Post some pictures of your city! II - Page 488

GeneralLea · #**9741** Posted **Mar 3, 2023, 5:16 AM**

Beautiful images zoomer! Interesting to see a Gary Oak, I never heard of such a species of tree.

GeneralLea · #**9742** Posted **Mar 3, 2023, 5:20 AM**

I took these hours ago whilst walking downtown. I was coaxing a coffee in hand for most of them, so I'm surprised the shot came out okay for most of these.
There's supposed to be a condo built here someday...the site has been clear for a while:

A Day in the (Partial) Sun by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
This is a side street I never walked down (I believe) until today.

A Day in the (Partial) Sun by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
This reminds me of Montreal for some reason...Ive never been there so bear with me for poor judgment:

A Day in the (Partial) Sun by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

A Day in the (Partial) Sun by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
I like the urban form of this street, mature trees, a mix of housing stock, and great views

A Day in the (Partial) Sun by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

Downtown Attractions by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Church Street,

Downtown Attractions by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr
Jarvis

A Day in the (Partial) Sun by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

TorontoDrew · #**9743** Posted **Mar 3, 2023, 2:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

Beautiful images zoomer! Interesting to see a Gary Oak, I never heard of such a species of tree.

Speaking of odd BC trees and their are many, does anybody know what type of pine this is? I took this on Porpoise Bay Provincial Campground Christmas 2021? It looks like an alien almost.

IMG_20211221_191148_032 by Andrew Moore, on Flickr

zoomer · #**9744** Posted **Mar 4, 2023, 3:52 AM**

/\ looks to be an arbutus tree judging by the barkless branches. They can be short and really branchy, short and sparse if on a rocky hill or tall and slender.

Couple examples from Victoria - the first is a bonus, arbutus and Gary oak trees in one pic

Arbutus and Oak by Lotus Johnson, on Flickr

Arbutus Tree by +carol+, on Flickr

GeneralLee - nice photos again! Good to see the street level view in a way that’s real, and not an over-processed Instagram picture. Don’t get me wrong, many Instagram photos are great, but with a postage stamp size image to impress people on a phone they don’t always do a very good job of capturing the feel and nuance of a place. Especially like this shot:

A Day in the (Partial) Sun by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

GeneralLea · #**9745** Posted **Mar 4, 2023, 8:03 AM**

Thanks zoomer! I liked that composition because you can see some of the older urban fabric that would've been present when the Maple Leaf Gardens was a new structure for its time. And the mural is pleasant too.

Man, those are some funky trees!

GeneralLea · #**9746** Posted **Mar 4, 2023, 8:08 AM**

I took these whilst walking home from work. The wind tunnel effect going on around Yonge and Eglinton was quite substantial, so I'm surprised some of these shots came out decent. I was using a few settings on my cell phone whilst shooting, mainly messing with WB:

A Winter Storm by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

Martin Mtl · #**9747** Posted **Mar 4, 2023, 3:24 PM**

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zoomer · #**9748** Posted **Mar 5, 2023, 4:29 PM**

General Lee - what’s the Duke of Kent pub like, have you been there before? Looks old school, not many of those left since the 90’s it seems. Almost makes you nostalgic for the old days of beer parlours, working class pubs or even seedy bars where a guy could spend his welfare cheque (not an autobiography I swear). Nowadays instead of street alcoholics we have meth and fentanyl addicts in zombie like states.

Martin Mtl - nice Montreal set! I have a love/hate relationship with the Marriot hotel. Is some ways it’s ugly and harsh, yet those windows, especially at night are mesmerizing.

Metro-One · #**9749** Posted **Mar 6, 2023, 12:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by sunsetmountainland

Any and all pictures of Beacon hill are complete gold! One of the most beautiful parks in Canada! Make sure to take some pictures of the Garry Oak a beautiful tree only in Victoria and Parksville if memory serves me correctly?

Parksville is their northern extent on the island, but the most northern natural grove is on Savary Island.

There are also two pocket groves of Gary Oaks on the mainland of BC, one on Sumas Mountain in Abbotsford and then there are a few scattered in the Fraser Canyon near Yale and Spuzzum.

GeneralLea · #**9750** Posted **Mar 6, 2023, 3:14 PM**

The Duke of Kent is a local watering hole that's the most traditional pub I can think of in the area. It has more traditional pub fare, as in more based around English cuisine, although I haven't been there in quite some time. It's a nice establishment to have a drink in, but I haven't gone there since before the pandemic.

I'll share another image of the place at night sometime, but not now since I don't want to be spamming this thread with images. The pub itself is surrounded (with other narrow frontaged commercial lots) by two big residential buildings that were finished nearly five years ago, so they're unlikely to be redeveloped into another massive condominium complex due to tower seperation rules.

Gorgeous Montreal set, the character of that city blows my mind.

zoomer · #**9751** Posted **Mar 9, 2023, 4:01 AM**

/\ thanks for the info. I wouldn’t worry about spamming, lol - this thread probably has ten times less posts than the weather one. Would be nice to see fresh daily pics here as well, but I get why people post pics in the weather thread as it feels more like an update on the day/weather. I like discussions on photos and learning more about a city or a neighbourhood, and urban photography tips and techniques, etc. - in a perfect world (or my world!) that’s how this topic could evolve.

Rico Rommheim · #**9752** Posted **Mar 10, 2023, 3:15 PM**

Montreal

2023-03-04_05-32-28 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-32-45 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-32-57 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-33-10 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-33-21 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-33-36 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-33-45 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-33-55 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-34-02 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-34-15 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-34-24 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-34-34 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-04_05-35-05 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

One day later....

2023-03-10_09-59-05 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-00-51 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Vancouver_01 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-00-39 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-01-03 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-01-13 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-01-32 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-02-30 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-02-40 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-02-49 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

2023-03-10_10-02-21 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

guess the city...

2023-03-10_10-03-05 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

niwell · #**9753** Posted **Mar 10, 2023, 3:22 PM**

Great pics!

Last one is clearly Okotoks and I guess some suburbs to the north.

GeneralLea · #**9754** Posted **Mar 10, 2023, 5:14 PM**

Beautiful set Rico. I really enjoy your contributions to this thread. That first dozen or so images set a great mood. I like the first one especially because it reminds me vaguely of something you'd see in London, although of course the foreground would be with different architecture. The tower itself, however, reminds me of one of those tower of "flats" they'd have over there.

MonkeyRonin · #**9755** Posted **Mar 10, 2023, 11:33 PM**

Toronto street photos by https://www.flickr.com/photos/rovingeye_to/:

rousseau · #**9756** Posted **Mar 12, 2023, 12:23 AM**

Shooting in black and white is not going to convince anyone that Toronto has gravitas. These people have government-provided health insurance, after all.

And all of their limbs.

Rico Rommheim · #**9757** Posted **Mar 13, 2023, 2:21 AM**

Rue Sherbrooke - Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Cour arrière - Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Rue des Érables - Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Rue St-Zotique - Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Avenue Van Horne - Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

1 Van Horne - Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Ruelle - Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Montréal by Axel Drainville, on Flickr

Rico Rommheim · #**9758** Posted **Mar 15, 2023, 1:10 PM**

Vancouver, last week

North Vancouver from Stanley Park by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Triangle Building, Vancouver by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Vancouver Skyline by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Red Boat, Blue Skyline by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

False Creek, Vancouver by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Vancouver Skyline from False Creek - Feat. Dog(s) 03 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Vancouver Skyline from False Creek - Feat. Dog(s) 02 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Vancouver Skyline from False Creek - Feat. Dog(s) 01 by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Morning View from Burnaby Mountain by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Red Boat, Blue City by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver by Foofoo MacShoe, on Flickr

GeneralLea · #**9759** Posted **Mar 15, 2023, 4:34 PM**

Beautiful set of images Rico!
I like how you can see the bank towers sneaking through the condos in some of those images. The skyline really looks that much better with the mountains behind it too.

(The skyline is nice enough on it's own of course)

zoomer · #**9760** Posted **Mar 15, 2023, 5:04 PM**

MonkeyRonin - thanks for sharing RovingEye’s Flickr photos, another excellent photographer I’m now following there.

Rico, also nice to see the Montreal/Vancouver pictures, two great cities. I like the street level shots of Montreal and you got some good vantage point views of Vancouver.

Here’s a recent news story about that washed up sailboat in Vancouver:

https://youtu.be/8MJrkPOn53s