After lunch with a friend, I ducked in to Best Buy for a printer cartridge and took this photograph while waiting in line.
An odd serenity reigned over the street. One of the city’s busiest blocks was momentarily empty of cars. The black polished wall of the Hancock’s sunken plaza, dimly reflected the likenesses of people eating outside on a beautiful day. Their images were oddly out of place and time—anticipatory, like the moment one stares down at the musicians in an orchestra pit, waiting for the performance to begin.
Across the street, the old Fourth Presbyterian Church radiated stability and beauty. The construction cranes were frozen in their gyrations, and the deafening roar of the traffic, stilled.
harley says
Amazing that Michigan Ave. was void of cars when you took that picture; I gather probably around 1:30pmish or 2:00pmish. Plus very few pedestrians. . . . Besides the view, that Best Buy is great–very well run and organized. Nice and interesting photo.
Lori D says
Very cool description of what you were feeling when snapping that shot. I could feel it too.