Numerous boats are tied up at Navy Pier in Chicago, as well as a small U.S. Coast Guard boat.
This was away back in 2003. I have no idea what the place looks like now!
| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 9.7mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
Walking down a street in San Francisco and this sign for Tsingtao Beer caught my eye.
This was taken in 2007, during an Automattic meetup, which later became known as a Grand Meetup. In 2007, the company was so small, it wasn’t so Grand, but it was Great!
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 10mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
I saw this morning that Kirstie Alley passed away last night at the age of 71. She was great in Cheers, but I barely remember Veronica’s Closet and I’m not familiar with her roles in other shows.
In 2005, my wife and I were in Chicago, and we happened to go into a Borders bookshop there. Kirstie Alley was signing copies of her book upstairs, and a pretty good crowd had gathered. I declined to buy the book but got a few photos of what happened, even though I think staff were unsure of why I was there.
This was 2005, 2 years before the iPhone, and the only other person recording the event was somebody with a big camcorder. No selfies with the celebrity, either!
| Aperture | ƒ/5.6 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 20D |
| Focal length | 300mm |
| ISO | 1600 |
| Shutter speed | 1/100s |
Many years ago in August 2003 I was waiting for the L in Chicago to bring me to work.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.5 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 9.7mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
A passer-by checks the front page of the Chicago Tribune in a neighbourhood kiosk, July 2003.
I can’t imagine those kiosks are still there, considering the financial troubles newspapers have gone through in the last 19 years since this photo was taken.
| Aperture | ƒ/3.5 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 9.7mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
Mounted police in Chicago direct crowds along a street after the fireworks.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.3 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 21.1mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/80s |
Kids and grown-ups waiting for the July 4th fireworks in Chicago many years ago. The kids in this photo are in their twenties now.
| Aperture | ƒ/2.8 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 30.1mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/125s |
Crowds gathered on the shore of Lake Michigan with the Chicago skyline behind it to watch the July 4th fireworks.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 9.7mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
You can’t walk, you better cycle or take a taxi.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 36.1mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/160s |
Walking across a bridge in Chicago I noticed all the bikes that were thrown up on the railing next to the river. As good a place as any if there’s no decent bike parking to be had nearby.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 29.3mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |
The tall ship Windy is the official flagship of the City of Chicago. Appropriately named.
| Aperture | ƒ/8.2 |
| Camera | FinePix2800ZOOM |
| Focal length | 6mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/320s |
Tourists enjoying a nice July afternoon on a boat in Chicago.
| Aperture | ƒ/4 |
| Camera | CYBERSHOT |
| Focal length | 9.7mm |
| ISO | 100 |
| Shutter speed | 1/400s |