As we cruised down Lakeshore Drive on a beautiful day this week, the beach was full of people enjoying the weather and the water.
Behind them, the buildings of Chicago were closely knit together, forming a crisp architectural backdrop, and a textural contrast to the soft sand and rolling waves.
Chicago from Lakeshore Drive~ Contrasting the hardscape buildings in the background with the soft foreground of sand and water. Also noting the close proximity of the buildings.
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Judy
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Nice image Judy.
Thank you, Jim! I love coming around that curve! Such a contrast between the buildings and the water!
Good one Judy 🙂
Thank you, Madhu! Love that city! 😉
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Chicago is a favorite city of mine, and your beautiful picture shows how close it really is to the lake. Great job Judy!
Thanks Meg! A fave of mine too, obviously! 😉 So many great things to see and do. It’s less than 4 hours for us to get there. Not bad at all for such a treat. My only gripe…parking! lol It’s the same in any large city, though.
I didn’t know there was such a beautiful beach in Chicago ! I would love to visit that city some day. A great capture Judy !
Jocelyne….This is Lake Michigan you are seeing in the photo…it borders Chicago and its suburbs for miles and miles. Lakeshore Drive is one of the prettiest rides, in my opinion! Lake Michigan looks like an ocean! All the Great Lakes are massive bodies of water. I hope you do get to see Chicago….there are fantastic science museums, a great aquarium, zoos, botanical gardens and conservatories, art museums and much more! The best part is that it’s only 3.5 hours from me! 😉
Love the view So lucky to have that as and as when you feel like it. 🙂
Thank you, Grateful Fairy! I appreciate your comment!
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^^ great photo shoot
Thanks, best!
how time you had there?it`s chicago and i`m really want to go there. But it`s so far from here
This time we were there only two days. But it’s close to us (3.5 hours) so we can go often. We love Chicago. So much to see and do, as in many cities. But being next to Lake Michigan makes it special! Maybe someday you will get there!
^^ i hope so
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I love Lake Michigan but haven’t been to Chicago since my girl scouting days. Beautiful photo showing city and nature together.
Hi Sheila! Thanks! I love Chicago. Just 3.5 hours from us, so it’s fun to go.
The gentle and beautiful water and sand in front of the spectacular buildings created a stunning amazing contrast. Wow!
That’s what I was thinking, IT! Thank you!
I need to get to your blog to see the new challenge! My life is on spin cycle right now! 😉 I’ll get there!
Fabulous shot. Yes, the contrast of sky, land, and water is lovely. Wow. Are the buildings actually so close or it this the angle of the shot?
Thank you, Tess. I’d say they are quite close. There’s about 5-6 lanes of traffic and 2 sidewalks between the beach and the apartment buildings! Not much at all, really! No grass! It’s really a cool drive…all along Chicago’s Lakeshore Drive.