Willis Tower

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Week 40, October 6-12, 2024, Chicago Walk

Week 21, May 26 – June 1, 2024 – Chicago Reflections

June 1st, 2024

“Into the City”

June 1st, 2024

new light trails

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I alway enjoy finding new locations to photograph light trails, and I found this particular spot about 2 years before I finally got down to photograph it. Grand Avenue crosses I-90/94 with a perfect view of the Willis Tower, but there’s also a Metra track there too!
However, that Metra line is not used that often on the weekends, so I will have to go back to capture a better photo with the train light trails too. (Oh, and LED billboards are terrible…)

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“Interpretive Chicago”

May 30th, 2024

taller than willis

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Most folks from the Chicago area will recognize that darker building, but why is the light blue building taller? I didn’t notice this trick of angles and perspective when I photographed this scene, but now I love the photo even more.

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Week 18, May 5-11, 2024 – Chicago Walk

May 11th, 2024

“Chicago Views”

May 8th, 2024

rusty window

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Maybe it’s just me, but seeing the Sears/Willis Tower poking out from a scene was THE Chicago moment growing up. For a few years, my family lived on the south side, and it was a contest among the siblings to see who could see the skyline, specifically the Sears Tower, first when we would drive into the city.

On a recent photo walk, I found this little “window” created by the L tracks, the incredible rusty exterior contrasting with the sky, the Willis Tower, and the Merchandise Mart. I had to hop in between traffic on 2 different occasions to get this exposure correct; the afternoon sky was quite the contrast compared with the shadowed steel. This photo is one of my Top 3 favorite recent Chicago photos.

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Week 53, December 31, 2023 – January 6, 2024 – End of the Year

January 6th, 2024

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“Inside Chicago View”

January 6th, 2024

Art Institute staircase

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I have a collection of stairs photos; so from the moment that I saw Lauri’s photo of this staircase, I knew that I had to photograph it and add it to my collection.

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