Chicagohenge
Sunrise on the Chicago skyline with Lake Michigan aglow. The 3 block rocks were covered with a coating of ice and along with the posts reminded me of Stonehenge.
Worked in Layers by placing two widely different exposed images on top of each other and removing parts of one image to leave the deep colors of the sky and keep the highlighted icy block rocks. This done using Adobe Photoshop CS3.


Chicagohenge belongs to the following groups:
All About Water, Light and Reflection 1/24, MASTERS OF THE SCENIC, Midwestern United States Photography, Piers and Jetties, Scenery, The Healing Journey, The true beauty and Timber and Water Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

lefty1
top rate here Adam, a masterful owrk of art!!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thank you very much John.
Mark Willson
Exquisite shot but dont agree with the stonehenge comparison =P
Adam Bykowski
That’s OK Mark, I’m just weird that way.
Lucertola
Comp is really well done. Love the light/dark-color contrast!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Lucertola.
John Absher
Outstanding Shot Adam. Colors are amazing and regardless of how much it does or does not compare to stonehenge, gotta give ya credit for creative titling. Chicagohenge …. I like it !!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks John. All the rocks near Fulleron beach just gave me a Stonehenge feel I guess. I got lucky because the sunrise was a beauty.
Anthony Pierce
Gorgeous comp and colors Adam. Great shot!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Anthony.
Kazzoom IPA
stunning work Adam beautiful captured

Adam Bykowski replied
Thank you very much, Kazzoom and Happy New Year to you as well.
KatsEye
OMG This is just drop dead gorgeous. The colors the posts in the water. Everything about it is so beautiful. Wonderful and amazing capture.
Adam Bykowski replied
It’s great to see a reaction like “OMG”. LOL Thanks Katseye.
bill oneil
fantastic image mate.
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Bill. I was just glad to be able to get time to get out for a couple of hours that day.
TIMKIELY
a beauitful and peaceful shot , well done
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks for the compliment Tim. Much appreciated.
Jeff VanDyke
Great shot!! Love the title!!!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Jeff. I like the title too. I like coming up with either a creative title or a thought provoking one as opposed to something like “Chicago on Lake Michigan”.
Laoghaire
It is an urban stonehenge of sorts. We do worship the water. Nice picture.
Looks really freaking cold!
Adam Bykowski replied
I know I worship the water LOL. And yes this was taken this November and it was pretty cold. It was not quite freaking cold, just cold. LOL
Elana Bailey
Fab silhouettes, comp and lighting. Well done. An instant fav.
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks for your nice words Elana.
linda858100
FABULOUS
Christopher E...
amazing shot adam!! i LOVE that play with the light reflecting off the rocks in the forefront, the depth on this is perfect
Ralph Olsson
Plain and simple…love it!!
lorilee
Remarkable!!!!!!!
Adam Bykowski
Thanks Linda, Chris, rosson, and Lorilee. I appreciate all your words of wonder. It’s the closest thing I have done so far to be a Marc Adamus wannabe image.
DawsonImages
Very strong image Adam
Adam Bykowski replied
WOW, if I can get a positive comment from the Great Mike Dawson, then I must have done well. Mike, I am honored that you took the time to view this image and gave me some positive feedback. Thank you.
emolena
WOW !!! Amazing photo !!!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thank you very much emolena. WOW is my favorite compliment LOL.
Jason Vickers
Very nice capture and tones!!
Adam Bykowski
Thanks Jason. I appreciate it.
phil decocco
adam
simply stunning!! Just a magnificentr image.
phil
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks so much Phil.
Marie Sharp
Exceptional capture that would be great in Midwestern United States Photography
Marie ~ Host
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks for the invite and wonderful compliment.
lorilee
This is gorgeous!!!!! Thanks for adding it to Midwestern United States Photography!!!!!!! Have a great day!!!
Adam Bykowski replied
No, thank YOU and Marie for telling me about the group and making me feel welcome.
Marie Sharp
This would make a wonderful entry for the July Avatar Challenge
Carlie Hensley
Perfection!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks for commenting on this one Carlie.
lorilee
Adam Bykowski replied
Just want to go record and show a reply (a month later) that I truly appreciate getting a feature on this image. Thanks Lorilee.
Marie Sharp
Gorgeous capture! Congratulations on your feature!
Marie ~ Host
Adam Bykowski replied
Holy Cow! I’m honored and thanks. Much appreciated.
Brian Dodd
Great Shot!!! and Congrats!!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Brian.
funkyfacestudio
Beautiful shot !
Adam Bykowski replied
Thank you very much.
Deon de Waal
Excellent lighting is the foreground of this…...brilliant shot overall….love the sky too…
Adam Bykowski replied
Thank you very much. This one is one of my better images using layers in PS.
Sean Jansen
What a gorgeous perspective and capture. Simply lovely and the colors are amazing !!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Sean. This one took some work, but one that I am happy with and proud of.
Julie Everhart
Very, very pretty photo Adam! Love the darker oranges in this sunset. :)
Adam Bykowski replied
It was a beautiful morning and helped with all those great clouds. Thanks for commenting so wonderfully.
Yvonne Hoffmann
WOW…what a wonderful picture!!! I am dumbfounded.
Adam Bykowski replied
WOW! I don’t think I have ever dumbfounded anybody, but I’ll take it LOL. Thanks for commenting. I appreciate every comment.
RavenSoul
I would kick your tail if I could for saying what you did. Id kill to be able to shoot this Great! rolling eyes at you lol and by the way I have a cramp from scrolling through all of your 187 comments … wink
Adam Bykowski replied
OK maybe this is one that I like. You were right when you said we are our own worst critics. I need to relax on myself a little, but that won’t ever happen until I find a way to make some money at these images. When I start selling in a serious way, I will know I have reached some type of goal. In the meantime, my standard is set high and I don’t know when to stop criticizing myself. Sorry about the comment that makes you want to kick my tail LOL.
mikebov
excellent composition & treatment
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Mike. Appreciate the comment.
canonman99
Superb…my hat is off !!!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thank you sir. Appreciate it.
Karen Tillotson
Wow…gorgeous view…if I had a hat, I’d take it off to you too.
Adam Bykowski replied
So there you go. Your hat’s been off to me since the last time you took off a hat. (I’m not sure how that makes sense). Thanks for the “WOW”.
Peter Lessey
Totally breathtaking mate. Love it.
A Fav in my book – Peter
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Peter. Sometimes when I look at it, it appears surreal, but I assure you this is the scene without add ins, except for work in layers.
LeilaniMelayna
Gorgeous Land & Sea Design! Tremendous enhancement & excellent photography & DOF!!! Cheers to you, Adam!
Smiles Leilani :0)
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks so much. Throwing a couple of big thank you’s your way.
kernuak
I thought I’d commented on this one before, I must just have thought about it, intending to look properly later. I like the composition, you’ve made good use of the gap in the rocks to lead to the sunset. The blending has worked well.
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks so much Richard. I checked upwards on the commenters here and you have not commented on this one until now. You’re right. You must have been thinking about this one.
Svetlana Sewell
Superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adam Bykowski replied
Excellent comment LOL. You added a few more exclamation marks on this comment compared to the last image you commented on LOL.
Svetlana Sewell
Sorry, not much for words I am but more of a feelings!!!!!!!!
Adam Bykowski replied
Feelings are good. I appreciate every exclamation mark. Thanks again.
Laurie Search
Just beautiful!!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks Laurie. I spent a lot of time on this one and am pretty happy with how it turned out.
AniaR
well looks like my comment will not bring anything more , all was said already hahaah
great image congratulations,
Adam Bykowski replied
LOL. I know the feeling. I’ve went to comment on images with 5 times as many comments as this, and all the adjectives are used up. It’s OK. A repeat of a WOW or beautiful is acceptable to me. LOL
ilpo laurila
Really beautiful sunrise Adam.
Adam Bykowski replied
Thank you so much. Thanks for reciprocating with a comment.
Marjorie Wallace
Wow! This is awesome!
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks so much.
Deon de Waal
THis is really good….love the comp and the colours are great.
Adam Bykowski replied
Thanks so much for your kind words. Truly appreciated.
Simone Byrne 24 days ago
Beautiful light, comp and colour Adam..
Adam Bykowski replied 23 days ago
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.