The Great Canadian Skyline Thread! - Page 503

Chadillaccc · #**10041** Posted **Mar 21, 2016, 9:27 PM**

http://calgarybuzz.com/2016/03/best-places-to-take-pictures-of-calgary/
http://neilzellerphotography.zenfolio.com/downtowncalgary

Monolith · #**10042** Posted **Mar 21, 2016, 10:16 PM**

Vancouver Aerial by oct2gon, on Flickr Taken on February 9, 2016

ZeDgE · #**10043** Posted **Mar 21, 2016, 11:03 PM**

WOW!

@ VAN pic.

That Calgary one is great too, makes it look small though.

Calgarian · #**10044** Posted **Mar 21, 2016, 11:25 PM**

That Calgary pic makes it look like the mountains are so close to the city, cool shot.

Metro-One · #**10045** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 12:32 AM**

So I moved into a new apartment yesterday on the 10th floor, so now i have a chance to take some skyline pics!

Please keep in mind that this is known as the "country side" in Japan. So please don't expect Tokyo style vistas.

First, from my balcony looking west:

The Marugame city scape

Marugame, Japan by Ian, on Flickr

A close up of marugame Castle, and a local train going by.

Marugame Castle March Morning by Ian, on Flickr

And a typical suburban scene in Japan

Suburban Japan by Ian, on Flickr

And looking the other way, to the east, the Utazu Skyline.

Utazu, Japan. Gold Tower by Ian, on Flickr

And the same view at night. The tower with the green lights is called 'The Gold Tower" and if the lights are green, tomorrow will be sunny, if blue, rainy.

Utazu, Japan, at Night by Ian, on Flickr

Cheers

urbanroo · #**10046** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 2:07 AM**

^ I remember seeing that castle from the train on my way from Okayama to Kochi about 10 years ago! Thanks for the memory!

Metro-One · #**10047** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 2:17 AM**

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Originally Posted by urbanroo

^ I remember seeing that castle from the train on my way from Okayama to Kochi about 10 years ago! Thanks for the memory!

That's awesome! Your welcome

It is such a cute castle because the grounds are huge (tallest walls in Japan) but the castle itself is tiny.

dleung · #**10048** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 3:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ramako

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Originally Posted by dleung

the people who always say "that's the bad angle" of their city's skyline pics, are usually the same ones who say of other cities' skyline pics "that's the best angle yet!"

It takes a special kind of insecurity to (i) essentially boast about one's city objectively having the best skyline (which I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone on this forum do); then (ii) attack others for pointing out that - horror of all horrors - it's not also their favourite skyline.

Oh please, how many times have we seen "Toronto #1, Calgary #2, etc", or "Wrong, your city has the best setting"

And it's totally ok

Objectively... Vancouver has tons of bad angles. I'm just glad no one there has taken to the same insecurities that drive teenage girls to complain about the lighting in their selfies, while complimenting their frenemies "you look sooo good... in that picture!"

Martin Mtl · #**10049** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 12:39 PM**

https://www.facebook.com/jfsavariaphoto/...23601015/987617534656590/?type=3&theater

bikegypsy · #**10050** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 1:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Calgarian

That Calgary pic makes it look like the mountains are so close to the city, cool shot.

How far are they? Looks like about 50kms.... Stunning landscape!

Beedok · #**10051** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 1:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by bikegypsy

How far are they? Looks like about 50kms.... Stunning landscape!

I think it's comparable to the Hamilton-Toronto distance. Maybe a litte farther to the peaks?

TorontoDrew · #**10052** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 2:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

http://calgarybuzz.com/2016/03/best-places-to-take-pictures-of-calgary/
http://neilzellerphotography.zenfolio.com/downtowncalgary

This looks like a painting.

WhipperSnapper · #**10053** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 3:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

Oh please, how many times have we seen "Toronto #1, Calgary #2, etc", or "Wrong, your city has the best setting"

And it's totally ok

Objectively... Vancouver has tons of bad angles. I'm just glad no one there has taken to the same insecurities that drive teenage girls to complain about the lighting in their selfies, while complimenting their frenemies "you look sooo good... in that picture!"

His post wasn't that hard to understand

Rico Rommheim · #**10054** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 3:18 PM**

Amazing Vancouver aerials.

Wooster · #**10055** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 3:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Reesonov

Strangely enough, Calgary's worst skyline angle is from the east (which is also the view where you can see the mountains.)

Disagree. I think it's straight from the West (say around Crowchild and Bow). From the East has substantially improved in recent years.

TorontoDrew · #**10056** Posted **Mar 22, 2016, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by dleung

I'm just glad no one there has taken to the same insecurities that drive teenage girls to complain about the lighting in their selfies, while complimenting their frenemies "you look sooo good... in that picture!"

Other then you.