Back from Chicago I just sorted through the digital snaps from earlier today. Nothing great but here are a few highlights of the day -
First - you have to understand what kind of weather we were dealing with in this blustery, northern city, now that fall is upon us. This shot from the lakefront near the planetarium more or less tells the story: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/chicago/IMGP2725.jpg And 80 F to boot :-) Another shot from the planetarium - sailboats heading out: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/chicago/IMGP2721.jpg Mark Roberts proved to be the master at seeking the unexpected shot. Here he is - with K10D and the DA 10-17 fisheye zoom: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/chicago/IMGP2780.jpg Can't wait to see what he got with that lens... After hanging around the lake front for a while we ventured into the Field Museum, had lunch, and took in some exhibits. A shot of the museum's main floor: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/chicago/IMGP2828.jpg And a few details from this great building: http://www.markcassino.com/temp/chicago/IMGP2814.jpg http://www.markcassino.com/temp/chicago/IMGP2831.jpg After that we headed off to Millenium Park. Here's Mark and another model showing off the fall shoulder bag fashions in a catchy photographically inspired session - http://www.markcassino.com/temp/chicago/IMGP2869.jpg I didn't mange to get any shots of Bob - but enjoyed our conversations. After the fountains in Millennium Park Bob and I cooled off with soft drinks while Mark shot at the bean. At that point I decided to head home while Mark and Bob headed off to the brew pub. Had I known that the Michigan government would shut down at midnight, virtually eliminating all highway patrols, I might of lingered over a few beers for a while. But I still had two functional states - Illinois and Indiana - to get through before hitting the the Michigan anarchy zone, so that might not have been a good idea. It was a fine day in Chicago. Aside form the digital snapshots, I took a roll of Neopan 400 in an almost antique Kodak Retina 1a. A gret camera with no meter and a 'guess the distance' focusing system. Well, it's f8 and be there time with this - and the roll of film is drying as I type. There might be a good shot in there - though I seem to have mis-guessed exposures in a few cases. _ MCC -------------------------- Mark Cassino Photography Kalamamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com Photo Books: www.lulu.com/cassino -------------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
