High Above the City by taffy

High Above the City

Took our guests up to the rooftop, but couldn't help it and brought my camera and tripod too.

Thank you for your kind comments on my Bridge shot yesterday and the kind words on TT! What a great way to start the weekend.
Wow! Stunning!
April 18th, 2015  
Beautiful
April 18th, 2015  
Crikey - you are the best! fav
April 18th, 2015  
excellent as always
April 18th, 2015  
great nightscape! Is that pinkish light trail on the bridge up front a train?
April 18th, 2015  
Wow you know how to show your guests the best sights! I bet they were thrilled to see this view! So well captured Taffy! Fav!
April 18th, 2015  
What a metropolis! Wonderful night skyline, with the lights and the vertical lines. The height makes me feel woozy. ;) I am so happy to be back in the mid-west.
April 18th, 2015  
"On the roof it's peaceful as can be..." This is such a neat view! Beautiful!
April 18th, 2015  
@irisn you're a great train spotter! Yes, that's the pink line of the 'L'
April 18th, 2015  
AMAZING.!!! I probably missed it, but how is the repairs/remodel coming on your home? You must really be enjoying the views from this lovely temporary residence!
April 18th, 2015  
amazing view ... wonderful clear shot .... fav
April 18th, 2015  
Great shot, it looks like its made of gold.
April 18th, 2015  
What a wonderful clear capture of the city at night. Lovely.
April 18th, 2015  
I'd be 'tempted' too with a vantage point like that.
April 18th, 2015  
Beautiful details and warm light.
April 18th, 2015  
You really are the queen of the cityscape Taffy, another riper. And a fave of course. I also hope it isn't too scary up there for you.
April 18th, 2015  
Stunning nightscape, the lighting is splendid :)
April 18th, 2015  
Well it was certainly worth it wasn't it!!
April 18th, 2015  
Cities look great at night. Wonderful shot
April 18th, 2015  
A city nightscape is so enchanting.
April 18th, 2015  
Stunning! What a spectacular view! Fav.
April 18th, 2015  
You are an expert !!! fantastic, a fav.
April 18th, 2015  
I'm away from home and viewing this on an iPad, which is just as well - if I was at home looking at this on the 27" monitor, I would spend the whole day detail spotting! A spectacular image.
April 18th, 2015  
stunning
April 18th, 2015  
What a spectacular view. No wonder you took your guests up there.
April 18th, 2015  
well of course! but where are the guests! (just kidding, a polite hostess etc.)
April 18th, 2015  
Lovely shot Taffy.
April 18th, 2015  
WOW - FAV.
April 18th, 2015  
Amazing night capture.
April 18th, 2015  
Beautiful city view!!
April 18th, 2015  
such an incredible view you have! Lovely image.
April 18th, 2015  
Stellar shot...love all the lights, perspective, composition
April 18th, 2015  
What an incredible view you have, hope the fire damage is getting sorted out
April 18th, 2015  
Wonderful, epic shot, Taffy! Love the pov and the scale!
April 18th, 2015  
Love this 'City at night' shot, fav.
April 18th, 2015  
Super nighttime cityscape. Fav!! 😃
April 18th, 2015  
Wonderful night shot!
April 18th, 2015  
Gorgeous city night shot!
April 18th, 2015  
stunning.... super fav
April 18th, 2015  
Just LOVE this Taffy, what a stunning image. I bet you end up missing this vantage point!
April 18th, 2015  
so sparkly and exciting . . . .just like the city, love it.
April 18th, 2015  
Fab, could look at this for hours
April 18th, 2015  
Fabulous image, quite like that golden hue of the streetlights throughout the city
April 18th, 2015  
You're going to miss this elevated vantage point. Great shot of the city.
April 19th, 2015  
What an awesome view! Will you miss it?
April 19th, 2015  
Fantastic night shot and city lights
April 19th, 2015  
What a beautiful view and a fabulous night shot, Taffy. You will definitely miss this view. FAV
April 19th, 2015  
@neatz Thanks Anita! And thanks for asking about the fire. We are nearing final stages of house reconstruction and barring no complications, we could be moving back by the middle of June. We'll know for sure by mid-May. We've had so many complications, though, I'm not going to count on it.

@olivetreeann @pixiemac Thanks Ann and Sarah! You are both so right...we will really miss being here so much. What a strange outcome of the fire -- learning how much we do like living in this type of condo. We'd have never imagined it in a million years -- we've always wanted our own entrance, privacy, etc. and a neighborhood. But, this has been eye-opening.

@karlow75 Thanks Kane! The rooftop isn't scary at all.
April 19th, 2015  
@eyesmile Thanks Gena! I haven't posted about the house in a while. We're busily choosing interior things at the moment (e.g., kitchen cabinets, paint, ordering furniture), with the assumption that we'll be moving back around mid-June. Who knows, though, as things keep changing! But we will HUGELY miss this condo and the amazing views. It's really made the fire experience bearable having a nice place to live as so much of the rest of the experience is not so great.
April 19th, 2015  
This is an amazing photo Taffy. Everything looks so sharp, and the light so soft.
April 19th, 2015  
Spectacular!
April 19th, 2015  
As everyone else is saying, you will miss this view but I guess it will be great to get back to your own place too. It is so twinkly and pretty.
April 19th, 2015  
So much to see in this golden night scape! Beautiful!
April 19th, 2015  
Beautiful golden city night lights
April 19th, 2015  
Stunning! xx
April 19th, 2015  
I love the way the lights fade as the image gets further from you.
April 19th, 2015  
lovely night shot
April 20th, 2015  
Wow, what a super nightscape and view. FAV.
April 20th, 2015  
What a stunning night shot - and the pov is fabulous - you feel like you're looking out at the whole country. Really like the receding light - the shot is awesome.
April 20th, 2015  
These night images of Chicago simply never stop being interesting. Lovely colour.
April 20th, 2015  
You have the most fabulous view from that rooftop.
April 20th, 2015  
Great composition
April 20th, 2015  
amazing! You live in such a beautiful city!
Thanks for sharing
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April 20th, 2015  
Amazingly beautiful.
April 21st, 2015  
Wonderfully warm yet huge! Fav!
April 21st, 2015  
Amazing shot
April 21st, 2015  
Your city scape is beautiful Taffy, love the golden colour. fav.
April 21st, 2015  
Damn, you are so going to miss this view!!! A FAV, of course, and who knows maybe you will sell the place once it is all done, and move to a condo with a rooftop!
April 21st, 2015  
Magnificent and awe-inspiring. A big fav.
April 21st, 2015  
@panthora Exactly what we are hoping to do! Including starting to talk with realtors.
April 21st, 2015  
You get such amazing detail in these night shots
April 21st, 2015  
FAV.
Awesome!!!
April 21st, 2015  
WOWsiness!
April 24th, 2015  
Congrats on TT
April 24th, 2015  
Congratulations Taffy for another gorgeous Top Twenty winner! Fav!
April 25th, 2015  
congrats on another TT for you. Well deserved!!!
April 26th, 2015  
Congrats on the TT :)
April 26th, 2015  
FAV -- what a beautiful depiction of Chicago's orange glow from a height where you can see what it is!
April 30th, 2015  
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