Charlotte Photo of the Day

[KJHburg]

To add to this debate my photo will be very hard to see but I saw the Charlotte skyline looked like a couple of tall trees on the horizon from the Linn Cove Viaduct area at an overlook there.  It was crystal clear today no humidity and cold which are the perfect conditions.  Unfortunately my zoom lens on my point and shoot camera is not good.  But I did see it very faintly.  And no I was not on a sugar high from a couple of KK doughnuts either. 

2nd photo is where I was at and walked towards the beginning of the Linn Cove Viaduct there on the Blowing Rock side.   if you enlarge the first photo and look on the horizon you see some thin tree like figures poking up that is Charlotte I am pretty sure.   As the view  left to right was 1 stick then a taller stick then some sticks then another tall stick with a shorter stick sidekick (Legacy) 

Edited November 1, 2019 by KJHburg

[A2.]

3 hours ago, KJHburg said:

To add to this debate my photo will be very hard to see but I saw the Charlotte skyline looked like a couple of tall trees on the horizon from the Linn Cove Viaduct area at an overlook there.  It was crystal clear today no humidity and cold which are the perfect conditions.  Unfortunately my zoom lens on my point and shoot camera is not good.  But I did see it very faintly.  And no I was not on a sugar high from a couple of KK doughnuts either. 

2nd photo is where I was at and walked towards the beginning of the Linn Cove Viaduct there on the Blowing Rock side.   if you enlarge the first photo and look on the horizon you see some thin tree like figures poking up that is Charlotte I am pretty sure.   As the view  left to right was 1 stick then a taller stick then some sticks then another tall stick with a shorter stick sidekick (Legacy) 

So glad you could make it up! I hope you were able to venture to the western escarpment KJ. There were some cool winter meets fall scenes over that way. Here’s a shot I took heading down from my abode:

 

A little color left around 3800’ in the foreground, but all snow and Rime Ice above 4500’. The mountain in the backdrop is Snake Mountain climbing to around 5600’ above sea level. It’s part of the amphibolite sub range which includes Elk Knob, Rich Mountain, The Peak and even Mt. Jefferson.  It’s the tallest mountain in Watauga County when excluding Grandfather (who’s  summit shares three county lines, including Watauga). One interesting fact about this sub range is that it has a more alkaline soil from the amphibolite rocks and as such has little to no rhododendron, which is prevalent in most of the range from Maine to Extreme Northern GA. Plus due to its more alkaline soils contains a much broader diversity of broadleaf trees than the other peaks. Great hiking up that way if you have the chance. I highly recommended Elk Knob, and of course Snake Mt. (one of my personal Favs next to Roan and the Grandfather trail). 

Anyways, enjoy  your time up and make sure to grab some apple butter and hot apple cider to accommodate any sugary KK treats! 

(ps—-isn’t NC the Best!!!)

A2

Edited November 2, 2019 by A2.

[Nick2]

6 hours ago, JacksonH said:

A2 raised a great question about the curvature of the earth at that distance, for which CLTranspo gave a superb explanation.  But that's not even the issue that was boggling my mind so much.  It was just the fact of being able to see something so far away, even in spite of the curvature of the earth.  For example, when I'm in an airplane looking out the window, big buildings suddenly seem so small.  And that's only a distance of 30,000 feet away -- less than six miles -- not some 88 miles away.  Similarly, I've never understood how astronauts say they can see the Great Wall of China.  While the wall is very long, is relatively narrow, so one would think the visibility of it would disappear at such a great distance.  But I was unaware of this concept of a "superior mirage."  Your suggestion of this sent me researching it a bit.  If I'm understanding it correctly, conditions in the atmosphere magnify the size of objects in the distance making them become more visible than they would be otherwise, sort of like an atmospheric magnifying glass.  Is that a correct interpretation of a superior mirage?

Yep your understanding of superior image is pretty spot on. 

As for the great Wall of China, it's actually not visible from the ISS. That's a common myth. But the great pyramids of giza and a few other mega-projects around the world are.

Edited November 2, 2019 by Nick2

[Matthew.Brendan]

[Guest]

This photo makes these buildings look HUGE! Imagine when Duke 2 is done too. Jeeze


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[KJHburg]

decided to take a few closer shots of the skyline than try to squint and see it from Blue Ridge Parkway.  Today multiple angles.   This cold crisp air with no humidity makes for great photos. 

2nd photo shows not every construction site in town is active.  

[JacksonH]

18 hours ago, Nick2 said:

Yep your understanding of superior image is pretty spot on. 

As for the great Wall of China, it's actually not visible from the ISS. That's a common myth. But the great pyramids of giza and a few other mega-projects around the world are.

Thank you, Nick!

23 hours ago, CarolinaDaydreamin said:

131km is correct...

Silly me.  I just went and looked again and yes, it's KM, not miles.  I need to pay more attention.  Thank you.

[Miesian Corners]

Here’s another way to look at it. Grandfather Mountain is on the horizon in the center of the photo.  Image taken from the roof of the Kimpton (Merchant & Trade). 

[King of the Queen City]

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[KJHburg]

Couple photos from the weekend I forgot to post.  Various buildings of uptown.   I think we have a great collection of a wide variety of buildings. 

[Mgelbach]

Took a couple days to get around posting this

[KJHburg]

^^^^ fantastic shot!   that is postcard worthy and what a nice green roof of Dimensional Funds

[Mgelbach]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

^^^^ fantastic shot!   that is postcard worthy and what a nice green roof of Dimensional Funds

Thanks KJ, that really means a lot coming from UP’s unofficial official photographer!

Edited November 5, 2019 by Mgelbach

[JFerreira91]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4bHrazpmkc/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet

Edit: I forgot how to make the image visible in this forum. Tried different options but none worked.

Edited November 4, 2019 by JFerreira91

[Nick2]

1 hour ago, JFerreira91 said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4bHrazpmkc/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet

Edit: I forgot how to make the image visible in this forum. Tried different options but none worked.

So many greens and blues. Love it!

[A2.]

2 hours ago, Mgelbach said:

Took a couple days to get around posting this

For those who doubt transit attracts development, just show them this picture. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, in this case I would say it’s worth hundreds of millions of dollars! 

Great shot Mgelbach! 

A2

[A2.]

Speaking of transit oriented development, a while back someone posted these before and after shots of SE. I actually saved them on my phone as they were so dramatic! I think it’s time to dust them off (and credit to the one who captured these, as they are not mine). 

Before:

After:

(Transit oriented development works, need we say more.......)

Edited November 5, 2019 by A2.

[videtur quam contuor]

There is much talk, merited certainly, about the light rail impact on development in this area. It is necessary to mention how the original rail line created the development of distribution warehouses, storage, industrial and other buildings on this rail line over decades before our time. Many of the buildings demolished recently, and those re-used, are from that time. Our transportation and distribution history was equal to our textile heritage and lasted longer, and more recently. Though such uses tended to single or two story uses, quotidian design, and function over style, they provided employment and purpose to this area. Nearly all that is being redeveloped in South End was rail/truck/light industrial/haulage based on the rail line, now long unused for heavy rail but with the land uses derived from it. What we see happening is not new  (in a sense) but a renovation of previous generations of development with heavy rail uses replaced by light rail dependent. Before there were highways there were railroads.

[KJHburg]

Miscellaneous uptown photos today drive by at traffic lights LOL.

 

[SydneyCarton]

Beautiful photos by Parker Burns.

[JacksonH]

This is several months old, so I'm guessing this has probably been posted before as it's rather impressive.  But was this done by someone in this forum?  If so I'd like to thank you and congratulate you for a job well done.

 

[Mgelbach]

Skyline from South end.

As a side note does anyone have a favorite spot for taking skyline pictures? Other than the blue ridge parkway, not that I don't want to make the drive, It would just be tough after work.

[KJHburg]

1. Bryant Park and various spots in FreeMore area   2. Central bridge over Independence Blvd,  3.  near the silos on 277    4. coming over the S Tryon bridge into uptown   5. corner of Randolph and Wendover as the skyline rises above the trees  6. Romare Bearden park for the density shot    Just a list of some of my favorite spots. 

and a couple more places I can not disclose. 

Edited November 7, 2019 by KJHburg

[KJHburg]

7. coming down N Graham St  8. from any southpark highrise over the tree canopy 

Not a good shot but a great angle shows the 'beefiest of the skyline"

 

 

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This is for @A2.