'Tower Of The Americas'

[Panther_99FS]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/3872160515_8f0092b74a_b.jpg

[Kiwikat]

That yours? The EXIF data isn't intact according to my FF plugin :( (guess its from the HDR conversion?)

Great shot though! :medals:

[Panther_99FS]

That yours? The EXIF data isn't intact according to my FF plugin :( (guess its from the HDR conversion?)

:medals:

Sorry,
But I don't do HDR - however it does have some Topaz....

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[Kiwikat]

however it does have some Topaz....

Ah ok, I've heard of that before. It sort of gives it a HDR look. It looks excellent though. :applause:

[djscoo]

Did ya go to the top?

[Panther_99FS]

Yeah,
Topaz is pretty cool.....It gives you the options of creating something really nice or absolutely putrid! :bump:

[Cratermaker]

Not sure if they still do it, but there used to be a yearly charity event where you run up the stairs to the top (or walk by the end probably).

[Cratermaker]

Looking at the example at the topaz website, it looks like one of those single image "HDR" like extrapolations from one pic instead of using multiple pics.

[denisch]

This sound like a dumb question but where is the "Tower"? From the look of the trees it must be somewhere in the northern hemisphere.

[djscoo]

This sound like a dumb question but where is the "Tower"? From the look of the trees it must be somewhere in the northern hemisphere.
San Antonio, Texas.

It's from a World's Fair...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_the_Americas

[Captain Tenneal]

San Antonio Texas

[Panther_99FS]

Did ya go to the top?

Not yet :)

[flyboyhunt05]

Not yet :)

You should if you get the chance. It gives a very nice view of San Antonio, especially around sunset.

[denisch]

San Antonio, Texas.

It's from a World's Fair...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_the_Americas


Thanks for the link. Wasn't this "Tower" once featured in an episode of "The Simpsons"?

Being a Seattle resident I've gone up to the Space Needle several times, and all I can say is that its ture, things are bigger in Texas!! But I have to admit that the view is better! From the Space Needle's obsevation deck not only can you see the city of Seattle but the Puget Sound, the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges and Mount Rinier.

[FlyTexas]

You should if you get the chance. It gives a very nice view of San Antonio, especially around sunset.

Definitely. :applause: And it's one of the best places to go to feel a nice breeze during those hot summer evenings in San Antonio. Ahh, San Antonio on a summer night. Sitting on the River Walk drinking margarita's, and sweating over a big plate of Tex-Mex food. And all the beautiful San Antonio ladies...yikes! I love it! :jump:

Brian

[cheezyflier]

well, here in canadia we have the cn tower, which is the 2nd tallest free standing structure on land, next to some hotel in dubai. i have been up in it. being afraid of heights, i did not enjoy it at all. the elevator has a glass front and floor. the observation deck has a section of glass floor too. i spent most of the time not looking down. ok, you can laugh now. but i did it, and didn't let the irrational panic hidden inside stop me :icon_lol:

[mike_cyul]

Just out of curiosity (and forgive my ignorance if this is a dumb question), but why does the sky have areas that are very dark?


Mike

[denisch]

Cheezyflier,

Don't feel bad about your fear of heights, atlease you went up the tower. When my sister and two of her kids visited me in Seattle the Space Needle was on their list of things to see. Her two kids went up to the observation level but my nephew didn't like it (the Needle does sway abit when it's windy) and my sister wouldn't even go up!! My niece thought it was neat thought.

[Collin]

Just out of curiosity (and forgive my ignorance if this is a dumb question), but why does the sky have areas that are very dark?
Mike


Good question...

regards Collin:ernae:

[Chacha]

Developing rain clouds... maybe... maybe not!

[cheezyflier]

Cheezyflier,

Don't feel bad about your fear of heights, atlease you went up the tower.

i can't help it. i couldn't be there and not be able to say i tried it out.

[Panther_99FS]

Just out of curiosity (and forgive my ignorance if this is a dumb question), but why does the sky have areas that are very dark?


Mike

Hey...It's created by the Topaz plug-in software (yes, I'm still experimenting).....:bump: