Bean Reflections
July 2008

How I did it -

Bean Reflections --  The Bean sculpture in Millenium Park has to be one of the finest reflective surfaces on the planet.  You just cannot have too many photos of this thing.  It's a hugh, seamless, stainless steel shape of a kidney bean that you can walk underneath for some really awesome images.  But I chose to focus on the architecture, which eliminated the shape of the bean.  After the ususal Levels, slight Saturation, I straightened the right buildings via Image--Transform--Skew, did some Dodging and Burning (not using those tools), cropped a tiny bit on the L, darkened edges and sharpened.

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Member Bio

Member Bio - Nancy Brown Photography has been a highlight since I was a kid, but I only shot on special occasions, holidays and vacations until my first trip to Africa in 1996.  Then I started  taking it seriously.  I especially love nature and travel and use a Nikon D70.     I'm President of Nature Camera Club of Chicago, and board member of Ft. Dearborn Camera Club.  I joined PSA three years ago and enjoy it very much. -- especially the Conventions.   My primary vocation was in advertising, then got burned out, and went into the retail pet industry,  Three years later, I started my own Manufacturer's Rep business in specialty dog and cat products.  Am currently selling my business to my partner and look forward to being completely retired in 3 years and being able to focus much more on photography.