I made this for me.. and anyone else who finds a cool picture and wants to post it. No need to make a whole thread for 1 pic..

So that is what i propose!

i will start it off with this massive aerial:
http://www.gwb.com.au/2000/kl/bne.jpg

im sick of these bloody threads

? clearly i missed something

I love aerials like this.

It's a pity there is a little bit of distortion in the middle, but still it's a great view.

It is interesting to see the Valley area, and also part of the Ekka grounds from above.

Also following the train lines from Roma Street through the city and to the Valley and beyond. Are there new tunnels between Roma st and Central?

The Brisbane Square site is huge, and this above view also lets you see just what a big wasted ugly space there has been on Roma Street for so many years.

Blend, I think one issue about all encompassing picture threads is that for people still on 56 kbps, they can be murder to download after a while. I had made quite a few in the past, but generally now I start a new thread with 10 or so pictures in it.

i also noticed the blurry center...

It also lets you see how many potential sites there are in the city.. there are so many small buildings which could be demolished for bigger towers.

i recently put up a thread with a whole bunch of pics, but i also noticed i keep coming across random pics and wanting to post them. i dont wanna create a whole thread for 1 pic, so i thought this was the answer. thanks for explaining it aussie_bhoy. much better way to get the message to me, better than "im sick of these bloody threads"


I also think that they should put an observation tower in the city botanic gardens.. right where that grey circle is. That would be a very good place for it.

Brisbane 2000. As with a lot of developer’s pictures, the river is a bit un-natural. Good view of the area behind Southbank though, with my old school State High prominent.

Edit- have noticed that for some reason the top picture doesn't alwasy show. Try right clicking, copying the properties and pasting it into the address bar on a new browser window.

http://www.geocities.com/scraperville/skylines/aerial1.jpg

Newstead Hill
http://www.infomedia.net.au/newstead/images/area-big.jpg

Galloways Hill and New Farm
http://www.ancos.org.au/images/lhc_cityscape.jpg

its funny how often waterfront looks black from the sky

Blend's image also shows how much of an impact Northbank, if treated intelligently, could have on the CBD. Effectively we could gain another block, stretching the whole length of the CBD. I think that the city would actually feel bigger. As long ast Northbank is habitable urban space, and is not just another southbank oddity.

The CBD looks so small and fragile, in the context of larger Brisbane. I can see why Brisbanites, especially those on this forum, are so precious about the CBD. Its so vulnerable, neither here nor there, neither good or bad, open for love and for heavy criticism. The CBD is at a point where it could still be anything. Unlike Melbourne, Sydney or even Adelaide, its a place in severe flux, a place whose character remains unresolved. However I must also say that Blend's image shows how much potential the city has to be a fantastic place.

Wow, the most remakable thing about that first aerial pic is how much the city has changed.

Blend's image also shows how much of an impact Northbank, if treated intelligently, could have on the CBD. Effectively we could gain another block, stretching the whole length of the CBD. I think that the city would actually feel bigger. As long ast Northbank is habitable urban space, and is not just another southbank oddity.

Northbank would be good, but southbank is an exceptional success, it's quite busy all days of the week. It would be great to see a mirror of it on the waterfront of northbank (*insert mangrove conservationists scream*). Of course with a more CBD feel - some larger office / residential towers included.

Just something else to make walking along the river there a pleasure rather than the bit of a hole it is atm under the expressway.

I never quite realised how much land QUT really does take up in comparison to the CBD before I saw that shot.

is north bank the kangaroo point area?

i must say it definitly needs something. I really didnt enjoy walking all the way up to the story bridge, getting a bit lost on the way... so quite, nearly no other pedestrians. then i got over there and its dead. no one around at all.

It definitily needs some life pumped into it!

is north bank the kangaroo point area?

i must say it definitly needs something. I really didnt enjoy walking all the way up to the story bridge, getting a bit lost on the way... so quite, nearly no other pedestrians. then i got over there and its dead. no one around at all.

It definitily needs some life pumped into it!

No Northbank would be opposite Southbank - ie. Where the Riverside Expressway is. Northbank was several proposals to cover the express way and open up that side of the river. The Kangaroo point area IMO is quite nice with BBQ's and picnic areas etc. It gets busy on the weekend. Northbank would be part of the CBD and so obviously themed as such.

i have absolutely no idea how they could ever fix 'northbank' then. those roads inhibit so much. Unless they made the river smaller.. but who wants to have those damn roads above them while theyre relaxing by the river!?

i think that more bridges are needed in these places.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Blend/bridgesbris.jpg

Its too hard to get from the CBD to places like kangaroo point, and its along way between the bridge that comes off queen st, and the one under the captain cook bridge.

The Botanic Bridge would work, if it was a tunnel. Environmentalists etc would be fuming that a road would be planned for this area. Personally I am all for it.

Northbank... will the options ever be released??

i just remember that id never once WALKED over ot kangaroo point. and i had no clue what i was doing...

one at the end of Mary street would be good i believe, right beside waterfront.

And what do u mean by "will the options ever be released"

i just remember that id never once WALKED over ot kangaroo point. and i had no clue what i was doing...

one at the end of Mary street would be good i believe, right beside waterfront.

And what do u mean by "will the options ever be released"

The state government released the Northbank scheme, quite out of the blue, in late 2002 or maybe early 2003. They published 4 options, with each option having an increasing amount of proposed development. All options invloved covering the city expressway to some degree.

Option 4 - the ultimate option - had a lot of pedestrian plaza and built space positioned over the expressway. Basically when you arrived on North Quay from Turbot, Herschel, Ann, Adelaide, or Queen Sts you would be able to access the riverbank.

However at this point in time, (it was in the days before Soorley's tunnel), relations between city hall and Parliament House were not good. The council attacked the proposals, saying that they were mere facades attached to an ugly eyesore. They said that the northabnk proposal should go the extra mile and attempt to solve some of the transport problems in the inner city.

After some heat in the media, Beattie pulled the northbank proposal back, so that the state government could undertake more planning. As far as I remember, they had promised to report back to the public last November, with a revised series of options. But we are still waiting for the new options to be released.

i have absolutely no idea how they could ever fix 'northbank' then. those roads inhibit so much. Unless they made the river smaller.. but who wants to have those damn roads above them while theyre relaxing by the river!?

The idea would be to dampen the noise from the express way and hide it (like a covered burial), so that you don't notice it. It's a challenging project though. But it has some promise because land in that area is reasonably valuable, especially to government departments. And the success of southbank makes private investment likely. The hardest bit of course is figuring out how to make a major peice of infrastructure like the express way invisible without ruining its vital functionality.

Northbank study area:
http://www.northbankbrisbane.com.au/media/citymap3.gif

Option 1: Enhance
http://www.northbankbrisbane.com.au/media/options/aerialview1.gif

Option 2: Activate
http://www.northbankbrisbane.com.au/media/options/aerialview2.gif

Option 3: Concentrate
http://www.northbankbrisbane.com.au/media/options/aerialview3.gif

Option 4: Transform
http://www.northbankbrisbane.com.au/media/options/aerialview4.gif

http://www.northbankbrisbane.com.au/media/options/artistimpression4b.jpg

http://www.northbankbrisbane.com.au/options.html

It's really quite a difference from the current situation:

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20040625/images/DSC08400.JPG (http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20040625/images/DSC08400.htm)

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20040625/images/DSC08403E.JPG (http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20040625/images/DSC08403E.htm)

But of course it's still in the very early stages of anoyone actually beginning to think about actually doing something tangible. If it gets done I wouldn't expect it for another 5-10 years.

i think that more bridges are needed in these places.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Blend/bridgesbris.jpg

Its too hard to get from the CBD to places like kangaroo point, and its along way between the bridge that comes off queen st, and the one under the captain cook bridge.

If those are traffic bridges you're proposing the result would be an absolute disaster. There are already sufficient pedestrian bridges for 2 of those locations, another at Mary St wouldn't be too much to ask though. You don't want to build a traffic bridge there and draw cars through the CBD. That end of the CBD is currently 'just bearable', and since you can't widen the roads any bridge would push it over the top.

Three will however be a tunnel built from Wollongabba to meet up with the other end of the ICB to divert traffic around the CBD. If you're driving it's already very easy to get from the CBD to kangaroo PT or southbank.

The bridge you pointed out from the gardens would actually be about here:
http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20040625/images/DSC08364.JPG (http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20040625/images/DSC08364.htm)

Going from essentially nowhere to nowhere through some environmental areas. It would never go though, especially since the goodwill bridge is just around the corner. Which isn't show in the map / or on the picture because both are obviously quite old.

anywhere i can see ... pictures, or desciptions of the proposed options?

anywhere i can see ... pictures, or desciptions of the proposed options?

http://www.northbankbrisbane.com.au/options.html

:)

cool

btw those bridges i proposed were all pedestrian bridges

cool

btw those bridges i proposed were all pedestrian bridges

Ok, well that's a little more sensible. It just threw me off being as one of the proposed ones is virtually right next to the goodwill bridge. I just guess there isn't much in the way of commercial activity at kangaroo point, so they're not going to build a bridge or two there for use of the residents only. There's already the city cat for them to get to work, and being an upmarket area, the belief of most residents in such an area is that a bridge from the city will make thier homes more accessible to theives / vandals etc.

http://www.shadodotnet.net/linked/SSC/scan0008sm.jpg

Medium (300k) (http://www.shadodotnet.net/linked/SSC/scan0008med.jpg)

Large (1MB) (http://www.shadodotnet.net/linked/SSC/scan0008large.jpg)

thats a nice aerial shot! interesting to see the industrial area around the port and airport contrasted with the suburbs

suprising to be able to see that bridge at redcliffe/sandgate from that high :S!

nice find

thats a nice aerial shot! interesting to see the industrial area around the port and airport contrasted with the suburbs

suprising to be able to see that bridge at redcliffe/sandgate from that high :S!

nice find

I didn't have to work hard to find it, it's from Today's Courier Mail. The actual picture is much bigger (covers about 6x the area), but that's all that would fit on the scanner.

crap i forgot about that

Very interesting proposals, toning down the colour of the expressway from bright white might also be a good start, and redoing the lights away from the glarey gulag look might help as well. That side of the river certainly needs civilising. The cliff top along south bank - Kangaroo Pt could do with a face lift, it must have the most butt ugly bunch of blocks on it.

Here are some.

Check under the Mall Structure - you can really see how big it is.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4849/101734849ml1090474208.jpg

Brisbane Square will make a massive impression in this shot - Sayoonara to the Hills!!! The large low building in the forground is the Myer Center - Australias busiest shopping center with ove 40 million visitors per year!!!
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4849/101734849cl1090474204.jpg

Pool anyone - ahh the benefits of a subtropical climate!!
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7476/101717476ml1089874647.jpg

Cathederal Square and Spring Hill at night.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7476/101717476bl1089874641.jpg

Cathederal Square again looking over the Northern end of the CBD.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7138/101707138ml1089603817.jpg

Riverside Expressway.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6785/101676785ml1088559528.jpg

Perfect People in the Perfect apartment - about to loose their perfect view - LOL.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3350/101673350al1088473557.jpg

Nice aerial about a year old showing the position of a new highrise - one of many!!!
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3350/101673350bl1088473558.jpg

jt

This is an old one but its interesting - with the cloud.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4217/101664217ml1088130459.jpg

And its day time equivelent a few months later.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4217/101664217al1088130441.jpg

I bet your all sick to death of www.realestate.com.au photos;)

At least 4 times wider than the Yarra;) Joke.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1497/101731497bl1090380539.jpg

Interesting shot - that building in New Farm, people were really forward thinking back then placing the back of it towards the river - LOL
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7166/101037166ml1079577977.jpg


jt

Good pictures JayT. New Farm has a couple of old, ugly 70's high rises, Glenfalloch is probably one of the better ones. It seems amazing now that they could have been so short sided to not take advantage of the views.

Myer centre sure is a big chunky building.

i think myer center needs to have something built on top of it. or knock it down and build a big scraper there, and have the bottom 12-15 levels as 'the myer center' still, and the tops as office space.

I think you are asking a lot, knock it down? It is one of the most important buildings in town, the rents it must make would be huge. Besides Myer, there are many shops, a huge food court, a multi-cinema centre and an underground bus station.

I do agree it would have been nice to have topped it with a scraper, or even a tower like Sydney's centrepoint.

i am aware of the large difficulty that they would have doing it, and theyd have to do it in parts. It isnt going to last forever, because it WILL get too old, and it DOES take up valuable space. (it itself is obviously valuable, but as we know it isnt taking up the space UPWARDS that is not being used)

maybe a gradual renovation of the bottom, slowly taking it all down and puttting it back as a podium? and then construction could go on with the tower while the centre was run as normal.

btw jayt. whered you get your infomration about myer centre and the '40,000,000' people a year?

I would personally estimate it at more like 15-20 million a year. but if you have credible source i will have no choice but to believe you

My biggest gripe with the Myer centre is the Elizabeth St Facade. If I wanted anything done, it would be to create 2 arcades through from Elizabeth to Queen, rip out all the crap ramps and blank walls on the Elizabeth st facade, and reline it with shops, and cheap food joints. Its a shockingly bad building really. Its not even urban, id describe it more as a suburban shopping centre design that has been squeezed into an urban site.

i just found this.. it just randomly appeared in a search.
i think its quite an excellent 3d model.

http://www.vm3d.com/international/BRISBANE/brisbane.html

http://www.vm3d.com/international/BRISBANE/BRIS4B.JPG

btw jayt. whered you get your infomration about myer centre and the '40,000,000' people a year?

I would personally estimate it at more like 15-20 million a year. but if you have credible source i will have no choice but to believe you

I read on their website about 3 years ago that they had 36 million people a year pass through and it was the busiest underground bus station in the world. I just rounded it off to 40 million because 3 years has lapsed and the city is much busier now. It could be more.

jt

I agree with Brizbane2 about the facade of the Elizabeth St side, especially given that they were able to keep the Queen St side. Even if the arches were panelled glass it would make a bit of a difference, and they could do with opening it up at street level, but then they would have to remove shops which means less rent. Having said that, they could just open that wall up so the shops went all the way through. As far as building a tower on top of it, I think there are too many height limitations around the mall to allow for this, which is stupid really given that this is the southern side of the mall so over shadowing isnt an issue.

I think for the amount of rent they would lose in closing even parts of it at a time, you could probably buy another block of land with a different set of buildings on it, and knock those down to build a tower instead. Blocks will have to be really really scarce before they consider replacing the Myer Centre.

mid to late 90's Brisbane aerial. Nice view of New Farm high rises and also Kangaroo Point Docklands area prior to the big build up.

http://www.charles-herring.com/Brisbane.jpg

More Randoms..

Fortitude Valley:
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7270/101727270ml1090367944.jpg
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7270/101727270bl1090542302.jpg

Through the gap
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7270/101727270cl1090542303.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8794/101738794ml1090616400.jpg

Palms - another one of my favorite things mixed with a far off view of Bris.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3712/101673712ml1088473432.jpg

Back in the city we have some nice old buildings - Terrica Place center right is one of my favorite towers in Brisbane.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3021/401143021ml1091252149.jpg

Intersection of Roma St and Countess - gotta love those massive one way streets.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1676/401141676ml1091152845.jpg

QUT - My University, I am guessing a few more of us are familiar with it.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7636/401107636ml1089956778.jpg

Fuzzy Suidbank without the cranes.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7636/401107636cl1089956778.jpg


For the real architecture buffs - spot the Mansions!!!
Check out also the city temple.
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7636/401107636dl1089956778.jpg


jt

You can also see the start of metropole in that last shot as well. (about half way down far right). And in blend's aerial shot you can see that mineral house is one of the few rectangular buildings that are on a different angle to that of the block they are on (suncorp plaza is another one) [i.e., they are not parallel to the block]

Bored again... heres Burj Brisbane!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/Blend/burjbrisbane.jpg

Some great additions there JayT.

I particularly like the one of Roma and Countess streets, it's good to see a bit of transport infrastructure. That must be one of the new busways on the side, that is the first time I have seen it.

@ blend ... i think they should knock down the whole queen st mall and build a 4000 meter hight scraper ontop with 50m spire, but to avoid disruption to business in the mall, they should start building it from the top instead of the bottom...

lol Danubis.. i concur!

Looking down Mary Street from River City
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2326/101762326cl1091519263.jpg

View about to be lost to Festival Towers
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2326/101762326ml1091519269.jpg


University of Queensland skyline
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4515/101764515bl1091593050.jpg


Brisbane river at night
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1959/101721959al1089968151.jpg


Captain Cook Bridge
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6142/101706142ml1089447086.jpg


Interesting Aerial
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1746/101251746dl1072239667.jpg


jt

Good stuff, nice to see Gilhooleys from above in the second picture.

I can remember going there as a kid when it was the Munich Steakhouse

that last aerial is great evidence for people saying brisbane isnt a coastal city.

who argues that brisbane is or isnt a coastal city??! first ive heard of the arguement

i didnt know of it until i went into some thread.. Some people for melbourne were saying it wasnt really coastal because it was inland or something. i think that pic proves that theory wrong.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/563/28brisbane_future.jpg

thats from SSP.com, but i dont know what building it is?

thats from SSP.com, but i dont know what building it is?

I think that was a landmark proposal that was to be built where the Mincom building now is. Brisbane Central or some such (being across the road from central station).

thanks shado

also, http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2326/101762326ml1091519269.jpg

what is that building wit a "H" shape of white paint - in front of gotham, and behind chifley? terrible ugly thing it is. If theyd just do it all 1 colour itd be fine

That is City Plaza blend, it isn't actually paint, the building had it's cement covered over last year with panels - that's the colour scheme they chose - it's not going to change any time soon (unless it is demolished when the council move to Brisbane Square ... after all it is more then 30 years old now).

took these pics today (13 August) at 4.30pm from the roof of my building in kelvin grove. "ballymore towers" tehehe, better known as... "ky towers"

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p5c5bd7438f456128227e9de72518729d/f77279b9.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p1ffe05de62078ea5ba166e0ec8d9daf4/f77279c3.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p43c68f4e904a28ef85a2dc9d50af9aab/f77279b7.jpg

sorry about the size of the files

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2039/101782039ml1092107275.jpg
This picture looks so nice - Felix with its greenish glass goes well with WP.

jt

Nice view you got there Danubis.

Yes JayT, Felix goes very well in that part of town. Thats the high qualoity tower area IMO. AMP, Comalco, Waterfron, Felix (littered with some bad ones, LIKATE THAT UGLY CROMWELL BUILDING@!!!!)

More Various Brisbane – this is like a thread that’s become an outlet for me to dump all those great images I find on www.realestate.com.au

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/3156/101783156bl1092119011.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9928/101599928ml1086649918.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1348/101631348al1086918983.jpg


http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1122/101781122ml1092150602.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1122/101781122cl1092150602.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/8220/101748220al1091009436.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/2121/101642121ml1089904214.jpg
I can see the roof of my flat in this shot!!!

jt

lol, nice shots. This thread is being used more than i thought :D good thing

Good additions, I like that view from Hamilton, it looks like a lot is going on at the old Tennirefe Gas works area.

Found these on ourbrisbane.com images section

http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/1084336367.jpg
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1087274146.jpg
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1086190806.jpg
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1082538688.jpg
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1084760602.jpg
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1084760483.jpg
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/1094169246.jpg
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1092004894.JPG
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1084760355.jpg
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1086745049.JPG
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/inbrief/photos/albums/userpics/normal_1090544446.jpg

and this from another plce.... riparian at night :D

http://www.ukexpert.co.uk/photopost/data/575/46Brisbane_for_Kangaroo_Point-1-1024-med.jpg


those damn admiralty towers UC

http://www.ozbird.com/oz/images/Storeyb.jpeg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0636/101870636ml1095229083.jpg from metropole

Great Aerial!
http://www.bne.com.au/graphics/popups/BAC064%20Aerial%20Brisbane.jpg

This photo has prob been seen many times by us.. Its a better quality old pic than most
http://www.estudiosinternacionales.com/gallery/albums/embassy_brisbane/BRISBANE.jpg

Newish angle
http://users.tpg.com.au/adsln4yb/Photos/Brisbane/half_brisbane03.jpg
http://users.tpg.com.au/adsln4yb/Photos/Brisbane/half_brisbane04.jpg
http://users.tpg.com.au/adsln4yb/Photos/Brisbane/half_brisbane06.jpg

Mt Cootha
http://users.tpg.com.au/adsln4yb/Photos/Brisbane/half_brisbane05.jpg

Story Bridge
http://users.tpg.com.au/adsln4yb/Photos/Brisbane/half_brisbane07.jpg

Metropole U/C
http://users.tpg.com.au/adsln4yb/Photos/Brisbane/half_brisbane08.jpg

Looking down Charlotte St
http://users.tpg.com.au/adsln4yb/Photos/Brisbane/half_brisbane10.jpg

War Memorial Sunrise
http://www.rendezvoushotels.com/Library/photos/Brisbane/bris_extview_sunset_lr.jpg

Wow, nice pics malt, looks like some freshy's there. nice pics from everyone els too. I havnt been in the city center yet, so this is giving me more and more of an idea.

P.S , how old are the top 2 you posted malt?

second one is like 83-86

The first one is probably quite new. Its on the brisbane airport site. Hard to tell from it

The former glories of the city all lined up as a last tribute to their acheivements as tallest. they all look pretty cool to.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Aza17/DSC01556.jpg

CP1 and CP2 and Riparian battle it out, lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Aza17/DSC01563.jpg
Ahhh waterfront plaza....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Aza17/DSC01554.jpg
Ahhhh boring physical science lecture, its my first year and we did this stuff in grd 11 and 12 chemistry and physics, oh well at least i cant bitch it was hard. lol. i left after i took this photo along with half the class (of 550ppl) that lecture room is massive too, u can see those 2 massive screens there, and surround BOSE sound. all very high tech too, like press the flat panel touch screen all the lights dim or only a few lights depending on what u touch.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Aza17/DSC01577.jpg

QUT's lecture gear is a bit of fun to play around with. A couple of friends and I hijacked an empty lecture theatre in M block last year practicing for a big presentation we had to do later that day.

Also, nice pics :okay:

lol ^ i think ud know what room that is hey marty? Z411

qut sux!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hate the place and ive got another 2 years left

Looks almost exciting as Planning Theory and ethics.

jt

If you're a QUT student and you've never had a lecture in Z411, there's something wrong. I don't think QUT as a university is that bad; I'm just entirely over the whole uni thing, therefore can't wait to get out.

Luckily for me, this year is -- assuming I pass everything -- my last year! :D

ive had an exam in Z411 but no lectures

when did MLC become Hitachi???????

according to Emporis - 2003


In 2003, a new neon sign was attached, for the new naming of Hitachi Building.

i like this one...
http://www.photodump.com/direct/dumper/NewImage.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/4141/102184141ml1107499627.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6395/102126395ml1108705124.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6395/102126395al1108705124.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1496/102231496ml1110032580.jpg

jt

those night time photos from that location (across the river from newfarm isnt it?) are great!
Too bad theyre not great quality.

nice pic jayt, the last one shows some nice density

Would you guys agree with me when i say that CP1 considering it is currently the 2nd tallest building in the city and was the tallest for a long time, is a master of digiuse?

it manages to hide in alot of photos and is hard to find a good angle to take a photo of it. have u noticed that as well? usually you only get the tip or the top bit of the building.

yup, maybe perhaps where it was built, and when it was built, they wernt expecting enything higher to evolve around the water front, and that the city wasnt expected to grow as mutch as it has. It's just a guess but maybe it will help.

thanks malt!!!!! :)

Just some pretty pictures....

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/007/007033.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/007/007159.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/009/009435.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/037/037383.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/037/037074.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/100/100453.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/009/009370.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/009/009372.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/009/009727.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/021/021938.jpg

Various Markets

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/006/006978.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/009/009480.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/009/009937.jpg

Peel Island -

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/007/007488.jpg

http://photosau.com/TQImageLib/jpeg/007/007594.jpg

nice pics :D

Great pics Orfeo!

Can you visit Peel Island? I think I've sailed round it once.

^
I'm not sure if you can actually stop on the island, but it is a major attraction of Moreton bay being totally surrounded by coral reef. I've never dived there but i've heard it is great.

Can you visit Peel Island? I think I've sailed round it once.

Yeah, you can but it's only accessible by private boat.

There's only a few abandoned huts and a jetty on the island.

^
What? so you can just get a boat and drive/sail/whatever out to that jetty?

Sounds pretty cool

Orfeo,

Let it be said more strongly; some really fantastic pics!

Thanks,

mossnd

^
What? so you can just get a boat and drive/sail/whatever out to that jetty?

Sounds pretty cool

uh huh, pretty much :D

^
What? so you can just get a boat and drive/sail/whatever out to that jetty?

Sounds pretty cool


We go out on the boat there all the time, yep u sure can hop off and walk around the whole island if u wish to. there is a ranger with a 4WD that patrols the island.

Those huts in the centre of the island belonged to an old leprosy community. this was back on the 50's when ppl thought leprosy was contagious. kinda spooky seeing how its such a nice island. u walk into the bush and it goes all quiet all u can hear is the birds and the rustling of the leaves under your feet and u think ppl died here on the island, what happens if they all didnt die and were left abandoned when the shelter closed, theres only 1 man left alive and he has lost 1 arm and 5 toes and an eye ball and the walk across the interoior of the island screaming for help as he staggers past in pain. arhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! slow and deep screaming "heeeeeelp me, heeeeeeeelp me"

This is a pic of the beach taken around early jan this year. the place is called horse shoe bay for obvious reasons and this is where ppl park the boats, my god some ppl are rich u should see how big some of them are......this guys boat was like 2 storeys and had a jet ski hanging off the back in the air by a crane, so they just lower it in when they want to..... awesome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Aza17/DSC01129.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Aza17/DSC01135.jpg

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_4592_1024.jpg
Got this late last night - turned out okay after some noise reduction.

very dense angle. As usual.

And as usual too bad that hill is in the way.

Oh well, nice shot anyway. turned out well.

thats what the city looks like when you're high on crystal... yup :)

how does one go about getting rid of noise reduction? i seem to be having problems with my camera when it comes to that aswell as night shots. They seem to come out way to dark even though i can see it perfectly on the lcd screen before i have taken the picture. The camera seems to auto gamma correct and it goes way to dark :(

I used Neat Image to smooth out that pic. Demo version is at http://www.neatimage.com/download.html. Works best if you do that last, after editing e.g. resizing, brightening, sharpening etc.

Often noise reduction isn't worth it because it destroys some fine detail. To be really fussy you can create a mask in Photoshop (covering just the sky for instance) and smooth that bit more than the rest.

Nice quality and angle. :)

JT or ne gays on the forum

does this look alright??
http://img50.echo.cx/img50/8058/p4130070cccccccccc4oj.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
??????

Does this look alright for what? And is that a wig or is that your real hair? And why are you asking just us poofs?

its mi hair mi hair, goin to euro tech 2night (sum underage thing at metros)

Turn your collar down. It's so tryhard to wear it up at the moment.

kk.

ppl usually have sleeves up with those shirts (for casual shit anyway)

I ain't a poof...so you don't have to take my advice if you don't wanna :P

i think i wont :P

That wasn't a random pic of Brisbane :(

i think i wont :P

mmmkoy...look like a turd then :P


hookin in tonight?

mmmkoy...look like a turd then :P


hookin in tonight?
Lol

meh i guess it looked oright, my elbow hurts , i g2 a headache and had like 4 hours sleep but nheways back to random pics of brizzy.

Here is one i found on a another forum! ahaha im a traitor
http://users.on.net/~bckcdl/images/brisbane_pano.jpg

wow nice pano and good quality pic. Nice find.

traitor.

lol.

Looks good.Too bad it wasnt when Riparians car park was lit up. Id liked to have seen a high quality image of that (sorry JayT lol, urs wasnt great qual)

WOW!! Love that shot!! :)

Taken yesterday (30/04/05). As always it's not the city's most flattering viewpoint but useful to see where things are at.

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_4878_1280.jpg

^ came up nice and clear, WD

Fantastic shot defec. Bris Square is even making an impression.

Aurora already looks taller than Pheolix in that shot. I guess because Aurora has a higher RL. Which means it should look quite tall when finished.

I wonder how vision will look in that pic.

Nice shot...the Gateway Bridge looks so fine with that shot. Damn, Brisbane do have a lot of creamy coloured buildings.

i hope everyone enjoys their views of AMP and Hitachi while they last, bqsuare is gonna be huge!

btw, i reckon riparian and casino have turned out well. brisbane does have a very concrete skyline but only really the huge mash of 100m tall buildings around CP1. a couple of different coloured buildings around there plus bsquare, vision and aurora should fix the concrete syndrome quite well.

^ how much smaller/taller will brisbane square be compaired to the hitachi building?

Its quite a bit above the top of its spire.

The roof of Hitachi is 111m if i remember right?

hitachi is 111m to roof and 142m to spire. bsquare is 151m to roof

wow nice, should stand out quite well then. It's quite a big ass building too

Yep, takes up a whole block :)

Just a few...very random...

Stones Corner
http://img55.echo.cx/img55/8655/00002888te.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

Kangaroo Point
http://img69.echo.cx/img69/826/00002912is.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

City Hall
http://img64.echo.cx/img64/7845/00003054cy.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

QSM
http://img203.echo.cx/img203/8218/00003061rt.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

lol. Very consistant there :P

Nice job anyway

Nice shots, especially of KP. Usually the buildings look small/short, either because they're put to shame against the main CBD skyline or because of the bridge half the buildings are cut off.

yeah, kangaroo point looks quite tall. I didnt think there where that tall buildings there :)
Is there any developments happening at KP? anything with a bit of height as i can see there already?

Friday the 13th!!! may 2005 :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/danubiis/brisdarkmay05.jpg

Yeah - I took this one.
http://img139.echo.cx/img139/4474/resizeofpicture0482hv.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

jt

^ Farken amazing.

A quick sunshower at the launch of this afternoon's storm:

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_4942_683.jpg

excellent pictures fellas all have there own ver unique atmosphere.
If only the last 2 before defec8r's didnt have so much noise pollution :(

Heaven loves Brisbane :cheers:

JayT you lucky sonofabiatch. When I was coming home from work yesterday the sky was unbelievable. One half was deep orange, while the other was a crisp blue. Never seen anything like it. I'm glad you got a photo.

fuck nice shots guys.

defec8R / JayT do you guys want to take some other brisbane forumites on a skyline photo workshop?? got a canon eos something or rather and would love to know how to use it! :laugh:

Can anyone of you guys take picture of Taringa.....along indooroopilliy road (dont know any of you live around that area)..............just miss my old home since i am in overseas right now.............

http://img.domain.com.au/img/6368/2004983756_1_FS.JPG?mod=050519-214130

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_5540_1024.jpg

Cold and clear... gotta love winter.

^^^ :eek2:

All I can say is:





Amazing...truly amazing shot.

Beautiful!

from Wavell Heights, about 10km north of the city

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_5557_1024.jpg

thats really nice,,, riparian doubled with aurora looks liks its gonna give the skyline an unbalanced type of view.. all the talls bundled up

^ and Vision will rise up behind CP1, bunching it up even more. Better when viewed from the east I'd say.

Brisbane Square will make it a bit better (than It would otherwise be)
Look at Hitachi, add a bit above the spire and u have bsquare

if there were towers on the charlotte st carpark, george st block and a few other varoious locations then it would even up. Panorama Sky should look good in there

We need more random.

Some random suburban shots perhaps.

I love Brisbane's skyline - its Moutain skyline which is taken for granted.
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/9692/153111458pbjsshfs9lw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Brisbanes Western Suburbs looking down Coronation Drive - ripe for development on the south side of the river.
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/7272/153112470lqwdwmfs4ll.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Perhaps some more tomorrow.....

:yes: Yes please.

Im actually amazed in how many low rises are in that second shot in and around Toowong's surrounding areas.

The second shot reminds me of Toronto :)

Nice pics by the way, hopefully in a few years South Bank will have the same effect Milton has now.

Great Pics JayT! Cant wait till the south side of the river in the second shot is dis-industrialised, it will not only make a difference to the appearance of that side of the river but will strengthen West End as a funky side of town which I think will get a little bit more yuppie but definitely keep its grungy side.

I may come across as an idiot, but where did u take those from :S :S :S

I may come across as an idiot, but where did u take those from :S :S :S

There is a whole stack of them on the internet - here http://community.webshots.com/album/110260768flypme

They are from hot air balloon of course.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0708/102620708ml1124761784.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1103/102611103ml1124278519.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6239/102616239al1124432694.jpg

From www.realestate.com.au

Just a heads up, there's a lovely shot of Riparian from the Story Bridge on another....you guessed it....CAR AD!!!

This time its for the new Holden Astra :)

Hey people:)
Here is a picture near the bridge!
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/4789/picture1359uv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_6169-IMG_6180_768.jpg

Took this pano last night. I had to let a Citycat go by first - check out ripples breaking on the mud. Aurora @ 62.

Bloody brilliant. I think I'm a bit unco though, since I can never get my night photos to turn out that sharp, even when I put it on 10sec delay so I'm not touching the camera. Any tips?

^ My photos aren't razor sharp either at full size. That picture is reduced a lot.

As for tips - you've got a tripod? Make sure it's perfectly still and the camera is tight and not slowly sagging. Focus might be an issue. My camera's autofocus can't be trusted so I lock it manually before shooting.

fuckin brilliant.

I thought it was great before i even realised it was a pano.

Your just fkn brilliant.

World Photo Contest it, i actually demand it. Youll fkn win.

lol malt.

Yeah Mama, Dejan and defec8R's pics are great.

Here is a pic I took some time ago. I'm only posting it because I just did a bit of touching up in Photoshop.

http://home.primusonline.com.au/chrismayhew/brisbane_sunset.jpg

heres one i took 65 years ago.
http://enc.slq.qld.gov.au/slq/neg/preview/185000/185346p.jpg

classic
http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/uhtbin/hyperion-image/BCC-T120-2

its amazing how 6 lanes of traffic fit onto the story bridge. it looks so skinny there

Vintage is always class. Great pic by BrizzyChris - look at Aurora then to now :lol:

Cul, if you took that photo, how old are you??

its amazing how 6 lanes of traffic fit onto the story bridge. it looks so skinny there

I thought when I saw that photo that it was great foresight to put in 6 lanes back in the 1930s. How many lanes are there on the Sydney Harbour Bridge which was also built in the "Thirties" ? There are railway lines as well isn't there ??

This URL has a timeline of the brisbane CBD- the developing scrapers since 1898.

www.urbanplanet.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4453

All up Sydney Harbour Bridge has 9 or 10 lanes I think, plus 2 rail lines and a footpath.

^ Sydney harbour bridge is still worlds widest long span bridge! its 49m. i think 10 lanes, 2 train lines and circle path (west side) & footpath (east side).
i did Bridgeclimb last year. best thing ive ever done. what a buzz. appreciate the enormous scale and engineering!

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/6631/sydbridge9ei.jpg

brissyChris, i was kidding about taking photo. that was taken in 1940. i was born in 65.lol

I heard the sydney harbour is the second longest arch bridge only by a few metres

^ yeah the one at Hells Gate NY is 2 feet longer then SHB but only half the width!(25m)

John Bradfield visited Hells gate in 1916 when there bridge was built and was impressed with design but wanted a larger one for Sydney.

http://www.richmangalleries.com/images/Hells_Gate_Bridge.jpg

anyway back to fab brissy pix

Hi Guys – found this aerial photo at the site below
http://www.ourbrisbane.com/aboutbrisbane/photos/thumbnails.php?album=7
It is well worth a look – take it from me it’s one of the best collections of Brisbane photos on the net I have ever seen.

• Included are heaps of:
Aerials
• Architecture shots
• Arty type urbane shots
• Density
• Tropical foliage
• Urbanity – people and streets
• Nights and lights
• Nature and lightning
• Industry


http://www.ourbrisbane.com/aboutbrisbane/photos/albums/userpics/1118786666.jpg

That is just a taste of what is available at the site below - hundreds of urbane pics of Brisbane - best I've seen.

Its well worth a look – trust me you will be there for a while.

Awesome pic...i downloaded it as my background

I can see my school near the rail track.

the link is stuffed.

actually, that was my computer

what is that building that looks like a mini nauru house behind waterfront place and comalco house?? I cant believe i never noticed it.

what is that building that looks like a mini nauru house behind waterfront place and comalco house?? I cant believe i never noticed it.

HSBC Bank - Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation.

dont quadruple post

LOL @ Mini Nauru. MLC, Nauru...look the same to me, but this stupid building needs height haha.

Sweet picture JayT.

dont quadruple post

someone is grumpy with the new guy. hahaha

dont quadruple post

He's trying to get his post's up so he can look l33t, as did i when i first started :P

Great find JayT. Im having a look through the site now.

Old and New - Merthyr

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/4580/10094198at.th.jpg (http://img352.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094198at.jpg)

Palace Centro

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6673/10094107zp.th.jpg (http://img211.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094107zp.jpg)

Street Art

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/4605/10094036mp.th.jpg (http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094036mp.jpg)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8863/10094055zh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4890/10094084ue.th.jpg (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094084ue.jpg)

Botique Apartments

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/1849/10094065hu.th.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094065hu.jpg)

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/1741/10094070gm.th.jpg (http://img300.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094070gm.jpg)

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/8408/10094234vz.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094234vz.jpg)

St. Lucia

http://img286.imageshack.us/img286/8244/10094271af.th.jpg (http://img286.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094271af.jpg)

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/8012/10094266nh.th.jpg (http://img360.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094266nh.jpg)

food

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2883/10094091xz.th.jpg (http://img297.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094091xz.jpg)

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/2002/10094304ac.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094304ac.jpg)

Emporium

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/5179/10094215vf.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10094215vf.jpg)

Art Deco

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6378/10093125jq.th.jpg (http://img300.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10093125jq.jpg)

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/269/10093078ky.th.jpg (http://img399.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10093078ky.jpg)

Kelvin Grove

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2155/10092632zb.th.jpg (http://img227.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10092632zb.jpg)

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2576/10092511bj.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10092511bj.jpg)

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/3279/10092597fz.th.jpg (http://img384.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10092597fz.jpg)

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/7841/10092553pa.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10092553pa.jpg)

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4716/10092687qu.th.jpg (http://img374.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10092687qu.jpg)

That is a fantastic set of pics of Brisbane, very cool!!! I havent seen that last one before, Kelvin Grove Village is going to have a fantastic buzz to it.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/660840a8.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0037.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0045.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0034.jpg

ahhh, this thread has stepped up a grear. Great work orfeo and nikko.

1st pic from orfeo - tropicalness!!!!!!! love it!

^^^^ Typical Brisbane at it's best. You guys have been holding out, superb pictures.

These were from last night, not my best at all, i was just mucking around with the settings and i was with my mate and his tripod.

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3403/dscn23904yx.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn23904yx.jpg)

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7962/dscn23877gj.th.jpg (http://img233.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn23877gj.jpg)

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8854/dscn23912zl.th.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn23912zl.jpg)

Love that pic of the Casino! Looks fantastic.

1892
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/fryer/hume/web/hume637.jpg
1950
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1950brisbane.jpg
1960
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1960brisbane.jpg
1967
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1967brisbane.jpg
1969
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1969brisbane.jpg
1971
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1971brisbane.jpg
1972
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1972brisbane.jpg
1981
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1981brisbane.jpg
1986
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1986brisbane2.jpg
1987
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1987brisbane.jpg
1994
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1994brisbane.jpg
1997
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1997brisbane.jpg
2001
http://www.webphotoforum.com/user_images/1633/L/41754.jpg
2004
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0601/101490601ml1082423120.jpg
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v48/teeza/river3.jpg
future renderings
2006
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/brisskyrender1.jpg
And after vision
http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yspqym&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=1

Mybad. Accidently posted ths timeline twice and i don't know how to delete it.

Wow! What a transformation the city has had. Thanks for those early pictures of Brisbane. They're really wonderful. :okay:

are any of those '67 and 69 buildings still around

City Hall for one (obvioussly) Apart from that I don't know.

The largish white one u can see in 67 and 69 is in all pics. Its refurbed and has the 'pinstripe' facade you see in pretty much every recent pic.

Notabtly 2004, second pic, right of riverside centre.

T&G building (brown one in the QSM) is from 69. the MMI building is still there, if u look on the 2001 aerial u can see it directly down from CP2. the westpac building was finished in 1970 and suncorp plaza is from 71 (construction began in 69).

there are more but i cbf listing them all

When I saw the title of the thread in the Index....I thought of something else.


Brisbane is a great city....be proud aussies.

Wow, amazing series 1_gtar

the MMI building is still thereWhat is now 344 Queen Street (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=176949) right - the first building to pass City Hall in height. Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Limited (MMI) is now Allianz.

What is that written on 379-391 Queen Street in the 1967 and 1969 photos - does it say 'Pearl' - anyone know anything about that?

Mybad. The 1950 and 1960 picture is exacly the same. Ill change it.
This is the real 1960 picture. by the way.
http://img62.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/1960brisbane.jpg

There's a boat there in 1967 and 1969. Did it to stay there for some reason as a tourist attraction or something. I'm pretty sure the picture isnt from the same year cause there's a building on the left that's newly under construction.

Nothing like a good Brisbane aerial to show off our curvey river. These are from www.airliners.net

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/5601/aerialbrisbane8uc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/3289/9385163xt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nice Nice!

How small do the western suburbs look!

Thanks JayT, that second shot is fantastic, so clear and crisp considering where it was taken from. One of the few shots around that shows how far in the mountains come in to the urban footprint.

The Western suburbs are pretty big, but they just look small beccause Mt Cootha forest park goes right through them.

The Western suburbs are pretty big, but they just look small beccause Mt Cootha forest park goes right through them.
Thanks for clearing that up....especially since I've lived in the western suburbs all my life in Brisbane. :bash:

lmao.

They arent big at all.

the arm of sprawl going out to ipswich is though.

But the west-North western is far from.

Pictures taken last night:
http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/Brisbane/20051022/Shado_2005-10-22-BNE-Pano.jpg

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/Brisbane/20051022/Shado_2005-10-22-BNE-IMG_7327.jpg

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/Brisbane/20051022/Shado_2005-10-22-BNE-IMG_7306.jpg

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/Brisbane/20051022/Shado_2005-10-22-BNE-IMG_7298.jpg

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/Brisbane/20051022/Shado_2005-10-22-BNE-IMG_7335.jpg

Nice views from the Travelodge

^^^^ It's still called the Travelodge? It would be great to see some more Highrises out Toowong way, I know they got a lot of lowrises but highrises would make it so cool.

It's known as the Holiday Inn these days, pictures from the penthouse. Damn annoying 5ft high spikey metal fence a foot back from the edge though grr.
You can see some of the spikes in the Pano.

Nice shots Shado - good work!

This afternoon:
http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20051028/Shado_2005-10-28_Brisbane_KangarooPointPano-353.jpg

Went back at night...
http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20051028/Shado_2005-10-28_Brisbane_KangarooPointPano-Night.jpg

Nice pictures fallas! Keep up the good work!

the iris on Aurora actually looks reclective on ur day shot

The top of Riparian doesn't seem to be lit up anymore.

I reckon they were just trialing it, it looked awesome how the top was lit up tho I hope they keep it like that.

Son of a bitch Shado, brilliant!

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20051031/Shado_2005-10-31_BrisbaneCitySM.jpg (http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20051031/Shado_2005-10-31_BrisbaneCity.jpg)

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20051031/Shado_2005-10-31_AroundStStStephensSM.jpg (http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20051031/Shado_2005-10-31_AroundStStStephens.jpg)

http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20051031/Shado_2005-10-31_StStephensSM.jpg (http://www.shadodotnet.net/photos/brisbane/20051031/Shado_2005-10-31_StStephens.jpg)

abit of a different view of skyline

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/hommus/IMG_0701.jpg

You know you can see Brisbane's skyscrapers from the mountains out near Cunnnghams gap- a long way off. They look about 2mm tall from there.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0326.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/51226974.BrisbaneOct05647.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0365.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0368.jpg

The Medical School
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/danubiis/IMG_0088small.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/danubiis/IMG_0095small.jpg

Taken on Monday, would have to be the most perfect Brisbane day in memory.

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/2801/dscn2612copy1mc.th.jpg (http://img459.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2612copy1mc.jpg)

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/2668/dscn2615copy2yd.th.jpg (http://img459.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2615copy2yd.jpg)

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/6341/dscn2616copy8ci.th.jpg (http://img459.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2616copy8ci.jpg)

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/8238/dscn2618copy7bh.th.jpg (http://img461.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2618copy7bh.jpg)

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/9060/dscn2619copy9pt.th.jpg (http://img471.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2619copy9pt.jpg)

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/3979/dscn2621copy4ti.th.jpg (http://img471.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2621copy4ti.jpg)

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/769/dscn2623copy1go.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2623copy1go.jpg)

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1207/dscn2624copy0tv.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2624copy0tv.jpg)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/6104/dscn2626copy6ui.th.jpg (http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2626copy6ui.jpg)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1139/dscn2649copy5cj.th.jpg (http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2649copy5cj.jpg)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/5844/dscn2653copy8wg.th.jpg (http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2653copy8wg.jpg)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9741/dscn2655copy8ze.th.jpg (http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2655copy8ze.jpg)

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/3544/dscn2658copy0oh.th.jpg (http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2658copy0oh.jpg)

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/8732/dscn2662copy8yj.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2662copy8yj.jpg)

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4690/dscn2663copy4yh.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2663copy4yh.jpg)

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/894/dscn2666copy2co.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn2666copy2co.jpg)

sweet pics! yeah the weather has been perfect lately. warm to hot without a cloud in the sky and no smog.

Found this - B/square is getting up there;)
http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/1526/102881526ml1134943201.jpg

Magnificent shots Neilo; good find JayT > Thanks Guys.

Brisbane on Christmas Day just after the storm (found online) -

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/mineylloyd/sun/mammapansml.jpg

w00t.. awesome

saved

Wow, cool picture, is that taken from Indooroopilly Shopping Centre?

^ most definitely

The 2 unit blocks pictured have sprung up over the past 18 months. Prices start from $330k

I love eery pictures that capture the moment like that. Surreal.

Not only is that photo awesome, but somehow thay've managed to keep that giant maccas sign hidden too!!

Some pics... taken 24th Dec at about 6:10am.

The City:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Ausilencer/Picture001_1024x768.jpg

Southern 'Burbs (I can see my house from here!):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Ausilencer/Picture004_1024x768.jpg

Awesome pics Ausilencer, love pics from planes like that. Makes me dream of what the future footprint of the CBD could be.......dreaming......zzzzz!!!

i never really realised just how long brunswick street is ^ ^ ^

A bit of new years stuff.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0542.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0547.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0572.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0570.jpg

jeez southbak looks really nice at night time, ive never actually been there at night time. I used to go to school not far from there and my rugby training included running through southbank but ive never been there at night time.

A bit of new years stuff.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0542.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0547.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0572.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/Orfeo4/IMG_0570.jpg


I love Brisbane at night, the heat, the people, the atmosphere - it has a vibe that no other city in Australia has.

LOVE IT!!

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0418/102840418al1133082598.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/6909/102896909el1135817203.jpg

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/0102/102880102ml1134607920.jpg

http://www.gpl.com.au/props/prms/3234abg.jpg

Wow, the second last picture I love to death. Great finds. ;)

Couple of shots taken this morning from Mt Coot-tha. Was a bit of rain out there, and unfortunately the shots I took where I actually didn't bump the camera were underexposed...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Ausilencer/IMG_3451_1024x768.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Ausilencer/IMG_3453_1024x768.jpg

whoa check out the office lights on bsquare... that building is gonna look mad at night when its done, even without a lighting feature

Off the net:
http://static.flickr.com/31/95277046_98d69046af_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/29/95277045_32a902a01b_b.jpg

Brilliant shots !!!

That second one is amazing.

The usual cliff-top view opposite Locke's pics above, taken early this morning before the rains came -

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_7276_1024.jpg


http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/bne/IMG_7277_1024.jpg