Calgary Photography

[Wooster]

I'm proposing a sticky here of a ongoing thread of any Calgary pictures. Any good pics you've taken or found just post them here! Much like the Vancouver one, which is great to browse

Basically any Calgary photos except construction updates

I'll start with a couple of my own.

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[Jimby]

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[Jimby]

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[Jimby]

Nomadic Pictures

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The CF 5 Freedom Fighter on Crowchild

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Pedestrians have the right of way in Calgary!


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[Jimby]

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[ue]

Great photos !!

[Surrealplaces]

A few photos of Bridgeland. These are from a couple of years ago. I can't wait to get some more pictures of Bridgeland this summer.

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[ue]

Bridgeland looks like such a chic neighbourhood, why are ya waitin' until Summer? Great photos.

[Jimby]

This shot made it to #487 in Explore on Flickr which means it was one of 500 most "interesting" shots of the day. It doesn't happen very often to my pics, this is the first one since January.


April 2, from 33rd Ave SW

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[Witty Nickname]

^ Congrats Jimby! Great shot too!

[Surrealplaces]

Congrats Jimby! Your great photography is paying off :tup:

[Wigs]

First off my camera sucks. It's a 4MP 3x optical zoom Fuji Point&Shoot from 2003. I am certainly no Jimby.

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[Wigs]

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[Wigs]

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[ScottFromCalgary]

Thanks for all the pics WIGS

[Surrealplaces]

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[Surrealplaces]

Nice use of an alleyway
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[Wooster]

Nice pics of a vibrant 17th ave. Man, it looks absolutely balmy out there. Toronto's been so chilly this spring. :( Look forward to being home for a few days at the beginning of next month!

[Deepstar]

Nice pics of a vibrant 17th ave. Man, it looks absolutely balmy out there. Toronto's been so chilly this spring. :( Look forward to being home for a few days at the beginning of next month!

It's been great foe the last few days. Not only warm, but brilliant sunshine.

Nice pictures Wigs, Surreal!

[Deepstar]

Agreed, I wish more alleys were like that. Where's is that taken?

Nice use of an alleyway
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[Jimby]

Agreed, I wish more alleys were like that. Where's is that taken?

behind NOOR Architects next to the Sky Tower/OneTen pit, between 10 & 11 Aves, east of 1 St SE.

[Tobyoby]

From Ayuen on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayuen/


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[Calgarian]

Agreed, I wish more alleys were like that. Where's is that taken?

That's my office, I go through the gate in the courtyard every day.

And it's NORR, not NOOR.

And when are they going to fix the LED on Arriva?

[RWin]

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Obviously not a google street view :haha:

[Stephen Ave]

Obviously not a google street view :haha:

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[Stephen Ave]

Wow, that is awesome!

From Ayuen on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayuen/

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[Jimby]

the house that Mikey built, East Elbow Park

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East Elbow Park construction

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[RWin]

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The faces aren't blurred.

[Jimby]

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[Bigtime]

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[Yume-sama]

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It's a beautiful day. To stay inside :P But it's nice hockey weather is back in Calgary for tonight :)

[Deepstar]

Michael Ignatieff visiting Calgary

Courtesy of Michael Ignatieff himself http://www.flickr.com/photos/ignatieff/

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[Witty Nickname]

ArriVa in the morning sun.

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[Jimby]

The Bow is now visible from the south

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[ue]

amazing jimby. that is a great cgy skyline shot - love the shadows.

[Jimby]

Thanks EE! I was in St Mary's Cemetery with a friend tonight. It was a beautiful evening, but there's snow on the way!

[Witty Nickname]

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Click here for the BIG version. (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3489344695_d7ef0258a7_o.jpg)

[Witty Nickname]

Here is a looking North shot of Calgary from last fall.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3492425943_f99de56b32_b.jpg (http://skyscraperpage.com/)

Click here for the BIG version (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3492425943_69a42c7fd4_o.jpg)

[Jimby]

excellent panos Regulator!



a sign of the hysterical times?


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Boys and Girls Club roof

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[Jimby]

front steps of the Palliser

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flicker

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[Surrealplaces]

Skyline shots of Calgary from the Bankview district
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15 minutes later from an angle further up the hill, just as the sun went below the horizon
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[Jimby]

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[ScottFromCalgary]

Nice...some different perspectives to say the least.

[skrish]

That shot of Livingston is great Jimby.

[Jimby]

Thanks Scott and Skrish! :)

[Jimby]

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[Vascilli]

I love the characters you see walking down town, usually I don't have the balls to take a picture of them.

[ue]

nice shot jimby .looks like an interesting character.

[Jimby]

It helps to have balls if you're born a male!
Thanks EE!


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[Jimby]

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[BFHeadstone]

For those of you who do not get into the photography section here are a few shots that I took today down south of Sirocco golf course (south of Spruce Meadows)
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=169195

[Calalb]

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Sam Livingston lives!!

Nice shots Jimby.

[Jimby]

Thanks Calalb!


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dedicated to the memory of Amber Bowerman, tragically murdered May 27 2008
http://www.amberbowerman.ca

[McPaul]

Just bought a new camera, myself (well, have to go pick it up at Bestbuy tomorrow or so)

Any of you experts want to go for a walkabout to show me how to use it? (yeah, I have no idea!)

I bought a Canon Rebel T1i. Do you guys use tripods when you take these?

[Vascilli]

Tripods are best used for long exposures, awkward camera placement, when you want to very precisely align your camera, or when you want to keep movement to a minimum (Macro comes to mind). Your lens will probably be a Canon 18-55mm IS, and the Image Stabilization in it will fairly well negate the need for a tripod in some cases.

First thing you should do with your camera is not use it in Auto mode. (The green box)

[McPaul]

Great feedback so far, thanks!

[Jimby]

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[McPaul]

Interesting shot, Jimby, where was that taken from?

I was walking the other direction from there on Saturday, from downtown and ending up at the Max Bell train station.

Haven't really seen many views of downtown from the east/west before. Makes an interesting angle.

[Jimby]

Thanks! I was at the far west end of 10th Avenue under Crowchild.

[Big Sky]

Colors is the bomb! :cool:

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[McPaul]

oh! it's 10th Avenue that goes past crowchild... I walked through sunalta on 11th and 12th the other day but didn't go down 10th. (wasn't impressed with what I saw on 11&12th!!) so I continued down to the river... interesting pic.

[mersar]

Yep, it just barely continues past for a block of small industrial/office buildings (nothing different then most of the rest of 10th ave on the east side) then it ends just before the pathway running from up by the Golf course comes down to the river

[Surrealplaces]

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[Surrealplaces]

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[Doug_Cgy]

Beautiful shots Surreal!

[Chinook Arch]

This one's the bomb!

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[frinkprof]

Canada Geese Visiting the Beltline

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[kap384]

This one's the bomb!


Awesome pics Surreal:tup:

[Witty Nickname]

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[Stephen Ave]

Nice pics everyone!

[BFHeadstone]

I did a walk about town today over by Fort Calgary and toward the Bow River

Rather than posting all the images I am just going to link you to my Flickr Page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bwfennell/sets/72157618843595428/)

Hope you enjoy :)

[Jimby]

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first rafters of the season?
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ceiling at Aida's

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[Bigtime]

CBC is doing a "What makes your neighbourhood unique?" photo contest:

http://www.cbc.ca/calgary/photogallery/2089/

Time to go and get some sweet Beltline shots and represent! I'm thinking a shot on the south side of 17th avenue, looking northwest with plenty of pedestrians and Montana rising in the background. Really showing how Beltline is the MOST dynamic and exciting community in the city.

[Jimby]

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film grain b & w

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warmified sepia

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[Witty Nickname]

A couple from last night.

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[BFHeadstone]

Swerve magazine (the Herald) also has a contest running for a non-traditional "iconic" image of Calgary. Deadline is the 3rd of June

[Jimby]

go to hill!

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[Ferreth]

With all the growth in the city, I'm wondering if people have "then and now" pictures locations in the city to share. Here's my contribution:

Calgary 2002 from my room with a view
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3582656154_ff68c64260_o.jpg

Calgary today (I will try to get better images as the Bow goes up)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3582663415_bc4b2be4f6_b.jpg

My neighbors just chopped down the tree that was obscuring my view of the belt line, so now I can get decent panos again:banana:

[Bigtime]

Lilac Festival 2009, it was a great day and packed down on 4th street!

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[RicoLance21]

More pics of Lilac Fest 2009 by Jimby and myself. Huge crowd and perfect weather--a mix of sun and cloud--not too hot, not too cold.

Jimby's pix: Post 1 , RicoLance21's pix: Post 3 (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=169864")

[ST1]

Great comparison Ferreth! Thanks for posting.


With all the growth in the city, I'm wondering if people have "then and now" pictures locations in the city to share. Here's my contribution:

Calgary 2002 from my room with a view
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3582656154_ff68c64260_o.jpg

Calgary today (I will try to get better images as the Bow goes up)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3397/3582663415_bc4b2be4f6_b.jpg

My neighbors just chopped down the tree that was obscuring my view of the belt line, so now I can get decent panos again:banana:

[Witty Nickname]

Some more shots from the Lilac Festival.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3583988080_e549d0e058_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/3583988080/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3583986256_e278955105_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/3583986256/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3583984630_1fe690467c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/3583984630/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3590/3583175219_3400e038b4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/3583175219/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3583981714_778864966c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/3583981714/)

[entheosfog]

With all the growth in the city, I'm wondering if people have "then and now" pictures locations in the city to share.

I have a whole series of then and now pics on my flickr that I did in Calgary with my own 'then' pictures, many of Stampede Park. I could now add a third to those ones! Maybe I'll get around to posting some on here and some other pics that look dated. Next time I'm back in the city I'd like to re-shoot some sites that have seen big changes since I took the pictures in the first place.

[RicoLance21]

Video of Lilac Festival's grand crossing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAu2gbo12eA

[frinkprof]

^There's a Calgary Videography thread here:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=167537

Cool pics and video of Lilac Fest.

[Witty Nickname]

Beltline Pano.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3579181778_4714e5b985_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/3579181778/)

Click for Larger (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3579181778_f650ff82fd_o.jpg)

[Rusty van Reddick]

Beltline Pano.

More of a Lower Mt Royal pano, but very nice, thanks.

[Surrealplaces]

Center Street North, heading into Chinatown

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[Surrealplaces]

From last Wednesday evening:

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[Witty Nickname]

^ nice shots Surreal!

Here are a couple shots from the other day.

Genco - Concrete Equities Place
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3586208237_fe6b7850e2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/witty_nickname/3586208237/)

Bankers Hall East
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Keynote Office
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[Surrealplaces]

^I love that shot of Concrete equities. A nice clean modern looking shot. Actually Keynote doesn't look bad from that angle, even the podium doesn't look bad. Must be your photography skills Nathen!

A couple from last week.
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[Deepstar]

From K-Ideas on Flickr

Some people protesting at the Chinese consulate
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From Kiwihugger on Flickr

Inglewood Bird Santuary
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From Fotografix on flickr

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From Darcy Norman on Flickr
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From Michael e Oliver on flickr
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From Crossarthur on Flickr
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[Look way up]

A few pictures from the Red bull X-fighters here in Calgary


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[Ferreth]

I started out in light drizzle and ended up in not half bad sun - not bad for a Saturday where it had snowed 1/2 hour previous to my photo tour.

Jamieson Place
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SLR with a good lens would have had less/no darkening on the right fringe, called vignetting in the top right - probably not as blown out on the left of the building.
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A different view, from between the Sheraton hotel towers
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From Princess Island, using about 120mm zoom. Grey and boring sky, tried to offset with trees, Eau Claire bright red roof.
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Interlude - some various images in the area

What I consider to be three of the ugliest buildings in the downtown core - especially 5th & 5th in the back tallest. Ugh.
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Memorial new Landscaping from Princess Island Bridge
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Eau Claire rising over Eau Claire
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Eau Claire tower
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Eau Claire reflected in Jamieson. This had a post process for autolevels that totally turned this shot into a winner. It wasn't really that bright or contrasty to start with.
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"Corners" with Jamieson as the new entry... I need a wider wide angle for this shot. But at 28mm (35mm SLR equivalent), I can at least get something with my little camera - compared to a standard 35mm "wide", would've been almost nothing. In digital SLR terms, 28mm > 17mm due to the magnification you get from a digital sensor.
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Centennial Place

Reflections off of
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Centennial outside elevator. Good example of the limits of a little camera with a little lens. There is all sorts of haloing around the top of the building (light bleed from the very bright to the dark areas, reducing sharpness and contrast)
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Centennial Crane. Looking for nice color contrasts, patterns, and not too much light differential to minimize haloing
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Centennial +15. Huge blowout shooting into bright light at the top of the picture. Lesser effect on a better camera lens
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That's all for now. All sourced from my photos on flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferreth/).

[Surrealplaces]

Rainstorm blowing in.

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[Jimby]

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[YYCguys]

Ferreth, thanks for the great pics! I just want to clarify that the correct spelling is Prince's Island Park, named after Peter Anthony Prince, the founder of the Eau Claire Lumber Mill.

[Ferreth]

Ferreth, thanks for the great pics! I just want to clarify that the correct spelling is Prince's Island Park, named after Peter Anthony Prince, the founder of the Eau Claire Lumber Mill.

:doh: I don't know what it is about that island - I always see "Princess" even though I know better. I blame it on trying to concentrate too hard spelling "Eau Claire" correctly :)

[Rusty van Reddick]

:doh: I don't know what it is about that island - I always see "Princess" even though I know better. I blame it on trying to concentrate too hard spelling "Eau Claire" correctly :)

You're not alone on the "Princess Island"; I see realtors do that all the time for some reason...

but also, the condo tower east of Eau Claire is called "Waterfront," not "Eau Claire."

Having said that, thanks for the beautiful post and the notes about photography. We have a lot to learn.

[Ferreth]

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I knew they were doing some additions at Heritage, but wow, what a change! Time for my every ten year visit to check it out.