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Here's a challenge for you. You get one hour at The Bean to make 100 unique images of the The Bean. If you do it and put them together into a collage or on a website, I'll put it on OutofChicago.com. try to make the images as unique as possible.
I posted earlier other images of these three women jumping in front of the Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park. This image is from a different angle. Yes, the women jumped a few times as their friend or a bystander captured them.
the cloudgate a.k.a the bean in chicago attracts swarms of visitors almost all year round to immerse themselves in the light distorting weirdness it provides. for myself I love taking people there to watch their reaction as the powerful waves of fascination and wonder eminating from the beaniverse slowly catch them up and draw out a little of their inner child. also, it's just great to photograph :)
kids are the best because they don't have to pretend to be grown up about it and will explore it with abandon. last time I was there I saw a boy licking the sculpture and trying to look down his own throat at the same time. I almost dropped my camera laughing.
High contrast emphasizing the drama between the Cloudgate sculpture and the sky above.
In Explore, April 18th, 2008
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I always enjoy seeing the bizarre juxtaposition of Cloud Gate sitting right in downtown Chicago — this giant, reflective legume among timeless art deco skyscrapers. While it's probably not the most flattering angle of the sculpture itself, this is always my favorite side when I visit. I think we take for granted the context of the bean itself as it's usually buzzing with people (a scene which also looks neat in its own way). From this angle, it's more apparent just how strange its placement is.
It's probably unlikely, but I wonder if anyone ever encountered Cloud Gate with no prior knowledge, having never seen nor hear of it before. That would be a nice way to experience it.
The crowd was massive at "Luminous Field", a light and sound show at the Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago's Millennium Park, so I decided to include them as part of the image.
Millennium Park
Chicago, IL
January 5th, 2014
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I shot this as a storm was moving in - it was severe enough that it canceled the sunset shot we had planned along with every other attempt to shoot that evening. This was the only shot I came away with, but I like how it turned out.
I spent the weekend in Chicago and took this shot while standing beneath Cloud Gate in Millennium Park.
I've dreamed of visiting the famous bean / cloud gate every since it was made! Finally I am able to see the ridiculously shiny round red blood cell in person.
We woke up at 4am (after going to bed around 3am) and figured our way there. I guess I miscalculated it, we were in the dark for about 2 hours. Anyway, got some amazing night shots and sunrise shots! Once the sun came out we started day 2's engagement shoot (separate album).
Chicago is such a beautiful city.
Enjoy!
Cloudgate, Millenium Park, Chicago, Illinois.
I know ..... its another shot of the Bean.
Thanks for passing by.
In Explore, #490. September 11, 2007
I've taken hundreds of photo's of Anish Kapoor's Cloudgate sculpture, but never have I seen this visual phenomenon. I quickly took one shot, but my exposure was set on manual and I underexposed it. Luckily the man was posing for someone else which gave me just enough time to adjust my settings.
Happy New Year!
Sony DSC-H9
Texture by Picnik
It's not the best quality since I took this with my point and shoot didn't feel like carrying my Canon around this day but I wish I had .... it was too cold anyway and well my ISO was probably off and and I was rushing back to get home before it got too dark because I took the blue line train to get there.