Not all drone shots need to be taken from high above the subject. This shot of the downtown Austin skyline reflected in the waters of Lady Bird Lake, taken...
A section of the downtown Austin, Texas skyline seen just after sunset on October 21st, 2024. Google’s “sail” building can be seen left...
An aerial view of downtown Austin taken looking west from the Rainey Street area shortly before sunset on July 27th, 2024.
Drones are amazing for photographing epic vistas from great heights but they can also come in really useful when all you really need is a 25 foot tripod....
It’s pretty difficult to see the Texas State Capitol from most of the downtown Austin area nowadays despite zoning that requires particular sight...
An aerial view of downtown Austin showing the Google building, Silicon Labs and City Hall with Lady Bird Lake and the First Street Bridge in the foreground....
The redeveloped Seaholm power plant in downtown Austin, Texas is now home to an office complex, residential tower and various retail and entertainment...
An aerial view of Austin’s Seaholm development and the downtown skyline seen shortly after sunset on April 3rd, 2024.
We’re back in Austin today. I headed downtown yesterday evening to meet Flickr friend Randy von Liski and we spent golden and blue hours flying drones...
An aerial view of the skyline of Austin, Texas taken on March 9th, 2024 with the Pfluger pedestrian bridge in the foreground. This was taken during last...
For some reason, I haven’t typically produced black and white versions of my drone images. This shot, however, cried out for the treatment due to the fantastic...
Even though it is now dwarfed by half a dozen other buildings, I still think the Frost Bank Tower on Congress Avenue in Austin is my favourite of the downtown...
The light on the evening of December 3rd last year was great for blue hour flying in downtown Austin. This shot was taken from a position above West 3rd Street...
I took this image of the skyscrapers on the western edge of downtown Austin back in August, 2023 when I had an early airport run to do and found myself...
After three weeks of Sugar Bowl images, it’s time to delve back into the archive for a while. Here’s a drone shot of downtown Austin taken...
Sunset colours reflected from the faces of several high-rise buildings in downtown Austin, Texas on December 3rd, 2023.
A panoramic image showing the skyline of Austin, Texas under a dramatic front line on December 3rd, 2023. You can find prints of this image and many more...
I took this image immediately before yesterday’s during a drone flight last Sunday from an area just west of the 5th and Lamar Boulevard junction...
This is another of the sunset drone panoramas I took on Sunday evening. I flew from rather farther west than usual last weekend, giving me an opportunity...
My favourite time to photograph skylines is about 30 minutes after sunset when the light levels of the deep blue sky nicely match the illumination of the buildings....