Chicago Safari

Every Spring I head to Chicago for a convention of guys that like to take photos of trains. Yes, there actually is such a thing. It starts up on Friday night, but I take the first flight out and get there early in the morning. I always ride the Blue Line to downtown. My first stop is Central Camera, where I go in and fondle the Leicas and then buy some Ilford HP5 and a roll of X3200 (for use at night and in the subways.) This year I brought my c.1942 Leica IIIc and lenses 28/35/50/90mm, all 1940s vintage. It was lightly raining all day long, which was a perfect fit for the mood I was after. Above shot was made from a parking garage. It was like a race track below me, with trains constantly roaring and clattering by one after another. I got enough shots to make a video, my first in years. Here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3JEY6SiFKA


Kent in SD