Men Working
I was in Chicago looking for interesting photo opportunities when I found this scene. The yellow “men” are to keep people off the wet sidewalk but to me they look like they are supervising the worker in the background.
The Great Stone Face
In middle school I remember reading a short story entitled “The Great Stone Face” by Hawthorne. While I remember the title, I don’t remember anything about the story. I do remember thinking that my craggy-faced teacher, who was an old lady who rarely smiled, could aptly be called “stone face.” How old was she? Maybe [...]
Distorted Reality
Though I have converted this photo to black and white, everything else about it is “real.” Really! The twisted windows are reflections in one of the windows of the Art Institute of Chicago. In fact, I think it is this building, which was featured in another post on this blog.
Morning Sun on Stainless Steel
This morning I finally realized why paintings and sculptures get such lame titles sometimes – the artists spend all their creativity on the art and have nothing left when it comes time to name it. I doubt my photo is a work of art but I do know that the title is lame. Anyway, I’m [...]
Vanishing Point
Yesterday’s post asked a question about lines and so I thought I’d post another photo that is obviously linear. I rarely think of vanishing points when I take photos but this one clearly moves the eye to infinity. If you want to see an interest use of vanishing point, check out da Vinci’s “The Last [...]
People Watching
I’m back inside the Art Institute of Chicago with this photo. I think I’ve admitted to a penchant for watching people look at art when I’m in art galleries. I was photographing this bronze sculpture (name? artist?) when I saw the gentleman in the background walk into the frame. I’m not the only voyeur in [...]
Building Facade – Chicago
I guess it may be obvious that I like taking photos of Chicago. To be honest, I don’t remember taking this one, but it is my photo. I guess I wasn’t feeling “flow” when this one happened, though I did take it in 2003, which is a long time ago. I wish I knew the [...]
Chicago Skyline
I wonder how many photographers using digital cameras wish they could re-photograph the same scenes once they get improved cameras? That’s what I wished for as I was working on this photo the other day. This shot was taken with my first high-end digital camera: a Canon 1D. It had a 4.4 megapixel sensor and [...]
A 20th Century Cathedral?
This is the Illinois State Office Building and I must say that while it’s not quite as amazing as St. Peters, it is still somewhat overwhelming. The first time I was in the building, I was able to go to one of the upper floors and look down. Being mildly afraid of heights, I found [...]
Reflections of Chicago
I like the juxtaposition of lines and curves in this photo. I also like the warm, gold tones of the reflected buildings. What strikes me about this picture is how easily something as structured and perfect as a high rise building can be reduced to an abstraction by glass panels, which seem so flat and [...]
Art Institute of Chicago – "Paris Street; Rainy Day"
As you can tell, this painting by Gustave Caillebotte dominates the gallery it is housed in. What I enjoy about candid art gallery shots is that there is a bit of irony of looking at a picture (as you are) of people looking at pictures. Photos like this seem convey quite and calm. I also [...]
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