Chicago 2007
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The famed Manoj & Nidhi themselves!

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Getting a tour thru Northwestern University campus...

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graffitied rocks along the water...

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these layered rocks with holes in were all over campus - pretty neat...

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looking down the lake at downtown Chicago from campus

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same pic but from my cellphone camera for comparison.

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the campus pond was like glass that day

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feeding the ducks at the campus pond

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and the coy.

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another campus bldg, from my cellphone camera again, not bad I thought...

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downtown Chicago along the "Miracle Mile"

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the Wrigley Building

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the North American Baha'i Temple - some seriously intricate architecture!

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the venue of the following nighttime photos - the Signature Room bar on the 95th floor of the John Hancock tower

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Manoj got some neat effects by changing the exposure

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you could see the lake by the mere absense of light

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egads, behind us the old "el" platform drops 20ft to the street with no railings - yikes!

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Would you believe this is in a Macy's?

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Art Institute of Chicago - the Misrach photo exhibit was amazing...

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The lion out front for Aubrey - "grrrrr!"

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Totally oversaturated with the art museum by this point...

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The new "silver bean" sculpture in downtown Chicago. They were finishing its construction last time I visited.

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Looking across, under the bean, note the rising hole in the middle...

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Under the bean, looking straight up. Wow!