Here's some pics I just took...Tell me what you think! (Dial-up warning)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

They're having the Freedom Walk to honor the victims of 9-11-01. It's actually pretty neat. They even had a fly-over of F-16s in the missing man formation. It was quite moving.







I'm actually pretty impressed with this one. I like the shadows.



I'm terrified of heights, but I had to lean over the balcony to get most of these pictures. I hope you enjoy!
Duckie

[Broken_Hero]

1. Nice pictures...

I've got to go to OKC since I'm pretty close, I have never been there, and seeing a part of our history interests me. BTW, how far away is Tulsa from OKC?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

2. About an hour.

The turnpike is pretty fast travelling. It costs about three bucks to get there on it, but it's worth it.
Duckie

[Broken_Hero]

3. okay, just checking...

Tulsa is about a 2hour drive away from me...just trying to figure out ETA for future reference, might plan a day trip....

[YellowRubberDuckie]

4. Kick

:kick:

[qnr]

5. Great photos :) n/t

[bertha katzenengel]

6. Very nice, Ducky.

Mrs. V. and I have been there. We have a friend who is a docent; she was across the street on 4/19/95, and almost bled to death. She caught the whole of a plate glass window. Mrs. V. knew two of the men who died there.

Thanks for posting these.

:hug:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

7. Feel free to save them, Bertha.

I like to share. :evilgrin: I live across the street. I took those from my balcony. If you guys ever get back to OKC, you will have to call me. I'd love to take you guys to Bricktown for some dinner!
Duckie

[bertha katzenengel]

8. We went there when we visited in 2000!

Would LOVE to go back. We can all get together if you like - you & Family, our friend & her partner. :7

[YellowRubberDuckie]

9. We would love that!

And I'm sure Skip would too! As long as you guys don't mind him being the only dude. LOL
Duckie

[ScreamingMeemie]

10. Beautiful!!!

:hi: :hug:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

11. Thanks!

I'm getting back into photography again. Skip told me if I could take such great pictures dangling off an 11th story balcony shooting aimlessly, imagine what I can do when I'm meaning to do something! I don't mean to be a bragidocious, but I used to do pretty good stuff back in the day. I'm looking forward to having a hobby again.
Duckie

[ScreamingMeemie]

12. and I am looking forward to seeing the fruits of your labor...

How awesome to have Skip encourage you like that. He rocks! :hug:

[petronius]

13. Is that the memorial to the Oklahoma City bombing?

That top picture is not at all what I pictured OK looking like; the buildings seem very northeastern to me (of course, I'm just a Californian).

Nice shots - the reflecting pool through the doorway took me a while to figure out. It's a bit Escher-esque...

[YellowRubberDuckie]

15. Thanks.

What did you think the buildings looked like? :evilgrin:
Here's a shot of the view just to the right of the memorial.

Not nearly as good, but it's a good example of our buildings.
Duckie

[petronius]

17. The office buildings are certainly what I'd expect,

and the water towers in the top picture (which I didn't notice at first) are characteristic (IMO) of the Plains and the South. It's just the steeples and the design of the brick buildings that threw me - I associate steeples with the northeast, and the brick churches I'm familiar with in the South seem to have a different architectural style...

In this picture, the tall building on the left and the one in the center both seem to have a sort of rainbow coloration - is that really there, or is it an image artifact?

Thanks for the photo-essay; I like seeing other people's landscapes...

[Floogeldy]

18. Hey. How did the Empire State Building end up back there?

;)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

22. I know, we think it was modelled after it...

:shrug:

[Whoa_Nelly]

14. Thanks for the hometown photos, Duckie!

First I've seen of the Murrah Bldg. site since 1997 when there was still chain link all around.

Thank you so much :hug:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

16. You're welcome!

If you want me to take pictures of anything else around town, let me know. I need a project. LOL
Duckie

[Rhiannon12866]

19. Gorgeous photos! Very impressive! Thanks for sharing...

You could illustrate a tour book with these...:D

I've never been to Oklahoma City, but it looks like a beautiful city, a place I'd really like to visit.:bounce:

Rhiannon:hi:

[xchrom]

20. nice pics!

i love that memorial.

[Phentex]

21. Nice job!

What a view you had.

Thanks for sharing those.