Chicago: The Mountains of the Midwest

[Teakwood]

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Killer local band, The Holy Motors

[downtownpdx]

Gorgeous photography

[The-New-Tony-Detroit]

Midwest majesty.

[Chef]

Great set. You took some artistic license with your processing and you used it well. That is unfortunately a rare thing among photographers.

[Danny]

It´s always very interesting seeing Chicago again! Different style of photography, but I like it.

Thanks for sharing and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

[Teakwood]

Originally Posted by downtownpdx

Gorgeous photography

Thank you!

Originally Posted by The-New-Tony-Detroit

Midwest majesty.

Detroit ain't bad either.

Originally Posted by Chef

Great set. You took some artistic license with your processing and you used it well. That is unfortunately a rare thing among photographers.

Thank you. The graphic artist in me can't help but tinker. The photographer in me can't help but take pictures that require tinkering.

Originally Posted by Danny

It´s always very interesting seeing Chicago again! Different style of photography, but I like it.

Thanks for sharing and greetings from Madrid, Spain.

Thank you!

[Jawnadelphia]

Great pics!

You missed the Hamels no-hitter by one day??

Oh well, enjoyed the presentation.

[Teakwood]

Originally Posted by TallCoolOne

Great pics!

You missed the Hamels no-hitter by one day??

Oh well, enjoyed the presentation.

I thought my friends were joking when they said that on Saturday night....

Had Nola not been pitching, I would have switched tickets to Saturday. Oh well. Got to see the kids first win!

Thank You!

[harryc]

Nice set

[gatt]

nice pics.

[Teakwood]

Originally Posted by harryc

Nice set

Originally Posted by gatt

nice pics.

Thank You!

[Coldrsx]

Ok, that's it, it is next on the list.

[urbanroo]

Beautiful. I like the b&w shots of Wrigley.

[pdxtex]

in regards to location, form and scale with the surrounding topography, or lack thereof, Chicago is in my opinion is the absolute finest modern skyline on the planet. its not ringed by huge mountains or other distractions, its a giant manmade mountain range on flat mesa and right next to an inland ocean. its perfect. thanks for the pics.....

[Teakwood]

Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Ok, that's it, it is next on the list.

lol, do it. NO regrets.

Originally Posted by urbanroo

Beautiful. I like the b&w shots of Wrigley.

Thank you! It kinda felt like the game should have been in b&w while watching a game there.

Originally Posted by pdxtex

in regards to location, form and scale with the surrounding topography, or lack thereof, Chicago is in my opinion is the absolute finest modern skyline on the planet. its not ringed by huge mountains or other distractions, its a giant manmade mountain range on flat mesa and right next to an inland ocean. its perfect. thanks for the pics.....

Agreed, right down to the nearly perfect street grid. I'm having trouble thinking of another city of that size that topographically matches it.

[ThatDarnSacramentan]

Great, great set. I'm gonna tell you what makes this a great thread and not just a good thread. A good thread captures a city. A great thread captures the soul of a city, and that's exactly what you've done.

[pdxtex]

Originally Posted by Teakwood

lol, do it. NO regrets.



Thank you! It kinda felt like the game should have been in b&w while watching a game there.



Agreed, right down to the nearly perfect street grid. I'm having trouble thinking of another city of that size that topographically matches it.

Toronto does a good job in the skyline symmetry department. The view from center island is pretty awesome. It got the great lake thing going for it too.

[Teakwood]

Originally Posted by ThatDarnSacramentan

Great, great set. I'm gonna tell you what makes this a great thread and not just a good thread. A good thread captures a city. A great thread captures the soul of a city, and that's exactly what you've done.

Thanks! I can't take all the credit, Chicago was a great model through the whole process. She was very professional, despite all of my advances towards her.

Originally Posted by pdxtex

Toronto does a good job in the skyline symmetry department. The view from center island is pretty awesome. It got the great lake thing going for it too.

Very true. But from what I've seen, the topography is (slightly) hillier in Toronto, and the streets are a little less of a grid. But overall, they definitely seem to be the closest comparisons.

[maru2501]

missed this. bravo

[Murphy de la Sucre]

Typical Chicago as usual but what about those skulls? Are they vodka cups or real or replicas?