This was my original night shot for my assignment, but the day shot left a lot to be desired and I chose not to use it. They are very creepy and yet intriguing though. I am not sure what they are called, or who they were designed by, but the headless creepy guys (as we called them) were one of the first things I photographed while in Chicago.
Another sculpture from Millennium Park at night. During the day, this was a white sculpture but at night it turned into this beautiful red colour.
I wrapped the Gorillapod around a railing and did my best to take a shot of the traffic. These were my favourite shots and I think they are pretty good for some of my first attempts at long exposure, traffic shots.
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The previous two posts were photos taken at the South McCormick Courtyard which is next to the Art Institute of Chicago. It is a breathtakingly beautiful space that was designed by Dan Kiley. The Fountain of the Great Lakes resides within the space and was designed by Lorado Taft between 1907 and 1913. The fountain displays five women with the water passing through them in the same fashion as it passes through the Great Lakes. The entire space was gorgeous and I took many photos during my three visits there, the preceding ones were some of my favourites.
This is one of the large-scale art pieces within Millennium Park in Chicago and to me, it looks like something from Star Trek. Some random ship, or the opening of one at least - especially with the way it is lit at night.I submitted my first assignment in my Composition and Design course last night. As previously mentioned, the assignment was to shoot both an urban and a rural landscape at both night and day. I had plans of great shots, but time and previous plans got in the way. My rural photos are far from my favourite and I feel that my day rural shot is way below my normal standards. But I had almost no time to complete this component as I had to leave for Chicago the same weekend I was trying to get the shot. Anyway, these are my rural images:
They were taken at Mer Bleue here in Ottawa. It is a beautiful place and I had intended to go there for the shot, but not to this particular path. The one I wanted to go to was closed and I had to take what I could get.
My urban photos came out much better and I am actually really happy with them.
They were taken in Chicago near Millennium Park. There is this giant metal structure, which looked like it was made of mercury. When the lights when down, it was even more interesting to look at. There were of course tons of other people shooting it, but I did my best to get them out of my shots. The hardest part of the urban shots was that I was limited in my equipment. I was not able to take my Slik tripod to Chicago and was therefore using my new Gorillapod. It is really handy and portable, but resulted in me lying on the ground numerous times to get my camera stable enough to take long exposures. In the end, I had three or four different sets of urban shots and this one was by far my favourite.
I am hoping that I am able to get a good grade considering it is the first assignment. At the very least, it will leave more room for 'improvement' when it comes to the next assignments.
I have once again bought new equipment - another tripod to be precise. I bought a Gorillapod SLR Zoom last night from Henry's for $60. Essentially it is a small, highly adaptable tripod. 
I have a small portable tripod already but it is not able to hold my (d)SLR camera and lens without toppling over and I am always worried it will damage my camera and/or equipment. As you can see from the above image this tripod is incredibly adjustable and can wrap virtually anything and still be sturdy enough to hold my dSLR camera and lens. It has an optional ball head (sold separately) but I didn't get it as I really just need it as a backup and/or travel tripod, you know basically for when I can't use my Slik tripod. I had been looking at this unit for quite some time but never found the need for one until now. Next week I am attending a conference in Chicago and will need to be shooting my latest assignment at the same time. Since it is half night photography, a tripod is essential and I can't exactly lug my Slik tripod all the way down to and around Chicago easily. I am hoping that this Gorillapod does the trick and will help me get some really great shots both while in Chicago and long after.
(image from Google)
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