Chicago as a Vinyl Record - a photo on Flickriver

            Here's another one in my series while in my Lakeview neighborhood in Chicago looking South towards downtown at night with a blue vinyl record on top. 

This was a night when everyone was looking for the "Northern Lights" that appeared for about 45 seconds when I had my back turned after waiting for a couple of hours before and after.  I may post another photo at some point of the city architecture that is in focus but I liked this feeling a bit better....

Chicago is a city of music with many adventures awaiting and yet it is not completely clear what those adventures entail so there's a bit of magic in the future.  Chicago can be a rough city and a city (just like any city in America) full of classism and racism.  It can also be a beautiful city where people look out for each other and you can see and experience beautiful art and music.  Only the people who live here can determine the experience and its up to us to make the city thrive in its true potential and not succumb to all of the political upheavals and evils that are about to take place.  Keeping Chicago a blue city means keeping it a Sanctuary City.  It means not banning books.  It means protecting the LGBTQ community.  It means providing safe options for all.  It means looking out for and celebrating diverse voices.  All of these things we can continue to do if we work together.  

A city like Chicago has a constant flux of visitors that move in and out of it each day and each small but definite interaction also changes the city.  We want to welcome everyone in even in this precarious position but if there are those who bring in their hatred and their ignorance, we want to also show them a different way of life so that, when they return home, they realize there are some changes that can be made in their own homes and in their own towns. 

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Taken on: October 10, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS 5DS R, f/4.0, 1/30 sec, 175mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5DS R
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	175mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 26.1 (Macintosh)
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