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Seeing The Bean Different

The Bean in Chicago

The Chicago Bean is one of the most iconic places to take photos in Chicago.  I like that as it gives me a chance to find something that may never have been seen before.  It’s an opportunity to see something different.  These are not easy images to do as we are influenced so often from what we have seen others do.  With the Bean, I walked around and crawled around and looked through the camera and realized there were numerous opportunities to get a unique image.  This one works with the identifiable people in the bottom center and after that, it just goes crazy.  It works because it makes a view stop to see the image and try to figure it out.

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The Bean Again

My Reflection In The Bean
My Reflection In The Bean

Every visit to Chicago is an adventure.  As a routine I get up real early and walk the streets and visit places like the Chicago Bean and bug reflective chrome sculpture before the tourists do.  It’s fun having the whole place to myself and I have done a ton of cool images there.  Here is one from my most recent trip.  Shot on my morning iPhone expedition.

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Chicago Bean Done Different

The Chicago Bean Seen Differently
The Chicago Bean Seen Differently

I love Chicago.  So much to do and as a photographer, I love wandering the streets doing street photography as we would call it.  Earlier this week I wandered the streets with my son Scott.  We met for breakfast but did a walk about first.  We ended up at the famous Chicago Bean.  Now, this location is iconic and everyone comes here and shoots this massive reflective bean.  I love coming to these places and challenging myself to see differently.  THus the shot above.  If you look and play you can come up with an image that not many others may have.  It helped too that is was early and not too many people were there.  We actually had the bean to ourselves.  Made with a Fuji X-Pro and 18-55mm lens.