A second image of Chicago's Buckingham Fountain from opening day, processed in b&w. This POV is facing toward Lake Michigan with the city behind me. If you look closely you can see a plane on the landing path to O'Hare Airport.
@jgpittenger I agree that it's tight, but it was the look I was going for, so in that sense, a success. There were so many people that going wide looked fairly messy -- thus, part of the reason. I have a range of scenes from that day and you may prefer some of the others.
I rather like the way you've composed this shot Taffy. Your POV conveys the impression of a very large fountain in full flow. I find it a powerful image. The tiny aircraft provides a added point of interest and quite a contrast to the style of that fountain. B&W is great for this shot.
@vignouse Hi Richard. It was commissioned by someone in the Buckingham family to honor the brother (Clarence Buckingham). Here's a section of the Wikipedia link that I think summarizes it really clearly and also provides additional photos for different times of year:
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Fountain
The fountain is considered Chicago's front door, since it resides in Grant Park, the city's front yard near the intersection of Columbus Drive and Ida B. Wells Drive. The fountain itself represents Lake Michigan, with four sets of sea horses (two per set) symbolizing the four states—Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana—that border the lake. The fountain was designed by beaux arts architect Edward H. Bennett. The statues were created by the French sculptor Marcel F. Loyau. The design of the fountain was inspired by the Bassin de Latone and modeled after Latona Fountain at Versailles.
The fountain was donated to the city by Kate Sturges Buckingham in memory of her brother, Clarence Buckingham, and was constructed at a cost of $750,000. The fountain's official name is the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain. Kate Buckingham also established the Buckingham Fountain Endowment Fund with an initial investment of $300,000 to pay for maintenance. Buckingham Fountain was dedicated on August 26, 1927.
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Fountain
The fountain is considered Chicago's front door, since it resides in Grant Park, the city's front yard near the intersection of Columbus Drive and Ida B. Wells Drive. The fountain itself represents Lake Michigan, with four sets of sea horses (two per set) symbolizing the four states—Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana—that border the lake. The fountain was designed by beaux arts architect Edward H. Bennett. The statues were created by the French sculptor Marcel F. Loyau. The design of the fountain was inspired by the Bassin de Latone and modeled after Latona Fountain at Versailles.
The fountain was donated to the city by Kate Sturges Buckingham in memory of her brother, Clarence Buckingham, and was constructed at a cost of $750,000. The fountain's official name is the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain. Kate Buckingham also established the Buckingham Fountain Endowment Fund with an initial investment of $300,000 to pay for maintenance. Buckingham Fountain was dedicated on August 26, 1927.