Phoenix, still can't get it right.

Vicelord John · #1 Posted **Jul 14, 2009, 9:55 PM**

I like some of these pictures, but they all seem a little grainy, possibly due to the air quality and the 300 zoom? Any critique is welcome, and enjoy.

And our newest tower!

Leo the Dog · #2 Posted **Jul 14, 2009, 11:42 PM**

I'm liking the shots! It must've been a HPA day with all the haze, anyways, I like how you managed to get the Biltmore area in the last two photos.

plinko · #3 Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 12:25 AM**

Part of it is the time of day you are shooting, sun high in the sky makes the camera pick up all the dust in the air and gets a little washed out.

Still, lots of familiar vantage points. I like how 'beefy' the DT skyline has gotten in the last 3-4 years. Feels like it's almost doubled in size (though I know it hasn't).

mSeattle · #4 Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 12:33 AM**

Yep, distance and time of day. Try early morning or evening shots.

bulliver · #5 Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 12:33 AM**

Nice shots! A UV filter may help with the haze if you are not using one already...

TAZ4ate0 · #6 Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 12:45 AM**

Good shots!

I don't think my camera is as nice as yours, but I have had a lot of luck doing early morning long range shots with the equipment I have now. It mostly has a lot to do with the time of day as to how well your pics turn out, as others here have suggested. Or, you need to use filters.

HX_Guy · #7 Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 1:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by plinko

I like how 'beefy' the DT skyline has gotten in the last 3-4 years. Feels like it's almost doubled in size (though I know it hasn't).

Almost quite literally.

In this shot, there are eight new buildings there were not there 3 years ago, including 4 high rises and 4 low rise buildings, but all can be seen from this vantage point.

Jsmscaleros · #8 Posted **Jul 15, 2009, 1:55 AM**

Great pictures, but man I hate how the Sheraton butts its ugly face into every photo.

phoenixboi08 · #9 Posted **Jul 16, 2009, 7:00 PM**

Great photos! That last one is pretty cool, what is that building in the lower left?

Vicelord John · #10 Posted **Jul 16, 2009, 7:12 PM**

the last picture is of BofA, Cityscape, and roofs in my condo complex.

Second to last which I have a hunch is what you're talking about with the pink triangular building is the Ritz Carlton.

phoenixboi08 · #11 Posted **Jul 16, 2009, 8:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jsmscaleros

Great pictures, but man I hate how the Sheraton butts its ugly face into every photo.

I agree...I wish it was a more streamlined (skinnier and taller) design...they definitely could have used better materials. But, hey...it's something...

HX_Guy · #12 Posted **Jul 17, 2009, 12:17 AM**

Going back to this photo, a couple buildings on Block 23 (directly west of the BofA tower) would do wonders for the skyline...really tie it all together and make it look so much better.

Weren't we supposed to get a couple 400' towers there? Oh yea...the Cityscape project.