Early morning, February – one of the last times that Mike and I photographed the city together. We met in Millenium Park and did a few images of the bean and then grabbed a coffee at Intelligentsia on Randolph. The sky was gray, the light was interesting, but we were a bit too wrapped up...
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Tags: blog, cloudgate, cup of coffee, exposition, february one, hd, images, Intelligentsia, life moves, memory cards, Millenium Park, patience, photograph, photography, reflection, separate paths, sieve, sky
Today’s photograph is an homage to a very early tWp post – Planet Bean. Though I think I nailed the composition on the first go around – I think today’s pic has a more balanced touch applied. Oddly enough – these two images were made about a year apart – though the lighting and snow...
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Tags: Chicago, cloud gate, Downtown, dusk, hdr, justin kern, Michigan Avenue, morning, Nikon D700, Peleng 8mm f/3.5, photomatix, Twilight, winter
Here’s a great pic from Val of this really cool T-Rex in Millennium Park. I thought it high time for an HDR break and something a bit different on tWp and Val graciously volunteered this shot. Appropriately, like most plastic toys, this cool dino had a “Made in China” stamp on his breast. Rather than...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009 Posted in Beaches, Cityscapes, Downtown, Goose Island, Gotham, Lakefront, Millennium park, The American West, The Canadian West, Uncategorized
// We launched tWp on Monday, March 9, 2009 and haven’t missed a post since that first day – bringing a new photograph to this webpage each day since. This site has been a lot of work and a lot of fun and has rewarded me richly with a new appreciation for how much work...
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Tags: banff national park, canada, Chicago, glacier national park, Gotham, hdr, justin kern, montana, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikon 28mm f/3.5, Nikon D700, photomatix, University of Chicago
// Normally, I would try to avoid posting similar images so close together as I posted “In Awe” not so long ago, but I was thrilled with how this panorama turned out. The rink in Millennium Park is a special place – Chicago’s analogue of Rockefeller Center. I got a great question from a windy...
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Tags: Chicago, Downtown, dusk, hdr, ice rink, ice skating, justin kern, Michigan Avenue, millennium park, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8, Nikon D700, photomatix, Twilight
