Chicago Critcal Mass--Life in Motion

Critical Mass in full effect

Car lost amongst bikes as Washington and LaSalle is closed off

Shaun Fifer as the Banana

Spotted: Papa Smurf

An attempt as motion blur as hundreds of bikes fly by on the lap around Daley Plaza

An Avatar takes to the road

Pre-ride snack amongst the chaos in Daley Plaza

Elmo taking a lap before the Critical Mass monthly ride begins

A sea of orange and black just in time for Halloween

Critcal Mass--Pre Ride! October 29th

Riders arrive early to socialize before the monthly Friday night take over of the Chicago streets

Lauren Vega, dying to ride

Chuck Jarasek, the Pilot

Ashley Porta and Tipsy, the over eager puppy who will tip you over

Bikes left unattended symbolic of the level of community and trust felt at Daley Plaza

Through the spokes

Matt Stevens

Bikers arriving in costume

Adam Petritias

Relaxing by the orange-dyed fountain

Walking into the plaza, bike in tow

Brandon Fite, Tom Cruise?

...or 70's Hitman?

Peter Condic, Mayor of Critical Mass, first to arrive passes out "The Derailleur," the unofficial publication of Chicago Critical Mass

Chicagoween at Daley "Franken" Plaze, October 29, 2010

A little Jack-o-lantern and Butterfly wander in to celebrate Chicagoween at Daley Plaza, Friday, October 29, 2010

The fountain in the plaza properly colored to conjure up the Halloween spirit, transforming Daley Plaza into "Franken" Plaza

Awed by the orange water works in "Franken" Plaze

Selling handcrafted leather masks to sport on Halloween

Jeff Semmerling of Semmerling and Schaefer Mask Studios molds a mask out of wet leather

Onlookers gather as Semmerling explains his passion and art

Semmerling's masks offer entertainment between acts at Chicagoween as passerby's try on masks

Profile of a Performer at the "Franken" Plaza

200 pound pumpkin carved by Steve Dahlke

The simple tools of an artist

Dalhke meticulously etches out three faces into the 200 pound pumpkin without gloves on the brisk late October afternoon

Dahlke, once an ice sculptor, hard at work on his creation pays close attention to detail and carves faces into the teeth

hildren look on, mesmerized by the faces carved into the giant pumpkin and the promise of Halloween

Portrait of a little girl lost in the work of the "Great Pumpkin Carver"

Father and Daughter look on as the Chicagoween circus act begins their performance on stage

Crowds gather to watch the performance

My Attempt at Slow Shutter Speed... FAIL--Just for fun

Pablo Picasso's untitled sculpture placed in Daley Plaza in 1967

An attempt to capture the children sliding down the Picasso with a slow shutter speed...

Kids

Unknowingly

Slide down

One of the Great Artist's

Famous work of art

Crazy...