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In the two hours I was in DT, it changed from partly cloudy, to cloudy and dark to stormy, than my camera's battery went out.
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Great pics! Houston really has a nice set of skyscrapers. For some reason though, everytime I see Houston's downtown in pictures I get the feeling that it lacks character. This is not a hit on the city itself, but those of you who have gotten to go to downtown Houston what have been your expericnces and vibes from it? I am just curious because it is one of the major downtowns that I still can't get a feel from in pictures.

Some great photos, personally I'd rather have older looking buildings than modern ones any day, a good mix in there. The Great Southwest is an unsung beauty.

Certainly one of the best Houston Threads I've seen. Houston is very underappreciated nationally, I have a feeling that's going to change in the coming years.

Nice skyline overall 8/10. There are a few bland buildings but thats expected in any city. The trams look really cool aswell.

One of the best Houston threads! Good job! :eek:

The city looks soulless.

nice pics, thanks RGV

Thanks for braving the rain for these nice pics. What are they building in those 3 adjacent plots down there?

Thx for all the comments.

Bosman, they are building the Houston Pavilions on those three blocks. Here's a rendering and the website if you want more info:

http://www.houstonpavilions.com/home.php

http://www.houstonpavilions.com/render050107/view2_lg.jpg

Great pics! Houston really has a nice set of skyscrapers. For some reason though, everytime I see Houston's downtown in pictures I get the feeling that it lacks character. This is not a hit on the city itself, but those of you who have gotten to go to downtown Houston what have been your expericnces and vibes from it? I am just curious because it is one of the major downtowns that I still can't get a feel from in pictures.

Yes, I have thought the same.

But this post shows more of a human Houston. When you are in Houston it feels very natural and human. I have come to the conclusion that Houston is a tough city to capture in photography, atleast to show its character.

To the photoprapher, nice job!

Houston looks great!

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Thats amazing! Good idea.
Houston looks really nice. And the square streetnet in american citys is always nice to see for me. Reminds me at Sim City everytime. :)

:banana: Thanks :banana: http://www.t203.com/Users/12053.gifvery, very nice.beautiful city.nice pics!:banana: :banana:

Nice looking towers! :)

Very nice photo's of Houston, the city looks great!

Excellent pictures. :)

Thx for the comments again. I'm going to try to make it to this weekends Art Car Parade and get some shots of the goings on. This'll be the first time I've been to this parade but it looks like it's going to be a blast.

It's put on by the Orange Show, which could be another thread all onto itself.

Hopefully, I can get some pics up by Sunday night.

here's the Orange Show's website for anyone that's interested. Perhaps i'll see you there.


http://www.orangeshow.org/artcar.html


Adios

Houston has of the best skylines in the United States.

Best US Skylines (IMAO):

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Houston
4. Atlanta
5. Los Angeles
6. Dallas
7. Seattle
8. Minneapolis
9. Philadelphia
10. Miami

What do you think?

Houston looks like a really nice city, great pics
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Great pics are there alot of residents in downtown or does it empty out after five?

The city looks soulless.

^^ Good point. Houston looks terribly empty. In some way it reminds me of a ghost city with some nice scrapers, like there was a wasteland beyond the Downtown district. What is the purpose of building such highrises when the rest of the city consists of ground-floor buildings only? Is there any idea of building over the city space?

And to make it clear, I do not mean to offend anyone who lives there, it's just simple curiosity.

Houston looking better everytime....specially Downtown

^^ Good point. Houston looks terribly empty. In some way it reminds me of a ghost city with some nice scrapers, like there was a wasteland beyond the Downtown district. What is the purpose of building such highrises when the rest of the city consists of ground-floor buildings only? Is there any idea of building over the city space?

And to make it clear, I do not mean to offend anyone who lives there, it's just simple curiosity.

I'm not going to get into it too much. It is one of those places that is hard to capture in a picture. You have to see it in person to understand.