Very cool. I like the feel of # 8 best, since it isn't quite obviously a building facade. posted by odinsdream at 9:27 PM on January 17
The ninth one is actually the Bat Signal. posted by twoleftfeet at 9:40 PM on January 17
These make me feel like I'm about to start falling upwards. posted by tepidmonkey at 10:11 PM on January 17
The Frost Tower down on Congress Ave.
Many a photography student's choice here in Austin posted by Zangal at 11:03 PM on January 17
Yes thanks and I miss Austin now too. Sigh. Unfortunately, the Austin I miss is gone, gone, gone.
(But I will be there in early March if anyone from the AustinFilter side of the site is thinking *meetup*!) posted by fourcheesemac at 2:56 AM on January 18
From any corner Frost Tower looks like an owl's face. As if it didn't loom ominously enough already. posted by Roman Graves at 3:43 AM on January 18
The things in the clouds are interesting, but the photos mostly make Austin look about 300% uglier than it is. I blame the Frost tower for 200% of that. posted by Devils Rancher at 6:33 AM on January 18
Roman Graves: that's because a Rice architecture alum built it. It makes me smile every time I go by it. posted by immlass at 9:08 AM on January 18
If Austin weren't throwing so much light energy up into the sky,
(a) they'd be able to see the stars when it isn't cloudy;
(b) they'd reduce their energy consumption by an order of magnitude. posted by five fresh fish at 9:51 AM on January 18
immlass: who are you referring to? Neither Duda, Paine or Tom Stacy is a Rice grad as far as I can tell. posted by phoffmann at 10:49 AM on January 18
Those are really cool shots. They remind me of a giant concert in downtown Houston in 1986 with a laser light and fireworks show called Rendez-vous. The clouds were, of course, a serendipitous coincidence. I can't remember much about the music but the light show with fireworks and lasers shooting from the tops of skyscrapers into the sky and reflecting off of the clouds was an awesome sight. posted by mrducts at 11:04 AM on January 18
I've always wanted to capture that in a photo...especially the bizarre "clock face" lights that show up near the stadium at UT. posted by blixco at 11:51 AM on January 18
Oh, number nine is delightfully creepy.
The one of the Capitol(??) building (#11) makes the building appear as though it's a scale miniature being photographed in a low-lit room. posted by chronic sublime at 3:03 PM on January 18
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