Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park by taffy

Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park

It was sunny and warm today, quite springlike. I thought a visit to Millennium was in order so took my still-to-be-returned fisheye with me. The pavilion has been host to opera, symphony, dance troupes, pop stars, and architecture tours. Behind these seats for a long city block is a large grassy area covered with the criss-crossy things you see here, with speakers hanging all the way back. The sound is quite incredible -- perfect spot of a city picnic.
Alternate for mundane abstract-strainer theme this week: http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2015-04-05
Brilliant shot
April 6th, 2015  
Great b&w
April 6th, 2015  
Awesome shot
April 6th, 2015  
Is this an open-air pavilion? It looks an amazing design and must hold a lot of people! Your photograph does it proud!
April 6th, 2015  
Very cool!
April 6th, 2015  
Very cool effects and symmetry
April 6th, 2015  
This is awesome. Why are you returning your fish eye?
April 6th, 2015  
@skstein Thanks Sandy! I'm reluctantly giving it back to its owner...my daughter-in-law's dad hasn't been using it and loaned it to me for a sort of indefinite period. I've taken advantage of it but do have to give it back someday. When I do, I'll buy one for my full-frame, as I use it enough to want one of my own.
April 6th, 2015  
@maggiemae It is open air -- the performers are on a stage, and protected by the elements as are some of the seats toward the front, but the rest is open-air, in the middle of Millennium Park. Pritzker is the family that owns the Hyatt, etc so that's where the name came from (their donation to the city). What's amazing is they do free concerts there and literally hundreds of people will be on seats, picnic setups, etc. Very festive.
April 6th, 2015  
The fisheye effect is so cool. Works beautifully in black and white.
April 6th, 2015  
Cooool!!
April 6th, 2015  
Wow! You've really got an eye for these shots. It looks do balanced. Fabulous edit in b and w.
April 6th, 2015  
Fantastic perspective with the Fish eye! Love it!
April 6th, 2015  
WOW..that is almost unreal!!! What a cool capture and processing. Great commentary also.
April 6th, 2015  
Fantastic shot! I love fisheye lenses..
April 6th, 2015  
Such an interesting image.
April 6th, 2015  
You are doing such creative things with your fish eye lens, I keep being tempted. This image is gorgeous :)
April 6th, 2015  
awesome shot
April 6th, 2015  
Great effect, nice in b/w fav.
April 6th, 2015  
fantastic shot... looks awesome in b&w with a fisheye effect .. fav
April 6th, 2015  
Love it!
April 6th, 2015  
Fabulous shot. Fave.
April 6th, 2015  
That middle part looks like a giant bow almost.
April 6th, 2015  
Intriguing capture
April 6th, 2015  
EXCELLENT and FAV!
April 6th, 2015  
So surreal !
April 6th, 2015  
magnificent processing and effect. Awesome
fav
April 6th, 2015  
Amazing and a big fav. Love it.
April 6th, 2015  
Perfect fisheye image, love it and fav :)
April 6th, 2015  
Quite fabulous on many levels - love the fisheye, the reflections in the doors, the symmetry in the shapes... I could go on. Fav of course!
April 6th, 2015  
Fabulous shot, I can see your reluctance to return the fisheye lens to its owner. Such a beautiful photo and love the symmetry and processing.
April 6th, 2015  
Just wow. This is so great on so many levels.
April 6th, 2015  
Great fisheye result!
April 6th, 2015  
This is a very cool shot of a very cool place. I hope to get up there in the not so distant future and pop off a few myself.
April 6th, 2015  
Great capture.
April 6th, 2015  
excellent fisheye
April 6th, 2015  
Quite a picture. The lens is truly wide angle. Nice shot.
April 6th, 2015  
This is fab. So much going on and the fisheye highlights it all. Lovely capture.
April 6th, 2015  
Great shot, love it in b&w. I do enjoy these shots of yours with the fish eye lens. I enjoyed a few hours downtown with my daughter, it really was a lovely sunny day.
April 6th, 2015  
Super fisheye capture. Fav!! 😃
April 6th, 2015  
Great shot, love the effect from the fisheye in this image
April 6th, 2015  
Fantastic shot
April 6th, 2015  
This is such a cool pavilion! Great shot!
April 6th, 2015  
Stunning picture and perspective. Congratulations on making the Trending Page and the PP. Well deserved.
April 6th, 2015  
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the composition, FAV
April 6th, 2015  
Awesome capture!
April 6th, 2015  
Great symmetry!
April 6th, 2015  
Wonderful photo, Taffy.
April 6th, 2015  
This is an amazing shot. Fav
April 6th, 2015  
Gorgeous! I love your choice of fish eye lens and b&w here.
April 6th, 2015  
Very impressive capture!
April 6th, 2015  
Wow, amazing shot :)
April 6th, 2015  
I am loving your series of fisheye lens shots! They have all been so creative! I can understand you not being in a rush to give it back. This is another great image Taffy! Such a lot to look at and work out! Great processing too! Fav!
April 6th, 2015  
An awesome view and capture! This place looks so shiny!
April 7th, 2015  
What a fun way to capture that. How much longer do you have the fisheye?
April 7th, 2015  
@bill_fe I'm not sure. We haven't gotten together in a while, so I'm guessing the next time I see them, I should at least have it in hand. I'm hoping on the one hand that he says keep it longer, and on the other, he takes it back which 'forces' me to find one for the full frame.
April 7th, 2015  
Wow, what a dramatic image Taffy... and chiefly due to the unique PoV of the fish-eye - good work!m
April 7th, 2015  
Wonderful fish-eye b & w. unique, beautiful and dramatic
April 7th, 2015  
The fish eye gives it a really interesting twist- great shot! Congrats on the PP too!
April 7th, 2015  
Looks like an amazing place - made even more so with your extremely good use of the fisheye.
April 7th, 2015  
Lovely shot........love what the fisheye does!
Congrats on PP Taffy
April 7th, 2015  
Such an interesting place-fisheye works well here
April 7th, 2015  
Perfect subject for the fisheye. Fantastic and Fav...that's my contribution to the f theme. LOL
April 7th, 2015  
Love the way the canopy provides a focal point, with the curves providing random lead ins to it.
April 7th, 2015  
Fabulous shot! It's so sharp, such clean lines. And, it is the perfect subject for that fisheye lens. It makes for such an interesting, but balanced and pleasant perspective. Love it! It's a FAV for me.
April 8th, 2015  
great perspective!
April 9th, 2015  
Missed this wonderfulness. Big fav and congrats on top 5 in symmetry theme!
April 9th, 2015  
@amandal thanks! I had no idea – this is very exciting.
April 9th, 2015  
wow this is amazing! love the fish eye look!
April 9th, 2015  
Congrats on TT!
April 10th, 2015  
congrats on TT Taffy...love it!
April 10th, 2015  
All good this end thanks for asking Taffy! Huge congrats on your double TT too! : ))
April 10th, 2015  
Congrats on TT Taffy! Another double very well deserved! I do think that TT needs looking at though as there are often shots on there that I feel do not deserve to be there -,same people every week! Sorry for the rant but it makes me angry to see so many outstanding images there together with a few not particularly good shots. Just my opinion of course! Oh dear think I woke up in a bad mood! Lol! Your shots are always outstanding!
April 11th, 2015  
WOW looks awesome & way cool in B&W, great processing :)
April 14th, 2015  
Just a great great shot Congratulations
April 15th, 2015  
Great fisheye!
April 21st, 2015  
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