Week 2, 02/11/2020
For this week’s assignment, we were to go more in depth with one of the photo exercises. I chose to do the street corner assignment again. This time my camera didn’t die on me so I was able to stay longer. However, I chose a very cold day and very windy spot for my observations and I could only handle the cold for about an hour before I decided to head home before my fingers froze off. I was able to get my hundred photos, but I am disappointed in myself for not being able to stay the entire time. I stood at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Roosevelt Road, right near the Museum Campus.
Notes:
- It is really windy
- Like I can barely feel my finger tips, not sure how many notes I’m going to be able to take
- The bench i’m on is metal so that’s great
- No spot to hide from the wind
- Big intersection
- Empty lot in south-east corner of intersection
- Green bike path to my left
- I’m facing west. In the north east corner if the intersection
- I can see the Roosevelt CTA stop
- My bench says Chickadee
- I can see the Field Museum in the horizon to the east
- The wind is coming from the west so I have my back to it at the moment
- The darn sun is behind a building towards the south west
- There’s a massage parlor on the north west corner and I want to go
- I’m at the edge of one of the parks, I think it’s Millennium Park
- Knocked over trash can at the edge of the park
- Statues of what look like legs, I’m not actually sure what they are suppose to be
- I wore layers and I am still freezing
- Bus stop nearby, I might hide in it
- Green pedestrian signs for directions to places like the Museum Campus and Soldier Field
- Just saw a person in a cool neon orange hat
- Sidewalk has some words on it like: INFLUENCE. DENY. MANAGE. Those are the ones directly in front of me
- Salt pile on the sidewalk
- The back of a bench says Pigeon
- Trees are in a straight line
- I see a dog in a vest! First dog I see
- I’m worried my camera will blow away
- There’s a “green” strip separating lanes of traffic
- Subway and Aurelio Pizza in the same building as a fitness club
- Lot of high rises on this corner
- I think people think I’m weird cause I’m kind of just pacing and typing furiously on my phone
- Salt foot prints in the sidewalk
- My phone is slowing down from the cold
- Just saw a runner. Wow.
- I see a bike rack with 2 bikes in it
- There’s a gas station towards the CTA station
- Saw a guy wearing a sweater. How.
- This is a super busy intersection, car wise.
- 18 traffic lights on one side of the intersection
- I lied its actually 23 lights
- The lampposts on Michigan Ave has 6 bulbs on them
- There are stickers on the pedestrian signs
- I see a Divy bike spot
- I just saw a yellow school bus go through the intersection
- Saw a lady struggling against the wind with a stroller across the street 😦
- I see two red fire hydrants
- Just saw a sign for Grant Park, that’s the park next to me, not Millennium.
- Second dog! Its been 30 minutes since the first!
- This dog is also wearing a vest
- The speed limit is apparently 30mph
- I saw a guy riding a bike with what looked like oven mitts
- I’m going to barely be able to take photos with my fingers like this
- I need to invest in heavier gloves
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