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:
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
Passing by Northwestern's campus.
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
Things are looking choppy on the lake, but at 1600 feet you can barely tell.
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
More Gold Coast.
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
There's the moment you've been waiting for.
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
Sorry for the glare, the next photos are better.
IMG_1257 by
Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
I'm always amazed at how blue Lake Michigan is compared to Erie.
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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Ethan Kocjan, on Flickr
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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!