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November 13, 2012 at 04:10 PM 0 0 0

Photo by Kris Koeller: Travel + Leisure Magazine
 Chicago, Photo by Kris Koeller

Travel + Leisure's online magazine did a feature on the best french fries in the US, and licensed my photo from Hot Doug's in Chicago. Check out the feature online here, but be careful as its sure to cause hunger: The Best French Fries in the U.S.The original photo is included below: Read about our Weekend in Chicago with Lana & Dean! ...

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August 18, 2011 at 10:27 AM 182 10 9

Daily Photo: HDR - The Chicago River
 Chicago, Daily Photo, HDR, US Travel

In March of this year, Jessica and I met up with our friends Lana and Dean for a weekend visit to Chicago. This was Jessica's first visit to Chicago, and my first since the late 90s. Not surprisingly, the weather in March was cold, windy and snowy, so not ideal for taking photos. HDR can be a good option in tricky lighting conditions, and in this photo really makes the colors pop on an otherwise gloomy, overcast day. I took this photo of the Chicago River during one of our many walks. These ar...

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March 8, 2011 at 11:02 AM 221 4 3

A Collection of HDR Photos from Chicago
 Chicago, HDR, Photography

Because it was overcast and rather gloomy, I shot quite a few bracketed photos for HDR processing.  I tend to overdo these, and this trend in HDR photography is pretty played out, but some of the results are still pretty cool.  Four photos included below:  The Chicago River The Chicago Skyline Bridge over the Chicago River The Water Tower & Hancock Tower ...

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March 7, 2011 at 01:16 PM 302 12 6

Weekend in Chicago
 Birthdays, Chicago, HDR, Museums, US Travel

We spent a long weekend in Chicago, meeting up with Lana and Dean from San Francisco. Lana's birthday is the entire month of March, so we celebrated that plus seeing the sights. Dean used to live in Chicago, and Lana's been there many times. I was last there 15 years ago while working for Arthur Andersen, but this was Jessica's first trip. We spent most of our time eating, planning meals, traveling to meals, waiting in line in the snow for meals and having cocktails. We also did an architect...

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