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Toxic Haze Blankets City; Stay Indoors, Mayor Warns
Toxic Haze Blankets City; Stay Indoors, Mayor Warns
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Challenge: Newspaper (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Jun 21, 2004
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Candid
Date Uploaded: Jun 22, 2004

 Impending storm, first day of summer, 2004, Chicago

Taken from the 94th floor of the John Hancock Tower

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Nokia 7650 Phone Cam
 06/29/2004 09:34:38 AM
atmospheric....
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 06/29/2004 03:56:49 AM
Sounds like something out of SimCity2000.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot G3
 06/28/2004 10:51:16 PM
Really great looking shot, and works well with the headline.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 06/28/2004 02:29:54 PM
The Mayor is right! Good capture of a smoggy moment (or, at least it looks like smog!). Black and white works welll here. 7
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 06/27/2004 01:49:01 AM
good work, 8
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Canon EOS-10D
 06/27/2004 01:48:26 AM
Pictures like this remind me why I live in Alaska. Wonderful shot, nice believable effect that meshes well with the title. Good to see you took the extra step of desaturation and made it feel like a newspaper photo. Great job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-80D
Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical for Canon
 06/26/2004 04:07:42 PM
Enter your comment here, and then
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/25/2004 07:16:13 PM
Too common a story in many places nowadays. Print is pretty muddy with no pure white or black black.
Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR
 06/25/2004 10:54:52 AM
Brilliant. Nicely done.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/24/2004 09:26:40 PM
yuck! if this isn't adjusted I'll have to hold my breath the entire time I type. great capture/title combo, very newspapery.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE F200
 06/23/2004 01:45:36 PM
Your headline is a bit awkward, although relevent. I would suggest, Mayor Warns Stay Indoors as Toxic Haze Blankets City. Or simply, Residents Warned to Stay Indoors...

But on to the photo...It works pretty well as photojournalism. It is a bit underexposed in the foreground. I realize you were shooting under less than ideal conditions. Perhaps a tripod and a longer exposure?
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 06/23/2004 01:49:22 AM
Nice photo. Nice headline.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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