We went to Chicago in April for a wedding and had just a few hours to run around town. We cabbed it to Millennium Park and walked back to our hotel via Michigan Avenue with a detour to the Navy Pier. Here is what you will see.
Our first night in town we went up to the top of the John Hancock building. What a sight.
Cloud Gate by Anish Kapoor, aka the Bean, is the most photographed landmark in Chicago and for good reason. See Mary’s other two blogs (One and Two) about photographing this one of a kind public artwork.
We also explored the Pritzker Pavilion, Lurie Garden, BP Bridge, and Nichols Bridgeway.
On Michigan Avenue, there are countless beautiful buildings to photograph. We did not have time to do interiors, but we just loved the exteriors.
We then walked over to the Navy Pier. I would not recommend walking inside as it was pandemonium, but doing a loop around the pier gives you many different views of the lighthouse and back at the city.
It was a very long day and walk, but well worth it.
Finally, the wedding reception was at North Pond in Lincoln Park and we got one more photo.
We went super light on this trip. Mary used her new Fuji camera system and I used by Sony RX100 and a Canon G12 converted to infrared. Next week see our review for three new cameras – Canon 5D Mark III, the Fujifilm X-E2, and the Sony RX100 Mark II.
Here is THE essential (and comprehensive) guide to photographing Chicago.
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