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Old Posted Jul 25, 2021, 12:03 PM
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Great Calgary angle! Love it.

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Not my pic, found on r/Calgary Not a very common angle. SW looking NE.


*edit I recognize the name, pretty sure they used to post here. Hope they don't mind me sharing.



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Old Posted Jul 25, 2021, 3:32 PM
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Old Posted Jul 25, 2021, 3:59 PM
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Beautiful pic. The entire Scotia Square block however (Plaza, Scotia Towers, MacKeen, Cogswell, Duke/Barrington Towers) is a blight on the skyline.
     
     
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Old Posted Jul 25, 2021, 6:29 PM
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Old Posted Jul 25, 2021, 11:41 PM
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A friend took this shot from the 21st floor of the Westin Hotel right here in Ottawa recently, I thought that it was a cool pic for here, so used with permission.


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Old Posted Jul 25, 2021, 11:45 PM
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The first scroll by that Calgary photo also gave me Vancouver vibes. Well, small Chinese city (because of the smoke) mixed with an unusual angle of Vancouver that didn’t show water or mountains. Or maybe it’s what Kelowna will look like in 50 years on a smoke filled day.

While technically a video.. well, actually a video, this condo for sale clip shows a great skyline shot (thus posting here) of Victoria at the very beginning and then starting again at the 2:23 mark. Had to use video as it’s nearly impossible to find skyline photos of Victoria as everyone is too busy taking garden, hiking, ocean, historic building shots. I like this angle, although it doesn’t show the Old Town buildings much which are normally prominent in a skyline shot looking from across the harbour, it does show a lot of density and depth. After seeing these shots, I was like, ok, Victoria you’re all done here, no need to add more, thank you and good night! Select 4K if you’re viewing on a compatible device.

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A closer in version of the previously posted Calgary shot. Stunning.

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Old Posted Jul 26, 2021, 6:01 AM
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Between the haze, the elevated train line, and the density of futuristic-looking towers, this shot looks like it should be somewhere in China.
Thought this was a giallo post from Asia at first.
     
     
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Old Posted Jul 26, 2021, 11:02 AM
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Thought this was a giallo post from Asia at first.
It does look quite Asian.

Speaking of which, here's one I took the other week.

     
     
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From RailFans Discord. Zibi, LeBreton and the Escarpment District, with Claridge Icon at Dow's Lake peaking out on the right.



     
     
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Old Posted Jul 27, 2021, 11:41 AM
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couple of montreal shots i took when i was on the big wheel...wish i brought a camera along



     
     
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Old Posted Jul 28, 2021, 7:36 PM
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How does one get to this spot? I've seen probably hundreds of photos of Montreal taken from this vantage point but I've never been.
     
     
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^ That’s the Kondiaronk Belvedere. You have to either hike or ride a bus from Mont-Royal or Laurier station.
     
     
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I love those Calgary pictures from that angle/location! A few 600-700 foot residential towers built close to the West End would really make this skyline pretty incredible!
     
     
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Old Posted Jul 29, 2021, 9:14 AM
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Foggy and Wet Toronto (Fort York and CityPlace)

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Old Posted Jul 29, 2021, 7:22 PM
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It does look quite Asian.

Speaking of which, here's one I took the other week.

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