Vancouver: Amazing Aerials

204 · #1 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 9:12 AM**

Plus 2 amazing non-aerials:

Mount Baker

Grumpy · #2 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 9:22 AM**

wow ! really impressive pictures

Hot Rod · #3 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 9:31 AM**

totally awesome!!!

Mount Baker/Vancouver looks even more impressive than Mount Rainier/Seattle!

Upward · #4 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 11:22 AM**

Beautiful!

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Originally Posted by Hot Rod

Mount Baker/Vancouver looks even more impressive than Mount Rainier/Seattle!

From that perspective, the Seattle skyline would block the mountain

pdxtex · #5 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 11:59 AM**

vancouver is real life sim city....sweet.

Sekkle · #6 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 2:30 PM**

As advertised, those aerials are amazing! Thanks!

Cro Burnham · #7 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 4:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by 204

what are the tall buildings way in the background, in the upper lefthand corner?

elsonic · #8 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 4:37 PM**

superb! is it me, or when I was in Vancouver for a couple of days, clear clear blue skies, no clouds at all, big sun, I never saw Mount Baker? I barely felt its distant presence from the ferry between Vancouver and Victoria.

Lyle · #9 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Cro Burnham

what are the tall buildings way in the background, in the upper lefthand corner?

Burnaby.

Complex01 · #10 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 5:35 PM**

What awesome shots. I have to get out there one day....

Cro Burnham · #11 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 6:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by Lyle

Burnaby.

What is Burnaby? An edge city? Is it impressive in itself? Its skyline looks big.

vanman · #12 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 6:28 PM**

Burnaby is Vancouver's closest suburb, population is just over 200 000. The tall buildings you see is in the metrotown area, and the buildings are mainly residential but there are a few significant office buildings as well.

ltsmotorsport · #13 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 9:03 PM**

Amazing indeed.

I love how Vancouver's street grid just keeps going and going. Reminds me of SF. In the center of the pic, is that an old rail corridor where the buildings look larger and there are no trees?

MtnClimber · #14 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 10:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Upward

Beautiful!

From that perspective, the Seattle skyline would block the mountain

WOah that picture is such an exaggeration, and is more likely a trick of the camera!!! Mt Baker does not look that big from Vancouver, trust me I grew up near Mt Baker (even climbed it a few times), and it does not look that huge from Vancouver on the ground.

That being said Mt baker is still rather large, you can see it from both Seattle and Vancouver. Mt Baker is MUCH SMALER in comparsion to Mt rainier. Howeer Mt Baker has one of the largest Glacial networks in the lower 48 states outside of Alaska.

Still those are great pics.

Mt baker versus Mt Rainier

Cory · #15 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 10:24 PM**

Is that a main reason why Downtown Vancouver gains density go quickly? What is that forest?

MtnClimber · #16 Posted **Feb 7, 2007, 10:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by WesternGulf

Is that a main reason why Downtown Vancouver gains density go quickly? What is that forest?

Stanley park

Ex-Ithacan · #17 Posted **Feb 8, 2007, 1:28 AM**

Heck of an impressive array of aerials. Can't thank ya enough for sharing these with us. Bravo to you and the city of Vancouver.

James Bond Agent 007 · #18 Posted **Feb 8, 2007, 2:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by MtnClimber

WOah that picture is such an exaggeration, and is more likely a trick of the camera!!! Mt Baker does not look that big from Vancouver, trust me I grew up near Mt Baker (even climbed it a few times), and it does not look that huge from Vancouver on the ground.

That being said Mt baker is still rather large, you can see it from both Seattle and Vancouver. Mt Baker is MUCH SMALER in comparsion to Mt rainier. Howeer Mt Baker has one of the largest Glacial networks in the lower 48 states outside of Alaska.

Still those are great pics.

It's called a telephoto lens.

JMininger · #19 Posted **Feb 8, 2007, 2:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by 204

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Weird. Doesn't seem to be a lot of connectors (roads) to downtown ... and not a lot of traffic on them either. Is there a subway or light rail? Guessing it doesn't have as much of a car culture.

mariokarter · #20 Posted **Feb 8, 2007, 3:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by JMininger

Weird. Doesn't seem to be a lot of connectors (roads) to downtown ... and not a lot of traffic on them either. Is there a subway or light rail? Guessing it doesn't have as much of a car culture.

The whole idea is to live and work downtown, and thats why there is an odsene amount of condos downtown, so much there even worried about business leaving downtown. I'm surprised myself how Vancouver's traffic flows so well considering that there are barely any freeways (there might actually be zero freeways in vancouver proper, im sure someone will be able to correct/confirm that).

Right now there are two light rail "skytrains", and they are currently building 2 more. One of which is the canada line that goes from downtown to ricmond and the airport (theres prolly a thread about it here).