Showcase
Jan. 10
2011
The changing of seasons from autumn to winter is a beautiful thing. If you're a photographer in Chicago, it's the opportunity of the year! Chicago boasts some of the most picturesque late fall and early winter settings anywhere! Capture My Chicago photographers captured Chicago through November and December in amazing ways. From sunsets and sunrises to delicate snowflakes, this showcase is all about the way Chicago looks as we move from fall to winter. Settle in with a hot cup of tea (or cocoa) and enjoy Chicago through the eyes of Chicago photographers as hand-picked by our editors.
- Photographer
- Terry Pope
- Category
- Landscapes
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos Digital Rebel X Si
- Photographer
- Vicky Bajda
- Category
- Entertainment
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos Digital Rebel X Ti
We loved this photo so much, we picked it as the Editors' Choice for the November Spotlight. Looking at it again still makes us feel warm inside.
Editor
on Chicago Shakespeare Theater (above)
- Photographer
- Mike Umbreit
- Category
- HDR Imagery
- Place
- Lisle, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos 5 D Mark Ii
I can imagine in a hundred years or so, some one will purchase this great photograph at a Southebeys auction for millions. For your sake, I wish it could be sooner. But great artists like Monet typically die long before the true value of their genius and contributions become fully appreciated. Like many of your photos, this is a work of art that legs of history. See comment
Michael Swygert
on Daybreak (above)
Showcased Challenge
Sunrise & Sunset
November is the perfect time to capture a dramatic Chicago sunrises and sunset. We asked Capture My Chicago photographers to brave the cold mornings and brisk evenings to get the perfect light. The results are stunning! Ray Mathis captured the Editors' Choice for this challenge with his Glacier Park Sunrise photo (above). The entire top 10 is full of fantastic shots. What a great effort from everyone!
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- Photographer
- Tonally Fabela
- Category
- Weather
- Place
- Brookfield, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos Rebel T2i
Showcased Photographer
Ray Mathis
- 499 photos
- 4089 votes
- 149 followers
Ray Mathis is a master of landscape photography. One look at his popular photos and it's easy to see his tremendous talent for capturing the perfect light as it bounces off nature. Ray shoots 4x5-inch color transparency photography almost exclusively, which is quite unique. He's also got a passion for nature that shines through his photographs.
Ray is an active Capture My Chicago user, having cast more than 4,000 votes, and is also published in the Capture My Chicago 2010 book. In his Capture My Chicago bio, Ray says, "I sincerely hope that my images encourage you to seek out similar experiences in the natural world for yourself, just as others images have encouraged me to seek out such experiences for myself." We agree, Ray, and we're grateful for your inspiring contributions to Capture My Chicago thus far.
- Photographer
- Ma Anderson
- Category
- Plants
- Place
- Itasca, IL
- Camera
- Dsc H9
A delightful juxtaposition of autumn and winter. This is the perfect shot to illuminate fall colors turning into winter's cold.
Editor
on Orange you glad (above)
- Photographer
- Carrie Jeffery
- Category
- Friends & Family
- Place
- Shorewood, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos Rebel T1i
- Photographer
- Sean Gallagher
- Category
- Farming
- Place
- Andres, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos 7 D
The perfect amount of decay and rot but stunning at the same time See comment
Rob Johnson
on Final Harvest (above)
- Photographer
- Nikki Johnson
- Category
- Cityscapes
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos 5 D
Showcased Challenge
Holidays: Chicago Style
We asked Capture My Chicago users what the holidays look like in Chicago, and everyone responded with some great photo of the season. From kids playing in the snow to Christmas trees lit up, the Holidays: Chicago Style challenge brought out the best in how we do holidays. Our editors loved the sleigh photo by Richard Susanto (Editors' Choice, above), and the voters seemed to take a liking to lighted tree photos. All in all, a great challenge!
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- Photographer
- sonnet schulz
- Category
- Weather
- Place
- Carol Stream, IL
- Camera
- U1010,S1010
Wishing for a White Christmas nite
I closed my eyes and wishing hard. I wish I may I wish I might open my eyes to see my surprise The snow is falling! My wish came true on Christmas nite. Santa must love me I was such a good boy. Thank you Santa for granting my Christmas wish. I hope you liked the cookies my sister and I made you thats on your Santa dish. Cya next yr!! Merry Christmas
- Photographer
- Cami Traficanto
- Category
- Children
- Place
- Palatine, IL
- Camera
- Nikon D90
Looks like something from one of our favorite Christmas movies! See comment
Kurtis Longnecker
on Wishing for a White Christmas nite (above)
- Photographer
- Gregory Auberry
- Category
- Weather
- Place
- Aurora, IL
- Camera
- E 300
- Photographer
- Lucy Placzek
- Category
- Weather
- Place
- Glenview, IL
- Camera
- Nikon D300
Showcased Challenge
Holiday Shopping
What would the holidays in Chicago be without two dozen Santas marching down the Magnificent Mile? Not a holiday we'd like to be a part of, that's for sure. Our editors loved the humorous take on the Holiday Shopping challenge in Tim Lowe's photo (above), and made it the Editors' Choice for this challenge. Other challenge highlights include Macy's holiday decorations, yummy treats and a beautiful retail display in Oak Brook, Illinois.
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- Photographer
- Richard Susanto
- Category
- Children
- Place
- Schaumburg, IL
- Camera
- Nikon D3
- Photographer
- Theresa Cramer
- Category
- Still Life
- Place
- Wheaton, IL
- Camera
- Nikon D80
Yum! to both the candy canes and the delicious bokeh behind them. Fantastic capture!
Editor
on Classic Candy Canes (above)
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Last weekend I drove to this church and the gates were locked. Today I went back and they were open and church was about to begin. St. James historic church, Lemont, Illinois
- Photographer
- Theresa Cramer
- Category
- Architecture
- Place
- Lemont, IL
- Camera
- unknown
- Photographer
- Nikki Johnson
- Category
- Portraits
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos 5 D
Merry Christmas!
Ornaments ready to brighten everyone's mood during the long Chicago winter.
- Photographer
- Erica Marshall
- Category
- Still Life
- Place
- Aurora, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos 30 D
- Photographer
- Nikola Zlatkovic
- Category
- Food
- Place
- Chicago, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos 5 D Mark Ii
Oh! What a splendid photo! I'll bet that cup of coffee is splendid,too! See comment
Linda Ingrid Lundgren
on CaffeStreets (above)
Hoary Pine
The frost had encircled each needle and stayed until the sun melted them.
- Photographer
- Liz Copeland
- Category
- Weather
- Place
- Elburn, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos 40 D
High electricity bill!!
Don't even want to think about how much all this cost! But, it is pretty.
- Photographer
- Linda Besin
- Category
- Celebrations
- Place
- Bolingbrook, IL
- Camera
- Canon Eos 300 D Digital
wow! i really wish that my house could have christmas lights! even if thats not what it's about, i still love how beautiful it looks See comment
ashley mackenzie
on High electricity bill!! (above)
- Photographer
- Richard Susanto
- Category
- Landscapes
- Place
- Lisle, IL
- Camera
- Nikon D3
What's this about?
Capture My Chicago is full of all sorts of great content. This showcase is a way for the editors to hand-pick a selection of stand-out content and package it in a beautiful, gallery-themed bimonthly electronic magazine. We sincerely hope you enjoy!
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