Picture of the day - May 16, 2008

"Cloud Gate"

Photo courtesy of Chris Parker. Today's picture features the famous Chicago skyline reflecting off of the beautiful Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park, a must-see for anyone visiting this wonderful city. The following is photographer Chris Parker's story behind the image: "This was taken last Saturday at about 7 am. At this time of the morning there is a good chance that you can get a shot without any people standing around. Millennium Park is one of the coolest places in downtown Chicago. This was shot on a tripod with a Canon 30D with a 17-55 2.8 IS set on manual focus and IS off. It was shot at ISO 100, 1/160th, F/8, Focal Length 17mm. I was taking bracketed exposures so I could practice HDR and just liked this picture as it was without any HDR effects."   --Chris Parker   Click here to comment on this picture.   Visit the POTD Archives for previous "Pictures Of The Day"!     Submit a photo of your own!                                 Place the "Picture of the Day" on your website, for free! Why I publish the "Picture of the Day"