Unfortunately, day 1 in Chicago was rainy, very cloudy, and quite hazy. I didn't get even one usable picture all day.
Fortunately, day 2 was much better. We started the day with a Jumbo Chili Cheese Dog and a Large Chocolate Shake from Portillos. It took a year off my life but man was it good! I vegged for a couple hours after that since it was still extremely cloudy but then the miracle took place. The clouds that were called for all day began to move out. We took off for Adler Planetarium and set up for sunset.
The challenge for me with Chicago is the size. My "style" of cityscape is very close up. The only way to capture Chicago is to go wide. I went with one ultra-wide shot and one cropped in a little. What do you think?
Today we are off for Louisville, Kentucky. The weather is currently showing severe thunderstorms for our visit but we are hoping for at least a small break to give us a chance at capturing something. I'll keep you updated!
4 comments:
The cropped-in one is the winner in my mind. Another Josh masterpiece. I think you've already got enough great shots to make this trip worth the effort, so anything else will be icing on the cake. But hopefully your relatively good luck with the weather will continue to hold.
The wide one looks a bit unbalanced because it sort of peters off on the right hand side. The tighter one rocks though. Good balance with Sears Tower (or whatever it is called these days) on one side and whatever that other tall building is on the other side.
So when are you going to go on a World tour so you can come and shoot Sydney. I have a number of perfect locations for you!
That was the struggle with the wide view. You feel like you have to get the John Hancock Building in since it is the other tall building in Chicago but the color drops way off on the far side.
I start the world tour once I am done with the U.S. I still have my west coast trip next year (San Diego to Vancouver) and my Texas trip at some point. After that, I may start thinking internationally.
I agree with everyone else. The cropped shot is the best one. Like Dave said the wider one seemed off balance. Great shots regardless.
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