Sunset and Twilight pics from the Sears Tower Skydeck (dial-up warning)

[fishwax]

We went a few days ago when we had family visiting ... got up to the skydeck just in time to see the sunset fade ...

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and the skyline at night ...
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[jeff30997]

1. Wow!

Fantastic pics!

[fishwax]

5. it's a great place to take a picture

glad you liked the pics :)

[wildhorses]

2. that first one is so perfect...

they are all great but, it is my fave :loveya:

[fishwax]

6. thanks

glad you like it/them :)

[ZombieNixon]

I can see my apartment from there!

Well, maybe. Are you looking north or south? :P

[fishwax]

7. ha!

(the third one is north :))

I wish I could see my apartment from there, though I'd settle for seeing to there from my apartment ;)

[ZombieNixon]

9. Ahh, so it is.

Then I'd be somewhere off toward the left of that picture...I guess.

I'd be able to see the Sears Tower from here if I weren't on the ground floor and my window didn't look out onto next door's brick wall. :shrug: :P

[fishwax]

17. you can still color me jealous

;)

I live down in Champaign, and don't often get up to Chicago unless we have folks visiting. But every time I do, it's great. :)

[Ellen Forradalom]

3. Oh you're making me homesick!

I love LA but I'm a Chicago girl at heart.

[fishwax]

8. it is definitely a great city

I wish we could get up there more often (we live in Champaign), but every time family visits we have a great time showing them around :)

[SaveElmer]

4. Wow...you can see the White Sox losing from WAAY up there...

:hide:

[fishwax]

10. hehe

last time we were up there, the Cubs were playing at the White Sox--they had fireworks at the game, and we watched them from above, which was pretty cool ...

White Sox won that day, though :D

[SaveElmer]

11. I grew up in Minnesota...so am a Twins fan...but...

I have had many a fun time in Chicago!!!!

Alot to do, people are nice, great restaurants and bars...always fun!! Ten times better than New York IMO...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear fishwax!

Wow, those are wonderful!

Very vivid and stunning!

I'd love to hear some technical details...kind of camera, shutter speed, and anything else you have!

Thank you for posting these!

:bounce: :bounce:

[fishwax]

14. I was using a digital camera

on a pre-set setting (the sunset setting, though one of them might be on the museum setting). Sorry I can't be more helpful with the technical details, but I'm glad you enjoyed the pics :) :hi:

[kid a]

13. what is he tall black building in the bottom pic???

[fishwax]

16. The John Hancock Center

It's the second tallest building in Chicago and the tallest residential building in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock_Center

There's an observation deck up there, too, but I haven't been on it yet.

:hi:

[Fire Walk With Me]

15. Wow...

:thumbsup:

[Haole Girl]

18. Awesome!

:D