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Me and CG | Friday Feb 26, 2010

This Week: Cloud Gate

So I like reflective surfaces. A lot. I don't like taking straight up self portraits and I really don't like when other people take my photo (I am NOT photogenic), but there is something I really like about reflected self portraits. I think it is the context that I am in and boy is this some nice context. I love this photo that puts me in Chicago at the Bean. This was a seriously great trip and this photo is a fun reminder of that.

If you want to see more photos than was really necessary of Cloud Gate (most of them with me in the frame) then head over to my Chicago Flickr set.

Tags: chicago cloud_gate mirror_me sculpture

Galleries: Mirror Me

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 50D
Aperture: F8
Exposure Time: 0.01 sec
Focal Length: 22.0 mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0
Shooting Mode: Normal program
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment

Comments:

great image Laurie. I know how you feel about self portraits and pics of one's self. I don't feel particularly lens friendly either. :-)

Posted by Michael on February 26, 2010 at 08:37 AM CST #

love it.

Posted by matt on February 26, 2010 at 01:07 PM CST #

Wonderful!!!!!!

Posted by DigiNee on February 26, 2010 at 06:45 PM CST #

I too hate self portraits and like you the only ones you'll find me in are also reflections but none are as awesome as this one!

Posted by Craig on February 28, 2010 at 04:14 PM CST #

Beautiful reflection. Are you really alone in this big city?

Posted by Frank on March 02, 2010 at 05:46 AM CST #

Michael, I am definitely not lens friendly. I warn other photographers that try to take my pictures but they never believe me. Yet I don't see the photos online so they must have realized it once they got home.

Matt and DigiNee, Thanks!

Craig, I find reflections so much fun. If you really start looking there are so many interesting ones around.

Frank, it sure seems that way. I was definitely alone at this famous sculpture which was a gift.

Posted by laanba on March 05, 2010 at 06:44 PM CST #