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...
A view of downtown Austin, Texas taken from the level of the top of the Waterline tower on July 23rd, 2026. At 74 storeys and 1025 feet, Waterline is the tallest...
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...
The entrance to The Pennsylvanian in Pittsburgh. This grand building was originally built as a railway station but is now an apartment complex with additional...
Here’s one of the weirder facades we stumbled upon during our NxNW trip to Pittsburgh last July. “Randyland” is an outdoor art museum...
We’ll stay with the theme of Pittsburgh facades today with another image taken during a downtown photowalk we took during last July’s NxNW...
PPG Plaza in the centre of downtown Pittsburgh was built as head office of PPG Industries, previously know as the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. It opened...
Here’s another image from last summer’s NxNW expedition to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Fort Pitt Bridge and downtown skyline were the subject...
An aerial view of downtown Austin, Texas taken on December 3rd, 2023. The Seaholm development and City of Austin Library are in the foreground with the Texas...
Contrasting architectural styles in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as seen on July 20th, 2025 during a walkabout we took while visiting the city for NxNW...
An aerial image of a section of downtown Austin, Texas showing various buildings including the Frost Band Tower (center) and Austonian (center right) taken...
One of the exhibits at “Randyland“, a fascinating outdoor art museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania founded by artist Randy Gilson in 1995. It contains...
An aerial image of the core of Austin’s growing downtown area taken on March 28th, 2025.
A detail of the facade of the 64-storey US Steel Tower in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania seen on July 20th, 2025.
Good morning from Dallas! I’m up here today for the annual Texas-Oklahoma football game at the Cotton Bowl but took the opportunity to arrive a bit early...
Two of the many yellow bridges found in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Fort Duquesne Bridge can be seen in the foreground with Fort Pitt Bridge...
Reflections in the facade of the PPG Building in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania seen on July 20th, 2025. This enormous, glass-covered building is the home...
