A few from Chicago – Holiday Train and night shots
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Here comes the Holiday Train!!!
I was pretty sure thse guys next to us were purposely waiting for the Holiday Train, which only came by at certain times and on certain days. Well….we had planned our evening around the Holiday Train, so I can’t blame them.
Dancing Guy. Note Matt pretending to pose for a picture. We were trying to be sneaky.
This guy was dancing to the music while he was on his cell. It was SO FUNNY!!! He had this look on his face like he was just totally enjoying himself and everything was normal. But he was kind of hanging onto the poles and swaying to the beat. He was my favorite. So I took a picture. Check out the lights – all red and green! And the poles and garland. And the seats, which you can’t see, were covered in Christmas upholstery. This train was seriously decked out. I didn’t want to use flaash and annoy other people, or make it obvious that I was photographing them! All that and the fact that he kept moving too fast for my shutter speed made for some interesting exposure and editing techniques…hah! But I think the grungy look to the picture fits for a subway car!
Cat watching Dancing Guy
Matt smirking about Dancing Guy
Cat & Matt laughing about Dancing Guy
Cat and the CTA Elf
The CTA Elf lady gave us little candy canes when we sat down!! How fun! I ate mine right away. Then I proceeded to watch her while she sassed at her boys, who were riding on her car for a bit. This was Cat right before we got off the train. (I believe that was leftover Uno’s deep-dish pizza in that box.) You can see Dancing Guy getting off at that station, too. There were some other people who were as excited as we were to be riding the holiday train, and they were taking pictures with their cell hpone. I felt a common bond with them and their excitement, all because of the Holiday Train. After we got off, we transferred and took another train right back to where we came from. Yes, we spent $2 apiece just to ride the train to Nowhere and Back. But it was so worth it!!
Santa on the Holiday Train!I snapped this as Santa and the Holiday Train rolled away. An open air car! Pretty cool!
The view near Cat's apartment. Really cool!
Sears Tower at night
Michigan Avenue at dusk with lights!
That’s all for now! Later this week I will try to put up some ballet pictures from a class I photographed at Cat’s college, and then some people in the city shots. Meanwhile, I’ll be posting restaurant reviews over on our food blog, so you may pick up some tips for places to eat if you’re ever in Chicago!
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