Enter The Bean: Chicago
This is another look at “The Bean” but from a different perspective! On the underside of the sculpture is the omphalos, an indentation whose mirrored surface provides multiple reflections of any...
View ArticleThe Old and the New
We walked many miles up and down Michegan Avenue in Chicago during our visit during our New Year. Many locals questioned our motives after we explained we are from San Diego. Sometimes Sunny and 70F...
View ArticleMarilyn Monroe In Chicago
As were were fighting the brisk Chicago Winds on North Michegan Avenue, we stumbled across this huge Marilyn. Hundress of people were snapping away with their Cell Phone cameras and other things. We...
View ArticleChicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers
We spent the New Year in windy, cold Chicago away from the blissful Sunny & Seventy San Diego to take in the sights, search for the Best Chicago Hot Dog, sample some Real Deep Dish Pizza and watch...
View ArticleThe Bean – Two Worlds
Two Worlds This is another look at The Bean in Millenium Park in Chicago. This shot was taken from Michigan Avenue using a Nikon D7000 equipped with 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Using a telephoto tends to...
View ArticleChicago – The Windy City
Go Blackhawks! We spent the New Year’s weekend in Chicago exploring this amazing city, searching for the best Deep Dish Pizza, Chicago-style Hot Dog, marvelling at the splendid architecture and...
View ArticleRelease The Beast
Release The Kraken This is another shot on New Year’s Day from the mouth of Millenium Park in Chicago. The early morning and blustery winds kept most people away allowing us almost full reign of this...
View ArticleTwo Worlds – The Bean People
Wow, everything is Straight! We were in Chicago early New Year’s Day hoping to have a clean shot of The Bean (or as some call it, “The Cloud Gate”). The previous post was from the South side, this...
View ArticleMarilyn Meets Chicago
Sometimes it is easy to forget that everyone has a story to tell, if we only take the time to listen! Sometimes, the shy, quiet person at work has the most amazing life story and biggest dreams – it is...
View ArticleGhosts of Chicago
On a cold day in January, Kathleen was drawn to this window as we walked down the street heading for The Bean…she said, “Erik, you have to get a shot of this, there is something about it” What do you...
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