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Watch: a timelapse of dyeing of the Chicago River green

Mar 18, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment

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Everything’s green on St. Patrick’s day, and there’s a well know tradition of dyeing the Chicago River every year. Photographer Peter Tsai created a great timelapse of boats dyeing the Chicago River green. It views the river from two perspectives and high above, displaying the event in all its beauty.

Where I live, we don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s. But I’ve heard of this tradition they have in Chicago a few years ago, and I was amazed. Since then, I watch a couple of videos of dying the river every year. I think it looks magnificent, and maybe I’m childish – but it fascinates me that you can dye a river. After watching a few of this year’s videos, I’ve found my favorite.

Peter had a perfect place for shooting, and he covered a big part of the river. I think the timelapse is pretty well done (although simple), and I like that he didn’t oversaturate the river’s color in post-production. I love how the flow of color looks in water when it’s made as a timelapse. Like food dye in a glass of water.

If you were there when the Chicago River wad dyed, I’d love to see what you captured. And those of you who weren’t there, I hope you enjoyed this timelapse as much as I did.

[Dyeing of the River Chicago 2017 – Greening of the River for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations via Resource Travel]

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About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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