With the lake swelling against the breakwaters here at the 31st beach, the floating layer of ice breaks up against the steel pilings. The texture of the ice added just enough to make the water look like something, and a time exposure helped to capture the swirling motion.
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I always love going down to the beaches in Chicago in the winter, especially at night. There is no one around, it’s very quiet except for the sound of the lake swelling against the break waters and distant fog horns. When staring out across the dark water and sky to the east, it almost seems like it’s a bigger body of water than it is, like an ocean. It’s so dark out there it’s almost like staring into a vacuum, your eyes struggle to see anything at all. And then you realize, hey, that’s Michigan. Read the rest of this entry »
Last night, while heading for a dark spot to shoot the meteor shower that never really happened, I was crossing the Chicago Skyway bridge over the Calumet River when I spied a lake boat tied up at the KCBX coal transload facility. With just enough light left in the sky to pull of some neat photos, I jumped off the highway, wound my way through the South Chicago ‘hood, and walked up onto the 100th Ave bridge over the river. Shortly after I got there and got set up with the big lens on the tripod, this fast moving sport boat came around the bend, passing the giant lake boat taking on a load of coal. Read the rest of this entry »
As lake effect snow clouds hang low over Lake Michigan, dumping five inches of snow not more than five miles away in Northwest Indiana, the sun shines on the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago. An inbound Metra Rock Island train scoots into LaSalle St. Station, reflecting the low sun off it’s fluted stainless steel.
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