News and Notes:
Raleigh Sunsets - 09/03/2010
A look back at a few Raleigh sunsets… Raleigh Sunset from Dorothea Dix RBC Plaza Sunset Raleigh Sunset Raleigh Sunset ...
Lightning Round - 07/30/2010
A long time goal of mine was to capture lightning actually striking a downtown Raleigh building. This happened on July 29, ...
Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater - 06/07/2010
I know visitors come to RaleighSkyline.com for pictures of the Backstreet Boys, so I won’t disappoint you. I captured ...
Snow in Raleigh on January 30, 2010 - 01/30/2010
Scenes from the January 29-30 snowfall in Raleigh, North Carolina. It appears we got about 5 inches around downtown, though ...
New Shimmer Wall Lighting - 09/24/2009
Apparently disappointed with night time shimmering results of the LED backlit shimmer wall, it seems CREE (or other powers ...
Wall Cloud over Downtown Raleigh - 05/07/2009
This is from the supercell from May 5, 2009. Video from the Canon EOS 5D Mark II / Stills from the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III. ...
The Lonnie Poole Golf Course - 04/17/2009
Here is a preview look at the Arnold Palmer designed North Carolina State University Lonnie Poole Golf course, located ...
New Welcome to Raleigh Sign - 04/03/2009
People traveling into downtown Raleigh via South Saunders Street will be greeted with a rather large welcome sign as of this ...
Mystery Skyline Angle IV - 03/11/2009
This is probably the most obscure angle I know of. You can walk about 15 feet east or west and it vanishes.
BB&T Building Fixes Illumination - 11/25/2008
After almost five months, Two Hannover Square has finally attended to the embarrassing lack of flood lighting on the ...
Freezing Rain - 10/01/2008
No, not that kind of freezing rain. This lightning strike was so close, quick, and bright (and just barely out of frame of ...
Sneak Preview: West at North - 09/08/2008
The West at North condominiums are nearly complete in the Glenwood South area of downtown Raleigh. Here is a look at parts ...
Shimmer Wall Lighting Ceremony - 09/04/2008
The shimmer wall that graces Raleigh’s new convention center was officially illuminated during a ceremony Thursday ...
RBC Plaza Lights Up - 08/22/2008
Here is a quick series from the ceremonial lighting of RBC Plaza crown from Thursday night. 30 minutes before the start. RBC ...
Barack Obama visits Raleigh - 08/19/2008
Presidential candidate Barack Obama held a town hall meeting at the fairgrounds last night in Raleigh, so I decided to get a ...
Wachovia Sign now a Reality - 08/03/2008
One side of Wachovia Capitol Center’s rumored sign has been put into place. The southern front of the building ...
Leaning Tower Crane of Raleigh - 07/24/2008
I noticed that the Site One/Charter Square tower crane appeared to be leaning last week when I was out taking pictures on ...
Downtown Raleigh Lightning - 06/30/2008
A lightning bolt squeezes between RBC Plaza and Two Hannover Square. Wider version. Another shot from the night.
RBC Plaza Crane on its Way Down - 06/25/2008
Downtown Raleigh’s tallest object ever is coming down. The crane that stood since the beginning of construction of RBC ...
RBC Plaza Crown Illumination - 06/18/2008
The crown atop RBC Plaza was flooded with light last night for a short time, pleasantly adding a focal point to the building ...
Smoke and Signs - 06/12/2008
Smoke from a wildfire in eastern North Carolina has reduced visibility levels around the triangle. Meanwhile, RBC Plaza and ...
Hodge Road/264 Update - 05/20/2008
Here’s an updated silhouetted sunset shot from the Hodge Road at 264 vantage point. Hodge road at 264, May 20, 2008. ...
RBC Spire In Place - 05/14/2008
The spire atop the crown of RBC Plaza has finally been put into place, topping out the building and accepting all ...
Raleigh Rainbows - 04/20/2008
The sun dipped under clouds just in time Sunday night to create a high arched rainbow over downtown Raleigh along with ...
Electric April Skyline - 04/04/2008
I caught a couple lightning bolts over the Raleigh skyline from the thunderstorms this evening. I didn’t anticipate ...
New Wachovia Rooftop Sign Mockup - 03/27/2008
There has been recent news that Raleigh’s Wachovia Capitol Center wants to join the rooftop signage and logo war. This ...
Late March Mini Series - 03/26/2008
Here are few photographs sitting in the queue. Hodge Road and US 264 view. I expected the RBC Plaza to seem a little taller ...
Blimp over Raleigh - 03/24/2008
The DirecTV blimp drifted over Raleigh this past weekend providing aerial coverage of the RBC Center, which played host to a ...
Raleigh Timelapse Video - 03/17/2008
A few months ago I bought an inexpensive solid state video camera to just leave in the car and capture random subjects with. ...
Mystery Skyline Angle - 02/28/2008
Here’s one of the better skyline angles you probably won’t see. Credit goes to my wife for showing me this ...
RBC Plaza Spire and Update - 02/27/2008
Currently sitting on the future site of the Edison is the makings of RBC Plaza’s height boosting spire. You can make ...
Hazy, Low Contrast Raleigh Aerial - 02/07/2008
I took this on a mid-day flight to Boston yesterday. The visibility was not great and zooming through an airplane window ...
RBC Plaza Height Update - 01/28/2008
A long distance look at the skyline off of New Bern Avenue, into the sun. From Capital:
Updated RaleighSkyline.com Design - 01/25/2008
You may have noticed: I spent some time redesigning the look of the website; the front page, in particular. It’s still ...
New, larger, brighter BB&T sign - 12/03/2007
Two Hannover Square got an upgrade today: a huge, centered version of its Branch Banking and Trust rooftop signage logo. ...
South Saunders Skyline update - 10/11/2007
The crane for RBC Plaza has risen to new heights, presumably its last increase. Middle floors are now visible from this ...
Cary Gas Fire - 10/10/2007
Here’s some photographs of the flaming fireball over in Cary at the intersection of Kildaire and Tryon.
RBC Plaza Installs Windows - 09/09/2007
Even though there was a push for linux. I’d have to say they look less blue-green than in the some of the renderings, ...
RalSky Status Update - 08/22/2007
Many of you many be wondering (or perhaps no one is) when the next photo series among other updates to the site will occur. ...
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