Category Archives: Sports
Day 43: Tomahawk
This is a close up picture of the tomahawk patch on the sleeve of a Blackhawks jersey. This is an alternate logo for the Blackhawks that they started using in 1964/65. This picture was taken during the Blackhawks rally in … Continue reading
Day 42: Flying High
This is a picture of someone kitesurfing at Montrose Beach (Chicago’s Kite Beach) on a windy day. The ban on kiteboarding was lifted on a test basis starting Labor Day 2004 as an “at-your-own-risk” activity and was evaluated in the … Continue reading
Day 41: Blue Angels
The Blue Angels are part of the Navy as a recruiting effort and to represent the naval service to the United States. These pictures were taken when they were in their four-jet Diamond Formation at the Chicago Air and Water … Continue reading
Day 30: Supersonic
This is a picture of an F-18 in transonic flight. This happens when there is just the right amount of water vapor in the air such that the shock waves cause the water to precipitate. The condition lasts only for … Continue reading
Day 24: 2016 bid
The 2016 bid for the olympics in Chicago was a three year journey that ended unsuccessfully. Chicago was up against Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan and Rio De Janerio, Brazil. Earning a 7.0 in the Application phase and being considered a … Continue reading
Day 22: Bear Down
Today is one of the biggest games for the Chicago Bears in years… they play the Green Bay Packers. There is a long history of the rival between the Bears and the Packers. They last played the Packers in 1941 … Continue reading
Showcasing Chicago One Image at a Time 