Devon Energy Center

[MDot]

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. =)

[russellc]

It was late, give me a break.

[MDot]

It was late, give me a break.

Break granted.

[UnFrSaKn]

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.

[UnFrSaKn]

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.

[skanaly]

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

[pw405]

W/out crane:



^ From rusellc's flickr

[OKCisOK4me]

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. ;-)

[cyswxman]

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

[Cooper_GOIVM]

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.

[russellc]

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.

[Pete]

@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.

[pw405]

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?

[Cooper_GOIVM]

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.

[Cooper_GOIVM]

Thanks, Pete. Good to be here.

[Cooper_GOIVM]

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[Dustin]

I'd say that's a KEEPER!

Great shot!

[Cooper_GOIVM]

I'd say that's a KEEPER!

Great shot!

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[MDot]

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.

[Cooper_GOIVM]

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.

[Cooper_GOIVM]

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.

This one's for you, buddy.



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[pw405]

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.

Hmm, I thought that the BOK logo was missing, as a friend of mine who works for them pointed out. I suppose the logo is only on one side of their building.

Love your pictures, and I am a firm believer in crane-removal-via-clone-stamp.

[dankrutka]

Hmm, I thought that the BOK logo was missing

What? CHK? Did Tulsa and OKC combine?

[dmoor82]

What? CHK? Did Tulsa and OKC combine?

There is a tower downtown that has a BOK logo in red,but I forget which tower.

[OKCisOK4me]

There is a tower downtown that has a BOK logo in red,but I forget which tower.

Its the tower with 'BOK' in red on it.