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Portage National Historic Site, managed by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
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ellenellen
March 29, 2015
Beautiful photo. I live in Cook County too. Do you live in the Chicago aea? Great shot.
birder2
November 12, 2015
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birder2
November 12, 2015
Yes, in the Village in the Forest which just this year became and Arboretum, Riverside, IL. With all not curvy streets which change name as they cross several of main dividing streets or just because you crossed a main street.
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Location
It was one of my first with new Cannon camera (EOS5) about 7 to nine years ago at a little known Cook County Forest Preserve know as the portage where Joliet and several other load caring assistants made there way from the area of the "Des Plains River beginnings to the South Branch of the now Called the Chicago River. But, when it was converted to a national monument from a Cook County Forest Preserve to the monument that area was paved over parking and the wild plants were covered over with a paved parking lot and modern version of a 12 to 18 foot tall metal statue commemorating the event and turned from wild flowers into a moaned area of grass which now has no wild flowers!!!! Progress (SAD)…….Time
In the late afternoon.Lighting
The sun would have been to the west or right side of the plant and beginning to set.Equipment
Just me holding the camera.Inspiration
The composition and the end of a weekend day outing after work. There a number of various remembrances of the event that have been installed by local groups over the years in Riverside, Illinois and along the River and because of impact that has been made by "Giant Public Works projects that have been built in the area. The Metropolitan Waste Water Treatment plant south and west along the Sanitary and ship cannel and a number of man made ditches of various sizes to head to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.Editing
Not that I can remember. Do not remember having a computer or Photoshop or other similar tools at that time.In my camera bag
Just the camera and the one lens.Feedback
Go where there are less efforts to make it convenient for people to go and park there cars!
