chicago - MCA

chicago - mca, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

april showers

april showers, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

partly cloudy

partly cloudy, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

chicago - john hancock building in the background - crane from new building site in the foreground - clouds

blue sky, spider

blue sky, spider, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

Outside my window, 26 stories above the ground....Why?

Gotham National Bank -- Batman

Gotham National Bank -- Batman, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

They are shooting a few scenes in Chicago for the upcoming Batman movie. They took this old post office and affixed the letters to designate it as "Gotham National Bank."

In Their Own Words - Barack Obama

In Their Own Words - Barack Obama, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

I'm impressed with him. I have a weakness for eloquence, and after being on a starvation diet for six (plus) years, just hearing him speak is moving. There is substance to the man. On the main issues, I think he gets it. Aside from all of the dangers we face -- the war, global warming, energy, health care, jobs.... we also suffer the wounds of a divided country. The uniter played politics with party divisions and instead of bringing us together after 9-11, he chose to advance his team's interests, and the country has been diminished.

I'm looking for a leader who will address the issues that concern all of us, who can look beyond the election and reposition us globally, understanding that we need to act in concert with other countries to do what we need to do as humans on a planet we've ignored too long. We've lost eight years.

exchange

exchange, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

partly cloudy

partly cloudy, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

lion - chicago

lion - chicago, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

Intention is interesting to think about. When I have a camera in my hand and I'm in front of something that lives and breathes, I'm trying to really see it, to see a life force. On most zoo visits, that life force is hard to find, but sometimes you see a whisper of what's innate ... that ghost of the wild. This animal was full of energy on the day I took this shot and the dignity of her bearing was a gift she gave. So, yes, the bars were there and they tell a story, too.

What I do intentionally with a shot like this is I crop it until it feels like it's going to burst out of its borders...I want to create a sense of 'what's an animal this large doing in a space so small?' I think framing creates that tension.

april snow

april snow, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

baptism, of a kind

baptism, of a kind, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

chicago cultural center - tiffany dome

chicago cultural center - tiffany dome, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

2x2 (ghost chairs)

2x2 (ghost chairs), originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

impending

impending, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

ch

ch, originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

bear back

bear back
Originally uploaded by therese flanagan.

Lincoln Park Zoo - Chicago - Polar Bear