Photo(s) of the Week: Milky Blue Chicago

"Milky Blue Chicago" © Andy Marfia 2014 All Rights Reserved. Nikon D7100 w/ 16-85mmmm lens, 1.3sec at f8, ISO100.


"Milky Blue Chicago, #2" © Andy Marfia 2014 All Rights Reserved. Nikon D7100 w/ 16-85mmmm lens, 1.0sec at f8, ISO100.

This week's photos are pretty representative of the month of June this year in Chicago.  It's been fog, fog, and more fog.  Apparently the polar vortex is to blame.  Personally, I think the media just misses the phrase "polar vortex", but I guess it's as good a theory as any.

Both of these photos are pretty standard tourist shots of the Wrigley Building from just across the Michigan Ave Bridge.  The addition of fog and some nice blue hour lighting makes them fairly unique.  I shot both with a mini tripod, so my choice of shooting locations was limited to where I could safely set the tripod down-- in both cases it was sitting on a concrete ledge.  The nice thing about using a mini tripod vs a full size is that it fits inside my camera bag, and can be moved around very quickly.

Photo of the Week: Vice Grip

"Vice Grip" © Andy Marfia 2014 All Rights Reserved. Nikon D7100 w/ 16-85mm lens, 1/500sec at f3.5, ISO200.

If you've been following me on flickr or this blog for some time, you've probably noticed that I gravitate towards slightly unusual compositions.  Sure, I take the tourist shots too, but 9 times out of 10 those don't excite me simply because I've seen them before.  What I really like is finding new ways to capture familiar subjects.  Here, Chicago's iconic Wrigley Building is seen through the railing of the Wabash Ave Bridge.