I’ve talked a couple of times (more will come, let’s face it) about the joys of timing a flight to arrive somewhere at the right time to get pretty pictures. But (let’s face it again) sometimes the right move is to end up where you’re going in time for the skyline to catch some color. I am old enough to remember when no Austinite could ever think there’d be this many glass towers in the city. There are still a lot of natives (and frequent visitors) who miss those old days. But I have to admit, sometimes there’s a postcard waiting for you and I’m not going to be the nostalgic snob who whines, “Those buildings shouldn’t even be there.”

January 30, 2025. OnePlus 12 cell phone, 13.3mm focal length with digital zoom (35mm equivalent: 140mm), f/2.6, 1/40, ISO 250.