This image of the newest section of the Austin skyline was taken very shortly after sunset last Thursday, 23rd July, 2026 when the glowing western sky reflected...
Here’s another image of the Austin skyline taken during Thursday’s drone-flying session. This shows almost the whole skyline from the eastern...
One of the most useful effects of having an FAA Part 107 drone license is that it frees you from the strict 400ft altitude limit imposed on recreational...
This is another image from last Wednesday’s wander around Rainey Street in downtown Austin. It shows the reflection of one of the new towers in the glass...
Austin’s new skyline is cleaning up nicely now that the construction cranes have been removed from the new projects on Rainey Street. Here’s...
An abstract image of the facade of the new Waterline building on Rainey Street in Austin, Texas.
Another image of Austin’s current tallest building, Waterline, on Rainey Street east of the main downtown area. With so many cuboids appearing on the skyline,...
I went downtown last night to meet a few photography friends and wander Auditorium Shores. My original plan had been to take some new drone skyline shots...
An aerial view of the newly-developing Austin skyline around Rainey Street taken on March 28th, 2025.
An aerial view of the eastern end of the Austin skyline taken from above Lady Bird Lake on March 27th, 2025.
Construction continues over on Rainey Street in downtown Austin. Here’s the view as of March 28th, 2025 with significant progress visible since my last...
The skyline of Austin seen reflected on the surface of Town Lake (or Lady Bird Lake depending upon your naming preference) on the evening of March 28th,...
An aerial view of a portion of the Cesar Chavez Blvd lakefront in downtown Austin, Texas as seen after sunset on March 28th, 2025.
The newly opened Sixth and Guadalupe tower in downtown Austin is the current holder of the Tallest Building in Austin title, rising to a height of 864 feet....
Time for some new pictures! After a couple of stormy days this week, the weather began to clear yesterday afternoon so I headed into downtown Austin in the hope...
I took another trip downtown this week to continue my documentation of the ever-changing skyline of Austin. Here’s the latest view of the Rainey...
A view of the Austin skyline showing City Hall, The Austonian and the First Street and Congress Avenue bridges in front of new development in the Rainey...
This is the last of the downtown drone images for now. Here’s a wide view of the new development on Rainey Street where at least half a dozen major...
Four new skyscrapers under construction on Austin’s Rainey Street as seen in July 2024. The tower at the left rear position from this vantage point...
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...