Millenium

I took this picture in Chicago's Millenium Park, under the giant...I don't even know what it is, a giant silver jelly bean that curves fantastically. There were all these kids (and plenty of adults) running around and beneath it, mesmerized by the way it warped their reflections. I didn't use any effect on this picture at all - that's what it looked like.

The girl in the corner is my sister Rose.

--The Internet is a wonderful thing. So this giant quicksilver bean is actually called the Cloud Gate, and it was unveiled in 2004, a bit late for the millenium but still pretty cool. It was the winning result of a design competition, and the idea behind it is that it's a gateway between earth and sky.


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