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Posted 25 August 2006 - 06:04 PM
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Posted 25 August 2006 - 09:35 PM
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Posted 25 August 2006 - 10:38 PM
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Posted 26 August 2006 - 11:08 AM
Anyone have any ideas? Good elevation, street intersections, safe parking etc ?
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Posted 26 August 2006 - 12:07 PM
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Posted 26 August 2006 - 11:03 PM
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 12:44 AM
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 09:44 PM
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 10:49 PM
Heading south on I-35 (everyday after work) is my favorite view as well. City centers 1 & 2 look taller and more slender (not that much, just slightly) from that view for some reason. Anyone else notice that or is it just me???
Yea I have noticed this also, but I noticed it driving south on north Main and all of the downtown building look taller and more slender.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 02:48 PM
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 03:46 PM
Heading south on I-35 (everyday after work) is my favorite view as well. City centers 1 & 2 look taller and more slender (not that much, just slightly) from that view for some reason. Anyone else notice that or is it just me???
I totally agree. I think right around NE 28th or so, when you seem to be on "top" of the skyline. This is by far the best view, yet least photographed. I don't think I've ever seen it photographed. All other views, IMO, show everything wrong with the FW skyline. I've always thought the southern view from Main St., leaving the stockyards, was one of the worst.
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 05:17 PM
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 08:42 PM
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Posted 29 August 2006 - 12:00 AM
Can anyone make out the skyline in my avatar?Notice the Landmark in the center.This was my what i saw a long time ago,going north on MLK(287).Try driving into DT using this highway.I wanna say somewhere around Mitchell or Berry,would be opp. for great photos.
The i like how the dowtown looks more spread out to me from this view
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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:38 PM
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 08:21 AM
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 10:18 PM
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Posted 06 September 2006 - 05:45 PM
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Posted 06 September 2006 - 05:58 PM
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Posted 06 September 2006 - 09:14 PM
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Posted 06 September 2006 - 10:58 PM
A little grainy and crossed by the power lines, but maybe it will suffice until someone has a chance to take a newer photo. I agree that this is one of DT's good sides.
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Posted 07 September 2006 - 08:43 PM
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Posted 07 September 2006 - 09:42 PM
#25 bburton
Posted 07 September 2006 - 10:10 PM
(1.) The further away, the more the haze will interfere with image quality of a skyline photo. I think that's one reason shots from the Trinity's riverbanks and the Cultural District (e.g., Amon Carter steps) to the immediate west of downtown facing east tend to look good: it's the closest vantage point to the downtown skyline with the least amount of haze.
(2.) Facing to the south from up north will also present special challenges from the sun no matter what time of day the photo is taken. From there, it's almost impossible to get the sun behind either shoulder. Again, with the softer light of the late afternoon sun behind the photographer, shots taken from the west pointed east will almost always turn out well.
But, the challenge is worth investigating.
BTW: Here's another enhanced version of the "Google" shot to be a place holder for the time being.
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Posted 11 September 2006 - 08:54 PM
You've encouraged me to get up there when I can and see about obtaining some decent photos from that perspective. Without having actually photographed from there, however, two things come to mind:
(1.) The further away, the more the haze will interfere with image quality of a skyline photo. I think that's one reason shots from the Trinity's riverbanks and the Cultural District (e.g., Amon Carter steps) to the immediate west of downtown facing east tend to look good: it's the closest vantage point to the downtown skyline with the least amount of haze.
I driven by there on several on occasions since I first read this topic. While I've been tempted to get off I-35 and try and take some pictures, I've noticed the same thing about the haze.
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Posted 11 September 2006 - 08:56 PM
#28
Posted 13 September 2006 - 10:18 AM
Nice find, JBB. A little cropping and voila.
A little grainy and crossed by the power lines, but maybe it will suffice until someone has a chance to take a newer photo. I agree that this is one of DT's good sides.
Omni is going to do wonders in every direction for our skyline. I just can't wait.
#29 bburton
Posted 13 September 2006 - 02:58 PM
I went up there this morning -- just off the I-35 southbound lane about the same place as the earlier posted "Google" shot. My suspicions were confirmed: the light's not good, and the haze over that distance distorts the clarity and color considerably. Plus, from a number of other vantage points I checked out around there, there are many foreground obstacles such as Power Line poles.
This is the best I could come up with using my moderate photographic skills and a 70-300mm telephoto lens:
For comparison purposes, here's a view from the East, facing West, from about a mile further away, but with more favorable light:
Alas, perhaps I'll try another day at another time with another lens setup.
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Posted 13 September 2006 - 07:52 PM
When he was taking pictures of downtown FW and Dallas at the same time, I think John's secret for minimal haze is cold, crisp winter days (although I suppose you lose the foilage). Otherwise, maybe after a rainstorm passes through would minimize the haze?
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Posted 14 September 2006 - 08:29 AM
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Posted 14 September 2006 - 08:52 AM
where is pier 1 tower? that view of downtown WITH pier 1 makes the skyline look wider. not to mention the future Omni tower to the opposite side.
Its tricky to get Pier 1 in view. Its in a lower elevation than the central business district. Thats the pros and cons of a hilly city.
#33 bburton
Posted 14 September 2006 - 09:58 AM
where is pier 1 tower? that view of downtown WITH pier 1 makes the skyline look wider. not to mention the future Omni tower to the opposite side.
Easier said than done.
Here's the widest view possible with a 70-300mm lens from that particlular location. It's true a wider lens ( e.g., 17mm, 28mm) will capture a more expansive view of the Fort Worth skyline from there and thus include the Pier 1 building which is just missing to the right in the below frame, BUT then one has also captured much other foreground, unrelated, and distracting material (as evidenced in the photo below) which must largely be cropped out. After cropping to a standard aspect ratio (e.g., 3x2, 4x3) without compromising image quality too much, you're right back where you started from -- with a more narrow skyline view.
Based on yesterday, I'd say that the perspective from I-35 and Northside Drive and/or 28th Street is not the best place to capture a panoramic view of the Fort Worth skyline: it's relatively too low with too much foreground interference--unless of course, one takes a series of pictures and stiches them together into a "panoramic" view. Then, however, it's difficult to display the final product adequately on computer monitiors.
Photography is all about balancing the many trade-offs.
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Posted 14 September 2006 - 10:22 AM
By the way, the pic above, I wonder with some cropping that it can be used in the forum banner in place of "Invision power board"
#35 bburton
Posted 14 September 2006 - 09:47 PM
^^^ I see your point. At least we can say our "entire" skyline is too wide to where it can't all fit in a photo.
Now, in retrospect, here's a vantage point which might work for what you're proposing. This photo was taken from the Northside Drive bridge which crosses over the railroad tracks. Moving slightly to the left to free up the Carter & Burgess Plaza and using a wider lens to include the Pier 1 Building might provide the skyline view from the north with far fewer foreground distractions.
I'll explore this possibility next outing.
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Posted 15 September 2006 - 09:39 AM
http://www.flickr.co...@N00/243899919/
http://www.flickr.co...@N00/243899917/
http://www.flickr.co...@N00/243899913/
A low haze day would probably produce even better results. Of course a really good stitch program could make it a good pano. It still the one side of Fort Worth that makes the city look really different from the other sides. Once again thank-you
#37 bburton
#38
Posted 15 September 2006 - 08:44 PM
1. Soon after a cold front passes
2. Soon after a rain
3. Somewhat windy
Taking photos when one, two, or all three of these have occurred, guarantee good distance photos. Some of you might think that these conditions will keep the photographer from shooting during the summer, but that is not the case. I shot photos on several days this summer that were absolutely perfect because of higher winds.
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Posted 16 September 2006 - 06:54 PM
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 12:25 PM
When I take skyline photos, I always look for these types of days:
1. Soon after a cold front passes
2. Soon after a rain
3. Somewhat windy
I'm not a photographer by any definition of the word, but I would bet that today offers fabulous conditions for picture taking. The weather is absolutely gorgeous.
#41 bburton
Posted 18 September 2006 - 07:04 PM
When I take skyline photos, I always look for these types of days:
1. Soon after a cold front passes
2. Soon after a rain
3. Somewhat windy
I'm not a photographer by any definition of the word, but I would bet that today offers fabulous conditions for picture taking. The weather is absolutely gorgeous.
Yes, John, was right on with these three criteria. The only one I would add: later afternoon, with the sun behind you.
This is a regular photo from the Amon Carter Museum, looking east.
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 09:48 PM
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Posted 17 October 2006 - 08:49 PM
that is a nice shot from Amon Carter Pier 1 is clearly visable
also the Pier one building can be seen from the Trinity overlook next to the courthous and from the Mongomery Plaza area.
Scott
Photographically Preserving Dallas/Fort Worth One Building at a time
http://www.flickr.co...s/70886669@N00/
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Posted 28 May 2007 - 11:23 AM
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Posted 03 June 2007 - 09:26 PM
I think bfg mentioned this earlier but does anybody have a picture from the north, at night? I remember seeing that when I was younger and thinking it was a great view. I want to say there was a full moon above downtown but that may have been my imagination.
Yeah I wish somebody would have taken a night time view from the north. It would make a great shot. A long time ago their use to be a postcard with this view on it.
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