The evening light and music show at Buckingham Fountain
Aug 22, 2021 08:20:47 #
The Chicago Park District never activated the Buckingham Fountain in Chicago during the Covid issues of 2020. I visited in the evening this summer with color film for the evening light and music presentation.
Buckingham Fountain by Paul Sager, on Flickr
Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark in the center of Grant Park. Dedicated in 1927, it is one of the largest fountains in the world.
Buckingham Fountain
The fountain was donated to the city by Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother, Clarence Buckingham, and was constructed at a cost of $750,000. The fountain's official name is the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain. Originally from Zanesville, Ohio, the Buckingham family made its fortune in grain elevators, real estate and steel. Kate (1858 – 1937) and her brother Clarence Buckingham (1854 – 1913) were both avid art collectors and benefactors who donated valuable prints, paintings, sculptures, and objects to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Buckingham Fountain
The Willis Tower, built as and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story skyscraper in Chicago. When constructed in 1973, it was the tallest in the world. It remains in the top 10, now at #8.
Buckingham Fountain
This selection mixes fresh Kodak Ektar 100 with expired Fuji Press 800, used with Canon EF lenses and the Canon EOS 1v film camera. The details of the exposure, lenses and film types are available from the host Flickr pages, just use the URL links of the image titles to access. The film was developed and scanned by North Coast Photo of Carlsbad, CA. The resulting JPEGs were processed in Adobe Lightroom v6.
Buckingham Fountain
Built in a Rocky rococo wedding cake style and inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles, it is meant to allegorically represent Lake Michigan. It operates from April to October, with regular water shows and evening color-light shows.
Buckingham Fountain
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Buckingham Fountain by Paul Sager, on Flickr
Buckingham Fountain is a Chicago landmark in the center of Grant Park. Dedicated in 1927, it is one of the largest fountains in the world.
Buckingham Fountain
The fountain was donated to the city by Kate Buckingham in memory of her brother, Clarence Buckingham, and was constructed at a cost of $750,000. The fountain's official name is the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain. Originally from Zanesville, Ohio, the Buckingham family made its fortune in grain elevators, real estate and steel. Kate (1858 – 1937) and her brother Clarence Buckingham (1854 – 1913) were both avid art collectors and benefactors who donated valuable prints, paintings, sculptures, and objects to the Art Institute of Chicago.
Buckingham Fountain
The Willis Tower, built as and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story skyscraper in Chicago. When constructed in 1973, it was the tallest in the world. It remains in the top 10, now at #8.
Buckingham Fountain
This selection mixes fresh Kodak Ektar 100 with expired Fuji Press 800, used with Canon EF lenses and the Canon EOS 1v film camera. The details of the exposure, lenses and film types are available from the host Flickr pages, just use the URL links of the image titles to access. The film was developed and scanned by North Coast Photo of Carlsbad, CA. The resulting JPEGs were processed in Adobe Lightroom v6.
Buckingham Fountain
Built in a Rocky rococo wedding cake style and inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles, it is meant to allegorically represent Lake Michigan. It operates from April to October, with regular water shows and evening color-light shows.
Buckingham Fountain
These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.
Aug 22, 2021 08:24:12 #
Spectacular images, Paul. Are you going to the Air Show? I have a new knee so am sidelined for a bit. Would love to see your images, if you are there.
Aug 22, 2021 08:31:48 #
zacksoccer wrote:
Spectacular images, Paul. Are you going to the Air Show? I have a new knee so am sidelined for a bit. Would love to see your images, if you are there.
Thanks zacksoccer! They're only flying a 45-minute Blue Angels program that starts at noon. I skipped the practice day Friday and was at the water's edge yesterday. Looking at my results last evening, I'm a bit out airshow practice it seems. A few good / great ones, but I was having trouble in tracking / panning and focusing on the lead plane. I'll try for the same spot ish today and a difference lens and other improvements. We should have a bit better sky today too.
Aug 22, 2021 08:44:27 #
Excellent photographs and narrative Paul. The fountain is beautiful and huge.
Dennis
Dennis
Aug 22, 2021 08:59:26 #
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Aug 22, 2021 09:29:53 #
Impressive fountain and narrative to be sure. Thanks for sharing! Good luck with the air show….
Aug 22, 2021 09:39:13 #
Aug 22, 2021 09:42:46 #
Thanks zacksoccer, Dennis, Bill, Architect1776, ashriverguy, 47greyfox, Elliott! I've been to the fountain a few times this summer, as I'm finding in the film results. More to come.
Aug 22, 2021 09:52:17 #
Nice shots Paul and thanks for the history lesson! I always enjoy your posts.
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Aug 23, 2021 06:07:21 #
zacksoccer wrote:
Spectacular images, Paul. Are you going to the Air Show? I have a new knee so am sidelined for a bit. Would love to see your images, if you are there.
These are spectacular and I enjoyed the history lesson. Excellent as always Paul.
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