Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
Coming to Dallas to photograph sites of the city in mid jan. what's there to see and do?
What's there to do in Dallas?
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sophie
Break My Heart
Debbie
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
Umm, who is that? Like any sites or any places I could get a good photo of the skyline or get up high to take a pictures of the buildings?
Lew Sterrett, which is where you will end up anyway if you get caught taking too many pictures of the buildings.
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
I don't follow? I don't think photographing city skylines, scenic areas, and street life is illegal.
Drewcifer
Agent of Karma
I do a lot of street and architectural photography, as long as you are on public property and not photographing a military installation the first amendment is on your side. Certain authority figures may ask what you are doing but that is as far as they can go.
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
You are probably OK unless a cop mistakes you for being a Muslim.
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
Yes, thats what I figured. I think I'm gonna ask for permission for the Botanical Gardens. They say personal photography is fine and since I'm just bringing a regular camera, no equipment or entourage, I figure I'm going to be fine.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
What is there to do in any major metro in America? All of those things exist in Dallas, too.
They may really be about it, though Southfork will leave you disappointed as the actual interior of the house is not up to the series' standards.
If you want to see socialism in action, go out to Arlington to see the Ballpark in Arlington (that made W a welfare queen) and the taxpayer funded museum where they also play football (Cowboy Stadjium). If you go to Southfork, Allen Texas is fairly nearby and you can see what a 60 million dollar high school stadium looks like.
Downtown Ft. Worth is probably more Texasy and tourist friendly than downtown Dallas. There are a lot of high rise condos north of downtown that have great downtown views. Not sure is there are any such hotels The ones I know about are expensive and midrise. I could get a view of downtown when walking on the sidewalk on Hillcrest next to SMU's law school, but that is several miles away from downtown.
Seriously, Lew Sterrett (or actually the courthouse attached to it) might work. It is across the highway that loops around downtown and is multistory. The county courthouse on commerce street, if you go to the top floor might yield some shots. It is right across from the Old Red Courthouse. I have always wanted to take a tour of the Old Red Courthouse, but haven't yet. Reunion Tower is next to downtown and has a rotating restaurant at the top (just be careful - most disaster movies set in Dallas have the tower being destroyed. The last time I was up there, W invaded Afghanistan and they had us evacuate the tower). The hotel right next to it may yield some god views of downtown.
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
Any buildings I can go up in as a tourist to actually take pictures of the city from above?
KMRblue1027
Deity
Beat up Cowboys fans?
Formaldehyde
Both Fair And Balanced
Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
I heard the reunion tower is not open yet.
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