weekly update 001 - 2016-10-17 : Chicago on my mind

First of my new weekly updates after a few months absence from the blog, and continuing with the Chicago set of photos from last years visit. Still have about 20 photos to process which I hope to get through over the next few weeks, so I can share them and also get to Boston. At the same time I also started doing the first editing pass at the images from this Summers trip through the Highlands of Scotland, next week I will include a sneak peek. 

The "L" ride in Chicago was one of the highlights of the days we spent there. Although the weather was miserable it got me some very moody photos of the old stations. A day later and I was able to get beautiful blue skies with some streaky white clouds when visiting the parks by the lake.

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Enter here for Chicago's "L", Chicago, USA

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The Berghoff, on the streets of Chicago, Chicago, USA

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Enter here for Chicago's "L", Chicago, USA

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Chicago skyline and the BP Pedestrian Bridge at Grant Park, Chicago, USA

#project365 year1 [day 013]

Common view in the Chicago city center, the raised tracks of the "Loop".

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Under the L

-- Gear
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR
-- Post
Lightroom : Initial tone and final crop.
Photoshop: Clean up and sharpening.
NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extraction.

#project365 year1 [day 012] inside the Chicago Symphony Center

Starting to catchup after the holidays ended, so after 11 days of Scotland landscapes I am continuing to publish photos from last years trip to the USA. Here is the information desk on the main hall of Chicago's Symphony Center, a huge violin in the middle of the room is always a show piece.

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inside the Chicago Symphony Center

-- Gear
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR
-- Post
Lightroom : Initial tone and final crop.
Macphun AuroraHDR: HDR photomerge and toning

#project365 [day 93] On the way to Chicago

Leaving the cold and sunny Big Apple behind, my first US adventure reaches the second stage. Soon we will be landing on the still frozen Windy City. Home of some of the most interesting Art Deco architecture, and to me home of the greatest basketball team in history.The 90's era Chicago Bulls and the House that Michael built. The great thing of my downsized travel kit and bag, and US sized plane seats, is that I get to carry my camera at my feet through the flight. And the frozen landscape below is too inviting not to snap a few images.

-- Gear
Fujifilm X-PRO1
Samyang 8mm f2.8 Fisheye 
-- Post
Lightroom : Initial toning and final crop
Photoshop: Sharpening, colour blending and clean up
NikCollection Color Efex Pro 4: Toning and Detail extracti