Downtown Nashville Architecture Photography from the Sky - Part 1: Music City Center

There isn't a bad angle of Music City Center in Downtown Nashville ... but it is REALLY challenging as an architectural photographer to not shoot an angle that hasn't already been photographed. At one point I just decided to put my drone in the air to see what I could find from there. Even with the drone, finding interesting angles is a challenge because the building is surrounded by taller buildings and buildings at a higher elevation so you are limited with what you can see.

Music City Center from above at dusk, the curving roofline reading as one continuous gesture only from the air.

The main facade from across the way, the green roof and copper cladding catching the last of the light before full dark.

Looking across from the Bridgestone Arena side, the convention center entry pulling its weight against the rest of downtown.

I am sure I can get more interesting angles, but this is all I had the energy for. Being from a smaller city of less than 100,000 people, a larger city is a bit intimidating. I haven't quite figured out how to deal with the general discomfort of being alone with thousands of dollars worth of photography equipment in a strange city at night, so my shoots have lasted no more than 5 minutes and I am generally right next to or, in this case, sitting inside of my car with the doors locked. Fear takes a ton of energy, so I hope to be over that soon.