Weekly update 002 - 2016-10-24 : Chicago is still Beautiful

Ferris Wheel at the Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, USA

Continuing on from last week's Chicago dominated post, this week we have more Chicago! This time focussing on the area near the Navy Pier, once a Navy training center, these days a crowd pleaser with carnival rides, restaurants & shops. And some incredible views of the city's skyline and lake Michigan. On the way to the pier passed through some very industrial looking bridges, which clearly were not meant as pedestrian passages, but do give some moody images. Also added a couple of photos from the 'L' tour , run by the Architecture Foundation, with a view of the Trump Tower. And the inside of the Symphony Center, where the tour started and ended. If you're in Chicago and want to know more about the city, I highly recommend one of the Architecture Foundation tours.

Scroll to the end if you want a taste of Scotland...

 

As promised here is a sneak peak of Scotland, from this Summer lovely excursion to the Highlands and the Outer Hebrides. Taken at the Port of Ness beach on Harris Island, the north most island of the Hebridean archipelago.

Port of Ness Beach, Isle of Harris, Scotland

I'll be back next week with another batch of photos from Chicago's Millennium and Grant Parks.

APN

#project365 year1 [day 016] going overground

The Chicago Loop is the designation for the towns central business district, it's name comes from the elevated railway loop that was built there to facilitate railway traffic bringing workers and goods to the central part of the city. Here it seems I just missed my train...

There goes the "L"

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Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR
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NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extraction.

#project365 year1 [day 015] going underground

Thankfully not all trains run overground in Chicago, and there are some fine underground stations like the Lake station pictured here. 

Chicago's underground

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Fujifilm X-T1 Fujifilm 
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NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extraction.

#project365 year1 [day 014] up the stairs

up the stairs

External fire escape stairs always fascinated me, maybe because they are such an uncommon sight in european architecture. So when I was in the US I took lots of photos of early 20th century buildings with external metal staircases. This example is from Chicago city center.

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Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR
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Photoshop: Clean up and sharpening.
NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extraction.

#project365 year1 [day 001] Dailies from Scotland

Starting off the Year 1 of my #project365 with the dailies from my trip through Scotland. First stop the beautiful Edinburgh, and the art-deco/brutalist building of the Scottish Government.

at the doors of the Scottish Government

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Fujifilm X-T1
FUJINON XF18-135mm F3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

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#project365 [day 95] Willoughby Tower

Chicago is known world wide for it's architecture, sometimes being referred to as a living architectural museum. he Willoughby Tower stands tall and proud over the Michigan Avenue cliff, presiding over the parade of unique architecture at its sides. It is also a victim of early 20th century urban planning. The reason for the tall tower is to comply with a former city ordinance which stated that the portion of a building above a certain height could only occupy 25% of its footprint. Thus, the tall tower to maximize revenue and prestige while staying in line with setback laws. It helps distinguish this tower from the majority of buildings in the "cliff" which are all around 280 feet tall. Built in 1929 and designed by Samuel N. Crowen & Associates, its 38 stories reach a height of 134 meters, it sits where, in 1846 the Sisters of Mercy founded Chicago's first convent.

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Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR
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Lightroom : Initial tone and final crop.
Photoshop: Perspective correction, clean up and sharpening.
NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extraction.