Please view on Black (press L). SOOC no editing. The lights on Michigan Ave are always beautiful at night. When it's raining they're even better. It took me longer than I would have liked to capture the red stoplight reflecting off some water pooled on top of this pole. A little unusual to focus on the pooling water and the droplets on the sides of the pole instead of the drops on the front (or both), but I thought it emphasized the concept more this way. Or maybe I just couldn't hold the umbrella, focus manually, and snap a shot all at the same time. Any tips on how to do that more effectively would be greatly appreciated!

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SOOC no editing, no flash. The picture was taken at night next to a streetlight in Printer's Row that was illuminating some of the leaves on this tree. The blending of illuminated leaves and night sky created something of a molten backdrop for the solitarily leaf that served as my main subject.

Better on black, I think...

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Special thanks to Steve and Mandy for their comments, which led me to change the title of this picture...

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This is a nice place to go for an evening walk (as long as one is sufficiently bundled). Not on the water, of course (unless one has special powers) but on the well-lit walkway overlooking the harbor.

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