Greetings From Chicago by bmac62
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WISH YOU WERE ALL HERE :-)
Day 2 of 8 day road trip for three of us Renderositians, that being 1) debbielove, 2) Buffalo1 and 3) yours truly, bmac62.
This photo taken of the Sears Towers in Chicago, Illinois. At 103 stories, this is touted as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. 45 minutes after this picture was taken we are at the top taking pictures!
Beautiful day...and you can see forever. Plenty of pictures to post in a few more days!!
Bill:)
P.S. Will remain scarce comment-wise until returning home in a couple of more days.
Comments (34)
dbrv6
Great capture - do hope all of you get to a chance to go up to the top of one of the buildings and take a look about its a treat.
anahata.c
I have to stop for tonight, I'll get to some of your other shots next time...but I couldn't stop without getting to at least one of your hometown shots (my hometown that is)...as much as I wanted to wax poetic about the Art Institute, where I almost lived for several years, I chose this because you got the exact feeling of the South Loop, with its shadows, its glittery glass facades mixed with a sense of canyons & darkness in the daytime; and you got the mix, too, of the new against the old—well, old by American standards. The right-hand building, with its triple-mullioned windows, is a real Chicago style; the windows are divided into 3 panes each, and that was called the "chicago" window, developed to allow lots of light in (as opposed to the single-sash window which was still common in early high rise days). It was the forerunner of the later large-pane "glass wall" windows. (Presumably they couldn't make glass that big back then...I'll have to research that, don't quote me yet!) So you got a lot of chicago in one shot. And the angle is chicago-ish too, as is the feeling that this city was made for the skyscraper (it having been invented here). Fine cavernous, dark & looming shot of the glitter & slight inhumanity of an american high-rise street; and chicago all the way. Great that you were here—hope you got to see all that you wanted! I shall return...
debbielove
I think I was there? Lol. The queue wasn't cool to get up there, but, I must confess the view was was MEGA impressive! Don't buy the postcards though...... Expensive! Great shot, Bill Rob.
Chipka
WOW! I forgot what Chicago looks like with that blue stuff up on top of everything! I hear it's called "the sky" but if you've been in Chicago of late, you'll realize that the sky is gray, featureless, and often foggy! I love this shot and I've seen the Sears Tower (I never remember it's other name) from this vantage point. Back before I was into photography as much as I am now, I saw it from that angle quite a lot. This is a wonderful shot and I'm glad that I'm now peeking back into your gallery! This is good stuff.