I just keep looking at this shot and love it! Lots of Thunder blue!! (The Devon tower construction lights give off a blue tone in this shot, hopefully the LEDs will compensate once complete.)

Great view of the Skyline without Chase and SandRidge towers. (OKC@Heart we're on the same frequency tonight)

Very cool, but remind you this is photoshopped.


Interesting I just made that connection about the constructions lights. It looks so much more intriguing than the white lights on the lower portion of the tower. But I do see the LEDs making on overall better statement.
Again, Photoshop is a photographers friend.....the tinted glass and other blue reflections also help give the "cool" effect, but photoshop really makes this pop, it's not the lights.

there are no cranes. they go half way up and disappear....a little photo manipulation.

Quite a bit actually...Definitely heightened the blues in this picture big time.

But it's still a pretty sweet picture.

Has me wondering what a person could do with photoshop to tweak this same image for a bedlam night bball game downtown.

http://www.facebook.com/InsightVisualMediahttp://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/381805_10150496335593731_283959623730_8854644_2099 323950_n.jpg

That's a cool black and white, but I still prefer the Thunder Blue rendition...

^^Me too,but both are from the same website I posted.There are some damn good pics on that page!

Sorry I'm just now posting this. From the RetroMetroOKC January meeting on Film Row.

January 9 2012

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/UnFrSaKn/Downtown%20OKC/Devon%20Tower/January%202012/DevonTowerCrown1-9-12.jpg

About the picture (with lots of blue), I think the person who took that picture (most likely stole from elsewhere), executed extremely poor decision to erase the crane out of the picture. The crane is what one of most attractive features and a symbol of growth. Hell, the lights on it is attractive in any pictures. Fail grade to the original person posting that picture (on another forum, right?).

The black 'n white represent OKC's Twilight Zone, nice job, real nice picture.

^^WHAT?Both of those pics are from the same site and the erasing You talk about is called photoshoping.

^^WHAT?Both of those pics are from the same site and the erasing You talk about is called photoshoping.

I don't know what site, but I'm talking about the action of whoever did the photoshopping. Enhancing a picture is fine, but altering the fact in a picture is dishonest. What is so wrong about having a crane in a picture?! Ultimately, the picture was ruined with half of a crane on the building, which critics will take notice. Just saying... No one should erase a crane out of a picture like that.

I don't know what site, but I'm talking about the action of whoever did the photoshopping. Enhancing a picture is fine, but altering the fact in a picture is dishonest. What is so wrong about having a crane in a picture?! Ultimately, the picture was ruined with half of a crane on the building, which critics will take notice. Just saying... No one should erase a crane out of a picture like that.

I agree Thunder and I did not mean to call you out,it's just sometimes I have trouble understanding what you are trying to say.In my own opinion,the sight of cranes in a city's skyline reflects growth and I Love the sight of cranes!

I agree Thunder and I did not mean to call you out,it's just sometimes I have trouble understanding what you are trying to say.In my own opinion,the sight of cranes in a city's skyline reflects growth and I Love the sight of cranes!

Whew. Yes, the sight of cranes are beautiful in any city, especially for OKC. We have people on here suffering withdrawal when the first crane went down.

Lol

The funny thing is never noticed the cranes gone. I've got so use to looking at the tower and imagining the cranes not there that it didnt even phase me and I am a graphic designer who uses photoshop daily. I typically see a photoshopped picture and totally call it out.

To all those wondering about the pipe dream tower for Tulsa, I will post something in more detail in the Tulsa section of the forum tomorrow afternoon/evening. Trust me it will never happen....

No need to worry OKC! :-)

To all those wondering about the pipe dream tower for Tulsa, I will post something in more detail in the Tulsa section of the forum tomorrow afternoon/evening. Trust me it will never happen....

No need to worry OKC! :-)

Since you know it will never happen in such a confident way, does this mean this was the actual project all these rumors keep circulating about OKC's next tower? Are you saying the developers changed their mind and picked OKC instead?

No. That's not what he's saying. At all.

If I'm following the thread right, I think he's saying that we're going to be getting a VERY LARGE new tower over by OUHSC via Photoshop. It's gonna be BANGIN' YO!

a couple of signage update at the DTDR

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From this morning (1/13):

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-U-8qda3nyks/TxBNfhvIgKI/AAAAAAAAQU4/TKUKwJDveE8/s640/106_5124.jpg

Good progress for just a couple days!

To all those wondering about the pipe dream tower for Tulsa, I will post something in more detail in the Tulsa section of the forum tomorrow afternoon/evening. Trust me it will never happen....

No need to worry OKC! :-)

I don't think anyone in OKC was the least bit worried about Tulsa building a 105 story tower. ;-)

I really want to pick up photography again (since 2006) and I'll gladly take $5,000 worth of donations! :)
Until then... I'm formulating a final time lapse video at some point for the crown completion and cranes deconstruction.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j286/UnFrSaKn/Downtown%20OKC/Devon%20Tower/January%202012/devonenergycenterentrance.jpg

I really want to pick up photography again (since 2006) and I'll gladly take $5,000 worth of donations! :)
Until then... I'm formulating a final time lapse video at some point for the crown completion and cranes deconstruction.

Just set up a topic and kickstart a donation drive. You will get a lot of donors, even a nice one from Pete. I will gladly give you some money.

...a 1400 ft taller would have a lot more than 74-75 stories...

I know it has a 90(?)-ft spire at the top but the Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta is 1,023-ft tall and has only 55 stories, without the spire it's about the original height of Devon. The Al Hamra Tower in Kuwait City is 1,350-ft tall and has 77 stories so it's possible to have a 1,400-ft building with only 74-75 stories. Nowhere near being optimistic with the rumour of the "Chesapeake Tower" but the math is closer than it seems. Like I said before, I hope it's true but I have no reason to believe it.

Sorry, Back to topic...

I hope it's not true. I'd rather 2-3 more buildings smaller than Devon but larger than Chase to fill in the skyline...

I hope it's not true. I'd rather 2-3 more buildings smaller than Devon but larger than Chase to fill in the skyline...

That's the way a lot of people want it. Some want a supertall (for bragging rights), some want a few highrise/skyscrapers (for infill/urban feel), and others want both. I think the most possible to happen is 3+ highrises/skyscrapers get built before a supertall is even proposed and I'm sure most can agree with that.

I hope it's not true. I'd rather 2-3 more buildings smaller than Devon but larger than Chase to fill in the skyline...

If I had to choose between a single 50 story building, five 10-story building, or ten 5-story buildings I would go with the ten 5-story buildings. Tall buildings look great from a distance but at the street level I prefer human scale.

I hope it's not true. I'd rather 2-3 more buildings smaller than Devon but larger than Chase to fill in the skyline...I'm in this camp. A few buildings to bridge the gap from relatively tiny skyline to Devon scale. Wider and taller skyline. Lot's of people get their impressions of OKC just driving through. The new crosstown, Skydance bridge, and Devon tower are massive improvements. A slightly more "balanced" skyline helps casual observers of OKC stop doubting, for instance, our ability to support an NBA team. Good impressions are a huge part of bringing businesses/transplants in, as well. Not really interested in having another Chesapeake campus downtown. Good architecture can bring human scale even to huge buildings. Admittedly, I don't plan to live downtown, so the compact urban feel doesn't do a whole lot for me personally...I know it does for some and that's fine.

(off topic)
I'm looking to move to DSLR videography and photography again. Need to replace my old stuff from 2004. If anyone wants to help.
http://www.gofundme.com/cq4aw

We could sure use a couple of 650' up to 700' towers in the skyline and then some more smaller buildings for density (Sandridge would be about right).

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We could sure use a couple of 650' up to 700' towers in the skyline and then some more smaller buildings for density (Sandridge would be about right).

This is the way I see it happening. I personally prefer this, I know I've made recent comments about wanting a supertall but I've voiced my opinion several times on this awhile back about wanting more density buildings that are smaller than Devon. It doesn't look right for there to be a bunch of 800-ft to 1,200-ft buildings with nothing smaller that doesn't already exist.

In the first photo that dmoor82 posted you can see where the cranes connect to Devon Tower because it's just black holes. LOL

My pics from 1-12-13 http://www.flickr.com/photos/okcpics/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6693588319_87cb371f16.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6693587861_474644f876.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6693587707_ec06a60ed8.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6693586687_eec1f57627.jpg

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I can't see it, Russell.

Awesome pics, Russell.

I see them now. Real nice!

(off topic)
I'm looking to move to DSLR videography and photography again. Need to replace my old stuff from 2004. If anyone wants to help.
http://www.gofundme.com/cq4aw

I'm gonna have to do the same, I need a good 300mm lens so I can zoom the top of Devon and other towers better.

My pics from 1-12-13

I can't believe you traveled a whole year into the future and the tower isn't done! ;-)

I can't believe you traveled a whole year into the future and the tower isn't done! ;-)

I wanted to say the same thing last night but I didn't. =)

It was late, give me a break.

It was late, give me a break.

Break granted.

I'm gonna have to do the same, I need a good 300mm lens so I can zoom the top of Devon and other towers better.

Yep, same thing.

I did a lot of video today, focusing on the crown. Too bad I'm drowsy and keep dosing off. Do not underestimate how much walking is required to do the shots I get.

Got rid of the cranes in the first pic, looks nice!!

W/out crane:

http://i.imgur.com/ql6Sb.jpg (http://imgur.com/ql6Sb)

^ From rusellc's flickr

It was late, give me a break.

We just messing with ya Russell. I apologize. If anything, I figured u were doing military style dating. ;-)

That first picture sort of reminds me of a scene from the 70's movie "The Towering Inferno".

Very cool, but remind you this is photoshopped.


Again, Photoshop is a photographers friend.....the tinted glass and other blue reflections also help give the "cool" effect, but photoshop really makes this pop, it's not the lights.

Hey guys thanks for some of the kinds words about the recent aerials I have taken. Yes, photoshop (or Lightroom in this instance) is a photographer's friend, but maybe not as much as you think in this picture. Here's a low-res export of the original RAW file. I took the cranes out and increased the contrast and vibrance by +/- 8%. That's it. ...and @thunder thanks for the fail grade but let's defer the ethical and moral debate about photoshopping an image to cases involving the destruction of someones reputation or other libel issues. Sorry to interrupt your love affair with the cranes but like someone said previously I just wanted to see what it would look like. If I wanted to pass it off as real I would have painstakingly photoshopped out the rest of the crane, finished the top of the building and waited until the cranes came down to post. I have several more flights lined up over the next 6 months and I'll be sure to take a few that satisfy your discernment.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/originalskylinepic.jpg

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/4194/originalskylinepic.jpg

No problem. I almost wrote the date like that all day long, I had to stop myself and think, but that late I couldn't think.

And Will, I know what you mean about how much walking it takes. 10 years ago I did it, no problem, but it is a little different now.

@thunder thanks for the fail grade but let's defer the ethical and moral debate about photoshopping an image to cases involving the destruction of someones reputation or other libel issues. Sorry to interrupt your love affair with the cranes but like someone said previously I just wanted to see what it would look like. If I wanted to pass it off as real I would have painstakingly photoshopped out the rest of the crane, finished the top of the building and waited until the cranes came down to post. I have several more flights lined up over the next 6 months and I'll be sure to take a few that satisfy your discernment.

Welcome to the board and we all really appreciate your photography and look forward to more.

Please ignore Thunder -- he does not speak for the large majority here.

Hey guys thanks for some of the kinds words about the recent aerials I have taken. Yes, photoshop (or Lightroom in this instance) is a photographer's friend, but maybe not as much as you think in this picture. Here's a low-res export of the original RAW file. I took the cranes out and increased the contrast and vibrance by +/- 8%. That's it. ...and @thunder thanks for the fail grade but let's defer the ethical and moral debate about photoshopping an image to cases involving the destruction of someones reputation or other libel issues. Sorry to interrupt your love affair with the cranes but like someone said previously I just wanted to see what it would look like. If I wanted to pass it off as real I would have painstakingly photoshopped out the rest of the crane, finished the top of the building and waited until the cranes came down to post. I have several more flights lined up over the next 6 months and I'll be sure to take a few that satisfy your discernment.


I love the picture - but I noticed that a some logos are missing. Any reason as to why they aren't shown?

I love the picture - but I noticed that a some logos are missing. Any reason as to why they aren't shown?

Thanks! The picture I just posted is the original with nothing done to it. The processed photo from earlier in the discussion is only missing the cranes. That's it.

Thanks, Pete. Good to be here.

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I'd say that's a KEEPER!

Great shot!

I'd say that's a KEEPER!

Great shot!

Appreciate it. Here's one more. http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/6093/13182118.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/13182118.jpg/)

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I don't know who you are but you're like Superman swooping down to save the day with some amazing shots of Devon and the rest of the OKC skyline.

I don't know who you are but you're like Superman swooping down to save the day with some amazing shots of Devon and the rest of the OKC skyline.

You know, that's a pretty awesome compliment. Thanks. You can see more of my work at www.goivm.com.