Nice pics. It's neat to see pics of places rarely seen or talked about on here. :)

I like the sculpture and the mural work. Bits of character like this differentiate places.

I second that. I love the old library! North Franklin street is great.

It seems like there's been more Fall Color here this year.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/3069240384_f17333d0d4_b.jpg

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^^The past few winters have been warmer than normal this year it's getting colder earlier which I like!

Yeah, it has been a bit colder this year as well so far.

Well just imagine what it is like up here now. Ohh onset of winter! What pain in the butt...

^^ Ouch! I certainly don't miss the bitter cold winters up north. I used to live in Omaha, and I still remember when the windchill factor was so low (-60b) that our car wouldn't start. And if you were lucky enough to get it running, you didn't have to bother turning on the heater... what heater?!?! burrrrrrrrr :tongue4:

Yeah, I think that this might be my first in a while, and LAST winter ever. I can not stand being cold. I am a southern boy through and through.

We had snow flurries today in Atlanta. Kind of neat buying a Christmas tree while its snowing.

Well just imagine what it is like up here now. Ohh onset of winter! What pain in the butt...
WTF are you doing in Boston?

^^
that's what I PMed him about...WTF? and why?

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Nice pics of Element and at street level

^^beautiful building!!!!:okay:

http://www.elementofyou.com/images/brbuildingblue.jpg

that is a very nice building.. how many stories does it have?

that is a very nice building.. how many stories does it have?
36 stories tall. Here's a thread for it.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=397522

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Some images are from the inside of Element.

Nice pics. How'd you get inside of Element? Thinking about renting there?

Then again they're probably so desperate to rent the units they wouldn't mind giving anyone that walks up to the building a tour. :)

FF -- there will be an article by Joe on Sticks of Fire soon enough about getting a tour of the building.

^Well, tell him to post it over here too.

FF -- there will be an article by Joe on Sticks of Fire soon enough about getting a tour of the building.

Cool. I was hoping for a new Urban Home Tour with Element along with other projects like Slade, Seaport, and the Plaza at HI, but I haven't hear anything about another one.

My pictures from my new Nikon D60
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My ex girlfriend/bff Courtney
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^^
Nice pics Brisco.

Yeah, nice pics...

That skybridge from the Embassy Suites to the TCC is the tackiest skybridge I've ever seen in my life.

Thanks... This one is for Ken Young. Here's to you buddy
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Floral City (Inverness)

^^
Whatever happened to him? He hasn't posted here for quite a while now.

hey, it's Mt. Florida.

hey, it's Mt. Florida.

Man it sure looks that way. I love it up there. Its so hilly and undeveloped. Its definitely my favorite place to escape. I haven't been there in a long long time. At least 2 years

Thanks Joe... those are the hills I was talking about.

^^
Well, speak of.......LOLOLOL!

Couple of random shots to go along with the ones I have posted in other threads:

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Nice angle on that first one!

I swear I've seen that sculpture (of the humanoid figure within rings) around town in at least one other place, perhaps 2.

Element looks great!! If only those other three big buildings weren't so Ugly.

"Narrow" meet "Wide" :lol:
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In DT
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County Center
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Yippee! More new signs!
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Going down Kennedy
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City Hall & BoA
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???
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Rivergate Tower
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Skypoint
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Franklin Exchange
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Element in the distance
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Fed Courthouse & Tampa Theatre
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Marion Transit Center
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SunTrust
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Into Hyde Park...
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The Publix GreenWise Market (more pics in the Publix Greenwise Market Hyde Park thread)
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Went to Tampa today, what a pain in the ass, traffic was bad all day, and some idiot ran over a bucket of I think plaster or something and its on my car too.

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Went to DT Tampa last night to check out the lights, I saw all of them but the channel one, oh well. I have some pics on my gf's camera too since hers is better, I'll post them when I get them. MY gf did point out something obvious but something I never really notice anymore since I've been to downtown Tampa so much which is the massive amount of parking lots and garages. Walking around DT Tampa its easy to see that St.Pete is more urban.

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This one was strange...

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^Nice job. And yes the video on the side of the forum garage was very strange. A shame you missed out on the mood ring/channel art, it was one of the better art pieces.

The cube light is still the best thing that has come out of Lights on Tampa. :yes: I'm hoping we get it back after the construction of Curtis Hixon and the Art Museum. ;)

^Nice job. And yes the video on the side of the forum garage was very strange. A shame you missed out on the mood ring/channel art, it was one of the better art pieces.

The cube light is still the best thing that has come out of Lights on Tampa. :yes: I'm hoping we get it back after the construction of Curtis Hixon and the Art Museum. ;)
Yea the first pic I had of the video I was saying "wtf there is fat lady lady stuck on top of an SUV in flooded Tampa Bay, what a stupid artist." Where exactly is the mood ring/channel art? I might check it out if I make my way out there again.

Where exactly is the mood ring/channel art? I might check it out if I make my way out there again.

It's on the small dock at Cotanchobee Park just south of the Forum. On that dock there is also an exhibit of scrap steel sculptures for each of the 12 NFL playoff teams this year.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3181722294_959a7f88db_o.jpg found on flickr

That is a cool pic!

I was out in the fog this morning...
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It was really foggy last night towards the bottom of harbor island.

Nice pics FlaNatv.

I still cannot believe somebody had the audacity to claim a bunch of disco balls on lights polls are some creative arts project. Furthermore, I cannot believe the city, or whoever, paid for it!

Some of the lights on Tampa projects sound interesting, particularly the bay mood ring. Unfortunately, some of these just seem so. . . uninspired.

I actually quite like the disco balls.

If the artist hand made each disco ball. . . maybe. . .

To me their just as trashy as Hooters, Mons, and everything else "Tampa."

The disco balls are really lame, they aren't even all the same size, what does that show about Tampa? Cheapness? Please somebody snap a pic of the mood ring, I really hate driving to tampa, my car always gets some kind of gunk on it when I go there.

Well, what's more funny is the artist that created the disco ball works is from New York. I can only imagine what sort of harsh criticism and laughter would greet that project there.

Yes, orange gates are so much more metropolitan.

Orange gates?

Christo's Gates project in Central Park from about 5 years ago. It was a temporary installation that was pretty cool. I think NY'ers would like the disco ball as that is what they basically ring in the new year with. You have to remember there aren't any truly new or unique designs, just refinements to what has already been done before. Its how things are organized and the context that matters. Like Christo's Gates worked great in Central Park, they would also have been good on Bayshore, but would have been stupid and out of context in DT.
http://www.drawingonthepromises.com/blogs/blank/hello/207/1543/640/The%20Gates%2005%20001.jpg

I don't have a problem with the orange gates. . . I do with the disco balls, obviously.

The orange gates detract from the beauty of the surroundings. Public art should not detract or stick out like a sore thumb. Too frequently, abstract public art, which has an extremely small appreciative audience, is given prominant locations. What to most is an eyesore, is shoved on everyone.

For what it's worth, I've checked out all of the latest pics in this thread and I have yet seen a shot of the "disco balls." Sooooooooo.... will somebody please present the "pic" of the "disco balls" shot?!?! I'm so confused~ :dunno:

I haven't seen it yet but there are plenty of pics up on flikr. Here's the best I found of the disco ball taken by ChrisDoyleStudio (http://www.flickr.com/photos/28844416@N08/):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3103/3195129589_799abaf084.jpg?v=0

That's not too bad, but they could have chosen something better.

There were a lot of disco balls but they were too high up and should've been concentrated more to have a stronger effect.

^^
Agreed.

check out my pics of tampa on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7376187@N06/

^Wow great job. I love the UT and Grand Central shots.

thanks FF-- i would post some of them here but i'm not sure how to do it--

thanks FF-- i would post some of them here but i'm not sure how to do it--

Get a photobucket.com or imageshack.com account (they're both free) and upload there. Then copy the image url from either of those sites and paste it in the post reply text box on the forums and then just hit submit reply.

... Or just embed from Flickr:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3193516236_574dc89fdd_o.jpg

Great shots by the way!

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/5280/2887087717df87b2e389m3bin6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3163/3207978501838298e222m39av1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1279/3208950130936f630d60m37th2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

juust a few shots from about a week ago. :)

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^Nice job. :)

Great pics!

Great pictures! the view from the 22nd st bridge is such a neat view.

thanks everyone. yeah the view from 22nd/causeway is, in my opinion, the best view. and i get to see it 4-5 times a week! :)

I love this city

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The streetcar looked full.

Cool pics MFI

Is the statue (I believe dubbed "the Ring) with the football on top a permanent fixture or are they taking it down after the Super Bowl?

It's part of Lights On Tampa, so it will be around a few more weeks.

I think that they should keep that statue up. I think that it is a really interesting structure.

Near Bayshore...

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Somebody was focused! JK! Nice pics!!

Hah, Thanks - It wouldn't be Gasparilla without the girls.

Impressive pictures!

A couple of pics from not too long ago...

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Leave the ripoff fair!

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St. Pete in the distance...

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^^
Cool pics I-275. I love the HF bridge pics. ;)

How in the world did you get your car behind For Amp?
Nice pics as always.

^^
Cool pics I-275. I love the HF bridge pics. ;)
Thanks I like how those turned out.


How in the world did you get your car behind For Amp?
Nice pics as always.
It was one of the exits at the fair lol. I thought it was cool.

LAKE PARK
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DOWNTOWN
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YBOR CITY
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Great pics!!

Nice pics. :)

Nice...what is the name of that store in Ybor, anyone?

Cepha's (if we're talking about that decked out building in green)

For what it's worth, FlaNatv, this is one of the best shots of the Tampa skyline that I've seen. Thanks! :)

[QUOTE=FlaNatv;33588188]LAKE PARK

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Thanks...that's a great vantage point, off the road on the east side of the bridge. I want to see and/or capture that shot at dawn and dusk. With the lights on in the buildings on yet light enough to see water and trees.

For what it's worth, FlaNatv, this is one of the best shots of the Tampa skyline that I've seen. Thanks! :)

[QUOTE=FlaNatv;33588188]LAKE PARK

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FlaNatv I agree that is a beautiful picture of Tampa.. You see every building from this vantage point. Except for Harbour Island..

Maybe FF or Jasonhouse can use this as a banner in the future..:master:

^^ Great shot indeed FlaNatv, but out of curiosity, where would Twelve Arts be in this particular photo??

^ Between Skypoint and Element, right where that crane on the dock is located.

^^ Roger. But, wouldn't they both be partially obstructed from that vantage point by Twelve?

^^ Roger. But, wouldn't they both be partially obstructed from that vantage point by Twelve?

It would be behind them, so any obstruction would be the other way around. Regardless, TWELVE won't be coming any time soon.

It would be behind them, so any obstruction would be the other way around. Regardless, TWELVE won't be coming any time soon.

Jonkee I hope your wrong, but with the economy the way it is you just don't know.. But if Element is a success and it seems to be at a pace better than Skypoint,also then more Hotel demand in Downtown from the new museum's and riverwalk completition in the next 1-2 years, since Twelve is Condo-Hotel-maybe rentals, you might get this built in the near future as well.


Twelve would really feel in the core very well indeed.. With it's 572 feet".

But besides the Sykes building and the Park Tower there is a huge theme in colors throughout the skyline.. Blue's-Green-s Pastel's or Rose colors. Pale's Yellow's and the Blue Bay dominate the scene..

^ If it's anything like the other TWELVE buildings, the hotel only takes up a handful of floors (Atlantic Station has 380 condos and 101 hotel rooms). That means they have a ton of units to sell, something they are still trying to get done in Atlanta. Check out this sales PDF (http://www.twelvecentennialpark.com/tcphandout.pdf) for the second TWELVE, prices are down to $150k. That's a discount of about $60k.

So yea, while I'd love it to go up soon and be successful, I don't see any way that's happening.

Jonkee I hope your wrong, but with the economy the way it is you just don't know.. But if Element is a success and it seems to be at a pace better than Skypoint,also then more Hotel demand in Downtown from the new museum's and riverwalk completition in the next 1-2 years, since Twelve is Condo-Hotel-maybe rentals, you might get this built in the near future as well.
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Two words: Credit crunch.

It's not the shallow issue of "the economy" -- it's the lifeblood of development that is in question right now: Financing. Loans. Liquidity that gets things built in the first place. It's why there isn't a huge uptick in start up companies right now to fill the void left by crashing giants: there's no money to loan out in order to do this.

The TWELVE Arts building is a project we all want to see completed. Unlike other projects, it wasn't in a bad location to start and contrasted greatly with the rest of the skyline. But with a glut of residential units around the area that are unsold, a glut of units downtown that have not been moved yet, a slowed tourism economy (the people who, you know, actually rent hotel rooms), it's beyond being optimistic expecting the project to move forward this year.

Maybe I'n wrong on that extreme pessimism about the economy recovering (as the last 2 weeks have shown new life in the financial sector) but right now expecting nothing to be built any time soon is what should be the standard. It doesn't mean you have to like it, but you gotta accept it. Times are tough... And the only developers getting bailouts right now are the sprawl developers who want the state legislature to rid Florida of impact fees and "streamline" regulations so more sprawl can be built with less stopping it.

And TWELVE (along with other downtown projects) is most decidedly not sprawl.

^^ Bravo, exactly and w/o my usual grumpy old man sarcasim. I could have only worded it worse.

My pictures from my new Nikon D60
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My ex girlfriend/bff Courtney
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Wow! Those pics are so clear its better than real life!

That's it! I'm getting myself a Nikon D60 too!

Just one question: are you using the "normal" lense or did you use another lense that's sold seperately? I want to take pictures as clear as those, awesome.

:)

Just one question: are you using the "normal" lense or did you use another lense that's sold seperately? I want to take pictures as clear as those, awesome.

The photos are all tagged with being taken using a 18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6, which I believe is the standard packaged lens. Though you can get body only if you wanted to get another lens.

^^ Thanks!

All standard!
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(recent pictures)

Here's how FlaNatv's picture would look in banner form:

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It's a good photo, but I'm not sure it'd be a great banner. I'm thinking we could do better for Tampa. :dunno:

edit- For example, this photo from flickr is my favorite angle:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/broewert/3077064583/

If we could get something like that, I wouldn't hesitate getting it put up.

Here's how FlaNatv's picture would look in banner form:

http://i390.photobucket.com/albums/oo343/JordanPhoto_album/3342328733_40f01f59fb_b-1-1-1.jpg

It's a good photo, but I'm not sure it'd be a great banner. I'm thinking we could do better for Tampa. :dunno:

edit- For example, this photo from flickr is my favorite angle:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/broewert/3077064583/

If we could get something like that, I wouldn't hesitate getting it put up.


Its an awesome picture! Wow I haven't been to Tampa in years let alone seen the skyline in a while. I remember when it was just the 6 or 7 buildings in the middle.

First shoot I used my new camera with, entering the new I-275...

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Odd site seeing for the first time in many many years the North bound I-275 empty!

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The sound wall does block the skyline, oh well.

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I parked at the Ybor garage to go to IKEA

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There she is in the distance...

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The shuttle stop

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Nice pics. :)

Yeah, nice set bro...

Thanks guys.

Good pics, but one thing I've noticed since I moved to Atlanta is that the new windload certified sign structures are really visually prominent. I know using standard size pipe and bolt fittings was probably the cheapest and easiest way to go, but come on they are terrible looking. Some one should inform FLDOT that there is this little country called China and generally you can get whatever you want made there very cheaply, like say attractive steel structures that are windloaded to 120mph and don't look like above ground sewer pipes. I'm positive they could probably get them cheaper but it would probably be a little more paperwork and leg work to get it done.

I like the pipe signs, it's a lot better than the older style ones.

I like the pipe signs, it's a lot better than the older style ones.
I don't mind the pipe signs. Certainly if Tampa had the money to afford electric signs, I would support that, but they don't have the $$$ to do so. And in todays market and pretty every other day, we should always be putting the top priorities first and I don't consider electric signs TOP priority. The poles are the same. Is there something better out there? Yes, but do we NEED them? Not really. And I think this state has learned something from combining the words cheap and China (ex. drywall)

I like the signs too.

I don't mind the signs, but would also appreciate some decorative signage here and there. We might have a beautiful natural environment here, but the built environment ain't too hot.

I don't mind the signs, but would also appreciate some decorative signage here and there. We might have a beautiful natural environment here, but the built environment ain't too hot.
Yea but it's gonna take a lot more than some signs to change that. In addition maintaining the signage would help too, look at my pic of the Ybor sign to see several of the neon lights out.

If I get time next Friday, I might take a trip to Tampa and get some pics at the same time. Hopefully this time my camera doesn't die as well.

I think the pipes make it more modern looking.

The pipes remind me of the original Super Mario Brothers video game.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f344/danielpwilliams/Picture015.jpg

Looks dense from that angle.

By far my favorite angle...

even though this shot is from 2000, i thought it quite nicely captured the skyline from a similar angle --

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delta-Air-Lines/Boeing-767-432-ER/0136437/M/

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Captrust needs to go so we can extend the park.

I can't believe they've started the Children's Museum already!

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Great set of pics!

Thanks. Quality ain't perfect, but I caught what I wanted. Fridays I have nothing to do and tonight isn't a night to go out so decided to drive to Tampa again.

Yeah, wish some of the power lines weren't in the way though.

I can't wait for Ashley to get new skyscrapers when the economy turns around. Can you imagine if all the blocks looked like Ashley/Kennedy? We'd have a really nice urban street. I just hope that when all this happens our councilmen only approve good designs and not some stupid crap. But by then the new form based zoning laws/UBC/LEED (might eventually become a standard) will be in affect so who knows?

Yeah... Downtown Tampa almost looks like something worth checking out... Whenever the next boom cycle is complete, it will probably be more interesting. Maybe 6-8 years from now?

Unfortunately, while most of Florida skylines underwent dramatic transformation recently, Tampa's largely stayed the same. It was so disappointing to see only a small handful of new condos and hotels go up downtown during the most recent boom cycle, even though dozens of towers were proposed. I don't know if people realize it, but downtown Tampa hasn't added a new office tower in 17 years. Everything built since then has been a government building, hotel or condo. Not only is that pathetic, but it is getting to the point where it's a bit alarming.

Yeah... Downtown Tampa almost looks like something worth checking out... Whenever the next boom cycle is complete, it will probably be more interesting. Maybe 6-8 years from now?

Unfortunately, while most of Florida skylines underwent dramatic transformation recently, Tampa's largely stayed the same. It was so disappointing to see only a small handful of new condos and hotels go up downtown during the most recent boom cycle, even though dozens of towers were proposed. I don't know if people realize it, but downtown Tampa hasn't added a new office tower in 17 years. Everything built since then has been a government building, hotel or condo. Not only is that pathetic, but it is getting to the point where it's a bit alarming.
I think the city has totally forgotten about its CBD and believes they can stick everything over in the Westshore area. Best place for a new office tower is certainly the Trump Tower site.

Yeah... Downtown Tampa almost looks like something worth checking out... Whenever the next boom cycle is complete, it will probably be more interesting. Maybe 6-8 years from now?

Unfortunately, while most of Florida skylines underwent dramatic transformation recently, Tampa's largely stayed the same. It was so disappointing to see only a small handful of new condos and hotels go up downtown during the most recent boom cycle, even though dozens of towers were proposed. I don't know if people realize it, but downtown Tampa hasn't added a new office tower in 17 years. Everything built since then has been a government building, hotel or condo. Not only is that pathetic, but it is getting to the point where it's a bit alarming.

Although with the start of west side skyscraper development the skyline did get better from the davis island view. I wish that development linked Channelside better

The Selmon would have to be buried to ever truly connect all parts of downtown with each other. In the mean time, getting rid of Con Agra and ripping up most of those tracks would be a start.

The Trump site is hampered by it being rather narrow N/S, and access to Ashley south of Kennedy is a little cramped. Plus, a riverwalk isn't as big a selling point for office tenants as it would be for residential uses.

I would love to see the city sell its 'HART lot', which is the surface lot just south of the Ft Brooke garage, to a developer who would put up an office tower above several store fronts along Franklin. Along with the streetcar expansion up to Whiting along Frankin, that would really help to tie in the convention center area to the downtown core

Alright, today I traveled outside of what we usually get pictures of on here and took some pics of the UT area, Hyde Park Village and two of the new Westshore projects.

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Now on to Hyde Park Village

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Here's the movie theatre comeing along
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Now on to Westshore, this is the Le Jardin project
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That's the new Met West building down the street.
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Now on to the MetWest project, the new office building looks pretty sharp
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That's Le Jardin on the right
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And that's it! :)

I really like how Metwest looks different than anything else around town. Reminds me a lot of what one would expect to see somewhere in AZ or CO, and I like it when we get an infusion of different styles into the local vernacular.


With that said, it's important to note that Le Jardin has no thru-access to Metwest, even though it's literally next door, because the city didn't require that Grady or LeMans be extended to improve access in the neighborhood. In fact, I was at the site plan meeting for Metwest. They didn't even consider it as a possibility... So now if someone wants to go from one place to the other, they have to drive about 1/3mile around from one entrance to another. Or, they can climb the fence (not there yet, but it will be because Le Jardin is supposed to be gated IIRC) onto the back of the Hilton property, and then walk across that old sidewalk bridge. (which may or may not still exist). And this is what our leaders consider good growth management for the region's largest employment and shopping district? I'm so sick of this bulls***!

^Yeah I just did that drive today. Le Jardin has a long driveway that lets out on to Louis and there's also some access to it from Spruce. It's a shame that the main road that runs through the Met West retail center (the road in the last two pictures) doesn't run through Lemans Drive, which is what most of Le Jardin is on.

Overall, they're two good looking projects, but neither is connected to anything on foot, and pedestrian friendliness is Westshore's biggest problem. Especially that part of Westshore.

Man, forget pedestrian friendliness. We can't even get our idiot leadership to give us the fundamental basis for transportation - connectedness. For people to get from point A to point B, the two locations must be connected in an efficient manner. We don't even have that around here. The prevailing policy seems to be that the more red lights, cul-de-sacs, dead ends, locked gates and 'traffic calming devices' we have confounding our ability to get to where we want to go, the better! Apparently, our leaders have decided that the best way to reduce traffic congestion is by making the experience of trying to get around town so f***ing miserable, that most of us will just give up and stay home (or move out of town), thereby eliminating the need for any roads at all!

Man, forget pedestrian friendliness. We can't even get our idiot leadership to give us the fundamental basis for transportation - connectedness. For people to get from point A to point B, the two locations must be connected in an efficient manner. We don't even have that around here. The prevailing policy seems to be that the more red lights, cul-de-sacs, dead ends, locked gates and 'traffic calming devices' we have confounding our ability to get to where we want to go, the better! Apparently, our leaders have decided that the best way to reduce traffic congestion is by making the experience of trying to get around town so f***ing miserable, that most of us will just give up and stay home (or move out of town), thereby eliminating the need for any roads at all!

I'm with you there. I hate driving, and theres no way I can walk anywhere. So I try to only go out when I need to. Especially since gas is expensive.

I also agree, I hate driving in most of Tampa Bay because of traffic and crappy roads. I hate Clearwater the most because there are parts of the city where you can't go a mile without hitting a red light.

Downtown Clearwater (S.R 60) is awful I really hate driving through it the lanes are skinny the road turns lanes end bad drivers it scares the bejesus outa me

But back to FF's great pics...

I love the pics of HPV too. It's such a nice little street, it's a shame that it doesn't have enough population density adjacent to it to support the stores better. Now that the trees are maturing, the street is taking on a different character. If it were up to me, I would go in there and plant even more trees, so that a nice shady canopy forms for pedestrians to enjoy.

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Nice pic with Skypoint and Element in it.

Kinda off key, wtf has happen to my pics? Anti-sec movement???

I agree that has to be the best pic I've seen with those two towers.

Nice pic with Signature and Element in it.

Kinda off key, wtf has happen to my pics? Anti-sec movement???

I think you mean Skypoint. ;)

I just noticed that how could you confuse those two lol? That is like confusing a Kia with a Cadillac.

I think you mean Skypoint. ;)
Yeah, I was more interested in my pics though and didn't catch that. haha

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I like is the shade trees being downtown. Especially the kind on Polk, Sweet Gum, I think.

^Nice pics.

Why doesn't Downtown have more interesting light fixtures. That standard one is ugly and out of place. Look at the Kennedy Bridge and the light fixtures it uses (Yboresque) Why don't they put those around town or a better looking one like the ones on N. Franklin?
Also Polk St... Why is that One Way? I think its less dangerous turning left and crossing the tracks rather than trying to switch lanes in between the tracks.

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Nice pics! You got some great angles.

Great Shots...Good closups on the 2 museums

I don't know about that geometric thigamajigger we're getting for a children's museum... When I think of a children's museum, I think of something that I just want to climb all over and explore. It should be like a tree house, crossed with a maze, crossed with a funhouse.

And I don't care what anyone says about water restrictions and expense, I would find a way to have the baddest play fountain ever. To get around the water consumption issue, I would propose they install a commercial desal system that could draw from the river to provide clean water for any water features the city would install in the park. For those who are unfamiliar with them, such a system might take up the space of a queen size bed, and can provide thousands of gallons per day of potable water. Obviously the current water restrictions would be irrelevant for water drawn from such a source, and something innovative like this would surely garner some sort of federal grant to help get up and running. Hell, the thing could even be powered off of a few solar panels put up on the roof of one of the museums, or the Poe garage.

And I don't care what anyone says about water restrictions and expense, I would find a way to have the baddest play fountain ever. To get around the water consumption issue, I would propose they install a commercial desal system that could draw from the river to provide clean water for any water features the city would install in the park. For those who are unfamiliar with them, such a system might take up the space of a queen size bed, and can provide thousands of gallons per day of potable water. Obviously the current water restrictions would be irrelevant for water drawn from such a source, and something innovative like this would surely garner some sort of federal grant to help get up and running. Hell, the thing could even be powered off of a few solar panels put up on the roof of one of the museums, or the Poe garage.


I agree... and that would be a great idea to conserve water. I think they should do something like a combination between Boston's big dig water park feature and the playground in Hyde park.

According to the TampaGov site; the Curtis Hixon Park renovation will have water play areas with fountains that shoot water up 20+ feet vertically. Here are some images:

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yeah see, I think the water features we're getting kind of suck... But I digress. What we're getting it still way better than what was there before.

The most important thing is that the fountains actually RUN all of the time, not 2 months a year when water restrictions are lifted.

I think it would be great if they did something like the park in Boston built on top of the "Big Dig" project and combined it with the Anderson Park (Hyde Park) water area.

My daughter loves the water area in Boston:

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Anderson Park Playground - Tampa (Hyde Park area):

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The Curtis Hixon Park renderings look nice, the only problem is that they drew too many people.

You should check out the other parks this guy has done in New York.
Look up Chelsea Waterside Park, NYC
lol is all i can say. Enjoy.

Here are some pictures I took when I was back home in Tampa during Christmas 2008....

Taken from Ballast point, a great place to get the full skyline view
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Yes I was driving while I took this picture
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Famous Harbor Island view
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Great pics! Love the one from ballast point.

Great shots!!

Wonderful pics

This is intersting... look at this old pick
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Skyline looks better ^^

And the 'old' picture you are comparing to is hardly old. It looks to be from around 2004.

Try looking at a pic from like 1996.

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From three separate photos taken April 26, 2009.

And the 'old' picture you are comparing to is hardly old. It looks to be from around 2004.

Try looking at a pic from like 1996.

I tried finding one from the 90's and couldn't find one online.

Love that Riverwalk, especially how it is out in the river and doesn't connect to the big buildings - that will spur a lot of development and waterside activities . . . oh, and about the trees in the park - like anyone will even think about going into a park full of palm trees from Jun-Sep . . maybe people from up north want all palm trees, but shade would be nice

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^^ You'd think with an architect from New York City, who has done SEVERAL parks in NYC would've put some actual shade trees in a park in Florida....

^^
Tampa was WAYYY different in the early 90s compared to now.

You'd think with an architect from New York City, who has done SEVERAL parks in NYC would've put some actual shade trees in a park in Florida...

Not if he did his study in Jan-Feb. Just another example of trying to use foreign forms - like no awnings

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From three separate photos taken April 26, 2009.

That is a wonderful photo AGS.

Right, Palms are overrated. Northerners think Florida must have all palms. They don't get it that native Florida flora is primarly oaks, maples, sweet gum, and other shadetrees.

Also, good point about the riverwalk in the water. That will help it Not have interaction with possible retail and other commercial activities. Joggers will be happy.

Right, Palms are overrated. Northerners think Florida must have all palms. They don't get it that native Florida flora is primarly oaks, maples, sweet gum, and other shadetrees.

Well I love the palm trees but in parks I think there should be shade, put palms in medians and such.

What about my beloved pine tree. If you look at any forest in Florida it is mostly pine trees. But nobody except me seems to like them. I love the smell of all the pine trees on a hot summer day.
My least favorite tree has to be the Queen palm. Every suburban tract home has the St. Augustine grass and the queen palm. Barf.

Pine trees look okay but I hate having them on my property, they make a damn mess.

Yeah it was a change moving from FL to GA. In FL everything is mulch, in GA its all pine straw. Bundles and bundles of pine straw. I swear they put down new pine straw at least four times a year up here.

The main lawn is obviously set-up for future concert events and the space is left mostly open with clear site lines from all over.

Now hopefully the city fills the park with some worthwhile events.

Right, Palms are overrated. Northerners think Florida must have all palms. They don't get it that native Florida flora is primarly oaks, maples, sweet gum, and other shadetrees.

I think it would be good for Tampa to plant jacaranda trees in its public spaces, and particularly along the riverwalk. Jacaranda time in Tampa could rival cherry-blossom time in DC if enough trees were planted.

I love when the trees bloom (around April sometime, I think) with their lavender-colored flowers. The whole tree just changes color, as the blossoms cover every branch and leafy area. The remainder of the year, the trees are green and though not as dense as an oak tree, would still provide a fair amount of shade.

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What about my beloved pine tree. If you look at any forest in Florida it is mostly pine trees. But nobody except me seems to like them. I love the smell of all the pine trees on a hot summer day.
My least favorite tree has to be the Queen palm. Every suburban tract home has the St. Augustine grass and the queen palm. Barf.

That's cos they cut down all the oak trees that used to be in the forests lol!
I agree with Jackarandas I have one in my yard and it is amazingly beautiful.

Pine needles dry out and are not fun to sit on

Using Jacaranda more would be cool. Also Sycamore( I know leaves all fall, but it's cooler so you don't need shade), different kinds of oak (White, Post, Virginian).

I do like Pines also. Though they probably have to be used carefully in Urban street environments. I have good memories of listening to the breeze blow through pine trees and smelling the pine scent after a rain shower. Also, they make me think of camping...

Palms are fine, I just don't care for the "Florida Look" mentality of all plams all the time.

It really depends where you want to plant what kind of tree. Oak trees for example need a lot of root space. Thus, it is not recommended to plant them as street trees or in medians, unless they are given much more space than is usually provided. Also, oak trees don't do well in a concrete environment like parking lots. They have a hard time coping with the heat on large concrete areas. Palms do just fine in such an environment, that's why they are chosen so often. Jacaranda trees are very beautiful but they can also can cause problems with their roots and need much more space than street planners are willing to provide. Pine trees also look a lot better in parks than on streets, unless you choose the mediterranean "pinus pinea".

I personally like Tabebuia as street trees. Sea Grapes could be another nice option to add some lush vegetation as well as powderpuff trees.

If palms are the only option, I don't understand, why planners don't do clusters or just choose species with larger crowns. There are so many more palms available which would do well in Tampa Bay than palmetto or queen palms.

very nice pictures of the city.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3802809072_65320f63e4_b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/3801988951_5f15ed83e9_b.jpg
More of these Sweet Gums Downtown would be nice.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3802801256_98471c3d63_b.jpg Less of these (Laurel?) Oaks, Virginian Live Oaks are cleaner and greener.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3432/3802802762_fd502d7099_b.jpg
Would a pedestrian bridge work here over to the businesses on Harbor Island? A cool bridge could be a landmark.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3801983135_b00d49c554_b.jpg This is a real picture of lush trees downtown, not enough of them...


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3801981697_c92fbb5a0f_b.jpg


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Beside the History Museum

I agree about the pedestrian bridge but I can't see the city building it in the next 50 years. I think the oak in the pictures are native to Florida so that might have been the natural location?

I think that both oaks mentioned are native to Florida. From what I've heard Laural Oaks grow fast but are suseptible to a disease that kills them at about 16-20 years. I know who cares about that long from now. But why not plant healthier cleaner varieties? Anyway, that's a pet peave of mine. I don't much like native Cabbage palms in landscaping unless pruned frequently, either. I'm pretty sure they are the cheapest palms around.

A pedestrian bridge would work nice there, but I don't see the public supporting any city money being put on such a project with the Beneficial Bridge and Harbour Island Bridge in the area. The only way it would happen is if Harbour Island funded the project or whatever rises at the corner of Morgan St. and Old Waters Dr.

Nice pics btw :)

The Harbour Island Bridge has nice big sidewalks and a good view and is about 100 yards away. I see no point. I would rather have a good pedestrian bridge across the river near Bayshore to connect - the bridges there are no pedestrian friendly at all.

Actually, what would be really nice is if both bridges to Harbour Island were altered to include ramps directly from the bridge deck, to the riverwalk on both sides of Garrison Channel. People already use that as an exercise/leisure circuit in spite of the almost hostile path one must presently take from the riverwalks to the bridges. It would be well worth it to spend a few bucks and essentially expand the riverwalk project (and thus provide a way to fund the ramps), and improve pedestrian connectivity between Harbour Island and the rest of downtown.

Heck, the developments fronting the channel on the Harbour Island side might even chip in, so they can 'officially' say they're on the riverwalk too.

Actually, what would be really nice is if both bridges to Harbour Island were altered to include ramps directly from the bridge deck, to the riverwalk on both sides of Garrison Channel. People already use that as an exercise/leisure circuit in spite of the almost hostile path one must presently take from the riverwalks to the bridges. It would be well worth it to spend a few bucks and essentially expand the riverwalk project (and thus provide a way to fund the ramps), and improve pedestrian connectivity between Harbour Island and the rest of downtown.

Heck, the developments fronting the channel on the Harbour Island side might even chip in, so they can 'officially' say they're on the riverwalk too.

Excellent idea!!

Well, the Beneficial bridge could suffice as-is, or without a lot being spent grading out more direct ramps than the ones that exist. It's really the Harbour Island Blvd bridge that needs reworked. Pedestrian access to the HI Blvd bridge is fairly sucky, and the planters plunked down in the middle of the otherwise generous sidewalks are a real pain. (never understood why they're there anyways, blocking the otherwise fantastic views)... Obviously for people to be able to jog or rollerblade past each other, a reasonably wide and clear path will be needed.

I assume the planters are to protect the people from the cars and the site of cars (and everything else) - stairs would be useful

Yeah, the Harbour Island Bridge sucks when it comes to working with the Riverwalk and Harbour Island side. On Harbour Island, you have to go up a set of enclosed staircases and I always have that thought pass my mind that someone might be waiting to rape or murder. And it smells of alcohol and piss anyways, so not pleasant at all. The Riverwalk side could be connected easily by a elevated walkway on the westside of bridge. The Harbour Island side would likely need a spiral walkway. The reason for walkways and not stairs is because I see atleast 2 or 3 mothers pushing strollers while jogging. And common sense wise, it's easier to jog up walkways than a flight of stairs.

The reason for walkways and not stairs is a law called the Americans with Disabilities Act. And a spiral ramp would not meet that req unless it had a very large radius. (think stadium ramps).


but anyways, we're way off topic, as usual. :)

Here are some pics from yesterday, wish I had a DSLR! :bash:

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/MK1998/Tampa/Tampa%20Jan-March%202010/IMG_0451.jpg

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/MK1998/Tampa/Tampa%20Jan-March%202010/IMG_04552.jpg

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http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/MK1998/Tampa/Tampa%20Jan-March%202010/IMG_04792.jpg

Thanks for the awesome pictures

Been a while, but thanks for the great updates. :okay:

Thanks guys!

Nice pics, but they're slightly depressing... After this latest building boom, downtown Tampa still looks so sparse from the street compared to just about any other decent sized downtown in the south (notice not even bringing up the genuinely urban northern cities. Just talking about the cities Tampa competes with in the south for residents, jobs and investment).

While other downtowns either matured or were transformed from nothing to something, Tampa just keeps throwing ingredients in a bowl, without the foggiest clue how the pieces are supposed to be linked or made to work together in a harmonious fashion. If there's a city in the south with shittier urban planning than Tampa, I would love to know where it is. I've never been to another downtown that on paper had so much, yet seemed to have so little in person.

^^I agree downtown Tampa leaves a lot to be desired and if it weren't for the Commercial superiority downtown St. Petersburg would easily be the better downtown. Even then I've found only Miami or Miami Beach to be the only cities in Florida that have a decent urban feel.

Nice pics, but they're slightly depressing... After this latest building boom, downtown Tampa still looks so sparse from the street compared to just about any other decent sized downtown in the south (notice not even bringing up the genuinely urban northern cities. Just talking about the cities Tampa competes with in the south for residents, jobs and investment).

While other downtowns either matured or were transformed from nothing to something, Tampa just keeps throwing ingredients in a bowl, without the foggiest clue how the pieces are supposed to be linked or made to work together in a harmonious fashion. If there's a city in the south with shittier urban planning than Tampa, I would love to know where it is. I've never been to another downtown that on paper had so much, yet seemed to have so little in person.

Can you PLEASE let me know when you are running for city council so I can make a donation to your campaign, sir? ;)

The problem with Tampa is, that the city has so many areas in redevelopment at the same time. For a city its size, it takes a long time to fill up all the available space, even though, a lot has happened already. Maybe it would have been wiser to first focus on downtown before other areas would be considered....

Centralizing woudl be a plus. Politicians have liked to annex more and more land to the north to increase the tax base. They never thought of increasing densities first and building a strong center. At least that's how the race-to-the-suburbs turned out.

Some pics I snapped earlier this week. Before someone complains about no people in the park, I took them early on Monday morning, and deliberately waited for people to get out of the pics before snapping. :)

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l313/mbrechwald/IMG_2144.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l313/mbrechwald/IMG_2138.jpg

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Those are great pics....thanks for sharing

I'm going to have to check out the park soon.

FLHawk, is it alright that I use one of your pics for Facebook?

FLHawk, is it alright that I use one of your pics for Facebook?

Sure, knock yourself out. I took them for this website any way. :)

Sure, knock yourself out. I took them for this website any way. :)
Thanks man, I didn't want to use one without your permission first.

And I guess to put it out there, the same can go with any past or future pics from me as well.

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Wow the lighting on the museum is nice!

Looks pretty awesome, now that would be a great place to just hang out if the nightlife was better

Great photos. That cylinder shaped building is something else.

I know that I hardly (or never) post here, but I do look around, and I spend quite a bit of time taking photos downtown. Figured that I would finally contribute to this thread, and get a rather random plug for my shutterfly website (here) (mikesassortedrandomness.shutterfly.com), which has a lot of these pics. In no way do I purposely mean to take away from the thread, but I'd be happy to do enlargements and whatnot of any pics that people want for way cheaper than you'd think (just throwing it out there:cheers:). Hopefully this subtle business plug doesnt violate forum rules, as I don't want to be 'that guy'

A teaser:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4536308766_7370505df1_b.jpg

Hopefully this subtle business plug doesnt violate forum rules, as I don't want to be 'that guy'

No, that's fine... You just have to promise to post more... You can also put a pink in your signature line. Many people do that here, and we're ok with it.


And I thought I was the only one who knew the top of the South regional garage has some great views?! lol (I'm kidding of course)

That is a great picture, hope to see more soon! 10/10!!

Awesome sunset pic of downtown mikemo618.

Btw, I just realized that this is my 1,000th post here on SSC ya'll!! :righton:

^^
holla FLAWDA FELLA!

here's one more for you:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2359/4543512393_ebd6e6c737_b.jpg

Great pics, what type of camera and setup are you using?

Great pics, what type of camera and setup are you using?

Looks like a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi with a 17-40mm lens to me. Nice glass for these kind of shots.

Looks like a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi with a 17-40mm lens to me. Nice glass for these kind of shots.

Yup, you got it.

It's a nice little rig until my shiny new 7D gets here soon:drunk:

Did you try bracketing that shot, so that the background lights didn't wash out?

Did you try bracketing that shot, so that the background lights didn't wash out?


Are you referring to the Forum lights? I don't mind the heavy starring from the street lights so much, and with the design of the 17-40L I actually think that the specific flare that they get is pretty interesting. The only issue that I would have with bracketing for the forum lights (and maybe the lights in the Hist. Center) is that I'll often bracket shots and or use fragments for a panorama and then come home and delete those helper shots too quickly during post processing because I have forgotten that I did that:bash:

i have a couple hundred pics of tampa bay on flickr.... link below

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7376187@N06/

Nice pics bueller!! :okay:

Are you referring to the Forum lights? I don't mind the heavy starring from the street lights so much, and with the design of the 17-40L I actually think that the specific flare that they get is pretty interesting. The only issue that I would have with bracketing for the forum lights (and maybe the lights in the Hist. Center) is that I'll often bracket shots and or use fragments for a panorama and then come home and delete those helper shots too quickly during post processing because I have forgotten that I did that:bash:
haha... A buddy of mine who is a pro photographer has a high end Nikon that does it automatically... I remember going with him on a shoot last August (models on the beach with the sunset in the background, plus lights from a pier... We were up in Alabama), and I said something about the lighting condition and he was like, "that's okay watch this"... He took a shot, which went off multiple times, and then automatically created a beauty of a shot!


ps... This was my 10,000th post!... for the 2nd time...lol

here's a couple pictures..from (gasp!!) on-foot! downtown is actually so much better when you walk through it, you can appreciate it a lot more.



http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8771/img00884.jpg


http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8332/img00848.jpg


http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/7609/img00850.jpg


http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9939/img00855.jpg


http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/5467/img00870.jpg


and my fave..

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/1042/img00865.jpg

A couple pics from the fog from 2 nights ago.

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2825/dsc0174el.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4766/dsc0198rw.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8990/dsc0200v.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3975/dsc0204n.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/9939/img00855.jpg

this looks like a 1960s commie block

BTW are any skyscrapers are planned for the downtown?

There are a couple of residential midrises being built this year, but that's about it. maybe a midrise hotel will break ground sometime this year, to be open in time for the RNC.

Didn't the Tampa "commie block" get a paint job recently?

There are a couple of residential midrises being built this year, but that's about it. maybe a midrise hotel will break ground sometime this year, to be open in time for the RNC.

Which ones?