24 Hours in Chicago

grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
edited September 22, 2010 in Journeys
Just returned from a quick 24 hour business trip to the "Windy City". I had some down time and was able to get a few shots in before heading home.

Navy Pier
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Chicago Theatre
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Chicago Theatre
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Union Station
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Chicago Skyline
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Had a chance to "chew the fat" with Jerry Springer
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Took in Sad Brad Smith in concert at Millenium Park.
Note: I could be wrong but doesn't that look like a clean shaving Gluwater on keyboards?
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Chicago, the All-American city
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One Mean Bean!!
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"Stairway to Heaven" - The Museum of Contemporary Art
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"Stairway to Heaven" Part II - The Museum of Contemporary Art
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Union Station
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Union Station Part II
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Millenium Park
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L Train on the Brown Line
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"I'm leaving on a jet plane" - O'Hare Airport
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  • dadwtwinsdadwtwins Registered Users Posts: 804 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2010
    Where are all the people??? I think you have a great variety of picks of the famed city for just being there 24 hours....great job.
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  • tisuntisun Registered Users Posts: 435 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2010
    I don't think you slept in those 24 hours. You covered many places. Quite a few good shots. I like your take on the Bean.
  • jasonstonejasonstone Registered Users Posts: 735 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2010
    oh man i love the b&w chicago theatre shot
    but like above comments - where the hell are all the people?? looks like the aftermath of some 28 Days Later style virus ;)

    you sure saw a whole lot if you only had a few hours down time - deffo made the most of it! thumb.gif
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  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2010
    Great shots. As usual. Why is it than when I am in O'Hare it is never that empty?
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  • stuffjunkiestuffjunkie Registered Users Posts: 156 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2010
    Nice Series!
    Let us locals know you're in town. We could have had a gathering or something.
    Gluwater and clean shaven don't go together these days....but yeah I see your point.
  • bike21bike21 Registered Users Posts: 836 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2010
    Great shots! Looks like O'hare after 10pm or at 5am. Been there too many times to count at many odd hours :D
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2010
    dadwtwins wrote: »
    Where are all the people??? I think you have a great variety of picks of the famed city for just being there 24 hours....great job.

    Thanks dadwtwins. I try to get as few people in my pictures as possible. I'll wait it out as long as I can to get a shot with no people in it. :D
    tisun wrote: »
    I don't think you slept in those 24 hours. You covered many places. Quite a few good shots. I like your take on the Bean.

    Thank you tisun. I made great use of Chicago's CTA. I'm glad you like the bean shot. I've tried a number of times to shoot it and I still don't have a good one to post.
    jasonstone wrote: »
    oh man i love the b&w chicago theatre shot
    but like above comments - where the hell are all the people?? looks like the aftermath of some 28 Days Later style virus ;)

    you sure saw a whole lot if you only had a few hours down time - deffo made the most of it! thumb.gif

    Thanks Jason. The Chicago Theatre shots were taken late Monday night so very few people were out, The MCA shots were taken just before they closed so most of the people were already gone (still waited 20 minutes for those shots), two of the Union Station shots were taken after they sectioned the area off for an event and I got lucky with the bean shot and cropped the one person out of the photo.
    BradfordBenn wrote: »
    Great shots. As usual. Why is it than when I am in O'Hare it is never that empty?

    Bradford, great to see you on dgrin. I hope all is well. When you take the last flight home you can get a little lucky and avoid the crowds. :D
    stuffjunkie wrote: »
    Nice Series!
    Let us locals know you're in town. We could have had a gathering or something.
    Gluwater and clean shaven don't go together these days....but yeah I see your point.

    I'll be back in town in a few weeks so be on the lookout for a PM. :D
    Yes, a clean shaven Gluwater is a rare sighting these days.
    bike21 wrote: »
    Great shots! Looks like O'hare after 10pm or at 5am. Been there too many times to count at many odd hours :D

    I know what you mean. mwink.gif
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  • indiegirlindiegirl Registered Users Posts: 930 Major grins
    edited September 12, 2010
    Seriously? 24 hours? You are a machine!
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  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited September 16, 2010
    indiegirl wrote: »
    Seriously? 24 hours? You are a machine!

    Having gone shooting with Grimace I can confirm he is a machine. A fun efficient machine. Going out with him we easily hit three locations a night and have dinner; and it was not a rushed feeling.
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  • starclusterstarcluster Registered Users Posts: 62 Big grins
    edited September 22, 2010
    Nice shots, like the last best :3
    well done
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