View from a Water Taxi

I heard on the radio the other day that there was an accidental fire in the John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago, which made me think back to the last time I was in the area, which was 2007.

I pulled up images from that time, which included this view from a Chicago Water Taxi ride through the canals.  I updated the image, stylized it, and changed it to black and white to emphasize lines and structure.

Move! That! Bus!

I originally took this image in 2009 during the taping of a home reveal for Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

I was feeling nostalgic today and decided to update and stylize it.

You can read more about that eventful day in my original blog post.

Sliver Moon

Spudlings

This is the shot I was planning last night.   After my Spudling Surprise, I got down to business and set up my lighting the way I had wanted in the first place.

What a difference lighting makes!  Feel, mood and texture totally transformed from last night's blog pic.

Spudling Surprise

Fingerling potatoes in a vase, you say?  Sure, why not.  But where is the surprise?

The surprise was on me.  I realized after I hit the button on my first shot that my flash was not on.  I look at mistakes anyway because sometimes I'm pleased with the result, as was the case here.

Tomorrow I think I'll post one I took with flash.  I like both versions!