The Bean [Monthly Theme]
Uploaded: August 18, 2010 16:58:09
Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect the city's famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives.
Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. Cloud Gate sits upon the At&T Plaza, which was made possible by a gift from AT&T.
Exif: F Number: 11.3, ExposureTime: 400000/100000 seconds, ISO: 200, FocalLength: 16.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 18, 2010
Beyond beautiful, Leslie! :-) k #1299618Barbara Waldoch August 18, 2010
Terrific shot, Leslie! #8847406Cindy Bendush August 19, 2010
Great 'blue hour' capture Leslie - the color and framing are terrific! Thanks for posting the details. #8847479Ellen Hodges August 19, 2010
Super fabulous capture, Leslie!!! Looks sooooo awesome!!! WOW~!! #8849333Kevin OToole August 21, 2010
Leslie, I've been to Chicago and I've seen the Bean, but I've never seen anything like this photograph of the skyline reflected in the Bean. This is a great photograph. #8853334Elida Gutierrez August 25, 2010
I've been to Chicago too and love the bean, great capture and thanks for the info!!! #8860851Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 15, 2010
Kathryn Wesserling September 15, 2010
Another wonderful image of the Bean! Good Luck with this one, Leslie. #8903281Ellen Hodges September 15, 2010
Huuuuuuge congrats on your awesome and well deserved finalists, Leslie!!! Very best luck in the next round!!!!! #8903559Lynn M. Whitt September 15, 2010
GORGEOUS!!!Linda D. Lester September 15, 2010
Awesome....Congratulations!!!!! #8903910Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 15, 2010
WTG on all your wonderful August finalists Leslie!! :-) k #8904048Dawn M. Schneider September 15, 2010
i have shot this bean so many times and only YOU have captured it so Fantastically in my opinion!! I love it! #8904922
Rona L. Schwarz September 15, 2010
I have seen many, many images of this iconic Chicago landmark, Leslie - and even taken a few myself - but this is the best! C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on another superb Finalist!!! #8905643Debra R. Harder September 15, 2010
Love this, Leslie!! Truly magnificent! Huge congratulations on your beautiful finalist! Deb #8906649Barbara Waldoch September 16, 2010
Congratulations on your Finalists! #8907444Jessica Jenney September 16, 2010
Congratulations, Leslie on all your fantastic finalists! #8907881Patrick Rouzes September 16, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Leslie! WTG, indeed! #8908361Julie Burnett September 16, 2010
Congratulations on this, and all of your fabulous finalists, Leslie! #8908481Maria A. Gonzalez September 16, 2010
Congratulations,Leslie on this and all of your beautiful finalists..Best luck in the next round...Terry Cervi September 16, 2010
Congrats on every one of your awesome Finalists, Leslie!! #8909326Nikki McDonald September 16, 2010
You had a wonderful month for finalists, Leslie -- all are well deserved. I'm picking this as my favorite because I think the clarity, light and detail are all terrific. Congratulations on all your finalists and good luck in the next round. #8909688Joannie Bertucci September 16, 2010
Chicago girl, I think you may have set the record for the most Finalists in a month and they are all gorgeous and so well deserved! Congratulations Leslie on helping to set the standards here at BP for Finalists! :-) #8910229Patti Coblentz September 16, 2010
Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Leslie! I agree fully with Joannie! Your work is superb! #8910838Phyllis H. Burchett September 16, 2010
HUGE CONGRATS on your AWESOME finalist!Phyllis A. Houghton September 16, 2010
This photo is so incredible. The lighting and composition are perfect. Congratulations! #8911527Courtenay Vanderbilt September 18, 2010
Great image of the bean, Leslie! Congratulations! #8916693Irene Colling September 20, 2010
Fabulous color in this near dusk photo Leslie. Excellent composition and detail.Congratulations on the finalist. #8919642
Mary K. Robison August 02, 2011
Leslie, I was browsing through your photos when I found this one, entered almost exactly a year ago. You've got a real gift for capturing reflective surfaces.#9576255
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