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Skyline – Photo 52 Project [Week 41]

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I have been going to Chicago a lot more than usual lately so I had to take advantage of that for my photo 52 project. My deadline for getting my picture for the week is every Monday and published by Friday. I drove up instead of taking the train and unexpectedly found myself working until about 10pm. Having only 2 hours to get a shot, I had to think fast. Earlier in the day, I had to stop at a Best Buy to get some DVD-Rs (don’t judge me) and parked in a free garage. I am always up for free parking in Chicago so I couldn’t help but make a mental note.

I drove to the top of the garage, and I had a pretty decent vantage point. Of course when I don’t bring a tripod I would end up needing it. It was not a big deal though, I just  steadied the camera on the ledge and it seemed to work pretty well. Apparently there is also a yoga studio on the top of the garage and I think I looked like a little creepy with my big camera up there. Wouldn’t be the first time I guess.

I am just tonight getting around to editing because my parents were kind enough to give us some furniture they no longer wanted. I can’t say no to free stuff so I was busy getting it all moved in this week. On top of that, we are giving away some of our own stuff we no longer need so it has been a busy week.

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Green Dragon – Photo 52 Project [Week 40]

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Back in Chicago again. It was not hot but muggy as all hell. I walked around for hours looking for something to shoot. The sky way white an that made any skyline or lake shots a no go for me. Instead, I just walked around and took pictures of anything that looked interesting. While going under a bridge I found this graffiti. It looked so clean I got the impression that is was commissioned officially but I really don’t know for sure. They covered the Blackhawks, Bears, Bulls, and Cubs in this mural.

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MCS – Photo 52 Project [Week 39]

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We got a new sign installed by Ace Sign Company a couple weeks back. They did a great job for us. MCS was far overdue for a sign. We bought our building over 5 years ago, and just now got around to getting a sign. The nature of our business means that we get very little foot traffic so getting a sign was always pushed to the back burner.

It was Heather, the wife of fellow MCSian Nick Overstreet that sparked the idea. She basically shamed me into getting the sign and it worked. Now that I think of it, that is not the first improvement at our office that she helped with. While standing outside my office one winter evening as we were about to close, she told me that our hallway needed better lighting. Now we have upgraded to LED lights that are using about half the energy and throwing out more light.

It is odd how we can internally recognize an issue with our environment and never actually take any action. The issue is known but not escalated to action. When the issue moves from the personal to the social realm, we then take action. The problem hasn’t changed, but our perception of it has. It makes me wonder what other simple ideas I may be missing that are just crawling around my brain, waiting for someone with more sense than me to come along and knock them lose.