The remnants of Hurricane Sandy blew through Chicago this afternoon. Some waves were big; some were huge; and a few were truly massive. This wave was merely big.

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I wasn't the only one out there trying to get pictures of the massive waves. This brave young photographer was apparently working on a new photographic genre: macro storm photography.

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The remnants of Hurricane Sandy blew through Chicago this afternoon. Some waves were big; some were huge; and a few were truly massive. I'm pretty sure that this one falls in the last category.

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My thoughts are with everyone who is struggling to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

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