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Old Posted Feb 29, 2008, 10:56 AM
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Took some pictures yesterday afternoon...
Some crazy new 2/3-person chairs along with some large dock cleats (for extra seating I assume)
Lazy Boys for the homeless?
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Old Posted Feb 29, 2008, 2:44 PM
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I biked the "new" part of the seawall yesterday, and I must say that the thing is "overkill".
I think every architect and bureaucrat had their finger in the final design. It’s a BUSY mess of conflicting stepping stones, contrasting landscape designs, railings don’t blend in with anything, strange over the top bridge, etc…
But, I did like the permanent white concrete sun-beds.
meh... i think it's quite beautiful, far superior to any other sections of the seawall.
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Old Posted Mar 1, 2008, 2:10 AM
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oh the trash can looks so ugly. The current ones look better but don't work very well.

Where is the blue recycling bins?! We should just have recycling bins next to trash cans. The current ones (trashcans with 4 recycling bottle/can holders) don't work!!!

Even Hong Kong has individual bins for recycling.
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Old Posted Mar 1, 2008, 3:10 AM
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I actually quite like the new Seawall
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Old Posted Mar 6, 2008, 7:56 AM
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Was awesome today. The new seawall is already starting to see alot of traffic.









I guess they are barging off all the excavated soil from the site?







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Old Posted Mar 6, 2008, 8:40 AM
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the shots from the bridge are crazy. thanks for the update.
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Old Posted Mar 9, 2008, 6:28 AM
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Nice ones.
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Old Posted Mar 9, 2008, 7:55 PM
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Sweet pics Architype.
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Old Posted Mar 15, 2008, 12:38 AM
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Wow... looks more like an ad for Millennium Water

"Premium Waterfront Location"
"Your new patio"

Why do they have those long chairs anyways?
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Old Posted Mar 15, 2008, 1:10 AM
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it's just a different take on public seating. i like it. it's different. you'll notice that most parks around vancouver have unique seating..

george wainborn park for example has these;
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Old Posted Mar 15, 2008, 2:42 AM
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That's a great find Delirium, thanks. I can't wait to try those chairs out. I bet they'll be pretty popular though and hard to snag on a nice day.
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Old Posted Mar 15, 2008, 3:09 AM
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That's a great find Delirium, thanks. I can't wait to try those chairs out. I bet they'll be pretty popular though and hard to snag on a nice day.
That's right, you're gonna have to fight in a death match with a homeless person to try that chair out.
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I applaud the people are who brave enough to lug around a camera and tripod to a virtually deserted area at night. The orange hue is pretty strange...I've done 30 second exposures in an almost pitch black area and got all the buildings to be that color...wonder what causes it (it can't be only due to the streetlights).
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^I think it must just be from the ambient light pollution (including streetlights, among other things) reflecting off the clouds. I could be wrong (I don't have much experience with night photography) but I don't see what else it could be aside from some sort of effect on the camera or editing done after the fact. It does look pretty cool either way though.
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It's definitely reflections off the clouds.

That, or, the sky is on fire.

Nice pics
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Old Posted Mar 15, 2008, 7:00 PM
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I applaud the people are who brave enough to lug around a camera and tripod to a virtually deserted area at night. The orange hue is pretty strange...I've done 30 second exposures in an almost pitch black area and got all the buildings to be that color...wonder what causes it (it can't be only due to the streetlights).

It's called the Reciprocal Effect. Mostly affects film cameras, but also digital sensors. Look it up.

Never mind: I looked it up for you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocity_(photography))

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^^ It isn't a general effect. I have been to other cities, where it is a totally different colour.
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