Austin Texas skyline 2018

For years, if you ever walked along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake (before the renovations) there was a lack of vantage points of the skyline for pedestrians or photographers.

Recently, via The Trail Foundation, multiple water access points have been placed along the shores of Lady Bird Lake.

This lookout of the Austin skyline is in between the water access point across from the Seaholm Waterfront, and Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Memorial statue.

Now back to the photo. This spot has a pier (as opposed to the other option) which can only be best described as stadium steps that go down to the shoreline.

I ended up in the upper left-hand corner of the pier, so I could frame my composition in a way that avoided the remaining treeline from the hike and bike trail that persisted in my shot.