[Upward]

I was in town over the weekend to visit my family (not long enough to even think about putting together a meet). I snapped a few pictures that I might as well show here. Several of these are very similar to pictures I've posted before, except that they show what has changed in a couple years. :)


This being my first time back in Phoenix in the summer since I moved out in August '05, this was the highest temperature I'd experienced in a while. This thermometer is in the shade...
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6793.jpg

I checked out the new Camelback underpass connecting Biltmore and the Esplanade. This is long overdue, although understandably not being used much at the time of day. Sorry about the watermark... this is a high dynamic range image made with free software.
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6779_80_81.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6784.jpg

What pedestrians? :D
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6785.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6787.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6790.jpg


I went downtown on Monday evening
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6805.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6806.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6811.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6808.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6813.jpg

I was going to the Diamondbacks game, but a lot of people were headed to US Airways arena to see The Police in concert
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6814.jpg

Light rail lines. w00t.
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6815.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6816.jpg

Summit is looking good. I love the color, especially since it's part of a much-needed move away from traditional Phoenix brown.
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6817.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6820.jpg

http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6822.jpg

The escalator suddenly stopped (and some people nearly fell), but it provided me with an opportunity to snap this picture
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6823.jpg

I went up to the very top to get some pictures of the stadium...
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6830.jpg

...and I was surprised when the roof started to open. I'd figured it was too hot for that.
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6831.jpg

Perhaps somehow anticipating the humiliating thrashing the Dbacks would get from the Devil Rays, the fan turnout was perhaps the lowest in team history.
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6832.jpg

I find it hard to believe that the team has been around for 10 years. (picture unrelated)
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6835.jpg

7th inning stretch. We left after the 8th. I don't know any of the people in this picture...
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6854.jpg

Parting shot from Tuesday evening (it sucks when a 1-hour flight is delayed by an hour and a half, but I suppose the lighting in this shot wouldn't have been as nice if we'd left on time)
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6861.jpg

Thanks for looking :cool:

[HooverDam]

Great photos! I really like that last one, its from nearly what I think is the ideal angle to show Phoenix. The best angle I think would be slightly more from the west, looking Northeast, so as to include Camelback. I don't think I've ever seen a photo quite like the one I'm imagining, but if from a high angle one could get all of downtown, up/midtown, Squaw Peak and Camelabck, that would be perfect.

[oliveurban]

Very nice Upward.

And yes, that last shot is particularly great.

[JimInCal]

Thanks for the photos Upward...I thoroughly enjoyed them. The shot from the escalator in the ballpark rotunda of Summit was inspired. Nice job keeping your camera at the ready :tup:

[sundevilgrad]

That last shot almost makes it seems like there is quite a bit of density DT. Nice pics.

[Sekkle]

Great pics! Thanks!

[kevininlb]

Great!

I can't help but imagine CityScape in that gapping, ugly hole north of US Airways. Let's hope...

[PHX31]

/\ Damn you're right... CityScape is going to MAKE downtown's skyline.

Good shots upward, especially the last one and the one of Summit through the ballpark's rotunda, as has already been mentioned.

Majerle's is such a great looking bar, I like the pics inside and out.

[PHX602]

Excellent photos.:tup:

[plinko]

The Summit looks sweet. I wonder how much those colors will fade over time?

Great light on that last shot. Flying in and out of Sky Harbor is always fun.

[Happy Valley Freak]

Wow Phoenix is lookin beautiful!!!

[blm3034L!fe]

Very cool pics!!! The last photo and the one where you can see the new res tower throught the stadium are kick ass... :cheers:

[soleri]

You've got a great eye. Phoenix doesn't lack for some dramatic juxtapositions and your pics really capture it. The colors at the Summit are VIVID.

[DevdogAZ]

I love that last shot. As has already been mentioned, add CityScape and Central Park East to that and downtown really starts to get some density.

[Edifice]

Wow, fantastic pics! I feel like I just spent the day back home! Thanks for posting.

[Comrade Reynolds]

Perhaps somehow anticipating the humiliating thrashing the Dbacks would get from the Devil Rays, the fan turnout was perhaps the lowest in team history.
http://webfiles.uci.edu/cfagan/ssp/phx/IMG_6832.jpg


Maybe it was The Police concert next door. ;)

[AZheat]

Great shots Upward. I've never been to the new ballpark

[HooverDam]

Great shots Upward. I've never been to the new ballpark

New? its almost 10 years old! Get your butt out to a game, you'll have a great time.

[Upward]

Maybe it was The Police concert next door. ;)

I'm sure that didn't help, but there have been plenty other times when concerts coincided with games. I'm not sure if the attendance actually ended up being a record low or not.

[InfillJunkie]

Woohooo Phoenix looks awesome in the summer sun!

[Azndragon837]

Chris, awesome photos...the last shot is spectacular (I might use it as my desktop with your permission, hehehe). With all the new construction going on, it's totally redefining downtown's skyline. Again, once CityScape and CPE goes through, we will start to have some density. Great shots! Come back soon for a forum meet, just give us a heads up!

-Andrew

[eastidaho]

Great shots Upward. Thanks for sharing. They sure did Summit right. :yes:

[loftlovr]

Great pics as always Upward!
Good to have you back in Phx for long enough to grab one of the best arial pics I have ever seen of Phx...