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smArTaLlone Jan 8, 2009 1:56 AM

Atlanta: Photo of the Day
 
I saw these really nice aerials on flickr and wasn't sure where to post them so I created a place for random photos.

photos by lamarkowitz

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loriem/...7607994532918/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/...182a930e_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loriem/...7607994532918/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/...85e01c40_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loriem/...7607994532918/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3030/...8c5b8576_b.jpg

(four 0 four) Jan 8, 2009 8:06 PM

Thank you for posting these!
I find it amazing to look at pictures of the skyline and consider what has been built in the last 20 years or so...not a long time in the life of a city. For example, in the 2nd photo, with the exception of Colony Square and a few smaller buildings, practically everything in that shot is 'new'!

damn_sam Jan 8, 2009 10:20 PM

VERY NICE.....Love those trees!

LoveAtlanta Jan 9, 2009 1:44 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2264/...d749912d_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/...7a8d5566_o.jpg

from my balcony :)

smArTaLlone Jan 9, 2009 2:54 AM

Nice views!

DSGB Jan 13, 2009 3:03 AM

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...downtown-1.jpg

W-Midtown Phoenix Jan 17, 2009 5:28 PM

Just a few pics from our first blue sky day in a while...
 
Freedom Pkwy always amazes me...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...j123/city1.jpg

Midtown view from Tenside...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...j123/city2.jpg

Ivan Allen slice...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...j123/city3.jpg

Downtown skyline beneath an atomic bomb apparently...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...j123/city4.jpg

This building will always be a favorite....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...j123/city5.jpg

smArTaLlone Mar 6, 2009 4:12 PM

Here's a good shot of Buckhead's skyline.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/...f8304b98_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3099/...f8304b98_b.jpg

PedestriAnne Mar 8, 2009 5:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone (Post 4126254)

Hi.

I've been lurking here for a long time. I lived in Atlanta from 2000 to 2006. (A year on 26th Street, five years on Peachtree Hills Ave.) I came up to Hyattsville, MD - about two miles from the DC city limits - in August 2006 to go to grad school at U of Maryland in College Park.

Because I didn't know the depths of poverty I was about to fling myself into, I thought I'd be able to come back and visit during spring and/or winter breaks. HA! I laugh at myself.

All that to say: I haven't been back in Atlanta at all since August 2006 and I wonder if I'm going to recognize the place when I get back.:D In just this shot of Buckhead, I can see at least five projects that weren't there when I left, if you count the one under construction on the far left. When I moved up here, Terminus was three stories of naked floor plates. They weren't even finished with the site work at Sovereign. It was just a deep hole and some retaining walls.

I can't believe the absolutely crazy amount of stuff that's gone up in downtown, midtown and Atlantic Station. Ikea had only been open about a year back then (I'm talking about it like it was 35 years ago :rolleyes: ) and they hadn't even started on the Target, let alone the Atlantic and all that other madness over there.

Anyway, I just wanted to tell ya'll (that word looks so funny in print) how fantastic it is that there are other people who geek out about construction and development and take all these great pictures. By hanging out on this forum, I've been able to watch the city change from a distance. I'm going straight up the wall with impatience to move back to town. I finished grad school in May, but I chose the worst possible time to get a master's degree in journalism, so the job situation is not pretty. I've been scraping by on temp work at law firms since June, but one of the things I hate about DC is that it's so expensive to live here that you can't afford to leave. (My apartment: 521 sq ft, $860/month).

Unless something changes, I should finally be out of here in about six weeks, though. I can't wait! I miss Atlanta SO much.

smArTaLlone May 2, 2009 4:00 PM

Views from 05 Buckhead
 
http://www.05buckhead.com/images/pho...oro05_-162.jpg

http://www.05buckhead.com/images/pho...coro05_-86.jpg

http://www.05buckhead.com/images/pho...oro05_-131.jpg

http://www.05buckhead.com/images/pho...oro05_-947.jpg

http://www.05buckhead.com/images/pho...oro05_-214.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...2Panorama1.jpg

trainiac May 5, 2009 6:13 PM

Awesome shots!

Quote:

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone (Post 4228559)


Man, Buckhead is starting to look nice and dense. Thanks for posting these

trainiac Jun 18, 2009 2:37 PM

12th & Midtown
 
This is from two weeks ago

http://atlhistory.com/images/stories...2thmidtown.jpg

smArTaLlone Jun 18, 2009 4:16 PM

Nice! I like how the office building creates a little peak to that little cluster in the skyline.

KB0679 Jun 19, 2009 3:10 AM

Taken Memorial Day:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...za_skyline.jpg

L41A Jun 19, 2009 6:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KB0679 (Post 4314634)

Very Nice. I like the vantage point.

KB0679 Jun 19, 2009 9:35 PM

Thanks.

plorenc Jun 19, 2009 9:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSGB (Post 4021020)

Check out that traffic on NB Downtown Connection! Just another day, I suppose. :rolleyes:

The city really looks like a giant megapolis from this perspective.

atlantaguy Jun 20, 2009 12:38 PM

trainiac & KB0679 - Beautiful shots, thanks so much for sharing.

KB0679 - Did the Fed security bother you? Just wondering.

Thanks again, guys!

cybele Jun 20, 2009 4:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atlantaguy (Post 4317059)
KB0679 - Did the Fed security bother you? Just wondering.

Sad, isn't it, that ordinary citizens are now chased off public property as if they had no right to be there?


I like the photos, too!

atlantaguy Jun 21, 2009 3:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybele (Post 4317257)
Sad, isn't it, that ordinary citizens are now chased off public property as if they had no right to be there?


I like the photos, too!

You know, to be honest cybele, I'm not really sure what the security situation is there. I'm sure they may run people off from the Plaza, but I really don't know.

I think it is beautiful, and should serve as an outdoor "living room" for the mile. I know their security is of utmost importance, but the place is built like a fortress and they have their own, deputized Federal police force.

I used to work at the Fed when they were still Downtown, and the Fed cops are ALL nice guys & gals - not the type to be overly aggressive, but very serious about their jobs.

Just wondering what the situation is at their new location.

cybele Jun 21, 2009 7:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atlantaguy (Post 4318400)
I used to work at the Fed when they were still Downtown, and the Fed cops are ALL nice guys & gals - not the type to be overly aggressive, but very serious about their jobs.

Oh, I don't doubt that at all, atlantaguy. And I'm certainly not singling out the Fed or any other agency for criticism. It just seems ironic that we live in a world where public facilities are generally off limits to, well, the public.

KB0679 Jun 22, 2009 3:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atlantaguy (Post 4317059)
KB0679 - Did the Fed security bother you? Just wondering.

Nope, it was Memorial Day; no one was around. Guess I was lucky, LOL.

A shot in the opposite direction:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...eBankplaza.jpg

atlantaguy Jun 23, 2009 4:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybele (Post 4318663)
Oh, I don't doubt that at all, atlantaguy. And I'm certainly not singling out the Fed or any other agency for criticism. It just seems ironic that we live in a world where public facilities are generally off limits to, well, the public.

I could not agree more, cybele!

Don't even get me started..........

smArTaLlone Jul 27, 2009 4:38 PM

My sad attempt at a skyline photo

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...wnfromwest.jpg

cybele Jul 27, 2009 4:54 PM

Are you kidding? That's a beautiful photograph, smArTaLlone! What a great perspective.

joecool Jul 27, 2009 8:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybele (Post 4376934)
Are you kidding? That's a beautiful photograph, smArTaLlone! What a great perspective.

That pic is an AWESOME angle........ WHUT WHUT!!!!!! :tup:

cybele Jul 27, 2009 9:23 PM

Very refreshing to see Midtown from the west side! 12th & Midtown is an excellent addition.

You know what else would make an incredible picture? A panoramic view of the Buckhead skyline at night. As you drive north on I-85 it's really quite staggering. Maybe those new apartments where the Red Cross used to be would make a good vantage point. If I could walk a little better I'd try it myself.

smArTaLlone Aug 1, 2009 4:33 PM

Nice Buckhead photo from flickr by a.lavine

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30532063@N02/3755120086/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/...6df7691d_o.jpg

A-town Aug 4, 2009 1:59 AM

WHOA!!!! Now that's one badass picture of Buckhead, good find smArTaLlone!

Hybrid0NE Oct 21, 2009 4:59 AM

Fresh Buckhead Loop Skyline...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2541/...a99f1385_o.jpg

Check out my flickr link, if you like...

smArTaLlone Oct 21, 2009 2:37 PM

Nice! Where is this taken from?

cabasse Oct 22, 2009 2:28 AM

awesome shot, hybridone.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/5...eb3b43d9_b.jpg
flickr - dennisdegan

five points station u/c

Hybrid0NE Oct 22, 2009 2:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone (Post 4516089)
Nice! Where is this taken from?

Mount Wilkinson (Vinings Mountain), the highest point ITP. It's right off Paces Ferry in Cobb County.

Hybrid0NE Oct 22, 2009 4:29 AM

Another shot from my set the other day, but without zooming...

ITP Skylines
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/...30f95eb0_o.jpg

L41A Oct 22, 2009 1:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cabasse (Post 4517295)
awesome shot, hybridone.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/5...eb3b43d9_b.jpg
flickr - dennisdegan

five points station u/c

I like seeing old / historic pics of Downtown Atlanta and I like this one. I love MARTA but I wish that Five Points Station would have been built without bisecting Broad Street and Alabama Street.

The Downtown viaducts is an interesting part of Atlanta's history. It's interesting to see how the layout has changed and changes - very interesting.

Hybrid0NE Nov 1, 2009 12:23 AM

Shot this one a couple days back...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/...ceb14f23_o.jpg

llamaorama Nov 1, 2009 9:49 PM

That is a crazy use of zoom!

To me, the building crown sort of looks like some kind of rusting abandoned soviet missile launch pad

Hybrid0NE Nov 3, 2009 2:29 AM

^^^
thanks... :)

cabasse Nov 3, 2009 2:56 AM

i just hit your flickr page to see what you shoot with, expecting to see a dslr. i was pleasantly surprised to find that you used a lumix tz3, the same camera i have. :D (mine's in black) it's a great camera huh? sure i wish it had a fully manual mode, but i've done some cool things with some of the scene modes. (example)

cybele Nov 3, 2009 3:00 AM

Hybrid, you are shooting some fine photos these days.

Hybrid0NE Nov 3, 2009 6:54 PM

Thanks cybele, I try :). Yes, cabasse it's a great little camera (i went with the classic silver). I agree on manual thing, i've lost a couple of perfect shots due to it's lack but I make the best of what I've got.

Any of you on flickr? My contribution for today (the obligatory Midtown Skyline from Piedmont shot)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/...67ebee06_o.jpg

DSGB Nov 4, 2009 4:47 PM

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...8c78eed7_b.jpg

macdaddy Nov 7, 2009 7:53 AM

I absolutely love the above shot, DSGB. You seldom see the midtown/downtown skylines from this angle. Where in Buckhead were you? Good job!

cabasse Nov 7, 2009 6:55 PM

hehe, i actually had that bookmarked as a favorite maybe to post in the found city photos thread...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheiman/3692634948/

i'm guessing it was probably taken from the jw marriott; here's one on panoramio from wider angle that's got the location marked

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/885688

cybele Nov 11, 2009 3:00 PM

I like that picture a lot.

Too bad OSHA had to go and mess up so many great photo ops. Those old Charles Ebbets photos were cool.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/...db0a5d77_o.jpg

cabasse Nov 11, 2009 10:57 PM

^wow atlanta sure tore down a lot!

jk. i did really like this photo however, which includes much of the galleria/vinings skyline.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2609/...e4aefe71_b.jpg
sugarparody

Hybrid0NE Nov 11, 2009 11:06 PM

Nice find cabasse but we prefer it being called "Cumberland/Vinings" since Houston's Galleria district is more well known. Anywho... I just took some photos in the Cumberland area over the weekend. Here's one...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2728/...6da7a4c1_o.jpg

Hybrid0NE Dec 8, 2009 4:59 PM

The Highest Point in the core Metro Atlanta region, at least 2,040 ft. ASL.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/...4a55dd31_o.jpg

P.S. No Tripod used for this capture. ;)

PedestriAnne Dec 19, 2009 8:38 AM

One Atlantic Center, 47th floor.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/...471a72b2_b.jpg

macdaddy Dec 20, 2009 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PedestriAnne (Post 4614596)

Cool photo!


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