at the risk of posting twice in a row, i just need to say:
WOW! those are some amazing shots with that tripod!! well done.

That tripod is nuts, Matt. It sure provides some great views, however. Excellent stuff as always!

Wow!!! What a very cool tool – can’t wait to see what other new vantage points it brings!

bonitas fotos gracias amigo

Really like the first picture with the sunset behind the city lights.
That tripod is amazing to see.

Saying that these photos are spectacularly awesome does not accurately describe these photos.

I would give these photos 100,000 out of 5 acorns.

Matt,

Let me say that your photography has been elevated to new heights, literally I was happy for you when you told me the other night about this 24ft tripod, but seeing the results was far more impressive. I am truly happy for youand I look forward to your series, more than ever before. Thanks for sharing your work and for continuing to invest on your photography. Much appreciated.

Matt,

I’ve been a long-time follower of your site and I think these photos are perhaps some of your best yet – the new monster tripod is intense! I’m moving to San Diego in 6 days and, though I’ll be missing Raleigh a lot, I will look forward to checking back with RaleighSkyline for beautiful views to remind me of home. Thanks for your awesome work!

Matt,

This is probably my favorite of your collections. The new angles from the tripod actually make Raleigh look interesting. Thanks for sharing your incredible photography.

Beautiful – absolutely beautiful … Thanks Matt!

This has to be my favorite collection in quite a while – I LOVE the first Capitol photo as well as the RBC Plaza picture with all the power lines leading up to it. GREAT work!!!

That Elevated South Saunders shot is phenomenal! Also the daytime shot at North Hills is impressively crisp.

“Cree Shimmer Wall” – tacky.

Cree Shimmer Wall: Wow, they must think people are stupid, they have to tell us what it is. I can see just the Cree name, but adding shimmer wall, another sign of downtown thinking with “have a_s vision” (don’t even mention that they gave money, does not matter, looks rediculous).

Can’t wait for the second phase of the convention center to cover up the wall (have they thought about that problem?(NO, city council, DRA and the architects of that box have no vision)

Great photos!

Also, Chuck is right.

When will we start seeing a number of towers under construction? I visit other cities across the country, alot of towers going up, Raleigh is making too many excuses (developers and architects around here are small rural town thinkers), we will all be in our 80’s before we can enjoy a “Real” downtown (ugly empty lots, sad new architecture, city market is laughable and warehouse district is pathetic)

So Thomas, tell us how you really feel

AMAZING!!!! You find the best angles and make Raleigh look larger and more dense than it really is. I love the Renaissance Hotel pic and all the others. I can’t choose a favorite!!

Thanks again Matt!!!

You guys actually seek out downtown-centric message boards and visit them to make disparaging comments about downtown? Do you hunt down religous sites and tout atheism as well?

By the way, these pictures are great. Thanks for this web site.

Thomas: You must be out of your mind to be complaining about no new construction at a time when no one can get a loan. And your comments about downtown are rather idiotic, to say the least.

Well, we do have the SECU headquarters, Im looking forward to seeing how that looks when completed, not to mention the whole green square project. Is there an official rendering for SECU?

i emailed someone in charge of the city development asking what plans were approved. we’ll see if i ever hear back. i am excited about green square and secu, even if it’s 2+ years away. there’s also city plaza and hillsborough st, as far as new stuff goes, albeit not buildings. im most disappointed at the stalling of the already slow charter square stuff, but at least there’s some bright spots still in this crappy economy.

Would love to know more about the “nuts and bolts” of these photos. For instance, are you shooting blind and using a remote shutter? How are you framing these photos?

after riding around downtown and seeing the limited space we have left to develop i think raleigh’s gonna end up looking like another DC with not so many tall buildings but maybe just large buildings… unless developers start thinking taller. i just dont see raleigh having that height we need in our skyline, hopefully i will be wrong on this one people.

Raleigh will never be a big city or have a big skyline. People can keep wishing and that is all it is – a big dream.

I never heard of a psychic named “Anonymous”…..Anonymous can see into the future!! Tell me Anonymous, when will the next ICE AGE come?? HAHAH
YOU SAY RALEIGH will NEVER be a BIG city.
YOU ARE CORRECT…NYC, LA, SEOUL, LONDON, CHICAGO, TOKYO…..THOSE are BIG CITIES!! So I guess you are correct.
BUT WHATS YOUR POINT?
WHO CARES if RALEIGH becomes that big??
That is NOT the point, and NOT the reason for this website.
NIETHER did this website say “BIG RALEIGH SKYLINE .COM”
So please MR/Miss psychic, Leave the extremely POINTLESS comments off of this website.

where the sunset one with poles in?