
Wonderful night shot and wonderful view!
March 3rd, 2018  
So fabulous! Can I just ask if Sean Connery stays in your spare bedroom? So he can clean the outside of your windows a la “Finding Forrester”? 🤗
March 3rd, 2018  
love your shots like this ...fav
March 3rd, 2018  
Just erased my comment. Definitely worth having dinner wait. I really like the contrast between signs of human inhabitants and nature and the way it seems as if the moon is lighting up the tower on right. Nice one
March 3rd, 2018  
Gorgeous
March 3rd, 2018  
I feel very privileged to share the superb views you have from your eyrie Taffy. This is a stunning shot, definitely worth delaying dinner. Incredible sight.
March 3rd, 2018  
Fabulous!
March 3rd, 2018  
Wow. Such an incredible view. Wonderfully captured.
March 3rd, 2018  
It's terribly hard to get enough light on both with detail, isn't it? I love your result here. The moon is lovely, but it is the multi colours in all the windows that I find so interesting. It's like a rainbow mosaic.
March 3rd, 2018  
One little natural light and all the rest manmade
March 3rd, 2018  
The moon's in a position of strength in the composition and my thought was also that the shapes, lights and colours of the windows make the image reminiscent of a mosaic.
Great night capture, as always.
March 3rd, 2018  
Wow - such detail. The moon looks fab but all the tiny lights are a real treat for someone who lives in the heart of the yorkshire countryside.
March 3rd, 2018  
Taffy, your nightscapes are always a delight and this one with the moon is especially detailed and well composed. Thanks for sharing your spectacular view on the world with us.
March 3rd, 2018  
Awesome shot
March 3rd, 2018  
Fantastic!
March 3rd, 2018  
gorgeous.
March 3rd, 2018  
superb !
March 3rd, 2018  
Stunning!
March 3rd, 2018  
Your images are so amazing!
March 4th, 2018  
I love your view Taffy.
March 4th, 2018  
@louannwarren Wish it were Sean Connery! Instead, window washers appear once in a while outside our windows...which even when warned, we tend to forget and it's quite a shock to see someone looking in!
March 5th, 2018  
@vignouse Can you get a clear night sky in your area, without all the ambiant lighting? That's one thing I miss about being in a city -- we rarely can see a single star in the sky.
March 5th, 2018  
Shazam! FAV!
March 9th, 2018  
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