I shot the first 4 Lincoln Land 80s CD pictures yesterday.

I started the Lincoln Land 80s CD project on Monday, but the rain pretty much made sure that I couldn’t take any pictures that were quite good enough for me to use in this project. However, yesterday I did manage to successfully shoot 4 of the pictures. I focused on the Jefferson and 9th Street corridors downtown, successfully obtaining the following pictures satisfactorily:

* 100 block of North 7th Street, looking south from Jefferson Street. I’ve always liked the colorful, asymmetrical view comprised of the tall buildings (the Hilton and President Abraham Lincoln Hotels) on the left (east) side of 7th Street and the low-rise historic buildings on the right (west) side of 7th.

* The statue of Lincoln in the southwest corner of Union Square Park. Trying to get this one without people on a day like yesterday is difficult. I’ve always liked how this statue of Lincoln portrays him in a more “human” manner, encouraging people to interact with him, as though he has come back to Springfield. I know the pose is fictitious – he’s holding a draft of his Second Inaugural address in his hat – but Lincoln is celebrated both as a common man and as a hero, and I think this statue successfully combines both of them.

* Union Station. With the clouds and sunlight effects yesterday, the picture almost looks like a painting. It was a challenge getting the whole thing into a single shot, though.

* The Convention Center. I timed it so that I’d get something “Springfieldy” (is that a word?) on the electronic sign outside. In this case it is the Old State Capitol. Of course, I also had to time the picture to avoid cars.

Some shots from yesterday:

100 block of North 7th Street, Looking South from Jefferson Street	Lincoln Statue in the Southwest Corner of Union Square Park
Union Station	Convention Center