ChicagoHenge Behind the Clouds by taffy

ChicagoHenge Behind the Clouds

Chicagohenge happens twice a year, when the sun aligns east-west with the urban canyons. It means that when the sun sets, it's centered between the buildings at the west end of an east-west street. Sadly last night, the clouds hid the sun from the dozens of photographers standing in this spot (including me). Disappointing but still a pretty sight.
The same thing happens on our Main St. and I forgot all about it. I have a friend who captures it in spring and fall.
March 21st, 2022  
Love the framing of the colorful sky between the tall buildings
March 21st, 2022  
Fabulous capture
March 21st, 2022  
Still beautiful, even with clouds but I can imagine your pity...
March 21st, 2022  
It really is still beautiful
March 21st, 2022  
Beautiful scene anyway
March 21st, 2022  
How wonderful, looks awesome on black.
March 21st, 2022  
It still has incredible visual impact. Fav
March 21st, 2022  
those clouds are a joy killer, aren't they? but that didn't take away from this beautiful urban scenery you've captured. aces!
March 21st, 2022  
Modern Stonehenge :) I like the colours and details.
March 21st, 2022  
Amazing, shame about the cloud, but still a great picture
March 21st, 2022  
Chicagohedge or Chicagohenge? šŸ˜€ I quite like idea of Chicagohedge... Heard about this recently, fascinating.
March 21st, 2022  
Fabulous cityscape. Pity about the clouds but that gorgeous golden glow makes up for some of it.
March 21st, 2022  
@boxplayer Oops!! Just fixed it!
March 21st, 2022  
Great composition and cityscape.FavšŸ˜Š
March 21st, 2022  
Extraordinary stillā€¦..Iā€™m sure you will catch it next time but itā€™s still a beautiful sight.
March 21st, 2022  
It is still lovely. I love the term ā€œurban canyonsā€, so apropos for downtown Chicago.
March 21st, 2022  
Chicagohenge! I like this very much!
March 21st, 2022  
It's a striking shot none-the-less. I like the glow of all those taillights.
March 21st, 2022  
Great shot!
March 21st, 2022  
So interesting and yes, it is still beautiful.
March 21st, 2022  
Awesome shot
March 21st, 2022  
It is still quite striking and so different from the middle of the road open spaces sunset I get here.
March 21st, 2022  
Still a lovely photo!
March 21st, 2022  
a bit unfortunate impressive nonetheless
March 21st, 2022  
Wow, fantastic shot
March 21st, 2022  
Still a cool shot.
March 21st, 2022  
This is a wonderful shot. You really get the size and scale of the skyscrapers from the tiny cars below, and the golden glow adds a lot too.
March 22nd, 2022  
I remember previous years when the sun was more visible but I may even prefer this one
March 22nd, 2022  
Love the perspective created by the tiny cars and the towering buildings.
March 22nd, 2022  
I, too, am fascinated with the tiny vehicles - love the lighting and you sure were in a perfect spot to capture this phenomenon.
March 22nd, 2022  
What a unique experience. I hate that Mother Nature didn't exactly cooperate but the resulting photo is still very cool. Such tall buildings.
March 22nd, 2022  
Great sense of scale here
March 22nd, 2022  
Awesome capture.
March 22nd, 2022  
Beautiful!
March 22nd, 2022  
Beautiful!
March 22nd, 2022  
Lovely city scene.
March 22nd, 2022  
A wonderul composition and colours.
March 22nd, 2022  
Wow! Marvelous!
March 23rd, 2022  
Beautiful view!
March 23rd, 2022  
I like how you captured the grandness of the place. One can feel the scale.
March 23rd, 2022  
It's so disappointing when that happens
March 23rd, 2022  
It does give us a good idea of what happens. That vertical chasm is so impressive.
March 24th, 2022  
Fav. This is just stunning.
March 24th, 2022  
Don't bother, it's still a great shot.
March 24th, 2022  
Beautiful shot
March 24th, 2022  
Still a great photo of the sunset colors and impressive city architecture.
March 25th, 2022  
Beautiful shot anyway, with all those lights already on and the dark buildings. Nature does not always cooperate. My husband and I came to cortina for a few days because of the beautiful clear sky. I was dreaming of finally obtaining those startrails Iā€™ve been after for a long time, but the woods in the mountains just below us had started to burn and the fire caused the smoke to climb up on the peaks where I was supposed to do my masterpiece. No luck this time either. Letā€™s hope that the rain expected tomorrow will extinguish the fires and clean the air of the residual particles. Fav for your Chicagohenge
March 28th, 2022  
@caterina It's so frustrating to have a particular set of images in mind and have weather make it impossible. I hope you had some more opportunities! I head you and Junko had a great visit. Congrats on the new little one in your lives!
March 29th, 2022  
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