Atlanta

I will be traveling to Atlanta for business next week and lately I have been bringing my gear whenever I have to travel. I have collected some beautiful night skyline images of many cities that I have visited with the helpful "best location" tips of other POTN members.
Can anyone please tell me where I would be able to find a great (and safe) location to shoot the Atlanta skyline? Thanks in advance to all that repsond

I have not spent much time taking city shots of Atlanta, but hope to sometime in August once I am back home from school. I would suggest that you be careful around the campus of Georgia Tech (near the Varsity & MARTA station area also). While you shouldn't have a problem that is a bit more dodgy than others from my experiences. You might want to think about getting over to Lenox area I know there are a few views of that skyline by a river, but once again I cant give you directions (only seen the shots). Make sure you post them, love to see your shots when you return!
PS: if you got time you should come to my suburb (Roswell) and hit up the Roswell Mill at Vickery Creek. I got a few shots of the waterfall on my webpage. Its a cool place to visit if you got the free time. Its about 20-30 minutes from downtown depending on where exactly you are staying (maybe longer if your really south).

The best skyline I remember from Atlanta is on the ride from the airport -- I remember saying to myself "Oh yeah, I could live here"!

tonylong wrote in post #12796666
The best skyline I remember from Atlanta is on the ride from the airport -- I remember saying to myself "Oh yeah, I could live here"!

That is a nice skyline view for sure. I like the one I see a ton on I-20 West on my way to school. You pass a hill and you see it far away in the distance. It looks awesome, but I know that the photograph wouldn't work because its a bit too far to get any clarity in the shot (too much smog )

I just remeber, that there was a tower with. Restaurant which was turning around once within an hour. But i've been there in 2000 or so.

Thanks everyone. I just saw on Flickr some nice pictures of Atlanta from the parking deck of SCAD. I'm going to have to call there to see if I can get in the lot.

The Jackson St bridge is probably the most over-used, easily accessible spot for skyline photos. Just be careful if you're traipsing around there at night with expensive gear
Jackson St bridge - http://riftwave.net …ageview&var1=IM​G_3354.jpg
5th street bridge - http://riftwave.net …r1=atlanta%2FIM​G_6287.jpg

You can also get some nice shots from some of the taller buildings in town. Some you can get into, some you can't.

cgen1 wrote in post #12797060
Thanks everyone. I just saw on Flickr some nice pictures of Atlanta from the parking deck of SCAD. I'm going to have to call there to see if I can get in the lot.

FYI, just called SCAD and they do not allow anyone other than enrolled students to photograph from the parking deck

Its a parking deck. What are they going to do, check your ID?

Tarzanman wrote in post #12877469
Its a parking deck. What are they going to do, check your ID?

Yes. There is a gate and security.

The two best spots are the Jackson St. bridge and the North Ave. bridge. I would not do the Jackson St. bridge alone, but I have done the North Ave bridge on a couple of occasions and I don't think that one is a problem. It is located between GA Tech and the Varsity. There is actually a hole in the fence that someone (a photographer is my guess) made that works for a camera on a tripod. Here are a couple of shots I took there:

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/10smark/4547075​343/

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/10smark/4547075​605/

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/10smark/4192395​562/

Jackson St. Bridge (map)