In Photos dot Org » Chicago http://inphotos.org no photoshopped images here Mon, 20 May 2013 10:21:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Behind the scenes of the Thieving Duck http://inphotos.org/2012/07/11/behind-the-scenes-of-the-thieving-duck/ http://inphotos.org/2012/07/11/behind-the-scenes-of-the-thieving-duck/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:58:30 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=6054 Long time readers will remember the thieving duck photo that I made in 2005. Scratch that, many people who use email, Facebook, Twitter or other social media website will be familiar with this photo. A recent post on Reddit showed me just how tired some people are of it as a meme! I would dearly …

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Long time readers will remember the thieving duck photo that I made in 2005. Scratch that, many people who use email, Facebook, Twitter or other social media website will be familiar with this photo. A recent post on Reddit showed me just how tired some people are of it as a meme! I would dearly love to know who it was that copied the photo into a joke email because I would thank them.

At first I was upset that my photo had been taken and used without my permission. It took me a long time to figure out that it doesn’t matter. I had fun taking the photo and it’s a reminder of a great holiday. I smiled looking at the photos this morning while I picked out these shots for this post. I wonder if the model, or the people pictured here have seen the meme?

I had no idea who financed this shoot although the Snopes article on it suggests Western Union did, nor did I talk to anyone there but I saw a chance to get an interesting photo and I took it.

Here’s a gallery of behind the scenes shots. Enjoy!

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Aperture ƒ/5.6
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/80s

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2012/07/11/behind-the-scenes-of-the-thieving-duck/feed/ 2 The Chicago Theatre http://inphotos.org/2009/02/01/the-chicago-theatre/ http://inphotos.org/2009/02/01/the-chicago-theatre/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:58:30 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=3482 The Chicago Theatre on State Street in the city of the same name. The sign in front is hard to miss but I’ve never been in there. Maybe next time I visit Chicago. More info on the theatre’s history page. Love that Netscape favicon! This was shot in 2005 but I know I have shot …

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The Chicago Theatre on State Street in the city of the same name. The sign in front is hard to miss but I’ve never been in there. Maybe next time I visit Chicago. More info on the theatre’s history page. Love that Netscape favicon!

This was shot in 2005 but I know I have shot the same scene a number of times.
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Aperture ƒ/7.1
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/160s

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/02/01/the-chicago-theatre/feed/ 0 Moving from Chicago to Washington http://inphotos.org/2009/01/20/moving-from-chicago-to-washington/ http://inphotos.org/2009/01/20/moving-from-chicago-to-washington/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:26:44 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=3439 Barack Obama’s family probably had some help from America’s Secret Service when they moved from Chicago to Washington but for the rest of us, that journey would be a lot more mundane and would involve the services of a company like Hollander. Photographed somewhere in Chicago in May 2005. PS. Thank you if you nominated …

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Barack Obama’s family probably had some help from America’s Secret Service when they moved from Chicago to Washington but for the rest of us, that journey would be a lot more mundane and would involve the services of a company like Hollander.

Photographed somewhere in Chicago in May 2005.

PS. Thank you if you nominated this blog for the Irish Blog Awards!
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Aperture ƒ/5
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/60s

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/01/20/moving-from-chicago-to-washington/feed/ 1 Construction in Chicago http://inphotos.org/2008/12/16/construction-in-chicago/ http://inphotos.org/2008/12/16/construction-in-chicago/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:41:06 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=3292 Construction work on the Trump Tower in 2005. Photo Info Aperture ƒ/8 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 18mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/200s Related Posts Chicago on the river Last of the Construction Workers Chicago Spaces

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Construction work on the Trump Tower in 2005.
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Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2008/12/16/construction-in-chicago/feed/ 3 Look up at Marina City http://inphotos.org/2008/12/08/look-up-at-marina-city/ http://inphotos.org/2008/12/08/look-up-at-marina-city/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:01:53 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=3262 Marina City, the round shaped buildings in Chicago that sit on the river make an imposing sight when viewed up close. Good thing there’s valet parking, you certainly wouldn’t want to be scared of heights driving around inside them! Photo Info Aperture ƒ/6.3 Camera Canon EOS 20D Focal length 18mm ISO 100 Shutter speed 1/125s …

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Marina City, the round shaped buildings in Chicago that sit on the river make an imposing sight when viewed up close. Good thing there’s valet parking, you certainly wouldn’t want to be scared of heights driving around inside them!
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Aperture ƒ/6.3
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/125s

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2008/12/08/look-up-at-marina-city/feed/ 2 Shoe Shopper Heaven http://inphotos.org/2008/12/07/shoe-shopper-heaven/ http://inphotos.org/2008/12/07/shoe-shopper-heaven/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:54:59 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=3259 I’m reliably informed that many women enjoy the occasional trip to shoe shops and other establishments were garments and other finery may be purchased. Thankfully my wife isn’t one of them and hates shopping almost as much as I do. Nevertheless we found ourselves inside this shoe shop in Chicago so I decided to make …

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I’m reliably informed that many women enjoy the occasional trip to shoe shops and other establishments were garments and other finery may be purchased. Thankfully my wife isn’t one of them and hates shopping almost as much as I do. Nevertheless we found ourselves inside this shoe shop in Chicago so I decided to make the most of the moment and snap a few photos.
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Aperture ƒ/5.6
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 21mm
ISO 1600
Shutter speed 1/100s

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Despite being a major city, or perhaps because of it, Chicago has plenty of open spaces and broad streets. I love this shot for it’s wide open space bordered by tall buildings.

If the photo looks slightly odd, that’s because I used the perspective tool, but never dragged it the other way..
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Aperture ƒ/16
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 1600
Shutter speed 1/800s

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2008/12/05/chicago-spaces/feed/ 1 Panaflex http://inphotos.org/2008/11/30/panaflex/ http://inphotos.org/2008/11/30/panaflex/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:30:33 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=3231 When I originally took this photo in Chicago (on La Salle, near the CBOT) it was a snapshot of a film crew. I took a few more shots of the crew but I was intrigued by the camera. Panaflex, what’s the specs on that then? Turns out it’s a product of Panavision, you know, that …

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When I originally took this photo in Chicago (on La Salle, near the CBOT) it was a snapshot of a film crew. I took a few more shots of the crew but I was intrigued by the camera. Panaflex, what’s the specs on that then? Turns out it’s a product of Panavision, you know, that name that’s in practically every American film’s credits? Interesting history too although how they consider that big lump small enough to be handheld is beyond me!
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Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 55mm
ISO 800
Shutter speed 1/125s

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2008/11/30/panaflex/feed/ 0 The basement of Trump Tower http://inphotos.org/2008/08/23/the-basement-of-trump-tower/ http://inphotos.org/2008/08/23/the-basement-of-trump-tower/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:04:36 +0000 Donncha http://inphotos.org/?p=2693 In 2001 Donald Trump announced he’d build the tallest building in the world in Chicago, “Trump International Hotel and Tower”. After the attacks on the WTC in September that year the plans were changed however, but it’s still an awfully high building. Check out the Wikipedia page for further details. This is the building site …

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In 2001 Donald Trump announced he’d build the tallest building in the world in Chicago, “Trump International Hotel and Tower”. After the attacks on the WTC in September that year the plans were changed however, but it’s still an awfully high building. Check out the Wikipedia page for further details.

This is the building site of the “Trump Tower” as it’s known locally. I shot this in 2005, and they’ve made quite a bit of progress since then as you can imagine, but this is a piece of history, and a patch of bare ground that won’t see daylight again for many many years.
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Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/125s

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Sears Tower is one of the famous landmarks of Chicago I photographed while in the city. Remarkably, despite the months I spent in the city, I never actually went to the top of the building. I almost did once, but turned back for some reason. Could have been the long line to get past security. Dunno.

Anyway, this is only the second shot of the building I’ve posted. The first, taken near one of the flagpoles pictured here was unusual and was fairly well received. This is a more traditional architecture shot, though I do like the flags waving in the wind!

Oh, my Canon 20D is still broken. On advice from Ryan, I’ll give Canon in the UK a ring, and I’m also on the look out for a Canon 40D. ac-foto in Germany sell the body only for €795 which seems to be the best price I’ve found so far. Prices in Ireland are around the €1,200 mark. Ouch. Where would you buy a DSLR? (that’ll ship to Ireland!)
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Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 18mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s

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