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Dylan Leblanc Jan 7, 2010 11:03 AM

Aerial Photos
 
Aerial photos of cities are great, I love 'em!! :ohyeah :naughty: :slob:

Here are are few I've come across that I would like to share with you. Enjoy. :yes:


Hong Kong

dm4379 on flickr, larger available - http://www.flickr.com/photos/1335477...7602024742421/





Philadelphia

From this NY website - http://www.nyc-architecture.com/SPEC/GAL-BW.htm




Houston

AJ Franklin, Panoramio
- http://www.panoramio.com/photo/744692




Cool eh? :tup:

Dylan Leblanc Jan 7, 2010 11:08 AM

Fort Worth

RamblingRed on flickr
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramblin...07034/sizes/l/


Dylan Leblanc Jan 7, 2010 11:08 AM

Los Angeles

thelastminute on flickr
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelast...54375/sizes/l/


KevinFromTexas Jan 7, 2010 12:03 PM

Aerial photos kick butt.

Here's two of Austin by our own LoneStarMike on the forum.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...December40.jpg
Photo by LoneStarMike

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...December39.jpg
Photo by LoneStarMike

LMich Jan 7, 2010 12:14 PM

Some of these aren't the most traditional areas, but are some of the better ones I can find:

Detroit

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/4...5c52b8a8_o.jpg
gab42

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/...08011064_b.jpg
Applejack25

One of the more unflattering angles of the downtown...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/...f9642f68_b.jpg
Applejack25

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/...e2bffe53_b.jpg
Opacity

NYguy Jan 7, 2010 7:56 PM

Manhattan shots from Dr.DeNo

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/...1e231328_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/...1abc6452_b.jpg

Dylan Leblanc Jan 7, 2010 9:28 PM

Cool Thanks Guys!

KevinFromTexas Jan 8, 2010 1:01 AM

That first shot of Detroit is great. Any one of those buildings would be a landmark in Austin, in Detroit they don't even stand out.

Dan Denson Jan 8, 2010 2:53 AM

That Houston photo is way outdated.

Don B. Jan 8, 2010 3:52 AM

I've taken some festive aerial shots over the years:

Toronto, 2006:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_7969copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...83supermax.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_7995copy.jpg

San Francisco, 2008:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_0544copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_0550copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_0548copy.jpg

Tempe, 2009:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_5041copy.jpg

San Diego, 2004:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._2491_copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._2490_copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._2487_copy.jpg

New York City, 2003:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CT0194copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CT0197copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CT0205copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CT0214copy.jpg

Phoenix, 2005:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_0344copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_2934copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_3013copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...mastercopy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...G_2852copy.jpg

:)

--don

JManc Jan 8, 2010 5:22 AM

atlantic city

http://www.pbase.com/mancusoj/image/61972430.jpg

NYguy Jan 8, 2010 10:31 AM

Manhattan from Dan DC

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/...315695b6_b.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3447/...f2972f76_b.jpg


Brooklyn & Manhattan from Katy Silberger

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/...78a47db0_b.jpg

jtk1519 Jan 8, 2010 5:48 PM

Dallas, TX

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3585/...8b8e405b_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/giopac/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/...232c1284_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28016468@N06/

KVNBKLYN Jan 9, 2010 6:28 AM

Some aerial shots I've taken:

New York:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/...0165c272_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/...131b59ba_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/...422ec194_b.jpg

Seattle:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3017/...cafa4321_b.jpg

boden Jan 9, 2010 3:05 PM

Fantastic thread!

Phil McAvity Jan 9, 2010 5:58 PM

I was scrolling up and when I hit this picture I was completely stumped. :shrug: The Reunion Tower being hidden sure didn't help though.

Sorry Texans! :duh

Geeze, a few more mistakes like that and my membership will be in jeopardy.

MayDay Jan 9, 2010 10:24 PM

Some shots I've taken (all from planes - I can add shots from buildings if anyone likes):

Cancun's Hotel Zone:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ancun09_53.jpg

Chicago:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...hicago_132.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...hicago_131.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/phx08/phx08_26.jpg

Dallas:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...ancun09_58.jpg

Detroit:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/phx08/phx08_31.jpg

Baltimore:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/dc09/dc09_12.jpg

Phoenix:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/az0509/az0509_2.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/phx08/phx08_5.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/.../az0509_47.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/trip0506/trip23.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...07trip_112.jpg

New York City:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/nyc07/nyc07_6.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/nyc07/nyc07_10.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/nyc07/nyc07_13.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/nyc07/nyc07_123.jpg

Cleveland:
http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/.../az0509_51.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/...waii09_209.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/dc09/dc09_6.jpg

http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/phx08/phx08_37.jpg

giallo Jan 10, 2010 3:40 AM

Dope lil' aerial of Vancouver

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/...0b833d44_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shiftyc...57623177435212

Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung @ flickr

NYguy Jan 10, 2010 3:30 PM

Brooklyn, Manhattan, & Queens from photo-gator

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/...105e2937_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/...24822ab9_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/...1592085b_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/...93a42d6b_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/...38a84d09_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/...b9a06e56_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/...3d3ba2cb_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/...8b5a53e3_b.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/...f7c45ab5_b.jpg

Dylan Leblanc Jan 11, 2010 11:53 PM

awesine guys!

Mayday, that one of Cleveland in the snow is stunning! ;)

peanut gallery Jan 12, 2010 10:35 PM

I don't have any nearly as nice as those already posted, but here are a couple fairly recent ones I shot.

Las Vegas:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/...ba2a63c8_o.jpg

San Francisco from Mt. Tamalpais:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/...7639b5a2_o.jpg

pj3000 Jan 12, 2010 11:58 PM

Very cool thread.


And what a pretty city Las Vegas is...
Quote:

Originally Posted by peanut gallery (Post 4647024)


pj3000 Jan 13, 2010 4:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas (Post 4639813)
That first shot of Detroit is great. Any one of those buildings would be a landmark in Austin, in Detroit they don't even stand out.

I agree. Great views on Detroit!

pwright1 Jan 13, 2010 8:11 AM

San Francisco
 
San Francisco
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/...5cae10e3_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2528/...b8c81773_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/...a467b238_b.jpg

Stanford
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2548/...dfef3ff7_b.jpg

Mt. Rainier Washington
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/...78591242_b.jpg

brickell Jan 13, 2010 3:10 PM

LA/Hollywood
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2492/...556c3ac5_b.jpg

SLO Jan 13, 2010 3:11 PM

^^very nice
And those SF shots are great, good to see Stanford as well.

Lexy Jan 13, 2010 7:35 PM

A few from me. Apologize ahead of time for the photo size, but with some of the clients I deal with larger is better.

Nashville, Tennessee
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/...65e08261_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/...e7a13847_o.jpg

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/...7ef9f587_o.jpg

Houston, Texas
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3579/...29930d65_o.jpg

Chicago, Illinois
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/...a7e73260_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2093/...a9bcdeb5_o.jpg

SouthmoreAve Jan 13, 2010 11:53 PM

Downtown Houston
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/...e6e616bc_b.jpg
Galveston
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2719/...765b5970_b.jpg
Baytown and La Porte
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/...f0e0e824_b.jpg
flickr jason tinder

Austinlee Jan 14, 2010 1:10 AM

http://www.pbase.com/step2me/image/1...5/original.jpg

Credit: mrherodotus

NYguy Jan 15, 2010 9:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peanut gallery (Post 4647024)
I don't have any nearly as nice as those already posted,
but here are a couple fairly recent ones I shot.

It's ok. These are found photos anyway.


A classic Downtown Manhattan aerial from avaloncm

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/70...9d710268_b.jpg


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/70...9d710268_o.jpg



A not-so-classic view (Uptown)

jenschapter3

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/...64e5588c_b.jpg


More Manhattan from james rawimages

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2531/...6db9732d_o.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/...03569807_o.jpg

Darkoshvilli Jan 15, 2010 11:28 AM

Montreal:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/...ac6887be_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steveperron/2431715899/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/...48d5d7bd_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevepe...n/photostream/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2147/...2516426d_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevepe...n/photostream/

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/...b15aaf3f_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thewentworths/1353575908/

plinko Jan 17, 2010 10:26 PM

Sorry if it's too many...here's some that I've taken over the years...

Channel Islands National Park
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...LANDSNP001.jpg

Chicago
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CHICAGO001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...CHICAGO003.jpg

DFW
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../DALLAS002.jpg

Dallas - Love Field
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../DALLAS003.jpg

Dallas - Galleria Area
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../DALLAS004.jpg

North Dallas 40
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../DALLAS005.jpg

Downtown Dallas
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../DALLAS006.jpg

Fort Hood - Killeen, Texas
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../FTHOOD001.jpg

Glendale, CA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...LENDALE001.jpg

LAX - Westchester
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA001.jpg

LA - single family density
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA003.jpg

LA - the concrete jungle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA010.jpg

LA - Downtown
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA015.jpg

West LA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA019.jpg

Ventura Boulevard - Sherman Oaks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA021.jpg

LA - Century City
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA022.jpg

Sierra Towers - West Hollywood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA023.jpg

LA - Mid City
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA024.jpg

LA - Downtown
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA026.jpg

LA - Wilshire Corridor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA027.jpg

LA - multi-family density
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OTOS/LA028.jpg

Malibu
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../MALIBU001.jpg

Palm Springs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...SPRINGS002.jpg

Pasadena
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ASADENA001.jpg

Phoenix
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...PHOENIX005.jpg

Phoenix - Papago Park / Camelback Mountain
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...PHOENIX021.jpg

Phoenix - Downtown
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...PHOENIX022.jpg

Tempe - special to me due to the fact that I designed the 5 level parking structure and attached office building in the center of the picture...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...PHOENIX020.jpg

San Jose
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...SANJOSE001.jpg

Santa Cruz, CA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...NTACRUZ001.jpg

University of California at Santa Barbara
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...OS/UCSB001.jpg

The Woodlands, Texas
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ODLANDS001.jpg

TXLove Jan 17, 2010 11:20 PM

Awesome thread! Have I ever mentioned I love aerials! This is some serious from above love!

Dylan Leblanc Jan 18, 2010 1:37 AM

Awesome everyone, thanks for keeping this thread going! :tup:

Here's a recent one of Vancouver with the Olympics athelete's village in the foreground. The photo os from the City of Vancouver media gallery - http://vancouver.ca/mediagallery_wa/...Aerial3_sm.jpg


10023 Jan 18, 2010 2:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan Leblanc (Post 4638705)
Fort Worth

RamblingRed on flickr
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ramblin...07034/sizes/l/


How does a city even come to look like this? And Forth Worth isn't a late 20th century city even, is it? What factors led to this odd island of a few highrises completely disconnected from anything else? Did they level all of the surrounding neighborhoods?

LMich Jan 18, 2010 7:11 AM

Google the Trinity River flood plain, take a look at a map of Fort Worth, and then also try and tone down your perpetual and incredible negative judging of everything that doesn't match up perfectly to your tender and undeniably smug sensibilities and worldview...Jeeze.

Dylan Leblanc Jan 18, 2010 5:46 PM

lol, do you two know each other from somewhere?

llamaorama Jan 18, 2010 8:52 PM

This is only based on the black and white photos I've seen posted on other forums, but I think a lot of downtown was surrounded by low rise industrial and rail uses and gritty working class areas. Nothing terribly exciting.

"Hell's half acre" had it survived could have been a cool gentrification opportunity though. However that AFAIK was torn down to build the convention center and water gardens, not just left as vacant land.

Also some things were saved, like the T&P depot

Cory Jan 19, 2010 12:44 AM

Interstate 580 cutting through Oakland, CA


ImipolexG @ flickr

Berkeley, CA


ImipolexG @ flickr

Metro Matt Jan 19, 2010 6:54 AM

Holy shit look how lush & GREEN The Woodlands is from above!!! Absolutely nothing else like it in Texas that's for sure. Where else can you find a superbly planned master community combined with dense urban development & a 450 ft. tall lone skyscraper popping up out of the woods? Not to mention an absolutely beautiful championship golf course & top notch performance venue.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ODLANDS001.jpg

SLO Jan 19, 2010 3:10 PM

^^Try Atlanta.

Great East Bay shots Western Gulf!

initiald Jan 19, 2010 6:29 PM

A few I've taken:

Charlotte:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/...c2a06cc7_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3404/...7d7c7e15_b.jpg

Tokyo:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/69/18...32a77899_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/...6be59db0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3136/...99944aa3_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/...f642207e_o.jpg

pj3000 Jan 20, 2010 1:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metro Matt (Post 4656216)
Holy shit look how lush & GREEN The Woodlands is from above!!! Absolutely nothing else like it in Texas that's for sure. Where else can you find a superbly planned master community combined with dense urban development & a 450 ft. tall lone skyscraper popping up out of the woods? Not to mention an absolutely beautiful championship golf course & top notch performance venue.

:haha:

Dan Denson Jan 20, 2010 4:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10023 (Post 4654360)
How does a city even come to look like this? And Forth Worth isn't a late 20th century city even, is it? What factors led to this odd island of a few highrises completely disconnected from anything else? Did they level all of the surrounding neighborhoods?

So how is it that you know what's to the right and left of downtown, and also the foreground? The photo only shows what it shows. What's with these forumers that make a judgement based solely on a photo or a few photos?

Dan Denson Jan 20, 2010 4:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metro Matt (Post 4656216)
Holy shit look how lush & GREEN The Woodlands is from above!!! Absolutely nothing else like it in Texas that's for sure. Where else can you find a superbly planned master community combined with dense urban development & a 450 ft. tall lone skyscraper popping up out of the woods? Not to mention an absolutely beautiful championship golf course & top notch performance venue.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ODLANDS001.jpg

Sounds like an ad for The Woodlands. But yes, it is a beautiful community if one doesn't mind living way out in the suburbs.

jtk1519 Jan 20, 2010 7:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metro Matt (Post 4656216)
Holy shit look how lush & GREEN The Woodlands is from above!!! Absolutely nothing else like it in Texas that's for sure. Where else can you find a superbly planned master community combined with dense urban development & a 450 ft. tall lone skyscraper popping up out of the woods? Not to mention an absolutely beautiful championship golf course & top notch performance venue.

This message brought to you by www.TheWoodlands.com.

NYguy Jan 24, 2010 1:53 PM

New York, the city's 3 largest business districts of Midtown, Downtown, and downtown Brooklyn...

L1mey

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/...3dff38c0_o.jpg

pj3000 Jan 24, 2010 10:03 PM

^ can't wait to see the new world trade center rise in that gap!

KAZAN RESIDENT Jan 27, 2010 1:58 AM

Best aerial of NY imo
http://s001.radikal.ru/i196/1001/62/c4fce91be305.jpg

NYguy Jan 27, 2010 2:40 PM

^ That is amazing. There are more like that in the city-grids at night thread.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=142569


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