Southern Photos of the Day

[vaceltic]

Two pictures of Norfolk, VA

[goodbye]

These photos were all shot around the RiverPlace development, which is currently under construction in the West End of downtown Greenville. I did not provide all the best angles or include all of the nice features of the development (the multi-level interactive fountain, the riverwalk, the courtyard, the plazas, etc.), but these will at least give a glimpse into the place I love to call home. One other note: I shot these after midnight on a couple different occasions to avoid the crowds. Enjoy!

This one is from a different part of downtown (East Broad Street). This is an awesome wine shoppe and cafe:

[ohioaninSC]

Beachfront Homes, Isle of Palms, SC

The Battery w/ the Ravenel Bridge in the background

The Sumter House, next White Point Gardens

Edited March 28, 2007 by ohioaninSC

[Southron]

Montgomery, AL this past weekend

[krazeeboi]

^We don't see too much of Alabama on here; thanks for the shots.

SC Statehouse dome:

[goodbye]

^^ Nice Montgomery, AL, photos!

Here is another from beautiful downtown Greenville:

[GvilleSC]

Great shot, Skyliner. To me, that shot describes the West End district perfectly. All the elements are there. Very nice.

[dimebag1980]

I haven't been around here in a while so I have some catching up to do!!!

But for now... Skyliner... I wanted to commend you. That's an awesome shot! Looks like you added some cool post-processing effects, which is something I'm very fond of.

[goodbye]

I haven't been around here in a while so I have some catching up to do!!!

But for now... Skyliner... I wanted to commend you. That's an awesome shot! Looks like you added some cool post-processing effects, which is something I'm very fond of.

Thank you, SBCmetroguy! I developed a cool filter technique in Photoshop to produce a classic "film noir" appearance using ordinary photos. Some are better than others, but I like how dark and nostalgic they feel. Since you brought up post-processing as something you are fond of, here is one I produced a few days ago using one of the photos I posted previously in this thread:

[GvilleSC]

Skyliner, I like the mirror effect that the Hampton Inn is receiving from the Terrace building. Very cool shot.

[krazeeboi]

Awesome effects, Skyliner.

Here are some sidewalk scenes from Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte this past Sunday:

[peaceloveunderstanding]

Amazing shots!

I can't wait until we have more streets that look like that.

[krazeeboi]

^Absolutely.

[dimebag1980]

Thank you, SBCmetroguy! I developed a cool filter technique in Photoshop to produce a classic "film noir" appearance using ordinary photos. Some are better than others, but I like how dark and nostalgic they feel. Since you brought up post-processing as something you are fond of, here is one I produced a few days ago using one of the photos I posted previously in this thread:

Wow!

[krazeeboi]

From the SC Statehouse grounds:

[Chtimi]

Well done Krazee ! It's almost unreal.

[krazeeboi]

Why thanks.

[goodbye]

Here are a few additions to my recent collection of black & white (classic "film noir") photos from downtown Greenville. These were shot late last year.

This is part of the riverwalk along both the Reedy River (to the left), and the new RiverPlace development, currently under construction:

This row of art studios is known as Art Crossing at RiverPlace. The tenants include a wide variety of artists in numerous mediums. The instant popularity of the addition has prompted City officials and the developers to plan further art studios along the river as the project continues to grow:

Here is a quaint little restaurant perfectly situated across Camperdown Way from RiverPlace in the West End. This is 'Oysters on the West End.'

This is a photo that was shot from the top of the multi-level interactive fountain at RiverPlace in the West End. The main subjects in the photo are the Dow Amphitheatre and Peace Concert Hall, both part of the world-class Peace Center for the Performing Arts. This view is looking across the Reedy River, standing next to the Hampton Inn & Suites at RiverPlace.

Here is part of the downtown skyline as seen from the Suntrust parking lot. The Peacock Hotel & Spa, a 14-story 5 star hotel with luxury condominiums ($1-2 Million each), is under construction to the right of the old cigar factory (currently called Kent Court) that you see in the center of this shot.

This is the Poinsett Plaza Office Building, currently the home of The South Financial Group and Carolina First Bank.

Edited March 30, 2007 by Skyliner

[krazeeboi]

BOA Plaza, uptown Charlotte:

[suburban george3]

Fountain as seen from the Riverwalk in Augusta, GA

[Southron]

I looked through the previous pages of this thread and, man, I'm impressed. There's some great stuff on here.

A couple more from downtown Montgomery, AL:

Office of the Alabama Historical Commission

A fellow Mac fan...

Edited August 28, 2007 by Southron

[Mobuchu]

The south LRT line here in Charlotte is still under construction, but they have a small section open for dynamic testing on the vehicles. They were doing testing at 55mph today when I was driving by so I jumped out and made my first attempts at "panning". None came out how I would like but these two were decent. (anyone have any good panning shots?)

4-4-07

[krazeeboi]

Looking down Main Street from the SC Statehouse steps in downtown Columbia:

[TBurban]

Wonderful shot, krazeeboi! Good to start seeing some green after this bleak winter.

[krazeeboi]

^Thanks, and I agree.