The Definition of Surreal

Arriving at aa virtually empty O'Hare Airport at midnight was somewhat surreal, especially when I got to the tunnel connecting my arrival terminal with the baggage claim area. Taken with my iPhone as I didn't have the energy to remove my backpack and get my camera. Processed in LR. I doubt I would have been better off with my DSLR!

[Milanie]

What fabulous colors you caught

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful image!!

[Elizabeth]

Pretty amazing!

[julia]

Wow that is amazing ..

[Marnie]

Wowee, that's a very unusual and very interesting image. Those reflections are amazing.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Wonderful and mesmarizing - fab and a fav .

[Mary Siegle]

Oh, wow! What an incredible sight! Thank you for sharing it with us.

[Jason]

Love it, love it.........

[Pam Knowler]

Wow what a fabulous image! It makes me feel as if I am on some hallucinating drug! Lol!

[CC Folk]

A very COOL capture! fav.

[Helene]

well spoted! this is really good

[Lynda McG]

Fantastic image and a Fav!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow - that really does the head in!

[Clare Gadsby]

amaaaaazing! took me a moment to work out what i was looking at. spectacular shapes and rainbow colours and depth

[Denise Wood]

Wow! Amazing :)

[Casablanca]

Totally surreal indeed! I had no idea it could be such a beautiful airport!

[Kathy A]

Wow, this is fabulous!

[Babs]

Huge fav

[Margo]

Amazing

[ChristineL]

Right place, right time!

[Hope D Jennings]

Empty airports are creepy as hell. Cool shot !

[Richard Sayer]

Awesome... not a word that I use often, but this merits it!

[Merrelyn]

Fabulous image.

[Shari]

Very cool image. fav

[Lou Ann]

This is fabulous.

[Leslie]

Wow so shiny ..... you caught the perfect POV.... hope you got a good nights sleep

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent and I love the colors.

[Steve Pooley]

Wow, and at midnight, makes the brain work to place where it starts and ends!

[Mave]

Fantastic shot. Fav!

[Henk-Jan]

Surreal indeed. Well done!

[haskar]

Mesmarizing! Lovely reflections.

[gloria jones]

Incredible image...Great pov for a neat leading line and capture of colors and lines

[Mark Prince]

Wonderful and unusual image, well spotted.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Wonderful shot

[Jane Pittenger]

How many glasses of wine did you drink on the plane? Just kidding. This is fabulous

[Richard Hickey]

Fantastic picture.

[Taffy]

@vignouse This means a lot -- thank you! It's such a crazy looking terminal.

[*lynn]

fascinating ~ fav

[Rob Z]

Surreal is definitely the word. Only the signpost gives away the secret. Such a super "welcome Home" catch. :)

[Wylie]

Awsome!!!

[Joan Robillard]

Amazing

[Peter Dulis]

very cool

[Krista Marson]

eye candy!

[Marloes]

Instant fav. Very surreal area. Great comp.

[Jacqueline]

Brilliant capture! Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This shot looks like something out of a sci-fi movie! Very cool.

[Carla]

Great stuff!

[Rosie Kerr]

Psychedelic! I do love the reflections.

[Jennifer Eurell]

That is weird - in a good sort of way.

[Yao RL]

What a fascinating place.

[Faye Turner]

So beautiful fav

[Leon Buijs]

Fab image, love the reflections

[Tom]

OK..not a usual fan of the i phone but this is fantastic..is this straight out of the i phone or some fantastic editing..regardless fav

[Taffy]

@tosee Thanks, Tom. Yes, this did involve editing in LR to adjust for perspective especially. Also some basic things such as white balance, contrast, and crop. But I have to admit, the iPhone did a pretty good job for a last minute decision to take the image. Probably couldn't enlarge for printing but worked fine for social media use.

[Caroline]

Amazingly intriguing photo. Fav

[Helen Jane]

my goodness. your title is so accurate. what a fantastic sight that you were alert enough to capture. Beautifully composed.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

This makes the brain work. Love the colors.

[Walks @ 7]

Spectacular and just plain ShaZAM! Fav!

[Tom]

@taffy You have a great photographic eye and skills as an editor and
post processor that our fantastic..as, I believe, Ansel Adams once
said great photos are not taken but made..and yours are great

[Taffy]

@tosee Thank you so much! Such a kind comment!

[Junko Y]

unexpectedly and decidedly surreal -- and worth taking United Airlines to capture this! Love it!