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Old Posted May 27, 2020, 2:38 AM
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Great shot of Edmonton! It has a good amount of breadth to its skyline and, more importantly, layers.
     
     
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How does the topography vary between the cities with major skylines? I have the impression that Calgary has a fairly uniform elevation in the core, but I'm not sure. Maybe same for Edmonton? The only city I know personally of course is Vancouver, where the elevation is fairly different from the peak to the water. I'm sure that affects a lot of how it's viewed, and how layered/dense things look. Vancouver has such a huge amount of highrises close together so it doesn't get the height or punctuations that make somewhere stand out, even though there's a lot there
Both Calgary and Edmonton are flat in their downtown cores. Except in the southern part of Edmonton’s where part of the downtown residential area goes down the valley at a fairly steep grade. Downtown Edmonton - and nearly the entire city at large - is at the top of its deep and slim valley. In contrast, Downtown Calgary is at the bottom of a deep wide valley. The Calgary core areas are surrounded by steep hills and/or cliffs 60 to 80 meters high on all sides, that’s why we have such a huge amount of photo angles for the skyline.

I’m at the top of the Scotsman Cliffs above Stampede Park taking this top photo. Set is from Saturday.



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Old Posted May 27, 2020, 6:41 AM
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Thanks Chad, your photos truly do a great service to Calgary, they make an impressive skyline even better by how it is captured. You should come to Van and take some pics sometime!
     
     
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Old Posted May 28, 2020, 4:40 AM
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Thanks Chad, your photos truly do a great service to Calgary, they make an impressive skyline even better by how it is captured. You should come to Van and take some pics sometime!
Awe thanks dude I appreciate that! I used to live in Van. I will be back sooner or later for sure.
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Old Posted May 28, 2020, 5:38 AM
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Awe thanks dude I appreciate that! I used to live in Van. I will be back sooner or later for sure.
Definitely you should, hit me up when you come (that sounds thirsty as hell lol)
     
     
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Old Posted May 28, 2020, 9:31 PM
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The first one in particular is a fantastic shot!
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Agreed. Ed looks huge in that shot. Nice peak.
     
     
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I'm more of a fan of that second one. Not often do you see so much red in a skyline
     
     
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I'm more of a fan of that second one. Not often do you see so much red in a skyline
But if you look in the bottom left corner of the second one you end up staring the Venetian in the face! Also can anybody tell me what those concrete prongs behind Venetian and Alta Vista and to the left of Rogers Place are?
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Old Posted May 29, 2020, 2:07 PM
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I'm more of a fan of that second one. Not often do you see so much red in a skyline
We don't say red, we use 'earth tones'...
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^^^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacEwan_University#City_Centre_Campus

"The main complex consists of a long grouping of structures stretching from east to west: the 105 Street Building (Building 5), the 106 Street Building (Building 6), the 107 Street Building (Building 7), and the Christenson Family Centre for Sport and Wellness (Building 8). Between each of these buildings is grouping of four concrete spires which gives the campus its distinctive look. Each of these groupings of towers forms a terminating vista both when viewed from the north or the south, interrupting the streets after which the buildings are named. The towers which terminate 107 Street also feature public clock between the spires on the south face. The section of 108 Street to the south of the campus is known as "Capital Boulevard" and runs to the Alberta Legislature Building seven blocks to the south where it forms another terminating vista."
     
     
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Definitely you should, hit me up when you come (that sounds thirsty as hell lol)
Haha sounds good man. The thirst is fine
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I'm more of a fan of that second one. Not often do you see so much red in a skyline
I have always really liked the color palette of Edmonton’s skyline.
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^^^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacEwan_University#City_Centre_Campus

"The main complex consists of a long grouping of structures stretching from east to west: the 105 Street Building (Building 5), the 106 Street Building (Building 6), the 107 Street Building (Building 7), and the Christenson Family Centre for Sport and Wellness (Building 8). Between each of these buildings is grouping of four concrete spires which gives the campus its distinctive look. Each of these groupings of towers forms a terminating vista both when viewed from the north or the south, interrupting the streets after which the buildings are named. The towers which terminate 107 Street also feature public clock between the spires on the south face. The section of 108 Street to the south of the campus is known as "Capital Boulevard" and runs to the Alberta Legislature Building seven blocks to the south where it forms another terminating vista."
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That's the main campus of MacEwan University.
Thank you for this, it's an interesting structure. With that being said, I think it looks hideous!


No offense to anyone who went there, but the concrete spires next to the brick and glass, all on top of a clock make it look like they tried way to many things and failed at all of them. But that's just my opinion, I can see why you would like it if you do .
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