// As I’ve mentioned before, taking a photograph of the Chicago skyline from the planetarium can be low-hanging fruit. There are a million of these panoramas out there, and it’s hard to compete with the greats. I posted one panorama very early on in this blog’s existence that I was pretty pleased with. I also...
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Tags: Chicago, Downtown, dusk, grant park, hdr, justin kern, Michigan Avenue, Nikon D700, photomatix, summer, Sunset, Twilight
Monday, August 31, 2009 Posted in Cityscapes, Downtown, Gotham, Hyde Park, Lakefront, Michigan Avenue, Navy Pier, Planetarium/Museum campus, South side
// Here’s a view southbound from the 94th floor of the John Hancock building – just before I took the panorama you saw earlier looking north along Lake Shore Drive at blue hour. Once upon a time I used to think great photographs were made only when the light was just right. Although this has...
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Tags: Chicago, chicago river, Downtown, dusk, grant park, hancock building, hdr, justin kern, lake michigan, lake shore drive, loop, merchandise mart, Michigan Avenue, Museum Campus, navy pier, Nikkor AIS 28mm f/3.5, Nikon D700, photomatix, reflection, sears tower, skyline, South side, summer, Sunset, Trump Tower, willis tower
// Growing up in the ‘burbs, trips to the Field Museum of Natural History were a real treat. I remember loving the drive into the big city, the climb up the mountain of marble steps and the feeling of awe upon seeing the grand lobby with its many fossils and artifacts. I haven’t been back...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 Posted in Cityscapes, Downtown, Goose Island, Gotham, Grant Park, Hyde Park, Nighttime, Planetarium/Museum campus, Sunrise, Sunset, Twilight, University of Chicago
// This little blog as been around for almost five months, in which time we’ve posted many images taken as the City of Big Shoulders transforms into Gotham. I’ve created a page to host all of these dark and moody images in one place. I’ve also just updated our Imagekind galleries to include most of...
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Tags: batman, batman returns, Chicago, Chicago as Gotham, creepy photographs, Downtown, Goose Island, Gotham, Gotham City, hdr, high dynamic range, justin kern, lasalle street, Nikkor AIS 28mm f/3.5, Nikon D700, photomatix, the dark knight, Twilight, winter, Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 fisheye
Justin and I were out shooting at sunrise one morning and I couldn’t help but notice the reflection of the rising sun in the Shedd Aquarium’s massive east-facing windows. The aquarium’s Oceanarium has been undergoing massive reconstruction and is set to re-open soon. I love the aquarium and can’t wait to see how it has...
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