new major on the block Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 No B.S. but on a clear smog free day, we know those are rare, you can see the tops of both chase and wells fargo on the I-45 south bound bridge crossing spring cypress. That is a good 20 to 23 miles a way. It would also make a good picture. After you spot them you can't wait to get to the next overpass to see them a little larger. If you take the HOV in you can see downtown even better because you are elevated longer. I guess the only problem would be if you get stuck behind a bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston1stWordOnTheMoon Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Do you have this picture in a larger size? That is a great angle. Yes, but it is not so clear. The larger i make it, the more distorted/grainier it gets :( :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 No B.S. but on a clear smog free day, we know those are rare, you can see the tops of both chaseand wells fargo on the I-45 south bound bridge crossing spring cypress. That is a good 20 to 23 miles a way. It would also make a good picture. After you spot them you can't wait to get to the next overpass to see them a little larger. If you take the HOV in you can see downtown even better because you are elevated longer. I guess the only problem would be if you get stuck behind a bus. I've seen the skyline like that even on not so clear days. Its just so hard because the only way to get elevated high enough to see above the treeline is on the freeway (barely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greens! Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Uptown, my first panorama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 has anybody here ever had the balls to pull over on the south 610 bridge over the port and take a picture of all the skylines? everytime i pass over and look towards downtown i am amazed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20sGirl Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Great photos, Greens! I remember going out of town for family visits when I was a kid. I used to sadly watch the skyline fade away as we drove down I-10. And I was always so happy to see the skyline emerge when we returned. Even today, I can't take my eyes off the skyline when I ride past it. (when I'm not driving of course.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 (edited) Great photos, Greens! I remember going out of town for family visits when I was a kid. I used to sadly watch the skyline fade away as we drove down I-10. And I was always so happy to see the skyline emerge when we returned. Even today, I can't take my eyes off the skyline when I ride past it. (when I'm not driving of course.) Same here! (btw: long time no post? welcome back!) I remember when I first came to Houston, my father would take us to visit his parents in Louisiana. I would always turn completely around to watch the skyline fade away driving on I-10. The first time was at night, and passing Lake Charles, I thought it was a bigger city, because of the refinary lights. (sorry, your post just reminded me, thought i'd share too ) edit: It should be noted when I first came to Houston it was for a summer, (not when I moved here +6 years ago) but when I was a toddler. Edited May 30, 2006 by Montrose1100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20sGirl Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Same here! (btw: long time no post? welcome back!)I remember when I first came to Houston, my father would take us to visit his parents in Louisiana. I would always turn completely around to watch the skyline fade away driving on I-10. The first time was at night, and passing Lake Charles, I thought it was a bigger city, because of the refinary lights. (sorry, your post just reminded me, thought i'd share too ) edit: It should be noted when I first came to Houston it was for a summer, (not when I moved here +6 years ago) but when I was a toddler. Thanks for the welcome back! I like your post-- it's good to know I'm not the only sentimental one out there. By the way- I've been enjoying your photos of downtown and med center. I've used some of your photos for wallpaper on my work computer. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 sweet pano greens...photography is addicting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltway Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) My favorite view has to be driving North on 288 at about Airport just befoe 610.It would make for a great panoramic. To the far left is Williams Tower and Uptown along with the Med Center and Reliant Stadium and of course Downtown to the right. It makes Houston seem very dense. Edited June 1, 2006 by Beltway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltway Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Here's a shot from the balcony at the Downtown Aquarium I took about a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 My favorite view has to be driving North on 288 at about Airport just befoe 610.It would make for a great panoramic. To the far left is Williams Tower and Uptown along with the Med Center and Reliant Stadium and of course Downtown to the right. It makes Houston seem very dense.Yes! This angle (or combination of angles) always amazes me! Even moreso on the ramp from South Loop eastbound to 288 northbound--it's striking to say the least.I also second the notion of the 610 Ship Channel bridge. Downtown looks so close, yet so far away. Another angle of DT that I think is underappreciated is inbound on Harrisburg Blvd. It's a great angle that maybe some of our expert photographers could capture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltway Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 From Tinsley Park on a cloudy day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greens! Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 There was a great above Houston thread on SSP. Here are some great shots by KCGridlock. Here is a link to the rest of the thread. More. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Those photos are spectacular. Good Work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Greens! Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Thanks but I didnt take them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Thanks but I didnt take them. I know, I meant good work on finding them and posting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Those photos by KCGridlock are breath-taking! Oh, and JMancuso's are nice too... I guess... J.k. I like the Uptown Shot J-Money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 (edited) Stockyard provide the absolute best photos of Houston. Bar none. I don't know about stockyard, but i felt it was my duty to show everyone MY favorite pic of Houston ........and this guy has some nice shots as well. http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/imag...16&ei=UTF-8 Edited November 10, 2006 by TJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greens! Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 This is my favorite one from the Port of Houston. courtesy of flickr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Amazing shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Amazing shot! No kidding. Here are a few of my own, though I don't think that they can match flickr's. Well, I guess that's all I can give you. There should've been another one, the best of all three, but imageshack.us kept timing out on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Niche, that first one looks surreal, almost fake!How come you don't ever post your pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 How come you don't ever post your pictures? Well I have been posting pics recently on Guessing Game threads. But the big problems are that many of my pics are at home, where I have a 56k dial-up modem that acts like a 24k. Doesn't make uploading pics very easy. Another complication is that I don't like the way that Photoshop compresses pictures, but I don't have the default Microsoft program at home that I do at work. Then there's the matter of acquiring good photos. From time to time, my work-related projects and personal endeavors give me a productive reason to take a half-day here or there and really focus on a particular neighborhood. But most of the time, I'm just way too busy, caught up in the stress of the workday. Weekends, I either do home repair or take an opportunity to decompress. And on those rare occaisions that I do get vacation, I tend to prefer driving around aimlessly through the Texas countryside to scouting for architectural pics in the concrete jungle. I've got some really amazing landscapes, but it never occured to me to post them on HAIF. Oh yeah, and then there are my abstraction pics. For last year's 4th of July, I shot nightime pics of the fireworks show over Eleanor Tinsley Park from the top of a 14-floor parking garage about 7 miles from the blasts. Although the camera was on a tripod, slight oscillations from the wind and long exposures caused everything to come out just a little bit wavy. I'll give you an example below, followed by one iteration of it's Photoshopped equivalent: Anyway, there are these, and the occaisional nature shot that gets transformed into an abstraction, usually by way of sky or undulating water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Well I am usually snapping my pictures while driving or walking... The fireworks looks trippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Well, I guess that's all I can give you. There should've been another one, the best of all three, but imageshack.us kept timing out on me. Imageshack is working again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 The skyline view from UofH is insane. Awesome pic Niche! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 ^^ima have to go up to the top of one of the Moody Towers and take some pics myself....was that pic taken from the top of Agnes Arnold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 ^^ima have to go up to the top of one of the Moody Towers and take some pics myself....was that pic taken from the top of Agnes Arnold?Yep. I was surprised that the tinted glass didn't affect the colors too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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