misc THE BLOB THAT ATE CHICAGO.....

This sculpture, a polished stainless steel "jelly bean" is in

Millennium Park. So varied in its effect as you walk around it, that it

invites photographic exploration...

Good job Linda!

And you are right it does invite exploration. Good composition and you caught the reflection of a good portion of Michigan Av. on it. Great colors and framing.

 

Good shot.

Very good exploration! reflects are outstanding. I like this capture of an attack of sci-fi blob! : )

beautiful one...would love to see it in real! :0)

6/7 for me, but rules didn't let me...

It is already said, reflection is superb, and I can give you a 7/6

Very well done ! Good idea to shoot it at night.

AWesome- Great photos at night from Chicago!

Very good night shooting. This is not easy but you manage. Kind regards.

wow. wow amazing BLOB and great ligth-ing and wow. what reflections in it :):)

Bravo!

Biliana

Thanks, all...Roger and I had so much fun with this. I am a sucker for any kind of reflections, and this gave me so much to work with. I'll upload some others, maybe :-)

Set up this next to it... http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/discosmiley.gif...and lets go dancin! What a cool photo Linda!

or 'The Whale that Lived in Lake Michigan until Tempted out by Bright Lights'? Great use of night lighting.

Looks like a wave of a whale lighted with city lights... very nicely explored Linda. Pnina

Excellent night shot, Linda. I think it needs to be retitled " The whale that ate Chicago" . . . .

What a shot, Linda.... I, too, thought of a whale.... Your pic makes me realize that I have not been to Chicago for a long time. I used to visit Chicago every summer because of a trade convention.... but Millenium Park was not there when I visited Chicago last time......Anyway, a beautiful cityscape of a night!

Fabulous image, Linda!! I love it ... what a wonderfully unique reflection!

what can I say...magic !

I love that title and I love this THING!

It reminds me of the worms from "Dune." The image itself is very well executed. Great Exposure and reflection.

I was hoping to shoot this Cloud Gate last March, but the darn thing was under repair. Cool capture, Linda. I think it's probably better to shoot a little earlier when the sky is still a bit blue to add both colors and separation between the sculpture and the sky. Just my opinion. ^_^

Love those nighttime reflections. I was just introduced to this by Dennis Dixson's recent upload from almost the same vantage point. Wilson makes a good point; I might pack a meal and camp out from sunset -1 hr to sunset +1 hr if I ever get to Chicago and have time to kill . . . and good weather.

What a wonderful image. My first thought was that the blob was a big whale:) At any rate the golden colours&light in this picture are delightful and the reflection of the buildings and the streetlights in the blob brings the sculpture to life and make this image bewitched.

 

Greetings, Ada:)

Wilson...I agree that that lighting situation would be effective, but what I like about the whole experience with this sculpture is that you can capture so many different views. I like the way the blacks merge here, creating even more of the sense that the Blob is engulfing the city...Quick! Call Blob-Busters!!

 

Thank you all for your visits and comments!!

The purple edge at the back of the blob make it look like it's moving to the right, an effect enhanced by the space you left on that side of the composition: a beautiful effect.