The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 307

Ramako · #**6121** Posted **May 29, 2015, 1:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

In general the architecture along the north shore of the peninsula (as seen in the picture above) is far more varied and of higher quality than the south shore. The south shore though will be improving quite a bit over the coming few years.

While I do also like the architecture better along the north shore, it doesn't particularly stand out in that last photo because of the shadowing. I just feel like the mountains often district from and minimize the skyline. In that shot, the skyline really just gets to stand out on its own.

Metro-One · #**6122** Posted **May 29, 2015, 1:34 PM**

Yeah, that photo has a good silhouette going on. For me best photos from that angle are taken around dusk, emphasizing the silhouette nature with a few city lights starting to come though.

Vancouver looks best at dawn / dusk, Toronto looks best at night (by far the best collection of skyline lighting features in the country), and Montreal on a summer afternoon. (For me at least).

travis3000 · #**6123** Posted **May 29, 2015, 2:42 PM**

A couple TO shots I took last weekend on the island.

DSC_0030 by travis demaria, on Flickr

IMG_0483 by travis demaria, on Flickr

TorontoDrew · #**6124** Posted **May 29, 2015, 2:45 PM**

Ice has turned out amazing. It would look good in almost any skyline.

prat · #**6125** Posted **May 29, 2015, 4:09 PM**

A few of our latest skyline shots

Calgary

Source: http://www.StockAerialPhotos.com

Calgary

Source: http://www.StockAerialPhotos.com

Mississauga

Source: StockAerialPhotos.com

Edmonton

Source: StockAerialPhotos.com

Vancouver (This one is a few years old)

Source: StockAerialPhotos.com

caltrane74 · #**6126** Posted **May 29, 2015, 4:28 PM**

I'm not satisfied with the Toronto skyline, could definitely use a few thousand more towers to increase the density along those lakefront views. Entertainment District/Don River East construction should help along with a few mega projects on Front/Southcore.

Klazu · #**6127** Posted **May 29, 2015, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ramako

Gotta say I like the Vancouver skyline better without the mountains in the background.

I like both, but it appears taller (surprise, surprise) without 1300 meter mountains in the background.

Klazu · #**6128** Posted **May 29, 2015, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by prat

A few of our latest skyline shots

Calgary

Source: http://www.StockAerialPhotos.com

Calgary

Source: http://www.StockAerialPhotos.com

Just curious, what lens did you use for the first photo? A long tele-zoom makes the Rockies appear to be so much closer to the city than they really are. Nice photos, as always.

prat · #**6129** Posted **May 29, 2015, 6:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

Just curious, what lens did you use for the first photo? A long tele-zoom makes the Rockies appear to be so much closer to the city than they really are. Nice photos, as always.

70-200 f2.8 @ 200mm

Acajack · #**6130** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by prat

Calgary

Source: http://www.StockAerialPhotos.com

What's with all the vacant in the bottom left of this photo, just outside of downtown?

scrapin · #**6131** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:28 PM**

pic by me

esquire · #**6132** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

What's with all the vacant in the bottom left of this photo, just outside of downtown?

I was wondering the same thing, so I Google mapped it... turns out the green patch is Fort Calgary which I have never heard of despite having been to downtown Calgary many times, and having been to the zoo nearby a couple of times as well. The barren-looking blocks immediately west of there is the East Village, which is awaiting development.

I couldn't find an obvious answer for the land to the south, just across the tracks, though... is that old railway land, or what?

Acajack · #**6133** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

I was wondering the same thing, so I Google mapped it... turns out the green patch is Fort Calgary which I have never heard of despite having been to downtown Calgary many times, and having been to the zoo nearby a couple of times as well. The barren-looking blocks immediately west of there is the East Village, which is awaiting development.

I couldn't find an obvious answer for the land to the south, just across the tracks, though... is that old railway land, or what?

All cities in Canada, even the biggest ones, have vacant land near their CBDs, but this seems like a very large area. (For non-parkland anyway.)

esquire · #**6134** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

All cities in Canada, even the biggest ones, have vacant land near their CBDs, but this seems like a very large area. (For non-parkland anyway.)

Unfortunately the prairie cities have swaths of vacant land like that near their CBDs... there is a particular photo of downtown Winnipeg taken from the NW where you see that kind of thing along Notre Dame. The skyline looks nice from there but definitely not the most flattering angle of the ground... this appears to be Calgary's equivalent of that angle.

Boris2k7 · #**6135** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:46 PM**

LOL, that's the birthplace of the city!

Acajack · #**6136** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

Unfortunately the prairie cities have swaths of vacant land like that near their CBDs... there is a particular photo of downtown Winnipeg taken from the NW where you see that kind of thing along Notre Dame. The skyline looks nice from there but definitely not the most flattering angle of the ground... this appears to be Calgary's equivalent of that angle.

Ottawa has a large area just to the west of downtown called LeBreton Flats. It actually used to be a neihbourhood with thousands of people but it was cleared as part of a 60s urban renewal plan, and sat empty for about 50 years. They are only starting to rebuild there now.

esquire · #**6137** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Ottawa has a large area just to the west of downtown called LeBreton Flats. It actually used to be a neihbourhood with thousands of people but it was cleared as part of a 60s urban renewal plan, and sat empty for about 50 years. They are only starting to rebuild there now.

I became familiar with it while walking to the War Museum. It looks exactly like what one would expect such a 60s renewal project to look like. The bad old days...sigh.

Calgarian · #**6138** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:52 PM**

The East village is immediately adjacent to downtown is currently undergoing massive development. The land to the south of it is partially developable land and partially the Stampede Grounds. THe dirt lot just on the other side of the tracks is currently slotted for a development called railtown, though I haven't heard anything about it in some time. There will also be an HSR station there at some point in the distant future. The lot just south of this is for a Brad Lamb development called the Orchard.

lio45 · #**6139** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by esquire

I couldn't find an obvious answer for the land to the south, just across the tracks, though... is that old railway land, or what?

A reasonable guess would be that it's owned by the CPR who doesn't really need to do anything with it and can afford to keep it like that...?

Calgarian · #**6140** Posted **May 29, 2015, 7:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

A reasonable guess would be that it's owned by the CPR who doesn't really need to do anything with it and can afford to keep it like that...?

The developer is Remington Development Corp. I believe.