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Mopacs · #1 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 6:12 PM**

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That's definitely the case approaching downtown on 35 (upper deck in particular). There are many angles from the north that are underwhelming. Topography definitely plays a part in that... a very gradual rise in elevation as you head north.

Here's a pic I took back in June from the 35 upper deck. I haven't been up there recently so I suspect the Indeed tower is making a more dramatic impact on the skyline from that angle. 6xGuadalupe should look great from here too. Also the growing towers to the east of this view are looking good. So it's changing...

drummer · #2 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 6:23 PM**

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So it's changing...

This seems to be the only constant.

Riverranchdrone · #3 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 7:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mopacs

Here's a pic I took back in June from the 35 upper deck. I haven't been up there recently so I suspect the Indeed tower is making a more dramatic impact on the skyline from that angle. 6xGuadalupe should look great from here too. Also the growing towers to the east of this view are looking good. So it's changing...

Yes the Indeed tower's point really is sticking up from that view. From the south, not so much.

Riverranchdrone · #4 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 7:24 PM**

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That's one of those funny angles where the skyline doesn't look as tall as it actually is. There're actually several of those throughout the city (IMO) where you get a nice pano of DT, but the buildings just don't look as large as they actually are. It's weird. Maybe a trick of the light? Or the downtown grid is in a bit of a valley in comparison to the surrounding areas?

Its also partially the camera that does that effect as well. The buildings always look big to the naked eye. Then you go and snap a picture and the building seems smaller and farther away.

clayton_rogue · #5 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 8:37 PM**

From my balcony... so many cranes

mercury6 · #6 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 9:35 PM**

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From my balcony... so many cranes

Oh man! This view with 5C is gonna be incredible. Good for you

We vs us · #7 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 9:45 PM**

Interestingly, 5C will be mostly blocked by Hanover Republic Square. Either way, your balcony view is #winning.

JoninATX · #8 Posted **Nov 4, 2020, 8:14 PM**

Homecreek · #9 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 6:36 AM**

Had my real camera with a real telephoto lenshttps://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...ab&oe=5FC8E080

Homecreek · #10 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 6:39 AM**

https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...ab&oe=5FC8E080

Homecreek · #11 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 6:44 AM**

the Genral · #12 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 6:55 AM**

Well looky how well 405 stands out in that pic and how massive Indeed is. I love the hills in the foreground. Really nice picture.

KevinFromTexas · #13 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 7:50 AM**

Nice photo. I'll be curious to see what the sunlight on 405 Colorado looks like with it having a different angled facade than the rest of the skyline. It already stands out in that photo, but with the sun hitting only its facade at that angle at certain times of the day, it should really look wild. Years back I was at the Expo Center in East Austin, and 100 Congress then would catch the sun on the glass on the roof and that copper colored glass really stood out on the skyline. That view of it is long gone now since the skyline has grown since then, but man, was it impressive. I've also seen The Austonian's crown do some pretty weird light tricks in the evening when viewed from the south/southwest. Sometimes it looks like a torch. There are a couple of photos floating around of it sticking up through the fog with the sun hitting it and shining through the fog. It's really something when it does it.

Sigaven · #14 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 4:29 PM**

Indeed looking really gorgeous in that pic. Austin's skyline is gonna be super interesting 10 years from now with the angled towers going in - Republic, Indeed, Waller Tower and possibly even those Railyard towers.

ahealy · #15 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 4:41 PM**

I would kill for just one HUGE sharp pointed or angled signature tower for our tallest. Something that reigns for decades.

We vs us · #16 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 5:02 PM**

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I would kill for just one HUGE sharp pointed or angled signature tower for our tallest. Something that reigns for decades.

Agreed. We need a point in there somewhere for some variety.

This is one of those shots that makes our skyline seem super impressive and huge. It's for sure from a higher elevation looking down (subtly).

the Genral · #17 Posted **Nov 6, 2020, 5:40 PM**

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I would kill for just one HUGE sharp pointed or angled signature tower for our tallest. Something that reigns for decades.

That's what I've always wanted. Something like the BoA Tower in Atlanta.

N90 · #18 Posted **Nov 7, 2020, 6:15 AM**

https://austin.com/wp-content/upload...e-1-scaled.jpg

the Genral · #19 Posted **Nov 7, 2020, 5:33 PM**

Wow.

ahealy · #20 Posted **Nov 8, 2020, 6:56 PM**

The hell is "KS" on Fairmont? Beautiful photo btw!