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KWillChicago · #**5941** Posted **May 28, 2019, 9:32 AM**

Anybody got a guess of when the crane starts coming down?

Kenmore · #**5942** Posted **May 28, 2019, 10:36 AM**

bit OT but all the shots from northerly island and i'm finally starting to see how the end product will come together once the vegetation and ecosystem are a bit more established. I think it's going to be spectacular.

LouisVanDerWright · #**5943** Posted **May 28, 2019, 2:21 PM**

Did anyone else see this wild pic of Vista posted on Reddit over the weekend?

https://www.reddit.com/r/chicago/com...f_vista_tower/

SteelMonkey · #**5944** Posted **May 28, 2019, 3:41 PM**

^ Wicked cool shot

vexxed82 · #**5945** Posted **May 28, 2019, 4:43 PM**

A few from 360 Chicago - during and after the storms - on Memorial Day

bhawk66 · #**5946** Posted **May 28, 2019, 5:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Anybody got a guess of when the crane starts coming down?

By the way it's been going I'd say you're looking at mid first quarter 2025

Steely Dan · #**5947** Posted **May 28, 2019, 7:03 PM**

so much stunning photography in this thread recently!

a big thanks to all of our forum shutterbugs.

Donnie77 · #**5948** Posted **May 28, 2019, 7:36 PM**

Anyone else starting to resent Nik for his perfect almost photo-shopped pics?

Jk, lovely shots Bonbon and Nik.._._.Keepem kumin

Kngkyle · #**5949** Posted **May 28, 2019, 8:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Donnie77

Anyone else starting to resent Nik for his perfect almost photo-shopped pics?

Jk, lovely shots Bonbon and Nik.._._.Keepem kumin

They are photoshopped though. All good photographers use photoshop for post-processing. That doesn't mean they are fake or any less impressive though.

Tom In Chicago · #**5950** Posted **May 28, 2019, 8:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Kngkyle

They are photoshopped though. All good photographers use photoshop for post-processing. That doesn't mean they are fake or any less impressive though.

Or Lightroom. . . I process all my images that way and only use Photoshop for extreme processing - say if I need to fix a corrupt RAW image file or remove some element in the photo that needs attention. . .

Everyone uses some sort of post-processing. . . I don't know anyone who would admit otherwise as there's no shame in it. . .

. . .

feynman · #**5951** Posted **May 28, 2019, 9:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by vexxed82

A few from 360 Chicago - during and after the storms - on Memorial Day

Amazing shots.

People have probably commented on this already, but the spacing of the four supertalls from this angle is stunning. There is a beautiful symmetry here.

Barrelfish · #**5952** Posted **May 28, 2019, 9:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by feynman

Amazing shots.

People have probably commented on this already, but the spacing of the four supertalls from this angle is stunning. There is a beautiful symmetry here.

Might be even more perfect looking straight down Michigan ave, with the view terminating at NEMA. Paging rgarri

Donnie77 · #**5953** Posted **May 28, 2019, 9:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Barrelfish

Might be even more perfect looking straight down Michigan ave, with the view terminating at NEMA. Paging rgarri

Just wait till OCS is complete!

HomrQT · #**5954** Posted **May 28, 2019, 11:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

Or Lightroom. . . I process all my images that way and only use Photoshop for extreme processing - say if I need to fix a corrupt RAW image file or remove some element in the photo that needs attention. . .

Everyone uses some sort of post-processing. . . I don't know anyone who would admit otherwise as there's no shame in it. . .

. . .

Digital cameras themselves literally process photos as they are taken. Color saturation and balance, lighting, contrast, etc are all being manipulated on the fly by the very things we use to take the photos. Post processing just allows for further enhancement. True to life photos with actual realistic properties usually make for pretty flat or boring photography. Like makeup on a woman though, the goal of processing and post processing is to give the impression of realism while adding just a touch more character.

vexxed82 · #**5955** Posted **May 29, 2019, 12:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by HomrQT

Digital cameras themselves literally process photos as they are taken. Color saturation and balance, lighting, contrast, etc are all being manipulated on the fly by the very things we use to take the photos. Post processing just allows for further enhancement. True to life photos with actual realistic properties usually make for pretty flat or boring photography. Like makeup on a woman though, the goal of processing and post processing is to give the impression of realism while adding just a touch more character.

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Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

Or Lightroom. . . I process all my images that way and only use Photoshop for extreme processing - say if I need to fix a corrupt RAW image file or remove some element in the photo that needs attention. . .

Everyone uses some sort of post-processing. . . I don't know anyone who would admit otherwise as there's no shame in it. . .

. . .

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Originally Posted by Kngkyle

They are photoshopped though. All good photographers use photoshop for post-processing. That doesn't mean they are fake or any less impressive though.

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Originally Posted by Donnie77

Anyone else starting to resent Nik for his perfect almost photo-shopped pics?

Jk, lovely shots Bonbon and Nik.._._.Keepem kumin

I do spend a lot of time in Lighroom editing and tweaking my images...but I have to. I shoot in the RAW format, so my files are uncompressed and completely 'unprocessed' so to speak. It gives me more data to work with when it comes to editing. The downside is that most of the files look relatively flat when I load them into my software. So it's up to me to make the photos look how I want.

JPEGS, the viewable/easily sharable files, are processed via some set of pre-determined settings programmed into the camera (like HomrQT said). Have you ever seen the 'vivid', 'landscape', or 'portrait' type settings on a point and shoot?

But editing can only get you so far. A lot of my work is about taking advantage of the right light at the right time.

jtown,man · #**5956** Posted **May 29, 2019, 2:32 AM**

I for one couldn't care less what type of editing is done. Chicago could be frozen in time tomorrow and would still have one of the best skylines for the next 100 years.

All the pics from the last two pages have taken about 30 minutes of my life away.

BonoboZill4 · #**5957** Posted **May 29, 2019, 3:24 AM**

I'm a total amateur, so what you see is what you get. Maybe one day i'll find time to pick up some editing and touch up tricks. I'm just having fun though

Nick, please keep rocking our socks!

AMWChicago · #**5958** Posted **May 29, 2019, 6:41 PM**

God Dam. That glass was sure worth the wait. Well done.

Steely Dan · #**5959** Posted **May 29, 2019, 8:03 PM**

* moderator edit *

stupidity removed

bhawk66 · #**5960** Posted **May 29, 2019, 9:59 PM**

good idea