Not to disappoint those who might expect a photographic imagining of the Lord of the Rings, but I think that maybe these are perhaps the most interesting pair of towers you might come across outside of Middle Earth. I had the privilege of seeing them both the other night from the 16th floor of the...
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Chicago is no model city (and I fear perhaps we’ve been cast in a worse light than usual by the pathetic former governor’s trial), but today’s photograph takes advantage of a trick of the viewer’s eye to make it look like a model of a city. I gave this technique a try once before, though...
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Tags: Chicago, Downtown, hdr, justin kern, Michigan Avenue, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikon D700, photomatix, sears tower, Sunset, Twilight
Amongst the flying buttresses at the top of the Tribune Tower there are many beautiful views to be had looking out towards the city. Here’s a cool view looking straight up at the remainder of the tower – at what looks like a great spider with huge legs perched atop the stone spire. If you...
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Tags: Chicago, Downtown, dusk, hdr, justin kern, Michigan Avenue, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikon D700, photomatix, skyline, winter
Introducing yet another incredible view of the Chicago skyline from the 25th floor of the Tribune Tower. After climbing the many twisting staircases to the 33rd floor (photos to be posted here sometime in the future), I headed back down to the observation deck and pointed the business end of my lens north to get...
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Tags: Chicago, Downtown, dusk, Gotham, hancock building, hdr, justin kern, Michigan Avenue, night, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikon D700, photomatix, skyline, tribune tower, Twilight, winter
The Windy Pixel’s first birthday is fast approaching. I will be out of town for it, but I’ve scheduled some good content to mark this auspicious occasion appropriately. A year past and I find myself in the same haunts, shooting very nearly the same things. Rather than being in a rut, however, I feel more...
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