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The Atlanta Marriott Marquis hotel, photographed with a fish eye lens
This location was used in the Hunger Games and Matrix films for those of you who think it looks familiar. Taken with a timer - took me quite a few tries until I lucked out and got it almost perfectly symmetrical.
NotBigBrother84
Jonah in the belly of the Techno-Whale. circa 2017
Whty706
It looks familiar to me because DragonCon
whyWontKeiraKnightleyReturnMyPhoneCalls
not enough nipples for HR Giger.
Lexx608
Mmmmm Matrix:)
Flathead666
This view was also used in Spider-man: Homecoming. And DragonCon is a blast!
MarshmallowFluffernutterPie
Don't I know it. I go there every year for FWA! I can't wait to go next year.
Xenesthis
Not enough penis and vagina to be h.r.giger
YoungDumbAndFullOfCummies
That's pretty neat..
wa27
escapemundane
Spiderman Homecoming too
AsianDad
From above:
kenscar
That is a TRIP. Such a cool piece of architecture
anotherplacetoputstuff
Been there, can confirm weird as shit
UonlyThinkyourDead
fuck yeah
BellerophonM
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AmIsupposedtoputsomethinghere
Have been. Scary as heck. Saw janitors with back-vacs. thought they were ghostbusters
gottastaychargeable
ATL!
BecauseJimmy
Looks like the test footage of the vulture from Spider-Man Homecoming
OhGodWhatShouldIType
I WENT TO A CONVENTION HERE AND EVERY TIME I SEE IT IN A MOVIE I'M LIKE "I'VE BEEN THERE" AND NO ONE BELIEVES ME
kenscar
I believe you!
ShouldWeTellHim
It was also used on that work trip I went on a few years ago where my boss kept referring to Brie cheese as “that bry cheese”.
haniblenotacannible
Watch out for chairs
kenscar
I guess assholes have been known to throw chairs off the balconies? That's fucked up you could seriously kill someone
ShanghaiKitty
ComradeCardIndex1
At first I read this as the interior of Alanis morissette
Mjarchitect
I like, KINDA get the Giger, but this is 0% Escher...
kenscar
Escher because the perspective is warped: The skylight in the roof looks like it's in a wall at first.
TheZeroKeeper
Not really.... Escher is mathematical surrealism. This is Giger Ribs.
AbstractBettaFish
I'd love to see the same thing done at the Thompson center in Chicago
MarshmallowFluffernutterPie
Don't I know it. I go there every year for FWA! I can't wait to go next year.
Phischstaebchen
in Matrix? What scene??
kenscar
No sure it's what a bunch of people told me before I went over there to look at it.
Phischstaebchen
nothing I would recall.... hm.
ehoba666
That's nothing. Try taking this shot looking up from the Burj Al Arab lobby.
kenscar
Do you have one you could share here?
jamiewilliamhyatt7
I believe this location was used for Spiderman homecoming. In the first trailer there was a shot where the camera is looking ....part1
jamiewilliamhyatt7
Part 2 ..up at a similar angel and the valuture swoops down from above. But that shot didn't get used in the final move. J
CziltangBrony
Ribbed for YOUR pleasure...
kenscar
LOL somebody said I should title this "Canal" because it looks like the perspective of a baby being born
CziltangBrony
I was thinking more like "...vs. Jonah's POV."
quade
More importantly, this is where DragonCon lives every year. 85,000 of my closes friends for 4 wacky, cosplay days.
kenscar
So many people have recognized this from DragonCon! Now that I know about it I totally want to go to the next one it sounds AWESOME
xvakarian
I only went one day this year and might miss next year, makes me sad. Life changes are rough, man.
LiquidFire3
Fuck. Yes. Been going to Dcon for almost 10 years now, best vacation ever.
butlerfetish
Oh yes. Year 12 coming up for me. Hauling all my cosplay shit from Cali is a challenge.
Machachi
Every....damn.....year. I deal with 361 days of bullshit for those 4 amazing days
EyeHeartMonster
Yessss! Dragon Con is my all time favorite con!!
UonlyThinkyourDead
dragon con rocks
PrincessAris
I always have friends on the 28th floor or something, and look out over the edge and think "Yup, someone's going to shove me and I'll die."
Khatvogel
what is that
TheVakarian
So sweaty but so much fun.
Circuithusky
They also hold a massive furry convention there every year. See: Furry Weekend Atlanta. That hotel knows every kind of weird.
quade
The fetlife crew has been getting pushed further out to the spillover hotels in recent years. But yes, furries and everyone else are there.
AsianDad
From above during DragonCon, I can almost smell them:
usersubbordercontrol
I'm amazed nobody high in a dragon suit, decided to jump from the top and try to fly
JamesonStreet
quade
Dude! I put in my PTO request for DragonCon 2018 during DragonCon 2017
imhoots
I am such a friend. Hello friend!
quade
I friend! Only 84,999 more to go...
miranfam
I’ve never been - sdcc last 4 years but not even trying for badges this year. How do I get into dragon con? I hear it can be a chore too.
quade
You fill out a form online. http://dragoncon.org/ You're too late to get one of the 4 Con hotels though. But you can always Uber...
EyeHeartMonster
Best advice would be go Thursday around dinner time and you'll just walk through the line otherwise it's hours in line during the morning.
ThrobbinHoodz
That. Carpet
PrincessAris
I'm told they changed the ugly carpet a few years back, but I've been unable to go to DragonCon to confirm.
quade
They changed it. But, the Cult of the Carpet is still present; I saw more Cult costumes last year than ever before.
kenscar
This photo was taken last Friday - so this is the carpet in there now. The design worked perfectly in this image
quade
Cult of the Carpet is a different thing. People cosplay AS that old carpet...
kenscar
This I have heard. I must return
TheNoblePizzaDragonWhoLivesInYourFridge
Dragoncon.... I must know more
butlerfetish
People ask if it's like ComicCon. Imagine if ComicCon were actually run by fans and wasn't about selling the products. That's DragonCon.
TheNoblePizzaDragonWhoLivesInYourFridge
it... it's about dragons, right? :D
butlerfetish
LOL In part. Dragons, superheroes, writing, astronomy, cartoons, comedy, costuming, costuming, costuming, and yes, alcohol.
8BitCrusader
Sci-fi/fantasy, though pretty much any geeky/nerdy stuff shows up.
rabbiebabbie
I haven't actually gone but I've live in Atlanta and seen the massive crowds in the streets
quade
You should get a day pass and try it out
rabbiebabbie
I'm in grad school now idk if I can make it home but would give me an excuse to visit my mom
IFoldlyGo
Friday or Monday, it is packed Saturday & Sunday. But so many costumes on those days
quade
Friday would be a good day to choose. Monday, people are so busy going home and sessions are meh…people are just exhausted and hungover.
UonlyThinkyourDead
go its well worth it just for people watching alone
rabbiebabbie
That's honestly why I'd go hang downtown just to watch all the crazy impressive costumes and the crazy not impressive ones
UonlyThinkyourDead
Also the hotness is nice
rabbiebabbie
Definitely a lot of good looking people in that crowd to my surprise. Some in costume doing like photoshoots at random parks.