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On the Way Home

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This is a shot of the Austin Avenue Blue Line station as taken from the Lombard Avenue bridge over the Eisenhower Expressway in Oak Park, Illinois. I made it as Chip and I were returning from a "Thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat" at my sister Kate's house on November 24, 2011. Happy belated Thanksgiving to all, hope you had a good one. As always, thanks to everyone who is kind enough to view and comment on my gallery.

Comments (17)


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flavia49

6:25PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

beautiful cityscape

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Tako_Yakida

6:28PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

Really nice how you were able to capture the lights in such a way as to give it a subtly surreal atmosphere, making the whole scenery feel less harsh or urbanized.

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mgtcs

6:49PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

Very, very beautiful capture my friend, incredible place and lighting, spectacular photo!

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Chipka

7:00PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

I'm so glad you posted this, as I saw it on your camera playback screen and it looked exactly like this, only much, much smaller! This is a brilliant piece of photographic work, especially since it makes Chicago look so good; the lights are fantastic, and that stairway/pedway looks positively clean and welcoming as opposed to what it actually was...funny how a camera can do so much! I love the angles and the colors and that nice, gem like shimmering gleam. Great work.

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KatesFriend

8:43PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well. I'm hooked by the zig-zag look of the staircase to the platform. A very pragmatic design for what the politicians of the day took to be a rather utilitarian place. There is an odd sense of abandonment to it though. Perhaps its all the lights racing along the expressway while the station lies quiet and (seemingly) empty of people. I'm sure that is about to change at any moment. Great expansive shot too.

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NefariousDrO

10:10PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

gorgeous picture, the light makes such wonderful colors and patterns. I'm glad you had a good Thanksgiving feast, too. What I'm also enjoying about this shot is that I've actually been in almost this exact same spot, many years ago. brings back some very nice memories.

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auntietk

11:19PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

Oak Park was on our list ... one of the many, many places we never got to! Obviously, we'll have to come back. :) We probably drove by there on our way into town. It's fascinating to see the Blue Line train going by as you're driving down the freeway. (I know ... I am SO easily amused!) The light oozing out from under the roof of the walkway is great. Wonderful picture! Glad you had a good turkey day! :)

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bmac62

11:30PM | Sat, 26 November 2011

Aren't trains great! Your life would be a lot different without them. And for sure you'd probably have lost out on one mighty fine Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Love the nighttime colors!

minos_6

3:12AM | Sun, 27 November 2011

The play between light/dark/shadows in this image is just fantastic! And that's just the first contrast I noticed. Then there's the stillness of the station, and the blur of road activity. This is my favourite type of capture - something that is much more than the sum of its parts. Excellent work!

whaleman

3:15AM | Sun, 27 November 2011

Now that's a cool shot!

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durleybeachbum

3:32AM | Sun, 27 November 2011

Like nothing I have ever seen before..(mind you I haven't sen that nmuch, too parochial!) So interesting that the station is a long thin lit line next to a busy motorway.

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jeanebean

2:40PM | Sun, 27 November 2011

I really like the green light of the train station against the warm light of the highway. Very nice capture.

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kgb224

4:48PM | Sun, 27 November 2011

Stunning capture Corey. God Bless.

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npauling

5:49PM | Sun, 27 November 2011

A marvellous clear night time scene you have captured here and the colours look so rich.

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fallen21

6:05AM | Mon, 28 November 2011

Fantastic shot.

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thecytron

9:49AM | Mon, 28 November 2011

AmaZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzing illumination fX!

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sandra46

4:55PM | Mon, 28 November 2011

GORGREOUS NIGHT SHOT


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Photograph Details
F Numberf/3.1
MakeNIKON
ModelCOOLPIX L22
Shutter Speed10/80
ISO Speed500
Focal Length7

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