The Seaholm Development, or the Seaholm redevelopment, fully renovated the old downtown Austin Power Plant, which I featured yesterday, and added a retail and residential component. Today, I have a few photos from the non-power plant portion.

We are at the rear of the renovated power plant, where the developers opted to keep the smokestacks. On the top right, extending for most of the width of the building is the metal superstructure, which was part of the original power plant. On the left, you can see the high-rise residential tower.

The redevelopment added a courtyard ringed by retail shops atop a large underground parking lot. I believe that this metal-topped concrete structure is mostly a decorative element. It also separates the main walkway from a faux-grass area popular with dogs.

The L-shaped retail is shown here with leading lines. It’s a modest space with several smaller stores and a large Trader Joe’s.

I passed through this area as I walked from the Pfluger Pedestrian Bridge to the center of downtown while I tested the Leica D-Lux 8. There’s nothing spectacular about these images; however, they do show high-quality photos taken at night with a compact camera, and I enjoy capturing architecture.

All the pictures range from 24 to 31mm equivalent shot a 1/8 second with an acceptable ISO 320 to 400. The bright f1.7 to f2.2 aperture with solid image stabilization allows for capable night photography in an urban setting.

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