I was there in the late sixties. They had just built Crown Center. We used to have orgies in the Crown:-). Paul On Oct 1, 2007, at 5:46 PM, Mark Cassino wrote:
> Thanks, Paul. I saw in your other post that you > attended Roosevelt University - I don't remember you > mentioning that before. I did a 5 month program there > in thier grad school in the mid 80's. LIved right next > door in the Herman Crown Center - lots of fun! > > - MCC > > --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Great pics Mark. I remember shooting the skyline at >> night from the >> planetarium more than thirty years ago. A lot of >> those buildings >> weren't there. Really enjoyed these. I miss Chicago >> much. Wish I >> could have joined you guys. >> Paul >> On Oct 1, 2007, at 1:55 AM, Mark Cassino wrote: >> >>> 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! 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