Thought I would start a new thread, since most of these get buried in the Devon thread.

Love this one:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/skyline81512.jpg

I put this one in the Auto Alley thread, but thought it should be included here as well:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8293/7872323152_15aac2b44b_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7799554386_1155385dee_b.jpg

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2023&d=1345447597

The first one gets my vote.

I'll take #4.

courtesy catch22:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7612865934_5046efbbcb_b_d.jpg

not necessarily my favorite, but it's a good shot from a great vantage point (Plaza Court)

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Someone check out the midtownr photos, particularly from 1212

This is the only good one from 1212:

http://midtownr.com/img/midtown-renaissance-1212-balcony-view2.jpg

Pete, who took #1? I'd like to get permission to reprint it on the back cover of some future issue of "The New Classen Life" which is the 40-page slick quarterly magazine of the Classen High School Alumni Association...

Pete, who took #1? I'd like to get permission to reprint it on the back cover of some future issue of "The New Classen Life" which is the 40-page slick quarterly magazine of the Classen High School Alumni Association...

http://www.malaniamichellephotography.com/

Is the magazine going to be about the school or "life" around Classen Boulevard? If the latter, how do you get on the mailing list?Not really either of those; the Alumni Association membership is mostly made up of those who attended old Classen HS, plus a few alums from Classen School of Advanced Studies. The magazine grew out of a simple newsletter; it now features reports and lots of pictures from class reunions, informal alum gatherings (several classes get together every month or every quarter for lunch), chatty reports from correspondents all around the country, and a generous helping of NW OKC nostalgia pieces such as the history of Beverly's restaurants and memories of Taft Junior High, and a bit of current OKC information such as Thundermania.

Association dues are $20/year, covering January through December, and the magazine goes free to members, in February, May, August, and November. Since the association is a federally recognized non-profit, it cannot sell the magazine itself (according to our legal beagles), but membership is open to anyone interested. Currently there are just a bit less than 2,000 members; most of them are from classes graduating in the late 40s to early 60s. Class size dropped significantly in 1956 when NW Classen opened, and stopped entirely in 1985 when the school was converted to a 5th-year center.

The first one is awesome! Also, if you closely to the left of Devon, the clouds look as if there are mountains in the horizon. Looks kind of cool even though they don't exist.

Yeah. That first one would be a nice addition to OKC's Wikipedia page...

The first image Pete posted is outstanding. It should be on a post card. Good thread to start up, thanks Pete.

Yeah. That first one would be a nice addition to OKC's Wikipedia page...You can even see the Rocky Mountains on the horizon.

The first one is awesome! Also, if you closely to the left of Devon, the clouds look as if there are mountains in the horizon. Looks kind of cool even though they don't exist.

Look, Thundercitizen^^^


You can even see the Rocky Mountains on the horizon.

The 1st picture is awesome, I'm surprised it wasn't attributed until someone asked.

Jim, Are you one of the Boulevard Boys?

Imagine that first pic,with The FNC tower lit in Thunder blue and the KM tower was lit up and The Devon EC all lit up spelling Thunder down the side,all during the NBA Finals.......that pic will be awesome(not that this pic is not,it's my wallpaper!)Also imagine that shot with a 600-700ft' tower,that will be OKC's second new tallest!!!!Can you guy's tell I'm physched?????OKC 2000,compared to OKC 2020 might shock some folk's!!!

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Jim, Are you one of the Boulevard Boys?Well, yes and no. I'm from the Class of 1948 but I don't participate in the monthly gathering of "The Boulevard Boys" group at the Boulevard Cafeteria on the first Friday of each month; it's a bit too far to drive!

Beau Wade did a couple of shots similar to #1 except they were taken while a thunderstorm was passing thru:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7242/7297320792_169d86e8b6_h.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7292605424_1a88bc484c_h.jpg

While I'm tossing up some Beau Wade pics, might as well throw in a few more city shots:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/7042489157_72703152fe_h.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7265/6865091492_2f5347c4d1_h.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6828681020_68e2f7c2a6_h.jpg

Aerial shot of OKC from Holly Baumann:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7130/6972849392_fe2e856f9e_h_d.jpg

More aerial shots can be found here:
http://hollybaumannphotography.wordpress.com/2012/04/24/aerial-photos-devon-tower-oklahoma-city-commercial-photographer

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This week's Photo of the Week comes from Pablo Spencer of Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado. Pablo spends his summers in OKC and caught this shot on June 12 of this year. It's downtown OKC shining in Oklahoma City Thunder blue!

http://www.oklahomatoday.com/oklahomatoday/COMMUNITY/Photo_of_the_Week/index.html

very cool shot! that's an awesome perspective

I need to go walk that bridge, for sure.

What determines the color of the LEDs on the Devon Tower?

I remember earlier this summer there was still testing being done as there was tons of glitches in the strips. These photos show it pretty complete.


I was planning on heading down there this month for a photoshoot of my car and figured the night scene would be a nice backdrop. So my questions is, is the Devon Tower lit up (LED strips) every night?


Thanks

Cool perspective:


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/downtown83112.jpg

Really like the way this one feels:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/7898428712_426a7126b9_b.jpg

Another great one:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/7452440248_0474527f10_b.jpg

Another:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/downtown83112a.jpg

http://goivm.com/photography/view/new-okc-aerials

http://goivm.com/images/photography/OKC_Aerial_10.jpg
http://goivm.com/images/photography/OKC_Aerial_11.jpg
http://goivm.com/images/photography/OKC_Aerial_13.jpg
http://goivm.com/images/photography/OKC_Aerial_19.jpg

Another:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7108/7452371240_7b5daea649_b.jpg

The trees aren't that bare there right now because of the heat are they? I presume that the last pic and the one in post #32 were taken in early spring probably?

Either way, the last one really gives a unique view of the whole inner-city skyline, save for HSC.

Pete, do you know where #33 was taken from?

#31 is outstanding

#33 was taken from SE 15th Street about one block West of I-35 on the North side of the road. There is a gravel driveway that I have pulled into many times and taken pictures there.

Beau Wade strikes again:

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8297/7905670050_fa95022918_h.jpg

That's a different look. In fact, I've never seen an OKC pic from this vantage point. I'm guessing it was taken from First National.

source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/absolutwade/7905670050/in/photostream

plmccordj: thanks! I'm going to have to visit that spot myself.

no wait, on second look, I think that #40 must have been taken from City Place.

Excellent picture, but the long building at lower center sure looks like a prison. I guess the number of the picture is 40.

yep, definitely City Place. Taken from a 20th floor balcony view.

daytime:
http://blog.staplegun.us/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/balcony.png

source: http://blog.staplegun.us

Another:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/downtown83112a.jpg

I'll be honest Pete..I hate this skyline view. :/

One of my favorites would be from the I-35 bridge over the BNSF tracks just north of the Crossroads Mall area. Just waitin to see a pic from that vantage point with a "nice" camera and a daring soul ;-)

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#33 was taken from SE 15th Street about one block West of I-35 on the North side of the road. There is a gravel driveway that I have pulled into many times and taken pictures there.

There's another parking lot at the top of the hill on SE 25th that has a nice view. This area was known as Top O' the Town at one time I have heard.

One of my favorites would be from the I-35 bridge over the BNSF tracks just north of the Crossroads Mall area. Just waitin to see a pic from that vantage point with a "nice" camera and a daring soul ;-)

I'll go, but will need assistance and a spotter/flagman! I've wanted pictures of the rail line from there also, but not brave enough to try it yet.

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I'll go, but will need assistance and a spotter/flagman! I've wanted pictures of the rail line from there also, but not brave enough to try it yet.

Agreed. For a similar angle but a little lower you could go to the pedestrian bridge over the tracks to the north of there. Don't know if trees would be in the way though.

Love Your photos!

Thank you!

This one is rather interesting:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6808316528_e4770dad0d_k.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aconnel/6808316528/in/photostream)

I like all the coloration from the Harkins Theatre and the city backdrop behind. Taken from the rail loop around the mill area, it's not a POV often photographed. You even get the roof-top UHaul truck (ok, I could live without that).

But it's already out of date, with the old elevated I-40 in the foreground, and also the Devon Tower's lights not quite fully functional. But a new pic from this area, and around the same time of day would be really awesome, I would think.

You even get the roof-top UHaul truck (ok, I could live without that).

Now hold on just a minute - there is a club, you see, involving the U-haul truck. Kind of like the 'Mile High' club........

But you have to know the right folks to join...............

In this video, you can see the colors shifting on Devon Tower towards the end:



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That's a cool vid, but there's something curious about First National Center. You only see the upper portion of it -- like it's a tree stump. Or rather, like it's sitting in a pit. Does the landscape slope downward quite a bit from Devon to FNC?

Great video! The setbacks of FNC and the top of Oklahoma Tower haven't been lit up in the past several nights. Anyone know why?

Anyone live in/near Piedmont?Awhile ago I was about 2-3 Miles North of Piedmont on Piedmont road and the view was AMAZING!The NW Expressway and DT skylines look as one and made it look massive!So if anyone lives or is near that area could You PLEASE grab a pic from that area!

Now this picture is awesome! @ #53

Just came across a blog where someone posted some pictures of a recent visit to OKC. And we're talking some really nice, high-resolution (and large) images.

Visiting Oklahoma City (http://stuffitellmysister.me/2012/09/12/visiting-oklahoma-city/)

I'm not going to embed any of the photos here, because they're really large. Just go check out the blog. Seriously.

Somebody discovered their in-camera HDR feature and went buck wild with it.