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jfsatlbldr
Oct 22, 2007, 10:46 PM
View looking north all the way to the mountains, Saturday 10-20-07;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Skyline%20Views/10-20-07095a_edited-1.jpg
Hybrid0NE
Oct 23, 2007, 3:32 AM
WOW. You can really make out the Blue Ridge in background. What kind of camera/lenses do you use?
sprtsluvr8
Oct 23, 2007, 9:17 AM
Someone on here argued very strongly that there is no way that the Appalachian Mountains are visible from Downtown Atlanta. I knew that they were visible because I have seen them many times...but I let it go...
atlantaguy
Oct 23, 2007, 10:22 AM
^Well, whoever said that is clueless.

I worked on the 38th floor of Georgia Pacific for 9 years, and on a cool & dry Fall/Winter day the mountains look almost like they are in the metro. It's spectacular when conditions are right and you're high enough up.
atlantaguy
Oct 23, 2007, 10:23 AM
Oh, and THANKS Joe for that beautiful shot.

Check out The Mansion, and the way the King & Queen look like they are part of Buckhead!
RockHillJames
Oct 23, 2007, 9:09 PM
Is that looking towards Stone Mountain?
atl2phx
Oct 23, 2007, 9:19 PM
Is that looking towards Stone Mountain?

no, it's looking due north (or slightly north/northeast). the mountains you see are evidently the smoky/blueridge mountains.
jfsatlbldr
Oct 24, 2007, 1:00 AM
Is that looking towards Stone Mountain?
Here's the view looking east toward Stone Mtn. Decatur is on the horizon and the Carter Center is in the trees just below the Decatur buildings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Skyline%20Views/10-20-07087a.jpg
atl2phx
Oct 24, 2007, 1:28 AM
:previous: alright, joe. i'm gonna have to ask you to go ahead and put together a pano!
sprtsluvr8
Oct 24, 2007, 9:00 AM
no, it's looking due north (or slightly north/northeast). the mountains you see are evidently the smoky/blueridge mountains.


Those are actually the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The Great Smoky Mountains are part of the Appalachians, but are further North on the border of TN and NC. The Blue Ridge is the nickname for part of the Appalachian range that encompasses the Great Smokies, Great Balsams, the Roans, the Brushy Mountains, and several other mountain chains.
SteveD
Oct 24, 2007, 12:58 PM
Wow...that WAS a clear day...thanks, Joe!
LSyd
Oct 24, 2007, 1:27 PM
nice shot, thanks. it looks like midtown's densified well.

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Andrea
Oct 24, 2007, 5:02 PM
Love it!
atl2phx
Oct 24, 2007, 5:40 PM
:previous: ha! thats awesome. you should have put 1138 in there as well!
Randy Sandford
Oct 31, 2007, 2:32 AM
Great photo Joe!
TimCity2000
Oct 31, 2007, 3:07 AM
wow, even on saturday traffic is bumper-to-bumper.

great photo.
alon504
Oct 31, 2007, 3:34 AM
Can't top beautiful Fall pics and Atlanta is a beautiful city for Fall. Looking at the pic with the mountains in the background makes me long for Dahlonega and Amicalola Falls...canoeing, hiking...I miss it!! Thanks for the great pic!
RockHillJames
Nov 1, 2007, 1:19 PM
Cool! Thanks for the pics, lovely!