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[Chi-Sky21]

Nice pics, especially that 4th one Nick and your 1st one Bonbon of Bennett trying to peak through

[donnie]

Braaavo Nick and Bonbon..bravo!

[aaron38]

I love the shots that make Chicago look like the Emerald City, springing up from the Nebraska prairie or something.

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by donnie

Braaavo Nick and Bonbon..bravo!

Originally Posted by Chi-Sky21

Nice pics, especially that 4th one Nick and your 1st one Bonbon of Bennett trying to peak through

Originally Posted by aaron38

I love the shots that make Chicago look like the Emerald City, springing up from the Nebraska prairie or something.

Thanks all! Can't wait 'till she's all glassed up. Going to make for some cool shots from Northerly

Awesome fog, too, Bonobo!

[Zapatan]

Wow Nick, those shots are amazing!

This thing is looking great, Chicago's one of the few cities globally where a 1,200 footer is just another building on the skyline

[NYC2ATX]

Would One Chicago be visible at all in any of those Northerly Island angles?

The visual termination of that segment of Lake Shore Drive at this building is every bit as good as my wildest dreams.

[BonoboZill4]

Originally Posted by aaron38

I love the shots that make Chicago look like the Emerald City, springing up from the Nebraska prairie or something.

Exactly the sort of thing I was thinking! Such a unique view

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by NYC2ATX

Would One Chicago be visible at all in any of those Northerly Island angles?

The visual termination of that segment of Lake Shore Drive at this building is every bit as good as my wildest dreams.

I drew a straight line from where I was standing the NE corner of the OCS lot, and it appears that it will be visible right above One Prudential Plaza

Eyeballing it, I think it'll appear to top-off at the height of the second 'nub' on One Pridential's antenna.

[bnk]

There are some really good pics lately

BTW who takes you photos for you Nick Uli…

You have a yeoman working for you.

[SIGSEGV]

Wow I've never seen Northerly Island so green. I should get out there more... I really have no excuse.

[doomsdayprepper]

Originally Posted by vexxed82

A few of Vista from Sunday (and one from last week)

The light-colored band in this picture looks kinda purple to me. Not like bubble-gum or grimace purple, but like a gray-purple. Great pictures by the way, you're very talented!!

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by bnk

There are some really good pics lately

BTW who takes you photos for you Nick Uli…

You have a yeoman working for you.

Thanks! Not sure what you mean...I take them all.

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by doomsdayprepper

The light-colored band in this picture looks kinda purple to me. Not like bubble-gum or grimace purple, but like a gray-purple. Great pictures by the way, you're very talented!!

Thanks. I can sort of see it, but it's definitely in the blue range. I pulled the unedited version into Photoshop and took an eyedropper sample of the light band. Definitely in the blue family.




I know I probably sound like a broken record, but I would caution against reading too much into the 'exact' color of the glass based on any one photo (for any project). Small creative choices on white balance and hue/saturation (be it the photographer or the camera's software) can throw things off. Couple that with how any one photo displays on different monitors, and the weather on that day, and a digital depiction can vary quite a bit from reality.

[10023]

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

Wow I've never seen Northerly Island so green. I should get out there more... I really have no excuse.

I ran down there on Saturday morning. First time I’d ever been.

Are they planning to rebuild the rest of the loop by the way, or have they given up on that design given the flooding issue. Also would be much nicer to have a wooden plank path, or at least something nicer looking than the super wide concrete paving they’ve laid down (it looks cheap and won’t last).

[vexxed82]

Originally Posted by 10023

I ran down there on Saturday morning. First time I’d ever been.

Are they planning to rebuild the rest of the loop by the way, or have they given up on that design given the flooding issue. Also would be much nicer to have a wooden plank path, or at least something nicer looking than the super wide concrete paving they’ve laid down (it looks cheap and won’t last).

I don't know if there are any plans to fix the crumbling path on the east edge. Really a bummer. I asked one of my Gang acquaintances last spring, and got the feeling it's a sore subject between them and the city. More had crumbled since the last time I was there last year so it's clear nothing has been resolved.

[bhawk66]

Originally Posted by vexxed82

Thanks. I can sort of see it, but it's definitely in the blue range. I pulled the unedited version into Photoshop and took an eyedropper sample of the light band. Definitely in the blue family.

Well, to be fair, purple IS in the blue family

[PittsburghPA]

Fantastic updates as always!

I'll reserve any judgement until it's finished but I wish they would have gone with more shades of glass to make the transitions more smooth. The two floors of the lightest blue seem to stick out a bit much, as well as the four floors above that, and the four floors above that...if that makes sense.

[BonoboZill4]

[bhawk66]

^^^ Crystal clear shots. Nice!

[photoLith]

Some crappy iPhone photos I got while visiting up here to take photos of churches for my book.

Untitled by photolitherland, on Flickr

Untitled by photolitherland, on Flickr

Untitled by photolitherland, on Flickr

Untitled by photolitherland, on Flickr