Austin Texas seems to have an ever changing skyline. I do a fair amount of Austin Stock photography sales so I am always looking for new images. Yesterday the clouds were looking interesting so I decided to do a little walking around downtown looking for photo opportunities. I parked my car on Congress Avenue (the main street in downtown Austin) and this wall was directly in front of me. I’m not sure why I had never noticed it before, but it was calling my name. I particularly like the juxtaposition of the ‘spear like’ Frost Bank building as though it’s providing an alternate answer to the message on the building.

It’s getting more & more difficult to find an ‘iconic’ image of Austin Texas. Not too long ago you would photograph the Austin skyline from any hill and be able to include the Texas Capitol & the UT Tower. Now unless you are shooting straight down Congress Avenue the Capitol is obscured by all the new construction. I had a fellow photographer tell me that the Frost Bank Tower (The tall building to the right of the Capitol) is the ‘new’ Austin icon. Me, I still like the old traditional Capitol.

I was shooting a portrait session recently in downtown Austin when I looked up & liked the way the clouds & light were framing the Frost Bank Building. It’s quite an interesting looking building. (You can also see it’s reflection in one of my HOG Rally photos & it’s in the background of another.)

This view Austin’s skyline was taken last week just a few feet from the Stevie Ray Vaughn Statue on the hike & bike trail. I’m looking forward to the day when the Austonian is finished next year so I can shoot a new ‘complete’ Austin skyline photo series.