Lake View Township
“Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” - Francis of Assisi
They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for” - Tom Bodett
I taught I should start exploring the "Windy City" from the outside and start working my way in, slowly but surely! There is a lot to photograph and I decided to start from this historic district called Bryn Mawr that is located far north of the Chicago. At the very edge of the Michigan Lake. Old fashioned green lanterns and lamp posts, reminiscent of Chicago in the 1920s and 1930s mixed with old architecture, this district offers some great opportunities for us photographers. I'm just starting my exploration, so stay tuned.
Are you looking around yourself? While trying to get a completely different composition at that time, I was struggling to get the cityscape in focus because I was shooting from a far and the haze and the atmosphere near the city was making it impossible to nail the focus. I was pretty frustrated because the weather was great and dramatic but I was missing the shots! So to try to save the day I was walking back and forth to see what else I can do. I small crack in the blue sky just showed up and it got wider very fast. This scene unfolded very fast and it lasted for entire 5 min. The light shined upon that structure and at that time I didn't know what that structure in the distance actually is. After a little research I find out that is one of the old crib lighthouses and it dates all the way from 1800's. All until I got home I didn’t realize that this would be my favorite shot from that session. What do you think?
How did you start your day? Weather on this side of the globe is still looking good and the fact that there is no free time to actually enjoy it is really frustrating! To keep everything on a bright side I can tell you a funny story. While trying to capture this frame I was really close to raging Lake Michigan. For a while I managed to monitor crazy waves and not get wet. But for one second I got relaxed and that same second a wave crashed behind me and hit me with the full force leaving me completely soaked. I still think it was good to be out. What do you think?
“What struck me, as I walked up and down the history of painting, was how much it was about fading light, and that the history of painting is also the history of the loss of light. For slowly but surely… the light is squeezed out of painting to become finally a mere candle-flicker. A world once full of light becomes a world of shadows.” – Ian McKeever
Did you thought that it’s over to? I kinda got my hopes high that it is. But I guess we will still have to wait for a bit till that happens. I captured this light leak few weeks back. All the apps were predicting crazy color for this sunrise so I went out before my work. I might say that it wasn’t as I expected but it was pretty good. What do you think?
Another off of the hard drive. Good clouds that night.
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Did you have fun yesterday? While getting up at 4am wasn’t as fun initially, going out and being greeted with this light was amazing. It was an early start with the preparation for the Air & Water show 2019 so to set the mood for the entire day was easy after this experience. What do you think?
“Blessings happen more frequently when we take the time to notice them.” - Unknown
Are you up for it? I’m very excited and humbled to be a part of the @outofchicago team. This year I will be teaching alongside some amazing architecture & street photographers at the Out of Chicago Architecture and Street Photography Conference. It’s taking place in Chicago from June 28-30, 2019 and I would love for you to join this dream team. This is the only conference of its kind in the world, where you can find this many world-class street and architecture photographers under one roof. Use the discount code CHICAGO to get $400 off when you register before March 22nd, 2019. Spaces are filling fast. For more information please visit www.outofchicago.com/chicago. What do you think?
Never got out here during the summer, so with the temp hitting 50 yesterday I wanted to get out somewhere to shoot. Better to hang out by the lake...
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Lake View Township!
Most notably Nenad Spasojevic.