Millennium Park ice rink start

While walking through Millennium Park on my way home, a strange, but familar site was showing up underneath our beloved bean. The outdoor seating for the Park Grill had ice on it. I had a good stare at the ice thinking, "wow, ice skating is going to be back here soon."

Nobody was ice skating yet as it's not open yet and they are still working on it. And there was barely anyone outside. The reflection of the lights in the ice was really nice. Even though the bean was barely visible from where I was standing, I knew if I shot it with multiple exposures, the bean would be visible.

This shot took nine exposures as the bean was completely covered in a cloak of darkness, while the ice shone as bright as a full moon. Two completely opposite extremes on the spectrum of exposures. They all pulled together very well in the end. I just had to wait about 10 minutes for a couple standing at the bean's feance to leave. Well worth the wait.