The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! II - Page 394

GlassCity · #**7861** Posted **Dec 26, 2013, 2:52 AM**

I was gonna write a somewhat long comment on that, but I don't want to start anything over conic trees, so I'm just gonna have to go with the "what the —" comment

MTLskyline · #**7862** Posted **Dec 26, 2013, 4:11 AM**

Montreal North from Laval

131213 Les berges de la brise, Laval, Canada-1339 by SergeLéonard, on Flickr

131213 Les berges de la brise, Laval, Canada-1299 by SergeLéonard, on Flickr

131213 Les berges de la brise, Laval, Canada-1297 by SergeLéonard, on Flickr

131213 Les berges de la brise, Laval, Canada-1295 by SergeLéonard, on Flickr

Martin Mtl · #**7863** Posted **Dec 27, 2013, 3:41 AM**

Farine Five Roses by Geoff Llerena on Flickr

MTLskyline · #**7864** Posted **Dec 27, 2013, 4:09 AM**

That is one hell of a shot.

Martin Mtl · #**7865** Posted **Dec 28, 2013, 4:37 PM**

Twilight Cityscape With River Ice Flow by Paul Eifert on Flickr

Rico Rommheim · #**7866** Posted **Dec 28, 2013, 6:38 PM**

Nice series of Mtl pics. This one is insane. I wonder how to got to the top of the silos, employee perhaps?

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Farine Five Roses by Geoff Llerena on Flickr

Denscity · #**7867** Posted **Dec 28, 2013, 11:44 PM**

That's funny. Deciduous trees in winter remind me of colder climates because they lose all their leaves and are just a skeleton. They look dreadful in the winter. The warmest part of Canada in the winter Van/Vic are the kings of evergreen trees. The largest and tallest trees in Canada are coniferous trees growing in coastal BC.

isaidso · #**7868** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 3:26 AM**

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That's funny. Deciduous trees in winter remind me of colder climates because they lose all their leaves and are just a skeleton. They look dreadful in the winter. The warmest part of Canada in the winter Van/Vic are the kings of evergreen trees. The largest and tallest trees in Canada are coniferous trees growing in coastal BC.

The reality is quite the opposite. Coniferous trees are associated with cold climates. When one moves north from the equator, deciduous gives way to coniferous. BC is dominated by coniferous trees because its really far north. The further south one goes the more deciduous trees you'll see and the they're taller the further south you go. The evergreens in BC are tall because the coast is extremely wet. It's a rain forest.

MolsonExport · #**7869** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 3:30 AM**

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Twilight Cityscape With River Ice Flow by Paul Eifert on Flickr

Lovely.

MolsonExport · #**7870** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 3:31 AM**

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Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan

Seldom seen cityscape.

isaidso · #**7871** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 3:55 AM**

What a bizarre contrast. The right side of the river looks like it could be in Arkansas, the left looks like a very harsh northern region like NWT.

MTLskyline · #**7872** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 7:11 AM**

Different angle of Quebec City

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rivi%C3%A8re_Saint-Charles_vue_du_pont_Drouin.jpg

Chadillaccc · #**7873** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 7:50 AM**

Wow, amazing!

Dylan Leblanc · #**7874** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 4:45 PM**

great QC shot!

Martin Mtl · #**7875** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 5:48 PM**

Another variation on the same view, but this one shows very well the new lighting scheme of Complexe Desjardins' three towers. I like it.

Venus over Montreal - Winter Skyline by Paul Eifert on Flickr

whiteford · #**7876** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 6:52 PM**

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Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan

i have said this here before. PA has a amazing skyline and riverfront. especially when you consider its population. love the forest to the north, although most of it is gone now, when i was a boy we cut plenty of cutline through the north.

Echoes · #**7877** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 6:56 PM**

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What a bizarre contrast. The right side of the river looks like it could be in Arkansas, the left looks like a very harsh northern region like NWT.

Well put!

Nouvellecosse · #**7878** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 7:35 PM**

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Another variation on the same view, but this one shows very well the new lighting scheme of Complexe Desjardins' three towers. I like it.

Venus over Montreal - Winter Skyline by Paul Eifert on Flickr

I like that they've added a lighting scheme, but I don't think lime green really suits Montreal's skyline or cityscape. I would rather see something a bit more traditional like a blue, red, or even pink. Or maybe orange.

Martin Mtl · #**7879** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 7:39 PM**

It's green because that's the official color of Desjardins.

Denscity · #**7880** Posted **Dec 29, 2013, 7:54 PM**

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The reality is quite the opposite. Coniferous trees are associated with cold climates. When one moves north from the equator, deciduous gives way to coniferous. BC is dominated by coniferous trees because its really far north. The further south one goes the more deciduous trees you'll see and the they're taller the further south you go. The evergreens in BC are tall because the coast is extremely wet. It's a rain forest.

BC is no further north than anywhere else in Canada. And has the highest percentage of evergreen trees in the country i believe. And California is famous for its Redwoods and is definitely not far north. Therefore it must be a west coast thing and perhaps an elevation as opposed to a latitude issue?