THE Orlando Photo Thread

[jgardnerucf]

Long live Sugarloaf Mountain GC!

[Tim3167]

Some really great drone shots including Society in this YouTube video 

 

[dcluley98]

Come on, Pelican!

[codypet]

View from the new Advent Health building 

[Uncommon]

1 hour ago, codypet said:

View from the new Advent Health building 

Society absolutely ruins this great view of the skyline.

[codypet]

Most of that view was 55W, but yea you do lose the old BoA view

[GregoryMCSE]

On 9/23/2022 at 12:32 PM, Uncommon said:

Society absolutely ruins this great view of the skyline.

Makes it look like the Vegas skyline.  Not Good. 

[F-L-A]

13 hours ago, GregoryMCSE said:

Makes it look like the Vegas skyline.  Not Good. 

Are you referring to their downtown? Because I'm sure most people would gladly trade our downtown skyline for the Strip's, even if it is a tourist trap. And don't even get me started on how bad it makes I-Drive look.

Edited September 26, 2022 by F-L-A

[JFW657]

9 hours ago, F-L-A said:

Are you referring to their downtown? Because I'm sure most people would gladly trade our downtown skyline for the Strip's, even if it is a tourist trap. And don't even get me started on how bad it makes I-Drive look.

I think it's the shape of all those Las Vegas hotels that is the issue.

Like the big hotels on I Drive and the Disney area, their massive width gives the impression of boxiness.

The preference for an urban downtown skyline tends to be tall and slender. 

As glittery and illuminated as the LV skyline is, I doubt most people who like skylines would want theirs to look like that. 

[GregoryMCSE]

11 hours ago, F-L-A said:

Are you referring to their downtown? Because I'm sure most people would gladly trade our downtown skyline for the Strip's, even if it is a tourist trap. And don't even get me started on how bad it makes I-Drive look.

Referring to wide tall hotel buildings. Like this.  These sort of hotel buildings are boxy 

Edited September 26, 2022 by GregoryMCSE

[uncreativeusername]

Stayed at the AC last weekend, some great views:

[JFW657]

View of Lake Eola Park pre and post Ian....

[nite owℓ]

You beat me to it. I saw a few people wading through the water -- if they only knew how gross that water is (basically runoff from all over downtown ).

A few more pics around downtown:

Lake Eola flood:

Mast arm down:

 

Summerlin & South St (Constitution Green dog park and street flood):

 

Lake Davis/Delaney Park flood (car submerged/people canoeing):

Edited September 30, 2022 by nite owℓ

[HankStrong]

Anyone got photos of the express lane water canal?

[orlandocity87]

A couple from my walk yesterday around 3:00PM.

Two big oaks down at Lake Highland Park:

Flooded Lake Ivanhoe in front of The Pinery / Greek Corner:

Lake Ivanhoe at Russell's:

Marks Street at Orange Avenue:

[jgardnerucf]

6 hours ago, orlandocity87 said:

Marks Street at Orange Avenue:

No biggie. They're used to chainsawing down trees in that area.

[dcluley98]

Was going to take a good up-close picture of the new "Orb" statue associated with I-4 and the Colonial pedestrian bridge today, but apparently a homeless person has moved in.  (I don't know if I can blame the person given the recent weather, but dang). 

[JFW657]

3 minutes ago, dcluley98 said:

Was going to take a good up-close picture of the new "Orb" statue associated with I-4 and the Colonial pedestrian bridge today, but apparently a homeless person has moved in.  (I don't know if I can blame the person given the recent weather, but dang). 

I think a circular wrought iron style fence around the base with those spearhead shaped pointy things on top wouldn't look too bad there.

Solve that problem too. 

 

[jgardnerucf]

2 hours ago, dcluley98 said:

but apparently a homeless person has moved in

I just won $5 bet on the under of 6 months before it would happen. Yay!

[dcluley98]

I'm not sure I would "yay" that, but not unexpected for me.  I wouldn't have bet against it. 

[Uncommon]

This is why we can't have nice things.

[prahaboheme]

The sculpture would have looked nice as a centerpiece for the Creative Village park rather than tucked away by a retention pound and highway off ramp. 

[codypet]

On 10/1/2022 at 8:51 PM, jgardnerucf said:

I just won $5 bet on the under of 6 months before it would happen. Yay!

I had mentioned this was going on in the trails thread.  Its crazy.

[eq1974]

Tuesday morning views from the Radius:

 

[codypet]

View from the giant metal bird in the sky