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AustinSkyscrapers · #**381** Posted **Jun 18, 2009, 11:00 PM**

Grade A photos Kevin!

AustinSkyscrapers · #**382** Posted **Jun 21, 2009, 7:01 PM**

Now, the Austonian appears and is now taller than the spire of 360. 570 ft and 8 inches appears to be today!

Thanks for listening to the AustinSkyscrapersBuildingRadio.

priller · #**383** Posted **Jun 27, 2009, 8:04 PM**

Most of these are from this hot hot morning (and a few from during the week). This is now the tallest building in Austin:

AustinSkyscrapers · #**384** Posted **Jun 29, 2009, 7:47 PM**

I am glad to see the Austonian on the 51st floor. A record.

Check out these photos:

Sunset on 360 by sonicpenguin on flickr
Taken on the 37th floor of the Austonian

Image Page Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/radiodust/3605704275/

Downtown Austin by sonicpenguin on Flickr
Taken from the 37th floor of the Austonian

Image Page Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/radiodust/3639848831/

Quote:

Originally Posted by [email protected]

Not a great shot, but I liked the alignment of the UT Tower, the state capital building and the Frost Bank Tower... one of the only places in town where you see all three at the same time.

Pre-Dawn Austin | HDR by Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits on Flickr
Taken from the Lamar Pedestrian Bridge

Image Page Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimnix/3641341248/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Nix / Nomadic Pursuits

I got up early on a recent weekend morning and headed downtown to try some shots before the sun rose. Austin has a river running through it, and as you can see a lot of construction going on. An architect friend of mine tells me that if the project is already started, then it will be fine, but no new ones are getting funded. Future projections for growth here are still pretty substantial though. Anyways, this is from the Lamar Street pedestrian bridge, looking East towards downtown. The sun wasn't up yet so there was this fun blue haze over everything.

Downtown Austin from UT tower by Eric E Johnson on Flickr
Taken from the UT Tower

Image Page Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericejohnson/3653887655/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric E Johnson

This photo is KONOMARKED ("Most Rights Sharable"). If you would like to use this image without paying anything, e-mail me and ask. I'm generally willing to share.

On the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

KONOMARK - Most Rights Sharable. Just ask me.

Austonian by Coy Aune on Flickr
Taken on 3rd Street

Image Page Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coyaune/3654382350/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coy Aune

This is a picture of the Austonian skyrise going up in downtown Austin. It is already the tallest building in town and still going up. I think the total # of stories will be 56 or something. Pretty large for this town. Hope to come back and capture it when it is all said and done.

The Shot
Tripod, Canon 350d with Sigma 10-20mm (3 exp bracketed image)

Photomatix
HDR processing with details enhancer option

Photoshop
Applied layer 'levels'
Applied layer 'curves' for contrast
Applied layer 'hue/saturation'
Applied unsharp mask after noise reduction

Check some more work at www.coyaunephotography.com

All photographs © Coy Aune Photography

Texas Tuff · #**385** Posted **Jul 8, 2009, 12:40 AM**

Nice updated pics everyone! Thanks for sharing them with us.

AustinSkyscrapers · #**386** Posted **Jul 8, 2009, 3:48 PM**

Check out rhoby13's aerials of the city. They're pretty cool.

Yesterday or the day before the Austonian reached floor 52 after what seemed like a really long time because of "hype".

jaga185 · #**387** Posted **Jul 11, 2009, 9:35 PM**

I was in Austin yesterday, it's amazing when you finally see it in person at this height. Man it's awesome.

AustinSkyscrapers · #**388** Posted **Jul 11, 2009, 9:41 PM**

It is truly awesome. When it is at sunset, you can see that coral green in the Austonian, it is amazing to see the Austonian change color, from black to dark blue, from blue to light blue, from light blue to reflectiveness, from reflectiveness to dark blue, from dark blue to coral green, from coral green to black.

johnme · #**389** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 2:59 AM**

Somebody get a picture of this tower so we can see it now. Thanks

Mopacs · #**390** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 3:07 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnme

Somebody get a picture of this tower so we can see it now. Thanks

Here are a few I took yesterday evening...

priller · #**391** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 3:31 PM**

Nice photos! Where was the last one taken from?

photoLith · #**392** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 6:15 PM**

Its gotta be almost TO, isnt it?

AusTex · #**393** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 6:35 PM**

Does someone know what floor the setback occured. Very nice transition with the square windows.

corvairkeith · #**394** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 6:51 PM**

The setback is on floor 40, currently working on floor 53. Three more to go plus the crown.

AustinSkyscrapers · #**395** Posted **Jul 12, 2009, 8:01 PM**

We might miss the scheduled structural top out at July 20, 2009.

Mopacs · #**396** Posted **Jul 13, 2009, 4:38 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by priller

Nice photos! Where was the last one taken from?

Thanks! It was taken from the edge of an office parking lot just east of the I-35 feeder road (near Woodland Drive).

AustinSkyscrapers · #**397** Posted **Jul 13, 2009, 4:43 PM**

Nice. It will need to jump the crane soon.

priller · #**398** Posted **Jul 13, 2009, 6:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mopacs

Thanks! It was taken from the edge of an office parking lot just east of the I-35 feeder road (near Woodland Drive).

Cool! That's a nice vantage point.

AustinSkyscrapers · #**399** Posted **Jul 13, 2009, 6:45 PM**

It seems that he goes there every time he takes more than 5 pics.

johnme · #**400** Posted **Jul 14, 2009, 3:40 AM**

I live in H-town so I only have the opportunity to travel to Austin 2 or 3 times a year. The skyscraper boom in Austin is very similar to Houston's boom in the 1980's. I believe Austin will challenge Houston's skyline in ten years, so Houston needs to start building now or get passed up. None of our current tower construction is over 700 feet, but there is a proposed 89 story tower for the Galleria area. The Austonian is looking good and I am glad Austin is getting a taller skyline.