La Salle Street in Chicago ends abruptly in the Chicago Board of Trade at the far end of the street. It’s an unusual street because all the streets in Chicago just go on and on, mostly in parallel, through the city. This one just stops! La Salle Bank which is barely visible at the left [...]
2008Tue05Aug
Chicago’s La Salle Street
Filed in Architecture, Candid, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, People, Photography, Photos, Street, United States, Urban, Vehicles
2008Thu31Jul
Chicago Board of Trade
Filed in Architecture, Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, Look up, Photography, Photos, United States, UrbanThe Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) is the world’s oldest futures and options exchange. It was established in 1848 and since 1930 has operated out of this building on 141 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago according to this Wikipedia page. Possible Batman “The Dark Knight” spoilers ahead. Don’t read on if you’re going to watch the [...]
2008Thu31Jul
The Thieving Duck Photoshoot
Filed in Canon 18-55, Canon 20D, Chicago, Everything, People, Photography, United States, UrbanMany moons ago I posted the infamous Thieving Duck that went viral when someone robbed it, added a funny story and emailed it around. Apparently it’s been seen all over the world which is kinda cool. It even made it to snopes.com too! Anyway, I can finally reveal a few more shots from that photoshoot [...]
2008Fri15Feb
Snow on the runway
Filed in Architecture, Canon 10-22, Canon 20D, Chicago, Photos, Sky, United States, Urban, VehiclesSnow on the runway On the way back from Arizona I flew via Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. I had a long wait but I have a laptop, a spare battery, DVD and Mame to keep me amused. I took a few photos too but I discovered shortly after taking this that photography in most parts of [...]
I would love to know who made an email attachment of my thieving duck and thank them. The Aflac Duck seems to be a well known part of American insurance marketing and people got a kick out of these ducks stealing money from a lady on the street! Apparently my thieving duck has become “the [...]
2006Sat26Aug
White Sox Hanging On?
Filed in Architecture, Chicago, Photos, Street, United States, UrbanWhite Sox Hanging On? How are the White Sox doing this year? I went to see several baseball games in Chicago and they were always a blast, more a social occasion than anything else. I of course had my camera, here are some shots from a White Sox game, and here’s the famous game where [...]
2006Fri25Aug
The Brown Line to Kimball
Filed in Black and White, Candid, Canon 18-55, Chicago, People, Photos, Street, Trains, United States, UrbanThe Brown Line to Kimball Aboard one of the trains of the Chicago L, the elevated and underground train network in Chicago. I think this was taken near the south end of the Loop, possibly around the corner from the library. The last time I was in Chicago I took the L for nostalgic reasons [...]
2006Thu24Aug
Wrigley Building Sky Bridge
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Canon 18-55, Chicago, Look up, Photos, Sky, United States, UrbanWrigley Building Sky Bridge This is the sky bridge between the two sections of the Wrigley Building in Chicago. We were walking through when I looked up and immediately noticed the leading lines of the buildings and the walkway. Way back in 2003 I photographed the Wrigley Building a few times and I’m pretty sure [...]
2006Wed23Aug
The Thieving Duck
Filed in Advertising, Birds, Chicago, Funny, Nature, People, Photos, Street, United States, UrbanA duck robs a poor innocent woman as she’s distracted by the cute ducklings. Moments later they all rush off with their ill-gotten gains! What you don’t see is the camera crew, make-up and lighting people and a small crowd watching from behind them. This was for some advert and of course the woman in [...]
2006Mon21Aug
Sears Tower and Flagpole
Filed in Architecture, Black and White, Chicago, Look up, Photos, Sky, United StatesSears Tower and Flagpole Sears Tower in Chicago and it’s reflection in a flagpole on the grounds of the building. I love the light and shadows in this image and the mirror image of the reflection.
