Nashville Skyline (2008) - 26 minutes after sunset

2 barges going opposite directions had just gone through causing the water to be choppier making the reflection less glasslike and more frosty looking.

Shrine Building - Memphis, TN

From Wikipedia:
The Shrine Building in downtown Memphis, Tennessee was built in 1923 to serve as the headquarters of the Al Chymia Shrine, a group of Shriners. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It was converted to apartments in 1981 and was converted again in 2005 to house 75 condominium apartments.

It was designed by architects Jones & Furbringer. It was also a work of architects Hanker & Cairns. Sometimes a building is the work of more than one architect, or a later renovation or extension is done by another firm.

100 North Main Building - Memphis

The 100 North Main Building is the tallest skyscraper in Memphis. I always think of it as the Union Planter's Bank Building since it used to have the letters UP BANK up top. It was completed in 1965 with 37 floors and a height of 430 ft.

Downtown Louisville at Night

Across the Ohio River, in Clarksville, Indiana, there's a lovely little spot that's a perfect place to sit on a park bench and get a good look at the skyline.

On the left, you can see the rather new KFC Yum! Center. The Aegon Center is the tallest with the illuminated dome up top. The Galt House is in front of it. The E.ON U.S. Center is the one on the left with the green light on top. Next to that are the two Waterfront Plaza towers.

Nashville Skyline at Dusk 2014

Every time I decide to take a photo of the Nashville Skyline, there seems to be a subtle change. The most notable difference I see is that the old CVS/Caremark building is now the Baker Donaldson building. Also of note, with the new park on the east shore, the boat ramp I used to set up at is no longer available.

While I was taking this long exposure still photo, I had a second camera setup to take a time lapse video. See it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GT_DhuMkNA

Technical details: This photo was taken on 2/1/2014 when sunset at 5:13 pm. This was at 6:32pm, 5sec., f/16, ISO1600. Also, there was a barge going by during this photo and you can see the barge and its headlight.

City Federal Building - Birmingham, AL

From Wikipedia:
The City Federal Building (originally the Comer Building) is a skyscraper located on Second Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1913 and was designed by architect William C. Weston. It stands 27 stories or 325 feet on the Birmingham skyline.
At the time it was completed it was the tallest building in the Southeast. It was the tallest building Alabama from 1913 to 1969, and the tallest in Birmingham until 1972. Currently, it is the 5th tallest building in Birmingham. It is still the tallest neoclassical building in the south. The building has since been converted into commercial space and high end condominiums. On December 14, 2005 the City Federal Building's famous red neon sign was re-lit for the first time since the mid-1990s, signaling the buildings renewal.

Nashville Skyline at Dusk 2014

Every time I decide to take a photo of the Nashville Skyline, there seems to be a subtle change. The most notable difference I see is that the CVS/Caremark building is now the Baker Donaldson building.

While I was taking this long exposure still photo, I had a second camera setup to take a time lapse video. See it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GT_DhuMkNA

Technical details: This photo was taken on 2/1/2014 when sunset at 5:13 pm. This was at 5:50pm, 30sec., f/22 ISO100

Nashville Skyline at Dusk 2014

Every time I decide to take a photo of the Nashville Skyline, there seems to be a subtle change. The most notable difference I see is that the CVS/Caremark building is now the Baker Donaldson building.

While I was taking this long exposure still photo, I had a second camera setup to take a time lapse video. See it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GT_DhuMkNA

Technical details: This photo was taken on 2/1/2014 when sunset at 5:13 pm. This was at 5:58pm, 20sec., f/16, ISO200

Nashville Skyline - 17 minutes after sunset

This photo of the Nashville skyline was taken about five years ago on a twilight with a colorful sky.

Chattanooga Skyline from Lookout Mountain

The best place in the Chattanooga area to see the skyline and downtown area is probably from Point Park, which is the northenmost tip of Lookout Mountain. Of course, the city doesn't have much of a skyline to look at as there aren't any featured, attention-grabbing buildings.

At&T Building at Dusk#1 - 9 Minutes after Sundown

Near the beginning of 2008, Nashville's most prominent skyscraper, the Bellsouth Building had been renamed and re-logoed the At&T building. With the two spires at top, it has been locally dubbed as the Batbuilding. Maybe I'll call it the Bat&tbuilding.

This is Nashville's tallest skyscraper at 617 ft and 33 floors. It was built in 1994. Another logo in this view has changed about the same time as the at&t logo. The Red CVS Caremark was just a white Caremark.

Stahlman & American Trust

In Downtown Nashville, two buildings along Union St. This view is from the observation deck in front of the courthouse.

L&C Tower with a colorful sky a few minutes after sundown

There was a time when the colors of L&C were changed to represent a weather forecast. This was back in the days when the L&C tower was the tallest skyscraper in the south.

No post-processing was done on this picture (and it wasn't because I didn't try - I just thought that I spent the time getting the colors the way I wanted them while taking the picture and no enhancement I tried made me any happier with the result.)

The Traditional Nashville Skyline view (taken in 2006)

In the 7 years since this photo was taken, there have been plenty of changes. First, a skyline wouldn't be complete without the Pinnacle on the left. Also, the Bellsouth building is now the AT&T building. Also Caremark has CVS added to it.

The Batbuilding at Springtime

The Batbuilding, or as I like to call it now, the batt&tbuilding, is seen as a downtown tree starts to bloom for the spring. With a colder March this year, the blooming seems to be a little bit later than last year, when this photo was taken on Mar. 29.

The Pinnacle at Dusk - Nashville, TN

The Pinnacle opened in downtown Nashville in 2010 becoming the fourth tallest in town at 417 ft with 29 floors.

Lincoln American Tower - Memphis, TN

This is the top of a 22-story 290 foot tall skyscraper tower in downtown Memphis, TN. It was built in 1924 by the Columbia Mutual Insurance Company (which later became Lincoln American Insurance Company) overlooking the court square. The building was designed to be a one-third of the size replica of the famous Woolworth Building in Manhattan. The top floor was the office of branch president Lloyd Binford, who also ran from here the Memphis Censor Board which was controversial based on the films he banned being shown in town.

Today, the building is mixed use with four floors of businesses and 31 apartments. It is the 9th tallest building in Memphis. In 2006, a nearby church caught fire and stong winds pushed embers up to the top floors causing the tower to also catch fire. This happened when the building was undergoing renovations and vacant, but tennants were able to move in in 2008. The Commercial Gothic style building is also on the National Register of Historic Places.

Downtown Louisville at Night

Across the Ohio River, in Clarksville, Indiana, there's a lovely little spot that's a perfect place to sit on a park bench and get a good look at the skyline.

On the left, you can see the rather new KFC Yum! Center. The Aegon Center is the tallest with the illuminated dome up top. The Galt House is in front of it. The E.ON U.S. Center is the one on the left with the green light on top. Next to that are the two Waterfront Plaza towers.

Howard H. Baker Jr. Federal Courthouse and Plaza Tower - Knoxville

This building started out planned to be the corporate headquarters for Whittle Communications in downtown Knoxville. This company was best known for 40 magazines and Channel One for schools. The two block wide building was worked on for four years and about $55 million, when the company fell apart.

Soon after the building became vacant, the federal government began looking for a location for a new federal courthouse. Acquiring this building was convenient for their needs. They were able to acquire the almost completed building for $22 million. Plus, it was conveniently located to the historic Knox County Courthouse across the street and the newer city-county building. All they had to do was retrofit some courtrooms into the building and by 1998, the Baker Courthouse was ready.

Andrew Johnson Hotel - Knoxville, TN

When it was built in 1930, this 203 ft tall building was the tallest building in Knoxville for about a third off a century. (Now it's the 5th talest.) It was the premier hotel until it closed in the 1960's. Today, it is called the Andrew Johnson Building and houses county government offices.

For many years, the 17th floor was the broadcasting studio and offices for WNOX radio, a station which was an early pioneer for country music. Country Music star Hank Williams spent the last night of his life in this hotel and died on the road the next day.

For the hotel's full story:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Johnson_Building