I found this pretty autumn tree while strolling around the Ladybird Lake trail during the “golden hour.” There was a slight breeze, so I caught a bit of movement in the leaves. The leaves almost look like brush strokes.
boston in hdr
boston in black and white
Acorn Street, the most photographed street in the United States

Scales and Bottles Inside Five Napkin Burger

celebrities & musicians at sxsw 2011
I became a celebrity/musician stalker at SXSW. Here are a few people I saw.
Rachael Ray and I at her party at the Greenhouse

Rachael Ray later at the Greenhouse

Andrew WK at the Greenhouse

John Popper of “Blues Traveler” plays with John Cusimano and “The Cringe”

Lisa Ling at the Greenhouse

Bob Schneider at Stubb’s

More Bob Schneider, because I love him

scenes from sxsw 2011
House and fence plastered with event signs

Pedicab – I bet this guy was busy later!

cloud gate aka “the bean”
Cloud Gate, aka “the bean” is a sculpture by Anish Kapoor in Millennium Park in Chicago. It reflects the Chicago skyline from every angle. It’s fascinating, and we spent at least an hour taking photos of it and photos of ourselves reflected in it.
chicago in black and white
Jessica at Giordano’s

The Subway in Greektown

Detail on the Chicago Public Library

Part of Carl Sandburg’s Chicago Poems

Inside the Art Institute of Chicago

chicago
A Chicago marquee downtown
The Chicago Public Library
View of the Willis/Sears Tower from Greektown
Giordano’s AKA Best Pizza Ever
View of Chicago at night from the John Hancock Tower
I fell in love with Chicago! The architecture is amazing, the food is wonderful, the atmosphere is vibrant. I hope I get to go back someday. It was hard to choose which photos to post, so I’m making three posts on Chicago.
See the full set of Chicago photos on my Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orchidphoto/sets/72157626422651098/
“fireworks of glass”
For Thanksgiving this year, I visited my friend Jessica in Indianapolis, Indiana. One of the places we went was The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, which features “Fireworks of Glass” by the artist Dale Chihuly. The permanent exhibition is a huge tower of glass shapes with a ceiling of glass beneath it. These photos are all from the ceiling.
To see more photos visit my Flickr gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orchidphoto/sets/72157625590811206/.
For more information on the exhibit visit: http://www.childrensmuseum.org/themuseum/fireworks_ofglass/index.htm.


































