Providence/RI Photo of the day - by Garris

[Gusterfell]

A scene in downtown Newport this afternoon.

[Cotuit]

Check out this photo thread of Grand Rapids. It's very similar in size to Providence and is going through much the same renaissance. The thread starts out a little slow, but there's some good stuff in there. Their transit center looks especially nice, much better than Kennedy Plaza.

[Garris]

From a few nights ago. Thanks to the Underdog folks for lighting up a few more buildings than usual:

I'll try to post more later!

- Garris

Edited May 13, 2006 by Garris

[Frankie811]

Great shot!!!

[Lone Ranger]

Thanks, Garris. I've been working with Google Sketchup, trying to build a model of our Downcity skyscrapers, but I've been having trouble with Bank of America. That pic is just what I need!

[CtownMikey]

does that mean when other cities are featured in movies and t.v. shows for a skyline shot, that they are specially lit like ours are??

[Garris]

Here's another shot, this one of the "W" streets... Front to back Washington, Westminster, Weybosset... In the distance is the RIH campus...

- Garris

[Garris]

Yet another... Capitol Center... This is going to look great after Westin II is constructed...

- Garris

Edited May 13, 2006 by Garris

[Frankie811]

Incredible photos. That Westin II site looks a hell of a lot bigger from that perspective. Keep 'em coming!

[Lone Ranger]

Keep 'em coming!

Yes please.

[Garris]

PPAC from a bit of a different perspective...

Federal Hill (and Olneyville in the distance?):

Kennedy Plaza:

More yet still to come...

- Garris

[Gusterfell]

I'm loving this series, Garris! I've always wanted to find myself up there with my camera.

[Recchia]

That Kennedy Plaza pic makes it look so nice and really shows how in theory it's a great set-up. Reality of course is much different, though I think I am one of the few who actually doesn't mind it.

[Garris]

Churches on Westminster and Weybosset...

The skyline and the edge of the Biltmore sign...

Not sure how much I like this photo itself, but it is interesting to see all of the contrasting styles of Capitol Center's facades now that G-Tech is moving along...

Perhaps one or two more from this series to come, and then that's about it!

- Garris

[Frankie811]

Garris, the rooftop photographer Er, your not breaking into buildings to take some of these photos, are you

[CtownMikey]

CCRI collection excuse the windows reflection on most of the pics... this is the top floor facing north, you can see Providence big 3 buildings in the distance

night view

facing south

facing northwest

facing south

pretty sky views

[Frankie811]

It's funny that you posted those pics from CCRI. I was going to suggest that someone do so because the view from the 6th floor is unmatched from anywhere in the area.

[Gusterfell]

Here is a collection of shots from last night's Waterfire:

[CtownMikey]

no reflection from Gtech?

[Gusterfell]

Actually, I was surprised at how little Gtech impacted the Waterfire experience. At best, I had hoped for dramatic reflections of the fires, and at worst, I feared that the building might loom over the basin and dominate the space. I found that neither of these was the case, and Gtech seemed to serve as a backdrop for the event in much the way the mall always has.

That said, I didn't make it up to the Memorial Boulevard sidewalk. In retrospect, that higher vantage point might provide more dramatic reflections of the basin.

[Jerry2]

Here's another shot, this one of the "W" streets... Front to back Washington, Westminster, Weybosset... In the distance is the RIH campus...

- Garris

I love this foto! Looks like Gotham City!

[runawayjim]

no reflection from Gtech?

looks like from the pic that lights were on inside gtech (probably because they can't lock the doors). so no reflection. i imagine once the building is finished or close to it (so they can lock it from people), it'll reflect.

[Garris]

Actually, I was surprised at how little Gtech impacted the Waterfire experience. At best, I had hoped for dramatic reflections of the fires, and at worst, I feared that the building might loom over the basin and dominate the space. I found that neither of these was the case, and Gtech seemed to serve as a backdrop for the event in much the way the mall always has.

This is always what I thought would probably happen. Hopefully, once the G-Tech shops and restaurants are open (that late?), a sense of vibrancy will be added to that corner of waterfire which was always quite dull in the days of the empty lot...

BTW, I'm not sure why people ever expected the bonfires to reflect in the windows of G-Tech. Wouldn't reflections we could see from the street level depend upon windows angled downward? This, of course, isn't the case... Perhaps when seen from, oh, the 15th floor of the Waterplace condo towers will there be a reflection...

- Garris

[Lone Ranger]

BTW, I'm not sure why people ever expected the bonfires to reflect in the windows of G-Tech. Wouldn't reflections we could see from the street level depend upon windows angled downward? This, of course, isn't the case... Perhaps when seen from, oh, the 15th floor of the Waterplace condo towers will there be a reflection...

- Garris

So what you're saying is that, on that site, we needed to build a building with walls that angled outwards as they went upwards, so they would reflect down?

Someone should tell GTech they're gonna hafta rebuild. Boy I bet they're not gonna be happy about this.

[runawayjim]

So what you're saying is that, on that site, we needed to build a building with walls that angled outwards as they went upwards, so they would reflect down?

Someone should tell GTech they're gonna hafta rebuild. Boy I bet they're not gonna be happy about this.

it sure would be sweet... i'm sure that we'd see some reflection though... but if you look at that pic, you'll notice the lights were on inside the building, making it nearly impossible to see any reflection. the lights would have to be off to see any sort of reflection.