Dallascaper Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I was in Houston for business on Friday and decided to stay the night and snap a few shots of downtown. I explored maybe 20% of downtown in about 4 hours, 9 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thanks for the great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Thanks, they were great. The one below is totally cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 As a suggestion to Houston, and speaking as one from Dallas, three little letters: L E DActually, the buildings you were looking at all have LEDs or otherwise have a crown of lighting devices installed on them. The Downtown Management District got most of the building owners to turn them off as part of an organized attempt to make Houston appear more energy-efficient and "green".Every now and then a professional photographer will be doing downtown, and the District will coordinate to make sure that all the buildings are lit at once. That's always a very impressive sight. We also light up everything for special events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Love the pics. This one is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telwink Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 This is a remarkable set of photos. Excellent work!!! And thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 I concur... wonderful photos.Which bldg is the one porchman and lockmat singled out. You've managed to shoot that building in such a unique and wonderful way that i cant even identify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldlyman Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Super awesome pics. Thank you for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoef Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I concur... wonderful photos.Which bldg is the one porchman and lockmat singled out. You've managed to shoot that building in such a unique and wonderful way that i cant even identify it.Cool pics!! Thanks ... Likewise I wonder which building this is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallascaper Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 Actually, the buildings you were looking at all have LEDs or otherwise have a crown of lighting devices installed on them. The Downtown Management District got most of the building owners to turn them off as part of an organized attempt to make Houston appear more energy-efficient and "green".Every now and then a professional photographer will be doing downtown, and the District will coordinate to make sure that all the buildings are lit at once. That's always a very impressive sight. We also light up everything for special events.Okay, that make sense. I have seen photos of the downtown skyline illuminated, but Friday night it was quite dark - now I know why. Next time I am in town I'll call the mayor - I'm sure he'll turn the lights on for me.Which bldg is the one porchman and lockmat singled out. You've managed to shoot that building in such a unique and wonderful way that i cant even identify it.Highway6, the building is the hotel next to Discovery Green, the Hilton Americas, I think.Thanks, everyone for your comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Wow!Technical question: What are you shooting and what are your settings?Thanks for contributing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Great set of photos. Professional work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 i just like the fact that we are getting awesome pictures of our own city from from a neighbor to our north. there is some H-town and Big D love goin on here.awesome pictures btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallascaper Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Wow!Technical question: What are you shooting and what are your settings?Thanks for contributing!Body: Nikon D80Lens: Nikkor 18-200mm VR Tripod: Manfrotto 190XB, 322RC2 ball headPost Processing: Adobe Lightroom & FireworksMost of the images were taken in manual mode, maximum aperture, ISO 100, with 2 - 10 second exposure.Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 Great photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfre81 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 God do I wish I had the gear to do night shots like that. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laanba Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Very nice job. I love photographing downtown Houston at night. I especially like the photos of Main Street Station. At some point I need to do Dallas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 INFREAKINGCREDIBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seoid Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Wow. Just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnme Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Actually, the buildings you were looking at all have LEDs or otherwise have a crown of lighting devices installed on them. The Downtown Management District got most of the building owners to turn them off as part of an organized attempt to make Houston appear more energy-efficient and "green".Every now and then a professional photographer will be doing downtown, and the District will coordinate to make sure that all the buildings are lit at once. That's always a very impressive sight. We also light up everything for special events.Do you have a website that might have information on dates that these shoots will happen? I miss the lights of downtown and I wish they would bring them back like they were before. I have not seen downtown lit up since Christmas and Valentine's day and I would love for my children to see downtown as it was meant to be seen. If the downtown management district really wanted downtown to be energy- efficient; they would have the building owners turn off the lights in unoccupied offices at night. There are some nights where at least 25% of the office lights are on at midnight, so that is where the real waste is coming from. We are the fourth largest city in the United States and our downtown looks like a ghost town at night without the decorative lighting. Dallas and Austin's downtown's look better at night than ours and that is a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxDave Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Love the pics. This one is great! I love this pic as well, but did not catch what building it is. Please share... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Dallasscaper, you got talent my friend. Great composition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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