Tracking the Y-symbol [Millennium Park]

It was a beautiful day today and as I was walking by the Millennium Park, I had stopped to see people ice-skating, when suddenly I noticed something - the Y-symbol!! Check out the base of the light-fixtures..

You only see what you know..
When I didn't know about the y-symbol, I never saw it anywhere,
now I see it everywhere..
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Y-symbol at Wrigley Square [Millennium park]

Here's more of Y-symbol/ Municipal Devise at the Millennium Park..





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Y-symbol on the LaSalle Street bridge

Y-symbol on LaSalle Street bridge..
All the four bridgehouses on the LaSalle Street bridge display the Y-symbol..
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Y-symbol at the Chicago Theater

The Chicago Theatre marquee, the unofficial emblem of the city, has the Y-symbol right in the center. This is perhaps the most prominent Y-symbol in the city..
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Chicago Loop / The Winged Victory of Samothrace

The Winged Victory of Samothrace

The Winged Victory of Samothrace

A copy of the original from Greece, circa 200 BC, 

which is now in the Louvre Museum, Paris. 

This is cast from a mold of the original sculpture

 in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Location: lobby of the Bank One Center

131 S Dearborn Street, Chicago

Chicago Loop / The Weather Bell Corner

The Weather Bell Corner

The Weather Bell Corner 

Installed: 1951

Location: 79 W Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603

Intersection of Monroe & Clark streets

Installed by the Bell Savings & Loan Association

It changes color with the weather forcast:

Green - No change

Red – warmer weather  

Gold– colder weather

The building was originally for Bell Federal Savings & Loan building, but now a Walgreens store occupies this corner.

Chicago Loop / Peacock Clock

Peacock Clock

C.D. Peacock Clock..

Location: State and Monroe..

Chicago Loop / Father Time Clock

Father Time Clock

Father Time Clock

1926

Weight: More than 6 tons

Address: 35 East Wacker

Formally known as the Jewelers Building

The clock was a Gift by the Illinois based Elgin Watch Company. 

to the Chicago Jewelers Association.

Elgin Watch Company had an office in the building

Chicago Loop / Decorative Clocks

Father Time of Jewelers Bldg

Address: 35 East Wacker..

Originally known as the Jewelers Building..

Father time was a Gift by the Elgin Watch Company.

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My first professional assignment

Image 1: Cover-page of Ask Magazine
Image 2: Inner pages with the article "Fun with Mirrors"..

My first professional assignment was published this month in the cover-page of the Ask magazine, February, 2010 issue. "Ask" stands for "arts & science for kids". The photo-shoot was for the article "Fun with Mirrors", and the venue was Chicago's famous Cloud Gate [also known as the "Bean"], at the Millennium Park, which is a "giant fun-house mirror".

My special thanks goes to Karen Kuhn, the Senior Art Director of the magazine, for giving me my first break, even after I explained to her that I was just an amateur. Her trust and encouragement means a lot to me. Also huge thanks to the kids. They were so much fun to work with. In fact "work" is not the right word. It was a fun-filled afternoon with some cheerful, smart kids and yes, I did take some photos too! The kids were having fun with their reflections, especially under the omphalos [or "bellybutton" of the Bean], where they could see themselves upside down, and I was happy clicking the camera, capturing the moments..



Apart from the cover-page [above image], two more photos were published, as shown below.. One was one the inner cover page, and other as an inset on the main article "Fun with Mirrors".





Below are some more photos from the same day..







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