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Pinnacle Properties Newsroom
Winning skyline image reflects downturn
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte, NC - 2009-11-11
Charlotte Chamber's official uptown photo
Kerry Hall Singe@charlotteobserver.com
This sunset shot of the Charlotte skyline took one local photographer to Victory Lane in the Charlotte Chamber's annual skyline photo contest.
Shot by Larry Harwell, owner and president of Carolina Digital Photo Group, the panoramic photo was taken in July from the 11th-floor balcony of a Dilworth penthouse - which was later bought by NASCAR driver Mark Martin.
The chamber started the photo contest in 1993 as uptown development was on the upswing. It updates its publications annually with the winning image, which will serve as the chamber's official skyline photograph for one year.
As uptown development has slowed, this year's photo features fewer cranes than in prior years. The new NASCAR Hall of Fame is clearly visible in the center of the photo, and the nearly complete Duke Energy Center is prominent on the left. Also visible toward the right, however, is The Park condo tower, which has been stalled since last year.
A professional photographer with more than 30 years of experience, Harwell was hired by the developers of Royal Court to shoot photographs for their marketing materials. Harwell shot the winning photo with a Canon 50D camera and digitally combined three separate images to capture the sunset in the sky and its reflection on the buildings.
The balcony where Harwell stood is part of a corner unit at Royal Court that was bought by Martin for $1.675 million in August, according to public records. Royal Court, with 107 units, recently hit more than $15 million in sales, said developer Douglas Hollidge, partner with Pinnacle Properties.
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