To the Ring

On the way toward the ring, I saw equestrians of all ages headed to the competition, working through their paces, preparing for the competitions. The color, the tradition, the raw beauty of the horses all contribute to the irresistible attraction of the show.

Dunham Woods Horse Show

Along the route from home to Church is Dunham Woods, host to the oldest Horse Show in the State of Illinois. On the search for some good Fox Hunt images, I dropped by the Dunham Woods Horse Show, having been told that a hunt was on the schedule.

While as it turned out there was no hunt, the visit generated several strong images. During the course of the show I learned a lot, saw several jumps and demonstrations, watched a tailgate competition be judged . . . and found out when to come back for the fox hunt.

In the next several posts we will look at images from the 2010 Dunham Woods Horse Show.

Sunday Poster

Each Sunday I will feature a poster, featuring a quote or quip, a thought or a Bible verse, each one backed by one of my photos.
Enjoy

Turning the Skyline Inside Out

Loved the skyline shots taken from Mystic Blue so much that I had to take a little play time with some of the images. Changing the Polar Coordinates curves and flips a horizontal image into a globe-like view. Here we have two opposite looks, one wrapping the skyline around the globe and one wrapping it inside.

Dusk

As dusk falls over downtown Chicago, watching the many lights click on is quite beautiful. Here we see an image of the downtown area as the lights come on, followed by a closeup of the iconic Adler Planetarium on a peninsula reaching out into Lake Michigan.

Millennium Park & the Prudential

Look closely at the group of buildings seen here and you can find evidence of Millennium Park. The Silvery panels of the bandshell are seen just beyond some of the sailboats parked in the harbor. Most interesting to me, a lifelong Chicago area resident, is to look just to the right of Millennium to see the Prudential Building, dwarfed by the Aon and other skyscrapers. Of course, that was the tallest building in Chicago for several years.

In the other image, one of the sailboats heads in toward the harbor making the scene look just ready to be turned into a poster. Guess I should start looking for a quotation!

Two of Three

Two interesting clumps of buildings surrounding two of the three tallest buildings in Chicago. One features the Aon Building, the other features the John Hancock Center. Perhaps we will see the Willis Tower before the lake cruise is complete.