Favorite Skyline Shots

[kbsooner]

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/oklahom...eek/index.html

[Praedura]

very cool shot! that's an awesome perspective

I need to go walk that bridge, for sure.

[Anonymous.]

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

[Pete]

Cool perspective:

[Pete]

Really like the way this one feels:

[Pete]

Another great one:

[Pete]

Another:

[mmonroe]

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

[Pete]

Another:

[mcca7596]

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.

[Praedura]

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

[Praedura]

#31 is outstanding

[plmccordj]

#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.

[Praedura]

Beau Wade strikes again:



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/absolut...in/photostream

[Praedura]

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

[Praedura]

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

[UnclePete]

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

[Praedura]

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

daytime:


source: http://blog.staplegun.us

[Spartan]

Another:

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

[OKCisOK4me]

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 ;-)

[KayneMo]

[UncleCyrus]

#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.

[UncleCyrus]

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.

[dmoor82]

Love Your photos!

[OKCisOK4me]

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.