CHICAGO | Millie on Michigan/CitizenM (300 N Michigan Ave) | 523 ft | 47 FLOORS

[cityofblindinglights]

From Sunday the 18th

[harryc]

July 19

[BuildThemTaller]

For all the griping about blocking views of the C&C Building, 300N Michigan Ave seems to have mostly left the view corridors intact. The crown of C&C remains visible from the River and Pioneer Court.

[Tombstoner]

Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

For all the griping about blocking views of the C&C Building, 300N Michigan Ave seems to have mostly left the view corridors intact. The crown of C&C remains visible from the River and Pioneer Court.

But not down Michigan Avenue--a very significant "view corridor" IMHO

[vexxed82]

I created these full-height, constructed perspective shots by stitching together 6 separate frames. It was the only way to fit the full structure in the frame AND then correct the perspective for nice and parallel vertical lines with breathing room on the bottom & sides.



In the top middle frame, the full building is fully in frame, but my lens was at max shift and I *still* had to pan my camera up a few degrees to get the top of the structure and enough sky. Had I perspective controlled that one frame, it would have been extremely narrow. Adding the other frames allowed me ample overage to increase the field of view of the composite image.

[rivernorthlurker]

Originally Posted by vexxed82

I created these full-height, constructed perspective shots by stitching together 6 separate frames. It was the only way to fit the full structure in the frame AND then correct the perspective for nice and parallel vertical lines with breathing room on the bottom & sides.

In the top middle frame, the full building is fully in frame, but my lens was at max shift and I *still* had to pan my camera up a few degrees to get the top of the structure and enough sky. Had I perspective controlled that one frame, it would have been extremely narrow. Adding the other frames allowed me ample overage to increase the field of view of the composite image.

Thanks for the behind the scenes details on how you made this. More than meets the eye and a lot more than just 'point and shoot.' Sounds complicated and time consuming and thank you for sharing. Always a good day when you post on the forum!

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker

Thanks for the behind the scenes details on how you made this. More than meets the eye and a lot more than just 'point and shoot.' Sounds complicated and time consuming and thank you for sharing. Always a good day when you post on the forum!

You're welcome. Yeah, sometimes too much work/thought goes into some of my shots, but the technical stuff is fun to experiment with when it means better images. Either way I'm learning something But this specific technique is great for shooting tall buildings in tight quarters. Architecture photography is a lot easier when you can get farther away from a building and/or it's shorter.

[harryc]

^^^ Thank you Nick for the method behind the art.

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[the urban politician]

Mich Ave between the river and Randolph St is really coming onto its own with all of these new towers and rehabs.

[Ned.B]

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

It appears my wishes have come true and they've fixed that horrendous salmon paint job on the hotel to the north. Woo!

The gray is kind of overdone and cold though, especially for a building with pseudo classical references. I'm ready to get back to more warm neutrals, that don't necessarily have to be RN beige or salmon.

[The Lurker]

^I don't know what the best color is but I know this is a 1000% improvement from what was there before. That building used to irritate me to no end. Now its completely forgettable and I'm fine with that.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by The Lurker

^I don't know what the best color is but I know this is a 1000% improvement from what was there before. That building used to irritate me to no end. Now its completely forgettable and I'm fine with that.

exactly.

i don't care if cool gray is overdone or not, whatever helps that particular trainwreck slink further into anonymity is a step in the right direction IMO.

[Tom In Chicago]

^As bad of a building that is I can't seem to stop looking at it. . . it's an odd duck for sure, but I'm kind of glad it's there - it makes extreme use of the buildings footprint which I think anyone would find interesting even if the architectural style is abysmal. . .

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[LouisVanDerWright]

^^^ Yeah, IMO this one falls into the "kitsch POMO" category which is what POMO is supposed to be about. Plus that penthouse has to be dope. Didn't mind the pink that much myself, but then again I'm all for splashes of color on the cityscape.

[kolchak]

Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

^As bad of a building that is I can't seem to stop looking at it. . . it's an odd duck for sure, but I'm kind of glad it's there - it makes extreme use of the buildings footprint which I think anyone would find interesting even if the architectural style is abysmal. . .

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Agree. It is flush against its neighbors and the lot borders going straight up utilizing all available vertical space.

300 would have been better if it had held to this concept. Still the horizontal bands are working well imo and its going to look fine.

[OhioGuy]

Captured this shot of 300 N Michigan under construction from the brown line this morning.

[sentinel]

Fantastic shot!

[rivernorthlurker]

Originally Posted by kolchak

Agree. It is flush against its neighbors and the lot borders going straight up utilizing all available vertical space.

300 would have been better if it had held to this concept. Still the horizontal bands are working well imo and its going to look fine.

Looking at the renderings on https://bklarchitecture.com/projects/300-n-michigan/, the white bands do not continue past the common space at ~ the 15th floor - at least on the east face. They do on the south and north faces according to the rendering. It looks like the balconies on the north and south faces are the 'break point' for strips/no strips. I can't find any renderings of the west face (the most visible). If it it mirrors the east face it's just gonna be glass with no strips :/ But maybe it wraps on three sides and just not the entrance side of the building. We'll find out soon enough.

[Mikelacey45]

Can’t wait to see site I poking from this view

Originally Posted by OhioGuy

Captured this shot of 300 N Michigan under construction from the brown line this morning.

[r18tdi]

Originally Posted by Mikelacey45

Can’t wait to see site I poking from this view

Wouldn't it be completely obscured by St. Regis?