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gandalf612 · #**5521** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 5:47 PM**

Spent about an hour taking pictures of the sidechick

before meeting up with the boyfriend on Friday. There’s a bunch more pictures from different angles on my Flickr

I think criticism of the glass might be because more people see it from the north, where the gradient is not as smooth as from the south and looks less reflective at times. From the south the glass is nothing short of stunning.

February 22 2019 by Tomasz Wojtasik, on Flickr

harryc · #**5522** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 6:38 PM**

Feb 25

From Lake/Marion in Oak Park.

Skyguy_7 · #**5523** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 6:41 PM**

^^ The last two shots are tremendous. I couldn't think of a better neighbor for Vista than GEMS. Their colors play perfectly together.

Steely Dan · #**5524** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 7:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by gandalf612

hot damn!

do you happen to have that larger?

SteelMonkey · #**5525** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

hot damn!

do you happen to have that larger?

I 2nd that. Sick pano

pianowizard · #**5526** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 8:01 PM**

For people who can't fly on helicopters or don't have drone cameras, this is definitely one of the best vantage points from which to admire Chicago's skyline. Just a couple weeks ago I came across this older but higher-resolution photo on Wikipedia and found myself spellbound by it:

The original photo is here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._sunrise_1.jpg

Elliphant · #**5527** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 9:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

hot damn!

do you happen to have that larger?

Here it is

jayden · #**5528** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 9:03 PM**

Nice building!

BonoboZill4 · #**5529** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 9:29 PM**

The last month has really brought out some amazing photos from everyone around here! And it's not even Summer yet when it'll really be beautiful

Barrelfish · #**5530** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 9:47 PM**

Great photo! Is it just me though, or is the larger version slightly squished vertically? Either that or the "shrink the buildings" theory from the OCS thread may have some merit after all...

Elliphant · #**5531** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Barrelfish

Great photo! Is it just me though, or is the larger version slightly squished vertically? Either that or the "shrink the buildings" theory from the OCS thread may have some merit after all...

No.. that's just how it looks in higher resolution.

donnie · #**5532** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 10:08 PM**

Stop screwing with my chubby mind!

LouisVanDerWright · #**5533** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 10:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Barrelfish

Great photo! Is it just me though, or is the larger version slightly squished vertically? Either that or the "shrink the buildings" theory from the OCS thread may have some merit after all...

No this is a plan to shorten the entire skyline so that Sears Tower tops out at 999.9'...

Elliphant · #**5534** Posted **Feb 25, 2019, 10:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

No this is a plan to shorten the entire skyline so that Sears Tower tops out at 999.9'...

Still a supertall if you're a mathematician.

gandalf612 · #**5535** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 1:22 AM**

Full size

harryc · #**5536** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 1:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Elliphant

Still a supertall if you're an Engineer.

Fixed it for you.

KWillChicago · #**5537** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 1:51 AM**

One bennett park filled in that gap very nicely from that vantage point.

cozy · #**5538** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 8:32 AM**

gandlaf's pic should totally replace the current wikipedia photo. too bad nobody here has the wiki clout to edit the chicago page

edit: no it does need to be in front of the street lights but wiki photo needs updating nonetheless

aaron38 · #**5539** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 1:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by gandalf612

I think criticism of the glass might be because more people see it from the north, where the gradient is not as smooth as from the south and looks less reflective at times. From the south the glass is nothing short of stunning.

How is the gradient different north-south? Aren't the frustums symmetrical?

gandalf612 · #**5540** Posted **Feb 26, 2019, 2:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by aaron38

How is the gradient different north-south? Aren't the frustums symmetrical?

I mean the gradient in the color of the glass. Often the transition between tints appears less smooth from the north, so the different tints don’t really flow into each other and have a stärker difference between them. (See my last picture vs. the other ones). I’m assuming this has to do with how the sunlight hits the glass differently.