Chicago Tidbits, Part 7, Flamed Horizons

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One evening we went to the top of the Hancock Building, one of the highest buildings in the US.
As I entered the elevator I thought “OK, I guess it will be a nice view over the city”.
I didn’t expect a flamed horizon with lights as far as I could see. It was absolutely marvelous.
For me it was kind of unbelievable what men can achive.

The photo is a HDR and the computed result of approximately 10 images shot from the same angle with different shutter times. It was very difficult for me because I had no tripod. As a substitute for the tripod I used a big lightbox that I covered with my jacket.