[Leica] "Angles in my 'hood" or, " Some Photos of Buildings but no Food"

[rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)]

Greg,
The image with the lamp post is my favorite. Very well seen!
Bob

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Greg Rubenstein <gcr910 at gmail.com> wrote:

> With the lack of winter in Chicago, we've had a surprising number of
> bright, bluebird-sky days. Strange enough during the summer. Downright
> odd in mid winter. Anyway, took the D-Lux 3 out of my pocket on one of
> those days and the angular, white Sofitel Chicago made an interesting
> contrast to other buildings and angles in the 'hood.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/Angles+in+my+hood/
>
> What I need to get some day, and still haven't found the angle, is the
> white, angular Sofitel backgrounded somehow against the black of The
> John Hancock Tower two or so blocks to the east. The Hancock was in
> place long before the Sofitel which is, essentially, an upside down,
> bright-white (positive) of the matte-black (negative) Hancock. Haven't
> a clue how the Sofitel design got through zoning even with, I think,
> Lucien LaGrange as architect. Very cheeky.
>
> Comments and critiques appreciated. Hope to add to this album.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Greg Rubenstein
>
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