The plan was to post another Chicago picture, complete the “Chicago Beauty” series, and then move on to a sneak peek of the engagement photo shoot I had this past weekend with my friends Ryan and Julie. But after looking through the pictures last night, I couldn’t help myself. I edited a several of my favorites and decided that I JUST HAD TO POST two of them.
Ryan, Julie, and I spent this past Sunday afternoon visiting several locations around Austin to take their engagement photos. Both of the below images were taken on S. Congress Ave, which is one of the more “unique” areas of the city. The whole afternoon was a blast – I hope they enjoyed their time as much as I did. Keep an eye out for more pictures in the future. Congratulations, Ryan & Julie!
Since I made everyone wait so long for this second installment of Chicago Beauty, I’ll give you two for the price of one. The previous post in this series describes my intention for posting these images. The sky was a wonderful painting of many colors that evening, and I couldn’t have been in a better location to observe it. I’ll have another couple images coming your way in tomorrow night’s post. And I promise to actually post them tomorrow night. In the mean time, enjoy these images, leave a comment, and share with others using Facebook and Twitter!
“Candy Wheel”
Technical Info – Nikon D300 | Exposure: 1/1250 | Aperture: f/4 | ISO: 200 | EV: 0 | Editing Software: Adobe Lightroom 3
“Chicago Fire”
Technical Info – Nikon D300 | Exposure: 1/500 | Aperture: f/4 | ISO: 200 | EV: +0.7 | Editing Software: Adobe Lightroom 3
Nothing quite compares to a beautiful sunset over the Chicago skyline – a light breeze blowing in off the lake while the seagulls caw overhead. Summer is coming back to Chicago, and this will be the first year that I won’t be there to appreciate it since 1988. I hope this helps YOU appreciate it and anticipate it even more. This week, I’ll be posting more pictures that I took on this same evening. If you want to cheat, you can check out my Flickr page. I’d give you the link, but I don’t want you to cheat. I want you to come back to my blog later this week.
“Evening Beauty”
Technical Info: Nikon D300 | Exposure: 1/800 | Aperture: f/4 | ISO: 200 | EV: -1