I was bored this Saturday and decided to borrow a friend's digital camera and go practice taking pics. This is my first ever attempt at taking digital pics, so don't be surprised if the quality sucks! :) Hopefully I took some pics of familiar buildings from not so familiar vantage points. But even more importantly, let's just hope they were in focus. lol

South Branch Chicago River - Boeing Headquarters
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/f978b73e.jpg

Sears Tower
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00004.jpg

111 S. Wacker & Hyatt Center
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00006.jpg

Hyatt Center
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00007.jpg

UBS Tower
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00008.jpg

333 Wacker
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00013.jpg

LaSalle Street
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016.jpg

R.R.Donnely Building
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00017.jpg

Leo Burnett Building
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00019.jpg

Marina City
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00002_1.jpg

IBM Building as seen from Marina City
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00003_1.jpg

South Bank River View from Wabash
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00004_1.jpg

West River View from Michigan Avenue Bridge
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00012_1.jpg

Trump Tower Chicago Construction Site
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00011_1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00013_1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00002_5.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00003_6.jpg

Awesome shots. I was actually hanging all over where those shots were yesterday...we probably crossed paths and didn't know it.

My gym is right at Monroe and Wacker, and I usually spend a couple of minutes gazing at the skyscraper cluster on S. Wacker Drive each time I go.

The Hyatt / UBS / 111 S. Wacker, Sears Tower cluster is now probably my favorite in the city. Amazing how much S. Wacker Drive has changed in the last 5-10 years. It is now one of the prominent addresses in the city.

For some reason the pics look a little bit blue. But they get better after it rained. I have no idea why. Let's just pretend I was going for a cool effect. Chicago! City of the blues. hahaha :jk:
Anyway, here are the rest of the pics:

River East Center
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00015_1.jpg

North Michigan Avenue
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00002_2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00006_2.jpg

John Hancock Building
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00007_2.jpg

Some great Sofitel pics.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00008_2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00011_2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00012_2.jpg

River North Skyline
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00013_2.jpg

New East Side Construction
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00005_3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00006_3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00013_4.jpg

Aon Center, Prudentials 1 & 2, Pritzker Pavillion, etc.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00008_3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00009_3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00010_3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00013_3.jpg

Milennium Skylines
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00011_3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_3.jpg

Museum Campus Skyline View
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00001_6.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00007_4.jpg

IBM River View
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00014_4.jpg

Streeterville Skyline
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_4.jpg

Navy Pier Skyline View
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00018_4.jpg

Lake Point Tower
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00019_3.jpg

Brunswick, Banc One, Chicago Temple
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00011_5.jpg

Thompson Center
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00012_4.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_5.jpg

Views from Banc One Plaza
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00018_5.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_5.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00001_8.jpg

Banc One Center
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00002_6.jpg

South Dearborn
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00008_6.jpg

Metropolitan Correctional Center
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00009_6.jpg

Views from the South Loop
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00012_5.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_6.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/b2195967.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/8ec34ec5.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/58bbfe5f.jpg

Awesome shots. I was actually hanging all over where those shots were yesterday...we probably crossed paths and didn't know it.

My gym is right at Monroe and Wacker, and I usually spend a couple of minutes gazing at the skyscraper cluster on S. Wacker Drive each time I go.

The Hyatt / UBS / 111 S. Wacker, Sears Tower cluster is now probably my favorite in the city. Amazing how much S. Wacker Drive has changed in the last 5-10 years. It is now one of the prominent addresses in the city.

Thanks JB. You weren't the guy who asked me if I had any spare change, were you? lol I was the guy with a big ass Sony camera and a "Vote for Pedro" t-shirt.

South Wacker has really come along for a number of reasons. One I think is proximity to the Metra station, and 2 in anticipation of Wacker recunstruction. (Who knows when now?)

OMG!!!!!...... They're very nice!!!!!...... I love it!!!!!...... I love you Latoso!!!! and you know it!!!! :)

FANTASTIC Photos! I used the Bank One shot for wallpaper. :D

wow, that was impressive

awesome pics

Wow!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Awesome pics, dude!!! Chicago rocks!!!! Look at that density!!! :eek: And the skyscrapers look like so tall!!! :eek: And everything looks so beautiful. Probably the best pics of Chicago I've ever seen. :okay:

Awesome pics from Chicago my dear Latoso, really amazing thread.

And me recognition by this great contribution.

Congratulations.. :applause:

* * * * * * * * * * 10 GS + * *

Sweet photo thread...Chicago is beautiful.

FANTASTIC Photos! I used the Bank One shot for wallpaper. :D

Thanks James. I'm wallpaper! That so rocks. :righton: I've never been so flattered. I was just trying to get a pic that really showed off how impressive the Banc One building was in person. All the other pics I've seen of it didn't really do it justice.

Thank you so much Benjamin, Alex and Mitlax! It is nice to have a friend's support, but it's even nicer when it comes all the way from Mexico. Gracias! :cheers2:

And don't think I forgot you Chris...I love you too and I love you more....and you know it! :kiss: But we all know you like Panama City better. lol

Thanks James. I'm wallpaper! That so rocks. :righton: I've never been so flattered. I was just trying to get a pic that really showed off how impressive the Banc One building was in person. All the other pics I've seen of it didn't really do it justice.

Ha, your welcome. :D

I have a few pics of this building in my collection aswell. I am hoping to go back very soon since tomorrow is my last day of school. Maybe I can add more to the collection than. :D

Damn! Those were beautiful pictures. It shows a city in which I would love to take a vacation....if I didn't live here already!

Is it just me or does the Heritage at Millenium Park fit incredibly well with the skyline from afar?

Just a few of the South Loop... I wait with baited breath for more of the South Loop ! I don't understand where Vision on State will be built, since as I envision the corner of Roosevelt and State has State Place, the end of Dearborn Park I, those SanFran-like townhouses / Dearborn Park, and finally, the last corner includes the Jewel parking lot, some strange small building, and the El. Where will it go?

The Hyatt / UBS / 111 S. Wacker, Sears Tower cluster is now probably my favorite in the city. Amazing how much S. Wacker Drive has changed in the last 5-10 years. It is now one of the prominent addresses in the city.
Let me add to your sense of amazement. When I arrived in Chicago in early 1961, that stretch of Wacker Dr. was the garment district, Hart, Schaffner & Marx most notably, consisting of mostly 8 to 10 storey red brick warehouse structures, badly begrimed with generations of soot from the steel mills. Every single structure has since then been replaced, turning Wacker Drive into a virtual city of glass! BTW, did you know that Abraham Lincoln was chosen to be the new Republican Party's Presidential candidate in the "Wigwam" which was then located at the southeast corner of Wacker and Lake?

These pics don't suck at all!!!

They're actually extremely awsome!

And you call yourself a first time digital picture taker??? You're a pro dude!

Thanx 4 making my day!

Thank you so much Benjamin, Alex and Mitlax! It is nice to have a friend's support, but it's even nicer when it comes all the way from Mexico. Gracias! :cheers2:

And don't think I forgot you Chris...I love you too and I love you more....and you know it! :kiss: But we all know you like Panama City better. lol

Jajajaja.... just a little more!!!!! don't worry!!!!...... really you like me more than Panama, México or Chicago......

I love you so!!!!!! Latocito!!!!!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00011_2.jpg

Never seen that building before.

Nevertheless, these pics are great, especiqally the blue. Thanks 4 posting them!

Freaking fantastic photos!

:righton: :righton: :righton: :righton: :righton: :righton: :righton: :righton: :righton:

Absolutely stunning!

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_6.jpg

^My favorite pic.

5-6 years ago, none of those buildings were there. Certainly, it looked like pure junk. Soon, the same transformation will happen here:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/8ec34ec5.jpg

Great shots for a first timer ;) Damn Chicago is a fine city indeed

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_6.jpg

^My favorite pic.

5-6 years ago, none of those buildings were there. Certainly, it looked like pure junk.

Thanks TUP! That's one of the reasons I took that pic. I didn't really go with a plan for what to take pics of. I just walked around and waited for inspiration to strike. For this pic I happened to be walking out of Target on Clark/Roosevelt after I got a pop because I was thirsty. I looked toward the SE and noticed this view for the first time and was struck by awe at all the crane towers and new construction.

Damn! Those were beautiful pictures. It shows a city in which I would love to take a vacation....if I didn't live here already!

Thank you edsg25. It was weird I almost felt like a tourist as I walked around town.

Freaking fantastic photos!



Absolutely stunning!

Thanks for the encouragement. I guess I have no choice but to buy by own camera so I can take more pics. :)



Never seen that building before.

Nevertheless, these pics are great, especiqally the blue. Thanks 4 posting them!

Alot of Chicago people don't know about this great building. One of my favorites. :okay: Truly a hidden gem on Chestnut St.

El tico and Frumie thanks for your comments. Especially that Wigwam reference. It's hard to believe how much this city has transformed itself in 150 years. Unlike European cities, the U.S. and especially in Chicago don't have their oldest buildings downtown but in the neighborhoods. Downtowns are always functional and modern and buildings only remain as lond as they are economically or culturally viable.

Bravo! Beautiful city.

wo0o0w awesome pictures ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ latoso you got an A+++

actually chicago is the only one city in the united states i'm really looking forward to going.

:cheers:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00011_2.jpg

Never seen that building before.

Nevertheless, these pics are great, especiqally the blue. Thanks 4 posting them!

That would be Sofitel in the Gold Coast.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/DSC00016_6.jpg

^My favorite pic.

5-6 years ago, none of those buildings were there. Certainly, it looked like pure junk. Soon, the same transformation will happen here:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y286/latoso/6-4-05/8ec34ec5.jpg
Never seen sears from that angle :eek2:

i can see no photo... :cry: :cry:

i see a little banner:
"Photobucjer.com
Bandwidth Exceeded" :wallbash:

That just happen today ^

That just happen today ^

Sorry guys. It won't be up for another 3 weeks. :cry:

Take them all and put them on imageshack.

Thanks. I'll try that later tonight.