AUSTIN | Photos & Videos Thread - Page 159

the Genral · #1 Posted **Jan 24, 2023, 6:26 AM**

Goat!

sewaneetigers · #2 Posted **Jan 27, 2023, 9:15 PM**

I was able to go all the way down congress

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austlar1 · #3 Posted **Jan 28, 2023, 12:12 AM**

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I was able to go all the way down congress

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Awesome photography!

SproutingTowers · #4 Posted **Jan 28, 2023, 1:30 AM**

View from Westlake High School.

clubtokyo · #5 Posted **Jan 28, 2023, 2:42 AM**

Wow what a view!

KevinFromTexas · #6 Posted **Jan 28, 2023, 3:16 AM**

I can just see it now. A 17 year old KevinFromTexas sitting in a room with a view of that and the teacher slamming her ruler on the desk and yelling "pay attention, Kevin!"

I love the side on profile view of the skyline there.

drummer · #7 Posted **Jan 30, 2023, 3:37 PM**

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I can just see it now. A 17 year old KevinFromTexas sitting in a room with a view of that and the teacher slamming her ruler on the desk and yelling "pay attention, Kevin!"

I love the side on profile view of the skyline there.

What high school were you at on the south side?

KevinFromTexas · #8 Posted **Jan 30, 2023, 7:32 PM**

Crockett. No skyline views there at the time, but there are some buildings starting to poke up from the track. All three of the schools I went to now have some kind of skyline view now.

ski-man · #9 Posted **Jan 31, 2023, 7:06 PM**

I played in many games for Anderson at House Park back in the day. Wish I had a downtown skyline view like they do now when I played.

sewaneetigers · #10 Posted **Jan 31, 2023, 11:04 PM**

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I played in many games for Anderson at House Park back in the day. Wish I had a downtown skyline view like they do now when I played.

I played at Austin High class of '08. We had a sweet view from our practice field. I remember watching 360 go up. ACL was also awesome because during practice we'd hear the bands warming up.

sewaneetigers · #11 Posted **Feb 11, 2023, 1:56 AM**

Tried somewhere new. Decently cool.

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the Genral · #12 Posted **Feb 11, 2023, 3:13 AM**

A while back, when my brother was a UT cop, he took me up the tower around 2am, pre anti suicide cage and it was surreal to say the least. The view was amazing even though there was nothing over 400 ft to look at. Btw, not all of Whitman's victims were shot. Unless they replaced the green floor tiles on the observation deck level, you could see an area of blood bleached tiles by a desk where an unfortunate UT employee was hacked to death by ax. While we were up there, we heard quite a few strange noises that creeped the crap out of me.

sewaneetigers · #13 Posted **Feb 11, 2023, 4:34 AM**

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A while back, when my brother was a UT cop, he took me up the tower around 2am, pre anti suicide cage and it was surreal to say the least. The view was amazing even though there was nothing over 400 ft to look at. Btw, not all of Whitman's victims were shot. Unless they replaced the green floor tiles on the observation deck level, you could see an area of blood bleached tiles by a desk where an unfortunate UT employee was hacked to death by ax. While we were up there, we heard quite a few strange noises that creeped the crap out of me.

I did not know about the axe. That is pretty brutal.

KevinFromTexas · #14 Posted **Feb 11, 2023, 5:22 AM**

Beautiful clip. Yeah, what happened at the UT Tower. It's definitely a place I have weird feelings about ever visiting. I'd love to for that view of the city, but what happened there. Not gonna lie I'm not sure I'd want to. I've taken the elevator up to the top floor with a friend who was visiting from Chicago, but we didn't get to visit the deck.

Both of my grandfathers were downtown the day of the tower shooting. My paternal grandfather worked on campus, and was there that day. He said he could see the powder flashes from Whitman's rifle and realized it probably could have made him a target being that close.

Riverranchdrone · #15 Posted **Feb 12, 2023, 2:30 PM**

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Riverranchdrone · #16 Posted **Feb 12, 2023, 2:38 PM**

Had a monthly drone meeting at Zilker park yesterday. Did not like the angle of the sun but here are a few pictures.
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DJI_0771-HDR-Pano by Jason Luebbe, on Flickr[/IMG]
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NYC2ATX · #17 Posted **Feb 13, 2023, 1:57 AM**

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I am always gobsmacked by your incredible photos sir, but this one with the Zilker moon tower is truly postcard-ready.

Riverranchdrone · #18 Posted **Feb 13, 2023, 9:26 PM**

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I am always gobsmacked by your incredible photos sir, but this one with the Zilker moon tower is truly postcard-ready.

Thank you. I was trying for the same effect that turned out well with my San Antonio pictures with the Tower of the Americas. I wasnt completely please with the photo because of the suns location. But I am my harshest critic. I do love everyone else's photos more.
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We vs us · #19 Posted **Feb 13, 2023, 11:23 PM**

I see the difference with the SA photo -- there's a lot of color and detail in the foreground. It's harder with us and that skinny moontower -- it's essentially all panorama.

That said: something about the sun's angle (and maybe your filters?) really give our skyline some heft. It really looks like a certified Big City (tm). It's great work as always.

Riverranchdrone · #20 Posted **Feb 14, 2023, 1:33 AM**

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I see the difference with the SA photo -- there's a lot of color and detail in the foreground. It's harder with us and that skinny moontower -- it's essentially all panorama.

That said: something about the sun's angle (and maybe your filters?) really give our skyline some heft. It really looks like a certified Big City (tm). It's great work as always.

Wonder how tall the Waterline will look from this angle. Given the lower elevation and further distance, it might be perceived to be as tall as 6x Guadalupe. As far as this angle is concerned.