Saturday In The Park by CoreyBlack
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Everyone else in our little ninja-tribe of camera junkies has been doing a series of trip photos, and I won't be any different. Also, judging by the speed at which I'm presently uploading, this could take until sometime late next year. (LOL) This shot was made on Saturday, the last full day of our out-of-town guests' visit. We were also joined by Dave and Cheri and Juanita, Dave's mom from neighboring Wisconsin. It was a wonderful day for photographing the many wonders of Chicago, and the weather was especially pleasant for later September. We wandered around wherever the Muse and good camaraderie took us. In this shot, Dave looks on (like the Security chief of our little away team,) Chip takes a shot of Lake Michigan from the artificial peninsula that comprises so much of Chicago's Museum Campus, while Juanita and Marilyn casually amble towards one of the spectacular views of the Chicago skyline.
This picture was made on Saturday, September 19th, 2009.
Lots of love and best wishes to everyone, especially Cheri. I had a great time with you all and can't wait to see you again, soon.
Comments (8)
elfin14doaks
I can't wait either. It was totally cool talking with you. I had such a great time hanging out with everyone. Dave does look like a security guard for the entourage. Even though we were all taking pictures madly Dave and Juanita had a great time and mom can't wait to do it again. This was a great day and this is a wonderful capture of exactly what the day was. Great shot Corey.
elfin12u
Whoa!!! I didn't see you take this, true ninja fashion my friend. I promise that next time we come down, I'll have a camera of my own. and therefore blend in just a bit better with the rest of this zany lot. I think seeing all of the posts derived from this gathering has incredibly interesting. Seeing it all again, but in the eyes of the person behind the camera instead of my own is really cool! Security?.....perhaps a change of career could be in the making.
Chipka
I like this a lot. I actually remember being aware of this photo in the making and I'm amazed at how lanky I actually am! WOW. This is really good and I like the crisp quality of it. You captured so much of that day in this and I love the way you caught Marilyn just before she had that long moment with the lake; it was cool seeing THAT too. This is a fantastic piece of work.
auntietk
OMG! I hope Juanita will be okay. It's always the away team member in the red shirt who gets done in by the aliens, isn't it? :P and ... (Finishing the song lyric by Chicago) "I think it was the 4th of July." (Now I've got that stuck in my head.) and ... This is a wonderful shot, full of good memories. I hope this was only my first trip to Chicago, and that there will be many more!
beachzz
Yep, what a day it was!! I love this shot, we're all just kinda wandering around looking at different things. At least there weren't any ninja geese right here!!
durleybeachbum
I love this! I can imagine I was there.
anahata.c
you always had a photo-journalist side to you, and this captures that side, to my eye. It's casual, spontaneous, off the cuff, and yet it has those elements that show your fine-tuned eye inside it all: the line & flow of chip leaning over, the flow of heads from Juanita to Marilyn to the man on the rail (in the back), the line-up of chip's camera & hand with the sign behind him and his cap (etc), the line-up of dave with the sign behind him and how he's almost framed by the railing as well, and so on...I know some photographers say that's all 'accident', but I've been in the arts a long time like you, and I know it's not accident: It's your fine photographic eye seeing the natural music behind your shot. Nice clarity, nice hues, I like all the concrete-white filling up half the shot, and you caught personalities too, each & every one. (I laughed when I thought: Ok, so Tara was under a bush somewhere, photographing a worm; and me? I have no clue! Probably ducking from all you damned photographers pointing your fricking cameras all over! At one point you all were pointing towards me—well, towards something behind me, but I didn't know at the time—and I wanted to raise my hands and say "I surrender!". It's a little harrowing being with 5 photographers at once!) Lovely shot Corey, on many levels. And I hope you're doing well!
helanker
To see this shot and to read all the comments is such a joy and fun. Makes me feel I was there myself :-)))