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Sky-Light

I had to go through a bit of embarrassment to get this shot. I was walking through the Chicago Cultural Center and when I saw this light hanging from a skylight...
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I had to go through a bit of embarrassment to get this shot. I was walking through the Chicago Cultural Center and when I saw this light hanging from a skylight in the ceiling I knew I had to get the shot. This involved me laying flat on the ground pointing at the ceiling as about 4 or 5 families navigated around me. I could feel the people staring at me laying in the middle of this large open room but looking through the viewfinder I blocked all of them out.
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Chicago, Illinois, US

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Aug, 2019

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