It's just absolutely beautiful. You don't use that word outside of Montreal and Quebec City very much in this country, and it's rather astonishing to be using it to refer to something in Toronto. But that is the most beautiful skyline shot I have ever seen (for Canada).
Maybe the photographer processed it just right. And the foreground is definitely a big part of it. And to satisfy the trolls, I and most Torontonians would be the first to say that Toronto is not a conventionally beautiful urban place, no question.
I prefer this shot without the editing; true colours not these wash out watercolour? effects. The tallest tower is a green glass condo afterall. It is one of my favourite views.
From left to right: 432 PA (426m), 1 Park Lane (369m), Verre (320m), Steinway (435m), One57 (306m), Nordstrom (spire 547m, roof 466m), 220 CPS (290m).
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Its a great shot, but not the most beautiful imo. I feel like I've seen better shots of Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. But Toronto sure looks incredible in that view.
Yeah, subjectivity. You can try to be as objective as possible, but this isn't quantitative.
Still, I just haven't seen as nice a skyline photo as that in ages. Without wanting to be argumentative, I'd be curious to see what people consider to be nicer views of the Toronto skyline than that.
Lio45, as much as Toronto keeps on getting heftier, New York is just a completely different animal. There's just no comparison.
Since people like to do calculations of when Brampton will overtake the Earth's population and other insanity, has anyone used growth rates to work out when different cities' skylines will pass others? I suppose total counts are a lot less reliable that population estimates.
Still, I just haven't seen as nice a skyline photo as that in ages. Without wanting to be argumentative, I'd be curious to see what people consider to be nicer views of the Toronto skyline than that.
Just as far as views go (rather than the photos themselves) that emphasize "beauty" with less concern for "bigness", I can think of a couple, personal preferences aside. The best perspectives do also tend to be from the north, however.
The view from around the Museum gives a stately, elegant sort of impression with University Avenue, Queens Park, and the various University buildings in the foreground. And like the Yonge & St. Clair vantage, it's the office towers that dominate the skyline rather than green glass condos. This one has a little more depth however. These pictures are mostly a few years out of date but you get the idea.
The view over the St. Lawrence area is quite nice as well. Mid-rises & old spires up front, with the CBD rising like a wall right behind it. It's well balanced and has some of the best towers featured prominently.
The best balance of both beauty & size is from somewhere in the northwest I'd say (like Bathurst & St. Clair). The towers appear well arranged, again with the focus on the bank towers, as well as with the forms of the likes of Casa Loma, Queen's Park, the ROM, AGO, OCAD, and Skydome adding some dramatic flair.
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