Future Canadian Skylines - Page 30

caltrane74 · #**581** Posted **Jan 5, 2011, 12:41 PM**

We did a lot of catchup in the office Tower department over the last 3 years or so. Maybe 3 more office towers in the next 5 years is reasonable, if we exclude 18 York which is under construction.

steveve · #**582** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 3:46 AM**

AMAZING LINK POSTED BY CALTRANE!

WOW! seems crazy. the visions of Yonge/Egg, NYCC, and everywhere else seem a bit too good to be true. only time will tell.

JEEZ! THIS IS AWESOME!. but you gotta wonder where the other cities will be in 50 years

caltrane74 · #**583** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 5:01 AM**

steveve you're lucky, that you might still be alive 50 years from now.

I'll be close to 90 and maybe wacked out with Alzheimer's

70% chance I'll be dead, although my grandmother is 100 this year, and my dad is 70 and still looks like he is in his 40's.

hahaha.... well maybe I will be around after all.

#**584** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 5:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by caltrane74

steveve you're lucky, that you might still be alive 50 years from now.

I'll be close to 90 and maybe wacked out with Alzheimer's

Wow. I would've never guessed you were almost 40.

caltrane74 · #**585** Posted **Jan 6, 2011, 5:36 AM**

yeah, I'm still a kid at heart. I still look young too, so if you met me you would never guess I'm that old. I look like I'm in my mid to late 20's. When you hear my voice you know I'm no kid.

steveve · #**586** Posted **Jan 7, 2011, 12:47 AM**

i hope we'll all be alive in 2061! (never know... medicine should be better in the future and possibly make us live longer!

).

funny. after taking an infinite amount of screenshots and watching the video again, i noticed. did any of you see a SUPERTALL IN 2061???

I didn't.

(but i sorta saw some weird skinny structure near the CBD in/around the sapphire site.)

but this doesn't mean anything. the people who did these renders just do rough outlines of fictional buildings. developers haven't released any of those projects yet! stay hopeful friends!

i just wanna see a supertall before 2061

vanman · #**587** Posted **Jan 7, 2011, 12:01 PM**

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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin

Most recent update by elliot from SSC/UT:

I just noticed this rendering is used in Tent City, part of the Futurestates shortfilm web series about the potential future of life in America. It is worth watching the whole thing, but if you skip to 3:59 you'll see Maldive's rendering. I wonder if he is even aware of this.
http://www.futurestates.tv/episodes/tent-city

caltrane74 · #**588** Posted **Jan 7, 2011, 10:33 PM**

Still it doesn't look dense enough. Though Futuristic YES!

caltrane74 · #**589** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 4:53 AM**

davidnieves68h

the future is now!! - This only looks like a future rendering of Toronto.

Rasekh

vanman · #**590** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 12:53 PM**

I farking hate HDR!

The_Architect · #**591** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 2:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by vanman

I farking hate HDR!

Why? I think it's a really cool effect, if not slightly overused..

caltrane74 · #**592** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 7:24 PM**

the first picture is a little overboard, but the second is ok.

steveve · #**593** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 9:07 PM**

i still don't know how to do that effect ^^^ is it in photoshop?

caltrane74 · #**594** Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 10:12 PM**

I think it may be a combination of the camera DSLR and photo editing software. Not 100% certain as I do not have that style of camera.

Will have to make the investment down the line. These things are hot.

caltrane74 · #**595** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:24 AM**

Future Renders:

Maldive got the Ritz almost perfect in this render from 4 years ago.

He didn't include Southcore Financial Centre or ICE as they had not been proposed at the time of his render. He did however include Trump, Tiff, and Signature. He did however include the rumored Manulife Tower. Obviously there are alot of towers that have been built that we don't even see in this render, namely the entire pinnacle centre and MLS Complex.

Southcore Financial Centre skyline - SANS DELTA hotel and "The Bremner Tower"

WhipperSnapper · #**596** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:35 AM**

I agree. HDR 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 as few people know how to use it. You're not using it right if it looks like HDR photo from a mile away.

caltrane74 · #**597** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 8:43 PM**

Is the HDR process done in the camera itself or is it done after the fact in the photo editing software?

Just curious, as I dont have these larger new style cameras.

The_Architect · #**598** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 10:50 PM**

The maldive render also shows the previous taller version of Trump.

vanman · #**599** Posted **Jan 9, 2011, 11:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by The_Architect

Why? I think it's a really cool effect, if not slightly overused..

I don't know it just doesn't do anything for me.

giallo · #**600** Posted **Jan 10, 2011, 3:07 AM**

It's true that if HDR is used right, it can look OK, but overall it's a cheap way to get the effect of 'perfect light'. I'm a bit of a light freak, and do a lot of my shooting in the early morning or early evening to get the light balanced. I can't tell you how many times people ask me how many shots did I take and blend together to get the HDR shot. People believe that if the shot looks really well lit, it must be HDR now. Ugh!

Anyway, Toronto always looks good from the CN Tower. HDR or not.