Cloud Gate - The Bean
by Mike Schaffner
Title
Cloud Gate - The Bean
Artist
Mike Schaffner
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
A black and white fine art, long (6 minute) exposure photo of the Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park. It is more commonly known as “The Bean”. When photographing an iconic structure, it is very difficult to come up with an original composition. For example, just about any possible composition for the Eiffel Tower has already been done. But we make our photos anyway. Even though we weren’t the first it is a way of saying, “I was there and this is my image”. Somethings are so beautiful and iconic they just beg to be photographed over and over. The Cloud Gate (aka “The Bean”) sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park is one such place. It may not have the history and stature of the Eiffel Tower but it calls to us nonetheless. So, this is my take on “The Bean”.
For the full story on this photo read my blog post about it at https://mikeschaffnerphotography.com/cloud-gate-the-bean/
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June 22nd, 2021
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Joseph Smith
Man, I still need to get to Chicago. This may be the first view of the "bean" I've seen from this perspective. The juxtaposition of the smooth bean and the textured skyline is especially nice.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
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