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The Bean


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   The Bean
The Bean
Cloud Gate is British artist Anish Kapoor's first public outdoor work installed in the United States. The 110-ton elliptical sculpture is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect the city's famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives.

Inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture is among the largest of its kind in the world, measuring 66-feet long by 33-feet high. Cloud Gate sits upon the At&T Plaza, which was made possible by a gift from AT&T.

Leslie McLain

 
 
 

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna
 

Beyond beautiful, Leslie! :-) k


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August 18, 2010

 

Barbara Waldoch
  Terrific shot, Leslie!


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August 18, 2010

 
- Cindy Bendush

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  Great 'blue hour' capture Leslie - the color and framing are terrific! Thanks for posting the details.


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August 19, 2010

 

Ellen Hodges
  Super fabulous capture, Leslie!!! Looks sooooo awesome!!! WOW~!!


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August 19, 2010

 

Kevin OToole
  Leslie, I've been to Chicago and I've seen the Bean, but I've never seen anything like this photograph of the skyline reflected in the Bean. This is a great photograph.


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August 21, 2010

 
- Elida Gutierrez

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  I've been to Chicago too and love the bean, great capture and thanks for the info!!!


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August 25, 2010

 

Nancy (Peaches) Harker
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WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HUGE CONGRATS on your AWESOME finalist!
Best of luck in the next round!


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September 15, 2010

 

Kathryn Wesserling
  Another wonderful image of the Bean! Good Luck with this one, Leslie.


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September 15, 2010

 

Ellen Hodges
  Huuuuuuge congrats on your awesome and well deserved finalists, Leslie!!! Very best luck in the next round!!!!!


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September 15, 2010

 

Lynn M. Whitt
  GORGEOUS!!!
Congratulations on all your beautiful finalists...


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September 15, 2010

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Awesome....Congratulations!!!!!


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September 15, 2010

 

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna
  WTG on all your wonderful August finalists Leslie!! :-) k


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September 15, 2010

 

Dawn M. Schneider
 
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i have shot this bean so many times and only YOU have captured it so Fantastically in my opinion!! I love it!


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September 15, 2010

 

Rona L. Schwarz
  I have seen many, many images of this iconic Chicago landmark, Leslie - and even taken a few myself - but this is the best! C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S on another superb Finalist!!!


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September 15, 2010

 

Debra R. Harder
  Love this, Leslie!! Truly magnificent! Huge congratulations on your beautiful finalist! Deb


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September 15, 2010

 

Barbara Waldoch
  Congratulations on your Finalists!


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September 16, 2010

 

Jessica Jenney
  Congratulations, Leslie on all your fantastic finalists!


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September 16, 2010

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  CONGRATULATIONS on this incredible finalist, Leslie! WTG, indeed!


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September 16, 2010

 

Julie Burnett
  Congratulations on this, and all of your fabulous finalists, Leslie!


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September 16, 2010

 

Maria A. Gonzalez
  Congratulations,Leslie on this and all of your beautiful finalists..Best luck in the next round...
I think I can see you and Ellen reflected on the Bean..Thanks again for a wonderful time photographing Chicago.


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September 16, 2010

 
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  Congrats on every one of your awesome Finalists, Leslie!!


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September 16, 2010

 
- Nikki McDonald

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  You had a wonderful month for finalists, Leslie -- all are well deserved. I'm picking this as my favorite because I think the clarity, light and detail are all terrific. Congratulations on all your finalists and good luck in the next round.


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September 16, 2010

 
- Joannie Bertucci

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  Chicago girl, I think you may have set the record for the most Finalists in a month and they are all gorgeous and so well deserved! Congratulations Leslie on helping to set the standards here at BP for Finalists! :-)


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September 16, 2010

 

Patti Coblentz
  Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Leslie! I agree fully with Joannie! Your work is superb!


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September 16, 2010

 

Phyllis H. Burchett
  HUGE CONGRATS on your AWESOME finalist!
Best of luck in the next round!


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September 16, 2010

 

Phyllis A. Houghton
  This photo is so incredible. The lighting and composition are perfect. Congratulations!


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September 16, 2010

 

Courtenay Vanderbilt
  Great image of the bean, Leslie! Congratulations!


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September 18, 2010

 
- Irene Colling

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  Fabulous color in this near dusk photo Leslie. Excellent composition and detail.

Congratulations on the finalist.


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September 20, 2010

 

Mary K. Robison
  Leslie, I was browsing through your photos when I found this one, entered almost exactly a year ago. You've got a real gift for capturing reflective surfaces.
Belated Congrats on its selection as a Finalist. Something tells me your latest shot of the "Bean" will be back in late September.


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August 02, 2011

 
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