The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 277

Spring2008 · #**5521** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 3:00 AM**

^Van looks good from every angle, every time lol.

Cool aerial Prat. Any way you can take one facing NE showing South Cgy/Bankview with the skyline as the backdrop. Never seen aerials of those neighbourhoods.

Chadillaccc · #**5522** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 3:07 AM**

Happy Easter From Calgary by John Andersen (JPAndersen images), on Flickr

#**5523** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 3:19 AM**

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mistercorporate · #**5524** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 3:28 AM**

One of the most evocative photos of Hamilton I've ever seen, thanks for that.

rousseau · #**5525** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 4:50 AM**

I've probably mentioned this on this forum before, but it's always weird to see how insignificant the escarpment looks in photos of Hamilton from the air. It is such a looming physical and psychological presence wherever you are when you're downtown, and it cuts the city into two halves so very decisively, but in pictures like this it's barely noticeable.

king10 · #**5526** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 4:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

I've probably mentioned this on this forum before, but it's always weird to see how insignificant the escarpment looks in photos of Hamilton from the air. It is such a looming physical and psychological presence wherever you are when you're downtown, and it cuts the city into two halves so very decisively, but in pictures like this it's barely noticeable.

I was thinking the exact same thing when looking at that photo. Can barely tell a difference in elevation. Another thing that caught my eye, look how big the armory on james street looks. It almost looks as big as copps. Pretty impressive for a building built in 1908.

Also id put that photo at about 4 to 5 years old(maybe summer 2010 or 2011) You can still see that the RHEEM building is still standing dead centre of the photo. It was demolished between the end of 2011/ early 2012.

esquire · #**5527** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 3:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by mistercorporate

One of the most evocative photos of Hamilton I've ever seen, thanks for that.

Definitely a flattering view of Hamilton. It looks great from that vantage point. I echo rousseau's comment about how weird it is that the Escarpment just seems to disappear from that angle... it's bizarre, as though it were photoshopped right out of the picture.

TorontoDrew · #**5528** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 3:30 PM**

All of these were posted on: http://forum.bodybuilding.com
Yes I know a body building website where there were doing a Toronto Vs Seattle skyline thread lol.

#**5529** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 3:37 PM**

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biguc · #**5530** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 4:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

All of these were posted on: http://forum.bodybuilding.com
Yes I know a body building website where there were doing a Toronto Vs Seattle skyline thread lol.

Those are some heavy duty Toronto pictures. Seattle should find out what kind of gear Toronto's running if it wants to compete.

Beedok · #**5531** Posted **Apr 21, 2015, 4:28 PM**

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I've noticed that too. The escarpment could be mistaken for something that isn't that special when you look at it from the air, but when you see it from the lower city it's pretty amazing...

It's also pretty impressive from on the escarpment.