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Day 334: Navy Pier Winter Lights

Posted on December 1, 2011 by eaj81

Yes, it’s that time again!  The Navy Pier winter lights are up.

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Day 333: McCormick Fountain

Posted on November 30, 2011 by eaj81

The fountain outside McCormick place frozen in time.  You can see the water stopped in time and the rich colors.

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Day 332: A Walk at the Pier

Posted on November 29, 2011 by eaj81

A beautiful dusk walk at Navy Pier.

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Day 331: Navy Pier

Posted on November 28, 2011 by eaj81

The headhouse at Navy Pier. For more historical information on Navy Pier, click here.

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Day 330: Roosevelt Building

Posted on November 27, 2011 by eaj81

Roosevelt University has broken ground on a 32-story academic building that will be the second tallest university building in the country and the sixth tallest in the world. A unique vertical campus, it will have classrooms, laboratories, offices, dorm rooms, … Continue reading →

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Day 329: Votto

Posted on November 26, 2011 by eaj81

Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds trying to make a play at first at a Cubs game in September. With this one done in HDR you can see all of the dirt flying up as the Cubs slide back to … Continue reading →

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Day 328: Auditorium Theater

Posted on November 25, 2011 by eaj81

The Auditorium Theater in Chicago is one of the best-known designs of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. Completed in 1889, the building is located on South Michigan Avenue, at the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Congress Parkway. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975. It was designated a Chicago … Continue reading →

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Day 327: The Clock

Posted on November 24, 2011 by eaj81

The clock on top of the Wrigley building, done in HDR.  This building is so full of details that are really called out more when done in HDR vs. the standard digital photo.  Either way this building is absolutely beautiful, … Continue reading →

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Day 326: Water-like

Posted on November 23, 2011 by eaj81

The Aqua building done in HDR.  With the details and the clouds reflecting in the windows of the building it almost makes it look like there is water like a puddle within the building.

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Day 325: Monaco

Posted on November 22, 2011 by eaj81

The Dodge Monaco done in HDR. I love spending time and redoing some of my older photos in HDR after awhile to see how much better they look.  To me it makes the picture more realistic and the colors stand … Continue reading →

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