toss a coin in the fountain for good luck by summerfield

toss a coin in the fountain for good luck

i don't know why people do that - tossing pennies into the fountain. do they make a wish when they do? and do they really believe it will come true?

in any case, the drive to carol stream, illinois is uneventful albeit for some spots where we encountered more than pissy rain. and it's too cold and too damp not to mention too windy to even attempt to go around and shoot. maybe tomorrow. for today, i will post one that i took last week and didn't have the opportunity to post. this is a fountain near the st. lawrence market. this is also my first attempt at photographing "live" water. this one looks like inverted icicles.
lovely fountain --and yes, why DO they throw coins in?
April 29th, 2011  
I agree with you! It's the first thing that came into my mind after seeing this photo. Icicles!!! This is one good filler. =)
April 29th, 2011  
another great photo...and yes, icicles come to mind :-) I also posted 'live' water today so there must have been something about cold and damp (and not watching the wedding)
April 29th, 2011  
@cscecil - if i remember my mythology, the people had to offer their gold and silver to some goddess otherwise the river would run dry. or something to that effect.
@gbert204955 - thank you.
@patticake - thank you.
April 29th, 2011  
I'm still learning my camera (I say this after 3 years). Fountains have been challenging for me honestly. Yours is beautiful.
May 6th, 2011  
@silverdraggin - i'm sorry, meiska, i didn't see this until now. thank you for yor kind words. much appreciated.
May 28th, 2011  
It is a beautiful fountain
September 16th, 2012  
@bkbinthecity - thank you, brian.
September 16th, 2012  
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