Showing posts with label downtown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label downtown. Show all posts

Monday, February 16, 2026

Golden Pink Bliss: Wistful Sunset Reflections

Reunion Tower Part IV: The light doesn't always perfectly catch--and reflect--off of a building. As sunset approaches, you attempt to capture the ideal moment where the light, colors, and reflections all intersect in between. 

In this exact moment, the clouds turn into a soft, magical shade of pink and the bright sun shines directly through the skyscrapers. The time to pause, reflect, and soak in the present moment is here. 

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

The Life of Dreams: Enchanting Lights at Dairy Block

Dairy Block is an extraordinary block filled with restaurants, shops, and a hotel all tied together in a mini historic district right in the heart of downtown. With distinctive art and everchanging lights at night, it makes for a memorable walk down. 

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Watercolor Sunset Skies in Dallas

Reunion Tower Part III: As the sun continues to get lower in the sky, smooth colors and textures start forming, scattering lights to create a stunning sunset just like in an anime. 

Featured in Flickr's Explore

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Illuminations at Night: Neon Splashes of Light

Can't help but admire this marvelous lights event in downtown San Francisco, with illuminating lights shining bright across numerous famous buildings in the city. 

Each building features striking digital art ranging from 5 to 10 minutes long from a diverse range of artists. I particularly loved this one at the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange building. Saturated colors in a fun gradient and sparkling background shine across all the columns and exteriors, ranging from turquoise, magenta, and midnight blue shades, creating a truly transcendent experience.

Monday, November 20, 2023

Washington State's Majestic Spokane Falls

The largest urban waterfall in the United States? Spokane Falls. Situated right in downtown, in a river by all the concrete just blocks away...it's surreal to think about. This beautiful stream of water makes for a delightful escape from the city life. 

Featured in Flickr's Explore.

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Colorful Confetti Lights in the Sky: A Night in Dallas

Reunion Tower Imagery Part I: There's so much we can't see with our naked eye when we look at the night sky in a city polluted with lights. But we can always use our imagination and create our own imagery of how we want to perceive the world. 

I love the downtown night views of Dallas, especially with the illuminating lights of the Bank of America skyscraper in the near distance. I decided to manipulate this image by adding in green and purple hues, enhancing the brightness and contrast, and decorating the sky with colorful confetti-like lights that resemble fireworks and a dreamlike reality. 

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Breathtaking Orange Skies: Clouds from Above

Reunion Tower Part II: High humidity and a diverse variety of clouds in the sky create the most surreal sunsets. The insanely high wind gusts couldn't stop us from staying outside until the very last second of light. 

Friday, February 17, 2023

Golden Cast of Light: Dallas Downtown at Sunset

Reunion Tower Part I: Extremely breezy days can't stop my attempt to catch good views. 

There was just the perfect amount of cloud cover in the sky, creating a golden cast of colors illuminating across all the modern skyscrapers during sunset at the one-of-a-kind Reunion Tower. 

Friday, December 9, 2022

Vibrant Orange Sunset in Downtown Vancouver

The stunning sunset above downtown Vancouver I had to capture as the elevator was rapidly going up Harbour Center. 

Sunsets in a way are such rarities--it's hard to capture the exact same sunset and if you miss your window...it can be a completely different outcome. 

Friday, October 28, 2022

Top of Vancouver's Revolving Night Views of Lights

Absolutely spectacular night views of the city of Vancouver from the Top of Vancouver Revolving restaurant! 

The view changes every second--the lights from the city and the bay were beyond phenomenal to look at from sunset to dark. 

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

The Fairmont Hotel at Golden Hour


The Fairmont Hotel building is classy, otherworldly, and historical all at once. When golden hour hits, the place transforms. The building lights up with that ethereal glow, soft pastel clouds form, and the trees create the perfect contrast from a distance. 

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Denver's Mountains + Skyline Views from City Park

From a hill above City Park, you can see the outlines of mountains and downtown skyline of Denver. 

It was a couple hours before sunset and the clouds began to form across the sky, breaking up into different, astonishing patterns. I decided to add on extra effects to this, giving it a soft orange glow. 

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

The High-Tech: Denver's Modern Architecture + Design


I just love looking at all of the different convention centers across major cities. 

This was an extraordinary one with striking exterior design that looks even cooler at unique angles. It looks super high-tech, super sleek and fits right in at the booming Denver downtown area. 

Monday, January 24, 2022

The Architecture of Walt Disney Concert Hall


Stainless steel makes up the architecture of Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. I loved this post-modern style look and feel and wanted to capture a closeup view of it with the sun glaring down in the middle of the day, casting some cool saturated colors and hues.

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Towering Sky: Soaring Heights and Skyscrapers


The close-up view of skyscrapers at downtown, where you get an up-close and personal view of the tallest skyscrapers in the city 30 floors above ground level. 

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Broad Museum's State-of-the Art Design and Architecture


Described as a "block-size box", the design and architecture of the Broad Museum is beyond modern with sharp, intricate details outside and inside. 

I decided to capture a closeup view of this building to really capture the magnificent, contemporary composition. 

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

One-Way Color Tunnel: When Light Strikes, Colors Explode


This stunning One-Way Color Tunnel, created with a mix of mirrors and glass panels by Olafur Eliasson's, glows in various shades of blue, pink, purple, green, orange and yellow shades depending on where you stand and your unique perspective. 

The time of day and the amount of light streaming into this Oculus Bridge at San Francisco MOMA changes the color arrangement, making this art installation a transformative experience each time you step into it. 

Friday, July 23, 2021

Chicago at Night: Mesmerizing Walks in the Light


One of those magical kind of nights in downtown Chicago, surrounded by bustling restaurants, bars, and streets and tall skyscrapers glowing softly in the distance. 

Monday, July 19, 2021

Contemporary Design + Architecture at the Glass Dome


Crocker Galleria Part II: On a (breezy) weekend, the Crocker Galleria is closed to visitors, which offers up a pretty fantastic photo opportunity to capture the entire mall and its glass dome atrium.

Not a single soul in sight.

Monday, June 7, 2021

Downtown Cleveland's Historic Glass Skylight Atrium


The impressive Victorian-style atrium in The Arcade. 

The beauty of this structure really shines through, from the architectural design of the building to the glass skylight in the atrium.