Summer Bus by CoreyBlack
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The temperature in Chicago has been hovering around zero (with a sub-zero windchill) for days. It's the dreary doldrums of winter: nothing to do but get drunk on Irish Coffee and fall down on the ice. Or think of summer. With the latter thought in mind, I've been looking through my warm weather pictures of the last few years, and I'll probably be posting several of them throughout the winter.
This particular shot features the Number 182 Kimball bus flying by my old apartment building on a sultry mid-summer evening. Maybe it's just the Irish Coffee, but I feel warmer already.
This photo was made in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago on July 22, 2007. I hope that everyone's new year is starting off well.
Comments (7)
beachzz
This is a warm shot--about all we can do do ward off that COLD. The Irish coffee probably helps a lot, too, though!!
EBSPhotographic
Nice, very nice! I'm a sucker for light trails and moving subjects. Well done.
Myel
Great light trails! They are warming us up!
auntietk
The thumb of this caught my eye from a mile away, and I was in love with it before I opened it or knew who had made the image! This is spectacular. It's hard to stop staring long enough to make a comment!
Meisiekind
I love this Corey! The warm light trails and light shout summer!!! Very, very good! :)
Chipka
This is very nice. It's literally full of motion. What I like about this is the fact that it reminds me of those star trails you see in astronomical photographs where a camera is set on a long exposure to capture the stars and the stars themselves form concentric circles that overlap and blur together in weird ways, except for the one star dead center. No, this isn't a star trail photo, but it has that same vibe for me, and yeah, I'm a sucker for the almighty blur and streak. What I really like is the fact that you can actually see a passenger on the bus, up front. And yeah, it's frikkin' cold in Chicago so seeing a Summertime photo is a real treat. What's great about it is the fact that it's only the absence of snow and ice that marks this as some season other than winter. It could have been taken in the spring or autumn, and that ambiguity is a lot like gender androgyny. Seasonally, it could be any time of the year and it could even be winter, but it's up to the viewer to sense the warmth and determine when the shot was taken. THAT is where this photo is at its most successful, and at its most intriguing. There's a sense of mystery in it. Well done! I think you're onto something (from this and your post before it) and whatever it is, keep it up...it's engaging.
elfin14doaks
The shot definitely has the feel of a sultry summer night. A bit of a time warp feel to it as well. I like it. By the way, I think you guys have been colder then we are......Hey what's up with that??