Mahratta's Showcase: Chicago

Mahratta · June 24th, 2009, 04:28 AM

Great city. Pretty similar to Toronto, really; jealous of the Symphony Centre - Roy Thomson's acoustic has nothing on it!

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more to come

***christos-greece*** · June 24th, 2009, 05:40 PM

Cool photos @Mahratta, i will wait for the rest photos...

stefanguti · June 24th, 2009, 07:13 PM

Looking for more...

Mahratta · June 25th, 2009, 02:11 AM

One of the first places we went to was the Navy Pier. Something like an amusement park jutting out from downtown. Great skyline views.

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mike7743 · June 25th, 2009, 03:02 AM

similar to Toronto?

isn't it like the other way around?

great pics by the way

Mahratta · June 25th, 2009, 05:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike7743

similar to Toronto?

isn't it like the other way around?

Not from a Torontonian's perspective. Everything's relative

*UofT* · June 25th, 2009, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike7743

similar to Toronto?

isn't it like the other way around?

great pics by the way

Toronto is the center of the Universe, this has already been proven by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

Mahratta · June 25th, 2009, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by *UofT*

Toronto is the center of the Universe, this has already been proven by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

and Special relativity, too. Regarding dilation of time, increase of mass, etc. - Toronto will always hold the 'rest' position. Everyone else is the observer. Just in case we're ever moving at relativistic speeds, I guess.

Jesús E. Salgado · June 25th, 2009, 05:48 AM

Nice pics of the Windy City

mike7743 · June 27th, 2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahratta

Not from a Torontonian's perspective. Everything's relative

NO, not really. that's like me saying my father looks like me instead of saying *I* look like him.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahratta

and Special relativity, too. Regarding dilation of time, increase of mass, etc. - Toronto will always hold the 'rest' position. Everyone else is the observer. Just in case we're ever moving at relativistic speeds, I guess.

great pics

tonyssa · June 27th, 2009, 03:20 PM

OMG, very nice pics!

Mahratta · June 27th, 2009, 06:59 PM

Thanks folks

from the John Hancock observatory...I didn't have a tripod, so I didn't dare shoot in colour and pump the ISO up (it was nighttime)

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Here's some pictures of Chicago from Navy Pier...mainly one cluster of the skyline

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image hosted on flickr

Cheers

Camilo_Costa · June 27th, 2009, 07:39 PM

Chicago is AWESOME!! And I don't think it's similar to Toronto.

Mahratta · June 27th, 2009, 09:44 PM

I can't agree on that...Chicago bears an uncanny resemblance to Toronto (or, to satisfy some in this thread, Toronto bears an uncanny resemblance to Chicago). The atmosphere on the street was different, though.

Camilo_Costa · June 27th, 2009, 11:48 PM

I've never been neither to Toronto nor to Chicago, but judging by what I see in pics, I don't think they are so similar...

***Taller, Better*** · June 28th, 2009, 08:19 AM

I have been to both cities and have seen some similarities! Great pictures of a very beautiful city!

diskojoe · June 30th, 2009, 05:52 PM

need more chicago! did you go to billy goat tavern at the pier? awesome hamburgers there.

Mahratta · July 1st, 2009, 09:19 PM

Well, let's start off with my out-of-focus picture gone artsy up in the John Hancock observatory

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

More to come. Cheers.

pokistic · July 2nd, 2009, 09:49 PM

Sweet photos of the city!

Mahratta · July 12th, 2009, 05:03 AM

image hosted on flickr

Just got back from camping in Muskoka, so I'm a behind on the pictures. I should have more up tomorrow.

June 24th, 2009, 04:28 AM	#1
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Mahratta's Showcase: Chicago Great city. Pretty similar to Toronto, really; jealous of the Symphony Centre - Roy Thomson's acoustic has nothing on it! image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr more to come __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

June 24th, 2009, 05:40 PM	#2
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 73,838 Likes (Received): 3619	Cool photos @Mahratta, i will wait for the rest photos... __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

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June 25th, 2009, 02:11 AM	#4
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	One of the first places we went to was the Navy Pier. Something like an amusement park jutting out from downtown. Great skyline views. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

June 27th, 2009, 06:59 PM	#12
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Thanks folks from the John Hancock observatory...I didn't have a tripod, so I didn't dare shoot in colour and pump the ISO up (it was nighttime) image hosted on flickr Here's some pictures of Chicago from Navy Pier...mainly one cluster of the skyline image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Cheers __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

June 25th, 2009, 03:02 AM	#5
mike7743 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: all over CahLifohnia, USA Posts: 2,460 Likes (Received): 326	similar to Toronto? isn't it like the other way around? great pics by the way

June 25th, 2009, 05:48 AM	#9
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,387 Likes (Received): 139	Nice pics of the Windy City

June 27th, 2009, 03:20 PM	#11
tonyssa . Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 68,159	OMG, very nice pics!

June 27th, 2009, 07:39 PM	#13
Camilo_Costa VEMK Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Curitiba Posts: 4,312 Likes (Received): 87	Chicago is AWESOME!! And I don't think it's similar to Toronto. __________________ fiação aérea #nãomerepresenta

June 27th, 2009, 09:44 PM	#14
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	I can't agree on that...Chicago bears an uncanny resemblance to Toronto (or, to satisfy some in this thread, Toronto bears an uncanny resemblance to Chicago). The atmosphere on the street was different, though. __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

June 27th, 2009, 11:48 PM	#15
Camilo_Costa VEMK Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Curitiba Posts: 4,312 Likes (Received): 87	I've never been neither to Toronto nor to Chicago, but judging by what I see in pics, I don't think they are so similar... __________________ fiação aérea #nãomerepresenta

June 28th, 2009, 08:19 AM	#16
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,838 Likes (Received): 307	I have been to both cities and have seen some similarities! Great pictures of a very beautiful city! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

June 30th, 2009, 05:52 PM	#17
diskojoe Registered Menace Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston TX Posts: 2,855 Likes (Received): 1	need more chicago! did you go to billy goat tavern at the pier? awesome hamburgers there.

July 1st, 2009, 09:19 PM	#18
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Well, let's start off with my out-of-focus picture gone artsy up in the John Hancock observatory image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr More to come. Cheers. __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

July 2nd, 2009, 09:49 PM	#19
pokistic Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613 Likes (Received): 0	Sweet photos of the city!

July 12th, 2009, 05:03 AM	#20
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Just got back from camping in Muskoka, so I'm a behind on the pictures. I should have more up tomorrow. __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

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