Soarin' Over Chicago
 

I recently got a chance to go up in my friend's plane for a quick loop around the Loop and to snag some aerial photos of Chicago. Hard to beat the views when you're flying lower than some of the skyscrapers!

Let's get a skyline shot out of the way first:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...20c5cd0e_b.jpgIMG_1224 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fdeac777_b.jpgIMG_1231 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...03fdd4ff_b.jpgIMG_1232 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
Passing by Northwestern's campus.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ebcf4361_b.jpgIMG_1235 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0951e55e_b.jpgIMG_1243 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
Things are looking choppy on the lake, but at 1600 feet you can barely tell.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ffa16790_b.jpgIMG_1247 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
More Gold Coast.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...53fe8b97_b.jpgIMG_1254 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
There's the moment you've been waiting for.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8a3e97e5_b.jpgIMG_1255 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
Sorry for the glare, the next photos are better.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6c6665bc_b.jpgIMG_1257 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...83bb1083_b.jpgIMG_1260 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1b0d9893_b.jpgIMG_1261 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5efd03b6_b.jpgIMG_1266 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3d17a654_b.jpgIMG_1270 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
I'm always amazed at how blue Lake Michigan is compared to Erie.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f694fa39_b.jpgIMG_1271 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9511710f_b.jpgIMG_1273 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d00cbc86_b.jpgIMG_1276 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6892af4e_b.jpgIMG_1285 by Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
And one more full shot of the skyline to keep things exciting. Hope you all enjoyed this little fly-along past downtown!

^ Wow, those are some fantastic shots! Thanks for sharing

Those were fantastic. Really enjoyed those shots. Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful!

I like the new St. Regis Chicago!

oh yeah, that hit the spot for my skyline viewing needs today

Very cool! It’s nice to have friends in high places. Literally, in this case!

First one with the perfect angle that you can see every one of them, you konw what I am referring to.

Chicago
 

You can play with the numbers but you can’t hide BIG.