Austin Skyline, May 2009 - a photo on Flickriver

Austin Skyline, May 2009

Perceptive locals will realise that this is a somewhat old picture. I took it last May when the Austonian building was about 10 floors lower than it is just now. The crane finally came down last weekend and the building is now essentially complete (at least as far as the exterior is concerned). It towers over all the other buildings downtown but is a great addition to the skyline, in my opinion.

I'll try to get some more shots now that the skyline looks more complete though I may have to wait a few more months for the pristine look since we still have a crane or two on the W Hotel building that is going up behind City Hall.

For those interested in technical details, this is a 3 exposure, handheld HDR taken using my Canon Powershot G9 through the windows of the 17th Floor Ballroom of the Hyatt Hotel.

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Taken in: United States / Texas / Austin / Downtown (show map)

Taken on: January 21, 2010

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