A Walk In The Park by auntietk
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Description
On that Famous Friday Morning in Chicago while Chip was at work and Corey was taking care of business and we were all waiting for Cheri and Dave and Juanita, Mark and Marilyn and I walked all over the north end of town.
At some point we arrived at Millenium Park, where we goofed around at The Bean for a while. I caught this shot of Mark while we were there.
That was a great day.
Thanks, Mark! :)

Comments (35)
Oh my goodness, what a coincidence!! We both posted a foto of Mark at the exact same moment--you'd think we planned it!!
Wonderful shot of Mark! It looks like he was enjoying himself immensely!
Awesome shot, very clear and the B&W makes it perfect!
Great capture of Mark, and looks great in B&W well done!!
Oh, hey, I know this gentleman! This is a great capture of him...he smiles exactly like that, only in color! That's one of the many things I remember about all of us getting together. So many smiles, and giggles, and yeah, those looks of amazement when the crazy photographers were doing crazy photographer things. I like this image a lot, especially in black and white (though I see vague hints of blue like highlights, and those work perfectly!) I love this! Too bad I was working, I missed out on a lot, especially since I wasn't even supposed to be working...UGH! Oh well...at least there will be future visits. I think the Midwesterners need to come out west now!
He has so much expression! Very nice capture!
Superb. Love the crop.
A very warm picture. Must be the subject matter.
Lovely shot.
OH WOW! I see our dear friend with a lovely smile on his face. It is such a beautiful portrait in Black/white. I love it.
I've seen Mark twice today and that's cool! That smile is the same. He is always so warm and you captured that perfectly. That was such a good period of time, and everything that went on is in this picture. I can even hear Dave and Cheri joking about something, while bomber geese fly overhead. Great shot!
What a warm friendly and extremely michievous face! Super portrait!
Great portrait.
super portrait
Great timing between you and Marilyn! I love this portrait! :)
I know that face! This is a great portrait of Mark, it captures so much of his personality and warmth. His face is so expressive, a man who I've learned has a heart almost as big as he is! I so wish we had been able to get there sooner than Saturday, but it just wasn't meant to be, Friday night for us was spent saying good bye to a lot of old and good friends. Saturday for me had turned out to be the perfect remedy though, and instead of goodbye hugs, we got hello and welcome ones. I really prefer the later type.
his smile is charming!!!!
This is exactly the perfect capture of him. It shows who Mark is so well. You can read it all in his face.
Hey great shot. I like your's and Marilyn's and really don't know which I like best. I'll say I like them both!
thank you so much tara, it's just beautiful---not because it's me, but because of what you gave to me. Marilyn's caught me happy & almost 'shy' (as Andrea suggested), with a little bit of mystery & mood I can't even describe; and you show me so happy inside, no doubt to be with the two of you, two people I really love: I'm so happy I could show that, I really am. Because it's just what I felt (as I felt with Chip & Corey and Cheri & Dave & Juanita---lotta basking in wonderful souls that weekend). You really captured how I felt that weekend, and you do it with such gentleness & ease...Your crop is wonderful, framing me like you're really looking into a private moment, and the lights are beautiful too---but that's 'Tara', that's how you shoot. You've blanketed me in your sight & don't know how great that feels. And while it was near the Bean (where I took shots without pressing the button, signs of a photographer to come, lol), it could've been anywhere that weekend, because you caught just how I felt when I was with all of you. Like I said to Marilyn, it's so wonderful to be seen through your wonderfully gifted eyes; I'm very grateful. Thank you, Tara. This is a wonderful, moving gift. (ps--and as I said in Marilyn's gallery, thanks to all the comments that were so kind to me: I don't deserve them and I'm really flattered!)
wonderful portrait shot
A super capture and he looks to be having fun.
cool shot
Wow, first a capture of Mark, via Marilyn, and now another fine portrait, employing another POV, of your host, both in the same day. Terrific clarity and upcloseness in this foto, Tara.
Wonderful portrait full of good expression. Aloha
Excelent black and white work. Like the bit offset capture.
Great shot Tara. It really looks good in b&w....
Such a nice and kind looking face! Excellent capture!
This is absolutely wonderful! Love the B&W portrait and the composition. Very well done indeed! Clive
Fantastic portrait! Wonderful capture!