tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post8243222673546911265..comments2024-03-20T09:37:09.972-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Saturday Snapshot: The BeanBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-55993291478208321052012-08-26T22:27:45.435-04:002012-08-26T22:27:45.435-04:00I've been to Chicago, but I definitely missed ...I've been to Chicago, but I definitely missed out on the bean! Ah, modern art. :) Looks like fun!Bookzillahttp://www.amypeveto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-54945498950131485962012-08-26T18:46:09.514-04:002012-08-26T18:46:09.514-04:00I've never been to Chicago before, but if I ev...I've never been to Chicago before, but if I ever make it there that is one of the sites on my "must see" list. It looks like so much fun to take photos of, and I'm sure it's awesome just to walk around and look at too.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-83188601222968174712012-08-26T17:33:47.053-04:002012-08-26T17:33:47.053-04:00I love The Bean! That is an interesting effect fro...I love The Bean! That is an interesting effect from the underside. <br /><br />I live near Chicago and worked in the city for 20 years and I'll concur, The Bean is on all the city PR. <br /><br />In the summer the tourists are always swarming around it making photography almost impossible but in the winter they go away. Of course you will freeze out there with the lake winds, but that's the best time to see it. I got some nice shots of it back in February with no people in the way.Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17822229389189435951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-38905324450893557122012-08-26T12:51:38.322-04:002012-08-26T12:51:38.322-04:00The Bean is always a photo op magnet♫
Glad you enj...The Bean is always a photo op magnet♫<br />Glad you enjoyed your visit to the Windy City♪Lmkazmierczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286730342157793063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-77089927026540462862012-08-26T12:40:05.243-04:002012-08-26T12:40:05.243-04:00John: Hi, from one of the tourists. ;-) No, I di...John: Hi, from one of the tourists. ;-) No, I didn't notice any vandalism...of course I wasn't really looking. I'm hoping they were able to polish the word out. We didn't stay there too long--like you said, too many people. Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-13667843542031989672012-08-26T12:15:59.656-04:002012-08-26T12:15:59.656-04:00I'm amazed that no one knows of this outside o...I'm amazed that no one knows of this outside of Chicago. We can't escape images of it - photos of the Bean are plastered on any piece of P.R. for the city - and it seems to have usurped the former Sears Tower (no the Willis Tower) and the Hancock building as *the* icon of the city. When some mindless thug etched a word into it there was an uproar - as there should have been. Did you notice any recent vandalism? I've never gone near it since it's been installed. Too many tourists.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-6849433331475390852012-08-26T09:37:56.968-04:002012-08-26T09:37:56.968-04:00I have never heard of this sculpture but wow, what...I have never heard of this sculpture but wow, what fantastic photos you were able to get! And capturing the reflective quality from underneath is truly remarkable!Stacy at The Novel Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11438410877723922583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-13503248979188516912012-08-26T09:14:22.212-04:002012-08-26T09:14:22.212-04:00Arti: The kaleidoscope picture is my favorite.Arti: The kaleidoscope picture is my favorite.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-46029352950410821212012-08-26T09:12:31.008-04:002012-08-26T09:12:31.008-04:00@Christine: It is made of 168 plates of highly pol...@Christine: It is made of 168 plates of highly polished stainless steel (so polished that there are no visible seams). It is said that it was inspired by liquid mercury....Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-18488532586307442162012-08-26T08:01:36.712-04:002012-08-26T08:01:36.712-04:00Very cool shots.Very cool shots.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-39035887494980748482012-08-26T06:52:52.551-04:002012-08-26T06:52:52.551-04:00Wow! What an awesome sculpture! Thanks for shari...Wow! What an awesome sculpture! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-83404343811751224872012-08-26T06:37:03.682-04:002012-08-26T06:37:03.682-04:00How strange! I looks like some kind of alien creat...How strange! I looks like some kind of alien creature. What is it made of?Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-55938815731639176732012-08-26T00:21:29.654-04:002012-08-26T00:21:29.654-04:00This is a fascinating sculture... or, what exactly...This is a fascinating sculture... or, what exactly is it? Must be fun that you can actually go through it and see all the kaleidoscope of reflections. Thanks for sharing!Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com